Starting in 1996, U.S. television saw an influx of super human female characters who could materialize objects like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, defeat evil like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and have premonitions like Charmed Phoebe. The extraordinary abilities of these women showed resistance to traditional gender roles--while the super women experienced infringements on their abilities in ways super powered men did not. Supernatural heroines have remained on television, including the heavenly connected Grace (of Saving Grace), telepathic Sookie (of True Blood), and magical Cassie (of The Secret...