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In 2018, prominent TV shows took a stand on #MeToo and its aftermath

As revelations of sexual harassment and misconduct continue to ripple through Hollywood - and beyond - and prompt a closer look at the industry's long, sordid history of misogyny, a number of TV shows this year explored the themes of the #MeToo movement.

Here's a look back at some of those episodes.

'GLOW' (Netflix)

For a show about a group of female wrestlers trying to make it big in a male-dominated industry, this Netflix comedy has always been positioned to examine misogyny and the ways in which women are reduced to the sum of their bodies.

But an episode in Season 2 took on sexual harassment more directly. Though it was

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