What are some of the most well-acted, engaging, complex or interesting antagonists or villains you've watched in TV?

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• Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Zachary Quinto’s Sylar in Heroes comes to mind. Colin Farrell in The Penguin.

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  • moakley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The first half of the first season of Heroes was so good.

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• moakley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Kingpin in Daredevil.

  Vincent D’Onofrio walks a fine line between being believable and over the top.

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• ieatpwns@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Killgrave Jessica hones

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  • AaronMaria@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    David Tennant really nailed that Role. He is so entertaining to watch.

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• Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Scorpius, from Farscape

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• scytale@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  • Gus Fring (Breaking Bad)
  • Lorne Malvo (Fargo)
  • Errol Childress (True Detective)
  • Homelander (The Boys)
  • Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones)

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  • harsh3466@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Don’t forget Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

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• hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Spike in Buffy

  Angel in Buffy

  Dexter in Dexter

  Both sides in the wire

  Tony soprano

  The joker in batman:tas

  The Borg in Star Trek

  Q in Star Trek tng.

  Lupus in house

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• DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Um, the fucking devil himself, Marlo fucking Stanfield.

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  • klu9@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Came to post Luther Mahoney from H:LOTS, but Marlo from The Wire equally acceptable.

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• 0x01@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I really liked Nathan Stark (Ed Quinn) on Eureka, honestly felt like he was a better character than the main protagonist. He wasn’t a direct antagonist but he was written as a rival iirc

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  His death killed the show for me

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• maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I liked Kyle MacLachlan as Mr. C in Twin Peaks The Return.

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• MrFunkEdude@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street.

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• whotookkarl@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If you’re going to go arch, you might as well go all the way super villain arch

  “You’re probably wondering why you’re here, YOU’RE HERE BECAUSE YOU DONE FUCKED UP TOO MANY TIMES! You think you’re hot shit in a champagne glass, but you’re really cold diarrhea in a dixie cup! And if you keep like you’ve been doin’, this is where you’re heading.” - The Monarch, Venture Brothers

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• Gerudo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Almost everyone on The Ozarks

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• Okokimup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Every character in Fall of the House of Usher.

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