Regarding your last paragraph, these characters WOULD hurt the story if they were women. These characters all require a kind of physical presence that a woman can not give. It's all because of perception, a woman could very easily be the mastermind in a real life situation, but on TV everything is there for a reason, and the reason that males are used in these roles is because their physical presence amplifies all the things that make them a good character. It hurts, but it's true.
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Regarding your last paragraph, these characters WOULD hurt the story if they were women. These characters all require a kind of physical presence that a woman can not give. It's all because of perception, a woman could very easily be the mastermind in a real life situation, but on TV everything is there for a reason, and the reason that males are used in these roles is because their physical presence amplifies all the things that make them a good character. It hurts, but it's true.