I know exactly what you mean, to the point of writing a novel whose whole point was to kinda... subvert the good-girl/bad-girl paradigm. It's not perfect, but I think it's at least interesting, or more interesting than the traditional Bond movie relationship. The villain is this child soldier turned killing machine who actually becomes more comfortable with her sexuality as she turns to the good side (but changes right out of her "bikini top and daisy dukes" and into Kevlar when it's ass-kicking time), the hero she falls in love with is the one making all the sexually aggressive double entrendres, and the entire "turn to the Dark Side" trope isn't about tying him to a chair and straddling him while she talks about how good it feels to be baaaad, it's about arguing philosophy and morality and there's only one small "if you were on our side, we could be together" line to get across the subtext.
Plus, car chases!
Oh, and does Emma Frost/Black Cat/She-Hulk count? Emma Frost and Black Cat (or Catwoman, to get right down to it) used to be villains, but all three characters are aggressive, do-gooders, and own their sexuality.
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Plus, car chases!
Oh, and does Emma Frost/Black Cat/She-Hulk count? Emma Frost and Black Cat (or Catwoman, to get right down to it) used to be villains, but all three characters are aggressive, do-gooders, and own their sexuality.