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my bras. I ring your bell when it's important". This allows Amy to soften her aura and show that she is still part of the system—not a "crazy" feminist to be scared of—without apologizing for her viewpoint. Patrick
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listed Josh and Amy as one of television's "18 tough-luck couples that should have succeeded", praising Amy as a "beautiful, intelligent, and confident" character. However, the article also criticized the show for the stilted and on-and-off nature of the relationship, given Josh's pre-existing
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ranked Amy 23rd in their list of the 38 best characters created by Aaron Sorkin, writing that she was a committed feminist and a respectable character "if you can forgive her season-long cockblock of Donna".
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prostitution treaty. Amy continually presses Josh on an issue in the treaty, eventually threatening to stall the judicial nominations made by
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