There's also one other thing that Deadlier Than the Male has going for it: The series was created by a woman. It's important not only for the obvious reason — that we need more women telling stories on TV in general — but because there's a good chance the show won't slide into treating women like expendable victims. I can't get enough of network crime procedurals, but there's something a little disheartening about seeing women kidnapped, abused, and killed episode after episode without much character development.