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Claricepromised it would add a trans character to address the “complicated” history of
Silence of the Lambs and it’s finally delivered. Predictably, it’s just as preachy and annoying as it gets.
The May 13 episode “Silence is Purgatory” has our lead Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) trying to decipher a conspiracy that has since led to the deaths of three women. During her investigation, she crosses paths with a pharmaceutical worker named Julia Lawson (Jen Richards) who may have the information she needs. However, Julia doesn’t trust Clarice and fears losing her job.
More importantly, though, Julia needs to let Clarice know how the FBI agent “made [her] life harder” by not openly advocating for transsexuals (the show takes place in 1993). Seriously, she appears to blame Clarice just as much, if not more, than the journalists who hyped Buffalo Bill as “transsexual.”