So, maybe there's hope after all ...

I watched the second episode of Cashmere Mafia tonight and while the men looked a tiny bit better, things for the women looked much better. I'm excited - I wanted this show to pump me up about my female-ness and it's getting there. I've also managed to retain a name or two this time around.

Okay - first of all, the props to the man. Zoe is the working mother whose husband has been spending more time around the kids and their school than she has - setting up a predictable scenario in which is hunted by the stay-at-home MILFs. A hottie blatantly hits on him while simultaneously charming the kids and making bitchy comments to Zoe. He dealt with it pretty well, but they did leave it open enough to keep the storyline going. However, I have high hopes for this dude.

Last night, it was Lucy Liu's character that was promoted and then dumped by her new fiance. Tonight, she was told by her new boss that she had to fire her mentor. My gosh, she's just making friends all over the place. She not only hesitates to do it, she tries every which way to get around it. In the end, though, she sees what a hack he is and drops the axe. Of all the women, she seemed to be paying the biggest price for her success. Thankfully, though, the show ended on a high note for her. When she was finally alone in her office dealing with her actual job, she complimented an assistant on the work she had done. This girl was almost overcome, and confessed that her dream was to follow Lucy Liu's example and work her way up. In a heartwarming moment, Lucy (yeah, I know, I really need to remember the character's name - I'm annoying myself at this point) places her confidence in the assistant by giving her an important and challenging account. This is the part that really matters - maybe she's been beaten down by the men that have been surrounding her, but she's able to become a mentor for a younger woman. What could be more gratifying?

It's looking as though I'm going to become a fan of this show. I'm impressed with the friendship that these women have. They push each other, they challenge each other, they call bullshit on each other. At the end of the day, though, no matter what mistakes are made, they're there. These are the friends that I'm thankful that I have.