Ashley

Ashley played E's girlfriend for most of the sixth season. She owns her own beaded jewelry business and spends the majority of her time stalking Eric. To sum up her character, I would say that she is an insecure, neurotic, obsessed, phsycho.

When Eric and her are hanging out she is constantly checking his blackberry and questioning every missed call and message. She even deletes voice mails from Sloan. When E tells her that is on the phone with Vince, she doesn't even believe him. She randomly shows up at his work unannounced just to see if he is at his office. To make it worse, she demands Eric's password for his e-mail so that she can keep constant tabs on him. She is jealous of Sloan, E's secretary, and all of his friends. She can't stand that his life involves anyone besides her.

Yet for some unknown reason, E went along with everything she told him to do up until she demanded his e-mail password. Although, he first considered just handing it over along with his dignity. It is no wonder that E ended up back with Sloan after dating the crazy. Sloan may not be a down to earth girl but at least she has some self respect.

I am left wondering why the women of the show that do not specifically fit into the "bitch"/"slut" roles tend to emasculate E. The only characters that are outside the gendered norms both play Eric's girlfriends, and they both make him feel weak. Maybe it is just Eric that is weak. He is unaware of what he wants and he is lonely without a girlfriend therefore he lets the women in his life push him around.