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Many scoundrel are just as darling as the hoagy they react , and like any type , they can be ruined by one bad storyline . When a plot of ground element is introduced that does n’t do a villain justice or contrasts with how they have playact in the serial so far , it is recognized as spoiled committal to writing . Villains range from virtuously greyish to completely remorseless but are always a thorn in the admirer ’s side . Storylines thatturn a villain into an easily shoot down obstaclecan ruin a show .
tv set writers have to hoodwink a number of logistic concerns outside the game , likea certain thespian provide the show . Sometimes , bad writing palisade a villain is just that they were killed in an implausible way , while other clock time it is more than that . In some cases , it would have been better for the story if the lineament had remain an irreclaimable villain , rather than the writer making them good-hearted .
10Dexter (Dexter: New Blood)
Violates the Code of Harry.
Serial killer Dexter Morgan is arrest in the series finale ofDexter : New Blood . Dexter has always had a personal code about who he kills . However , whenDexter kills Sgt . Logan in the finaleso he can scarper prison , he violates this code by kill an innocent person . WhileDexter has stamp out sinless peoplebefore , it would have been more captivating to see him smartly escape prison another way . Logan ’s slaying was not about Dexter ’s character as much as it was a apparatus for Harrisonto on the spur of the moment kill his father to avenge Logan .
9Sylvie (Loki)
Sylvie’s final trick didn’t live up to her others.
8Villanelle (Killing Eve)
Villanelle should not have been so easy to kill.
Jodie Comer ’s Villanelle is a skilled , ruthless assassin who has a complex relationship with Sandra Oh ’s Eve . In the serial finale , minutes before the screen goes dark , Villanelle is shot several times by a sniper and dies . Writer Laura Neal said ( viaTVLine),“We could n’t opine a domain where Eve and Villanelle could live in domestic seventh heaven for very long . “While this may be true , a highly - trained assassinator like Villanelle who can struggle many assaulter at once could have been given a more self-respecting death than being shot unawares .
7Lady Featherington (Bridgerton)
Are we supposed to sympathize with Lady Featherington?
Lady Portia Featherington is an unappealing social climber , who wants to ensure the most advantageous matches for her three daughter . She is also by and large hostile towards the Bridgerton family . She becomes desperate when she discovers that the Featherington fortune is gone . Every clip her plans to regain her riches and status go awry , it is puzzling . Are the viewers supposed to feel uncollectible for her ? Lady Featherington would have been a more in force character if she had remained the show ’s nonmigratory manipulative socialite .
6Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries)
Katherine’s return could have been handled better.
Katherine Pierce is an amazing villain , more sassy and ruthless than anyone else inThe Vampire Diaries . While a terminal appearance from her for the finale was in order , the room the show does it is awkward . Katherine has manifestly endear herself to Cade , the show ’s interpretation of the devil . Therefore she inherits hell from him after he is bolt down by the Salvatores and their ally . It would have made more sense for her to have quietly escaped hell and render to intrigue in the shadow . Katherine ’s witticism and purpose have always been enough to wreak havoc before .
The Vampire Diaries have had a variety of interestingly evil baddie over its eight - season run , but who had the evilest design of them all ?
5Gossip Girl/Dan Humphrey (Gossip Girl)
The Gossip Girl reveal didn’t make any sense.
Gossip Girlends with the reveal that Dan Humphrey is Gossip Girl , the anonymous blogger who publish the dark secrets of the master cast online . Except Gossip Girl has previously revealed many of Dan ’s own secrets . This can be interpret as Dan putting himself in the line of fire to misdirect the other characters , or the writers introduce an knowing red herring to debase the interview . Overall , the reveal is a forced plot of ground twist that destroys the mystery of Gossip Girl anddoesn’t make sense for Dan ’s character .
4Cersei Lannister (Game Of Thrones)
A ruthless character deserves a ruthless ending.
Even if the showrunners were committed toDaenerys Targaryen destroy King ’s Landing , Cersei could have been give a well death scene . It would have been more solid if Arya Stark had found Cersei in the Red Keep and personally killed her , finish her famous list . Instead , Cersei is given a " quixotic " reunion with Jaime despite their toxic relationship , and they are both shoot down as the Keep is destroyed . A bunch of extremely anticipated endings never hail to fruition in thefinal time of year ofGame of Thrones .
3Grant Ward (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D)
Who is Coulson avenging anyway?
Grant Ward ’s betrayal of Phil Coulson and the rest of the team is splanchnic and makes the second half ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 1 terrorise yet exalt to watch . Ward should have had one dramatic death fit , in all likelihood executed by Coulson or Melinda May . However , Ward ’s death is drag out when his body is later have by Hive and the team has to kill him again .
Additionally , when Coulson kills the " real " Ward , he is not thinking of all the harm Ward has done his squad . Coulton remembers Ward ’s most late putting to death , Rosalind Price , with whom Coulson had a abbreviated romantic relationship . The flashbacks to her during Ward ’s death scene make it depend like the writers are blank out all of his past crimes . Despite Coulson ’s feel for her , the audience is much more familiar with characters like Daisy and Fitz and Simmons than Price , and the buildup to Ward ’s end should have been about them rather of her .
2The Night King (Game Of Thrones)
Should have been killed by Jon Snow.
It was a letdown that the war between the living and the dead that all ofGame of Throneshad been building to only includes one official battle . Additionally , Arya kills the Night King instead of her sidekick Jon Snow . purportedly , Beric Dondarrion was resurrected numerous time because he had to last long enough to relieve Arya at the Battle of Winterfell , so she could shoot down the Night King . Ultimately , neither ingredient dish the story . Jon should have killed the Night Kingand Beric should have had a neat destiny to meet .
Whether a baddie merit redemption or not depends on the viewer . However , the arc of some redeemed TV villains emphatically deserve a closer look .
1Sylar (Heroes)
Not all villains should be redeemed.
Played by Zachary Quinto , Sylar is a serial killer whale who is able-bodied to steal the powers of other superhumans . Sylar ’s character is mainly ruined by his redemption arc , which did not take enough metre to convince the consultation that Sylar merit to be redeemed . While the heroes might be desperate enough to hope someone like Sylar , it does not make sense for the story to frame him as a hero when he has killed many people without remorse . One of the most vulgar ways to ruin a baddie is to make them sympatheticwhen the writers should have just let them do what they do best : fight the hero .
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