Mary & George Recap: Bury Your Gays

If you were around for the 2016 queer-character decimation, then you will understand my pain caused by this episode. In 2016, if you were queer, fictional, and on TV — especially if you were a woman — your time was likely limited. So imagine my surprise when the show where everyone seems to be queer by default kills a queer woman character. It’s not like we’re drowning in women over here in Jamesian England, either.

Our count of women characters stands as follows: We have Mary...