Sandra Oh, Jodie Whittaker and the other female protagonists who made 2018 a greart year for TV
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A likely unintentional side effect of the nearly 500 scripted TV shows that aired in 2018 were stories focused on women — and, in 2018, that started to feel natural rather than extraordinary.