Cooking Meth = Fine, Nagging = Bitch

And because television is still written predominantly by men, about men, even the most forward-thinking writers will resort to a certain shorthand when it comes to female characters, says Alyssa Rosenberg, a TV columnist at Slate and the Atlantic. “Skyler nags, Betty is cold and personality-less. Lori is lame and stupid enough to get pregnant during an apocalypse.”

Indolent Useless Network Sitcom Husband, meet Aggravated Sprawling AMC Saga Wife.