Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Ellie Torres: Mother, Wife... Nut Cruncher?

Ellie Torres, played by Christa Miller, on Cougar Town is your quintessential manizer. Yep, that's like a womanizer, but reversed.

Much like her character on Scrubs (as Jordan Sullivan), Miller is always in command. Whether its withholding sex from Mr. Torres or calling Dr. Perry Cox out on all his bluffs that are intended to scare those working for him, she's always in charge.

I'm not sure why her more famous roles are portrayed in this way... but it seems to work.
Her condescending attitude towards her television husbands seem but if you've ever watched Cougar Town, you might find yourself saying, "Maaayyybee Andy deserves it. Maybe."


Andy is sidekick to the main character, Jules', ex-husband Bobby, who is just as hair-brained. They're always scheming and plotting ways to make sure Ellie doesn't punish them. Yes, punish grown men.

If you think back to the film about the WWE, we see the opposite, women being punished, i.e. beaten up, made to remove clothing, etc. but hey, "it's just entertainment", right?





Wrong.


(In the case of WWE, I mean...)