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Kim Cattrall spins her HBO mojo into a message of sexual empowerment. Hey, there are worse ways to get typecast.

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The first-wave audience is pleasantly surprised, but the second-wavers feel let down; then the third wave finds it's not as bad as they've heard—and they're all watching the exact same show.

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Anyone can play a bitch. The trick is to play a bitch we can root for.

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