Carrie 

We're first introduced to the character Carrie being disrespectful to her boss. She is demanding and fearless, indicating a dominant role within the programme. She resists commands from her boss David, and still reaches the extremes as she almost becomes violent within the Iraq prison. This goes against the female representation in a dramatic thriller. We wouldn't expect a female within government to be in the dangerous environment Carrie is. Instead we would presume her to be doing more office work and respectfully taking a male boss's orders. However Carrie challenges this when she goes against David and visits the prison.
We understand she contains the power to help the prisoners family as she bribes him for information. The power she has challenges Laura Mulveys theory of the 'Male Gaze' who explores how women are objectified for men, by men. As a committed woman we begin to trust her and root for her to uncover the truth. However we question her reliability because of her ruthless actions. Although we would expect the desirable 'blond hair, blue eyed' woman to attract the audience, this is not the case with Carrie's character. Therefore this goes against Mulvey's theory of women only being there for the pleasure of the male audience. As one of the main characters she shows little emotion towards her personal life, only showing her passion for her work. This also goes against the stereotype of the overly emotion and needy woman within an action programme.