The quiet feminism of this show is just so win. It passes the Bechdel test every week. Its female victims fight. It takes the death of a prostitute every bit as seriously as that of a senator's daughter. (And she was in college; ornamental women don't happen on this show.) And the team's mommy is an alpha male who chose another alpha male to take his place as leader not for alpha male bullshitty reasons (I'm sorry, I know he's come a long, long way, but Rossi was passed over in spite of his seniority because he would have pulled alpha male bullshit), but because Derek can and will also be the nurturing leader who keeps the team together as a cohesive unit.