"What's your best examples of when a villain was right?"
As If Bees Don't Drive People Crazy Enough
"Ken from 'The Bee Movie'."
"I too would go absolutely berserk if a talking bee stole my girlfriend and gaslit me into thinking I was crazy."- NoahT5
If You Look At The Whole Story...
"Mr. Crocker from Fairly Odd Parents."
"Sure he was a bit crazy and did some bad stuff, but if it weren't for Cosmo being his stupid annoying a** self as usual, Mr. Crocker wouldn't have lost Cosmo and Wanda and his life would have been great again."- VisitSecure
Animals Have A Right To Be Weary Of Humans
"Shere Khan from 'The Jungle Book' (the 2016 live action version)."
"He comes during the drought, sees the man cub and warns everyone of the damage he can do, that he's a cub now but will become a man and man is forbidden from the jungle."
"So what does Mowgli do?"
"He steals fire from the human village, brings it to the jungle and causes a fire that probably killed a lot of animals before the elephants showed up and put it out."- Namocol
idris elba GIF by DisneyGiphyThe Powerpuff Girls
"Mo jo jo jo from the Powerpuff girls."
"He wanted to bring free energy and advanced technology to the people."
"And in one episode he actually did."
'He made the world an amazing place."
"And then the Powerpuff girls ruined it all."- LiamQ3
It Was The Booze Talking...
"Jim Lahey just wanted a clean, quiet, reshitivist-free trailer park."- inagadda
It Wasn't Their Fault They Ended Up There...
"The sharks from 'Sharknado'."
"Can you imagine you're just swimming around, minding your own business, then all of a sudden a tornado picks you up out of nowhere, drops you on land, and now you have to deal with Tara Reid?"
"Yeah, I would start biting people too."- Laoxpa
Sharknado GIF by CTV Sci-Fi ChannelGiphyThe Least They Could Do Was Knock
"Skelator."
"It did appear to be his castle."- Hip2jive
He Was Just Worried About Her.
"Baby’s dad in Dirty Dancing."
"Baby’s like 16 in that movie."
'He was absolutely right to be wary of a dude in his mid 20s hanging out with his teenage daughter."- bguzewicz
It's A Cat's Job To Chase Mice...
"Tom Cat, from 'Tom & Jerry'."
"Tom: trips over Spike’s pup."
"Spike: 'Don’t touch my kid, Cat!'"
"Tom: lies down to take a nap"
"Jerry: starts annoying Tom who just wants to sleep."
"That sequence is probably 80% of the episodes."- jabber2033
Scared Oh No GIF by Boomerang OfficialGiphyThe Dangers Of Playing God...
"Roy Batty, the man just wanted to live."- whyyou
More Complex Than He Seems... Maybe...
"Prince Nuada (Luke Goss) in Hellboy 2."- muchomojo_tx
young thug day GIFStill Doesn't Excuse What He Did To New York...
"Loki wasn't wrong about Thor being unfit to rule Asgar."
"I mean, in the end Valkyrie ended up ruling while Thor ate cheetos."- AffectionateCable793
He Has Been Through A Lot...
"Magneto is my favorite villain of all time."
'Every time his motives are brought to light I get that 'yeah, I kinda get it' moment."- Alconbn
PTSD...
"General Hummel (Ed Harris) from 'The Rock'."
"Maybe not his tactics, but his reasoning was solid."- EggsAndBeerKegs
miss you GIFGiphyNo one is particularly interested in a villain who's bad simply for the sake of being bad.
When you actually find yourself unexpectedly sympathizing with a villain is when you become even more fascinated, or horrified, by their actions.
"Which tv show has the strongest first episode?"
The Theme Music Though...
"Six Feet Under."- Ok-Masterpiece-1359
Each And Every Season
"Fargo."
What Is That Oh No GIF by IMDbExpectations Were Certainly High
"'Attack on Titan', unironically."- skraaaaw
Season 1 Was Good At Least...
"'Heroes' started off really strongly."- apathyontheeast
The Premise Was Hard To Sustain...
"Designated Survivor."- SadcoreEmpire168
keifer sutherland GIF by ABC NetworkGiphyJust About Says It All...
"'Dead Like Me'."
"Any show that has it's main character killed by a flaming toilet seat falling from space within the first ten minutes is okay in my book."- CapnDonal23
People Had A Lot To Say...
"I love introducing people to 'The Boys', just for their reaction to the first episode."- Reggis13
...Still Doesn't Make Up For The Finale Though...
