A Few of My Favorite TV Villains - Part II

Written by Shae Rufe

There are so many Villains in the world. It was hard to just do a handful of these. I'm back and with three more of my favorite TV villains, because who doesn't love themselves some evil bad guys? They're the driving force behind the main plot, the counterpart to our heroes, and without them, well, there wouldn't even be a story. They help drive the conflict, and above all, they make us hate ourselves for loving them. What more do we need from them? Are they even bad when you jump with joy when they appear on your favorite show? 

The Master is not the only enemy of the Doctor, but throughout the series he has consistently become crazier, his plans more devious, and he even became the elected Prime Minister of Great Britain. During his stint with one of my favorite Doctors, the Master was responsible for a whole year that didn't happen. For a few episodes we were to believe that the Master may have actually won. Our Doctor was beyond old, Jack was imprisoned, and Martha was nowhere to be seen. We'd later learn that the Master wasn't crazy from his own accord; The High Council used the Master as a conduit to free themselves from the Time War, albeit temporarily. When the Master came back as Missy we all rejoiced. Missy was everything we loved about the Master, just wrapped in a crazier bag. But let's not talk about her final appearance with the 12th Doctor, because...my feels...
 
Subsequently Kilgrave is played by former Doctor Who star David Tennant. While we will forever look at Tennant as the 10th Doctor, he's wormed his way into my heart as the infamous Kilgrave. A telepath with an unhealthy obsession with a girl named Jessica Jones, he's dead set on making her, his again. Kilgrave spends the series doing anything a normal stalker would do. Following her, checking up on her, and even giving drugs to her neighbor in exchange for pictures of her. Kilgrave has the uncanny ability to make anyone do anything he wants with just a command. People cannot resist him. Kilgrave isn't just crazy, he's powerful. In a world where mutants or enhanced people are kind of a rarity, Kilgrave crosses all the lines, just because he can. Kilgrave rarely does things without his powers. A telepath capable of making people do what he wants is pretty scary. Seeing Tennant as a bad guy, however, is pretty magical. ​
 
To anyone who watches Steven Universe, it's hard to overlook the latest villain. We always knew Home World was somewhere we didn't want to go, but when Home World Gems check on a super weapon, we get thrown into a whirlwind. We hear much of Yellow Diamond, but we actually don't see her until Peridot contacts her. Turns out Yellow Diamond is not just large in stature, and she's not messing around with the Crystal Gems anymore and is out to destroy the earth. Unbeknownst to the Crystal Gems, a super weapon was hidden in the center of the earth and Yellow Diamond wanted nothing more but to see that happen. Yellow Diamonds' hate for the earth, and her ruthless nature make her one of my favorite TV villains.

The purpose of a villain is pretty important, but the one thing they all have to have in common is their utter conviction to what they're doing. While we may not always agree with their motives, we can certainly understand what drives them to do what they do.

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