A Few of My Favorite TV Villains

Written by Shae Rufe

It's been a long time since I've done a blog about villains. Which means it's time to talk about them again, because we all know we love them so. Why? Probably because we have some unresolved issues from our childhoods. Or as any well-adjusted adult can argue, we simply like bad guys. Even when they're super bad they always have a side to them we adore and end up falling for.

Ask anyone who their favorite villain is, and they'll give you a legit answer. Some of us prefer the villain to the hero. Often the Villain is a complex character that's convinced what they're doing is the right thing. Granted, that's not always the case, and we actually see that idea switched in the movie Megamind, where our villain becomes the hero, gets the girl, and all that jazz. But sometimes, bad just feels good! Either way, let's take a journey and talk about my favorite TV Baddies!

I have to say, Lucifer from Supernatural stole my heart. On this show you often have a set of characters you can trust to stay true to their values. With Crowley, we know he's self-serving. But with Lucifer? He's just bad. There is no way around it, Luci will do everything in his power to get what he wants, and nobody says no. If they do, well...murder. It's hard to beat the Devil himself, and this version of Lucifer is the definition of pure evil and everything that comes with the legend of this creature. Talk about embodying that charming nature, Lucifer does that and so much more on the show. Tormenting little Sammy is only part of the fun, after all.
 
Cruella DeVil from Once Upon a Time is my next pick when it comes to awesome TV baddies. I always was afraid of Cruella as a kid; thanks to 101 Dalmatians and the song about her, so I was never a big fan of hers. When OUAT introduced Cruella, I was worried. Her character seemed very static...until we got her back story. Cruella wasn't a shut in like we were led to believe. The psychotic girl had a taste for murder, and it wasn't long before we saw why she had a hateful side toward the Author. Cruella fed her own mother to dogs and then made a coat out of them. If that's not messed up, I don't know what is! She spends her time on the show trying to get the Author to reverse what he did to her; she wants to keep killing, and that's pretty dark for a Disney based family show....
 
The Governor from The Walking Dead strolled onto the small screen and made us Doctor Who fans wary. David Morrissey is utterly amazing in all the roles he does, but the Governor takes it to a whole new level. Yes, I know what Negan is all about and what he did to my sweet baby Glenn and because of that, the show is now dead to me, so this villain will remain as my favorite. Because he's smart, calculated, cunning, and a total sociopath. From sleeping with Andrea while torturing her friends, to taunting Rick, and then the second most awful thing ever, killing Hershel. The Governor had no problems about killing anyone. The psychotic man he was kept his Zombie daughter locked up, until Michonne killed her. And let's not forget the Zombie heads in fish tanks. That's pretty messed up. And I know, how can I be good with the Governor doing what he did and not be good with what Negan did, and that's easy. He killed Glenn, and he was my favorite character on the show ever, and because I'm Shae, and Shae's are mysterious creatures.

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