A weathered round shield rests against folded cloth with a white feather along its rim in warm dawn light.

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Prue

Billy, it's the 21st century. It's the woman's job to save the day.

— Charmed ‧ 1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Addressing a companion, the speaker declares with playful confidence that in the present century rescuing everyone falls to women. It flips the old assumption that men do the saving, delivered with teasing authority and a hint of impatience.

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