"Lost."
"Can't believe I'm the first one to have written it."- jakec11
lost jack GIFGiphyThey Didn't See That Coming
"'Ozark'’s first episode was pretty chill and then whoa."- 1itslizzxoxo
Best Enjoyed With A Little Chianti...
"'Hannibal' sets up the tone for the whole show quite well."- Far_Ad3346
Talking Quickly While Walking Down A Hallway Was Never More Cool...
"The West Wing."- Electrical_Top_7731
The West Wing Leadership GIF by NBCGiphyAn Instant Animated Gem...
"Futurama."- Mela_Min
Beware The Man In Black
"'Westworld'."
"When she slapped that fly my entire watching group went "OH SH*T"- Badloss
Seriously, How Was This Only One Season?
"Freaks and Geeks."- Substantial_Field_60
freaks and geeks GIFGiphyEven if the rest of the series didn't quite live up to expectations, these pilots instantly earned the series a place amongst the television legends.
Even if there's nothing more disappointing than a great pilot leading to a not-so-great series.
Looking at you Glee...
"What ruins a TV series for you?"
The Things Some People Get Away With
"Characters that do not make realistic decisions, and when there are no real consequences for characters who make bad decisions."- Sonarks
They're Not Quite Dead...
"When people keep dying and then coming back to life."- SuvenPan
They Could Do So Much Better
"Character A exhibits absolutely reprehensible behavior towards Character B, and then they both end up apologizing to each other even though Character A was the only one who did anything wrong?"- dreadnaut1897
Homer Simpson Reaction GIFGiphyYou'd Think They'd Have Learned By Now...
"Characters that don’t grow or learn anything from their experiences."- Embarrassed_Tax_6547
Not As Cute As People Think
"The 'super smart kid that talks like an adult' thing that so many horrible sitcoms do."- NastyLittleBagginses
There Can Definitely Be Too Much Of A Good Thing
"Two things."
"If they 'jump the shark' and the plot lines just get so f*cking ridiculous that, even for fiction you cannot suspend disbelief."
"When they just milk the f*ck out of it and run it into the ground with prequels, sequels, and off shoots."
"It's not the idea of making more series to build a 'universe', it's that most of the shows tend to suffer because the creative staff is being pulled in so many directions."
"Looking at you, 'Sons of Anarchy'/'Kurt Sutter' and 'Yellowstone'/'Taylor Sheridan'."- RunsWithPremise
sons of anarchy GIFGiphyThey Had So Many More Stories To Tell
"Premature cancellation."- poizn_ivy
"Netflix canceling it out of nowhere usually."- Howdydobe
We Can Only Suspend Our Disbelief So Much...
"When the story gets too outrageous."
"Like I watched a show about LAPD cops and they ended up going to Mexico to take down a drug lord."
"I’m like whaaaa? Why would the LAPD do that?"
"Lol."- Diesel-KC
What The Hell Snl GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy90% Of Writers Are Out Of Work At Any Given Time... And Yet...
"Bad writing, serialitis (where characters don't get to have arcs but become types of themselves because the cancellation/renewal cycle prevents writing a story with a beginning middle and end)."- Rememberwork
Give People Some Credit
"In Sci Fi shows where they are going to do something big and one guy has to explain it to the rest of the crew/group as if they're wall lickingly stupid."- The_Last_Ron1n
The Course Of True Love Never Did Run Smooth...
"Forced romances and drama from those romances."- JackOfScales
GIF by GoPlayGiphyLooking At You Jim And Pam...
“'Will they/won’t they?'”
"Garbage."
"Cut the bullsh*t and ask them out."- SaltySteveD87
We Know What You're Really Thinking
"When a guy reveals a pretty cool trait or secret and the girl says 'our whole relationship is based on a lie'."
"How about for once the girl says 'omg that's hot'."- Waste_Willingness461
Grow Up Already!
"Drama based solely on miscommunication, or characters that are overly jealous but it's painted as endearing."
"The writers think it's more entertaining to have their main cast act like a bunch of 1st graders when all the characters are in their 20s and 30s, but it's just annoying."- brightnessys
how i met your mother cheers GIF by WGN AmericaGiphyGenerally speaking, we like to indulge in TV shows that feature a reality far different from our own.
But there is a fine, fine line between Fantasy and stupidity.
...Seriously, can ANYONE explain the most recent season of Riverdale? We're begging.