The Decade's Best Television Villains
Ben Linus, Lost
Portrayed By: Michael Emerson
Profile: Though he originally claimed to be a meek balloonist named Henry Gale when our heroes came upon him, Ben eventually revealed himself to be the mastermind behind the mysterious Others. There's no one Ben won't betray to come out ahead, even if it means sacrificing the very few people he actually cares about, like his daughter Alex.
Powers: A rather unexpected ability to continually fool his enemies into trusting him, mastery of several languages, a creepy stare
Weakness: Dinner dates with his crush, Juliet.
Leadership Experience: Gassed the entire Dharma Initiative so that he could move the Others in and become their leader.
Claim to Fame: Was the biggest cheese on Lost Island until Locke pulled that unfair trick and came back to life.
Teen Choice Award Nominations: 1 ("Choice TV Villain," 2007)
Quote: "How many times do I have to tell you, John? I always have a plan."
Gerald the Monobrow Baby, The Simpsons (1994 - 2009)
Voiced By: Hank Azaria
Profile: While Baby Gerald was conceived in the early '90s, his infrequent visits to the series often coincide with large scale disasters, making him the most sinister and least verbal villain on this list. He is Maggie's arch nemesis and can often be seen glaring at her from his mother's shopping cart, but in the episode "Bart To The Future," it was revealed that Monobrow Baby grows up to marry Maggie.
Trademarks: Monobrow, narrowed stare
Weakness: Abnormal eyebrow growth
Claim to Fame: As of the Simpsons' twentieth season, Baby Gerald can be seen in the opening credits.
Teen Choice Award Nominations: 0 (although The Simpsons were nominated for 8 ensemble Teen Choice Awards)
Quotes: N/A
Sue Sylvester, Glee (2009)
Portrayed By: Jane Lynch
Profile: The Cheerios coach and mastermind will do anything it takes to ensure her cheerleading squad's funding, even if that means selling out the Glee club at sectionals, verbally abusing staff, and enlisting student spies. Sylvester has the most mysterious back story of any villain on television today: she euthanized her own mother, assisted in the capture of Noriega, torments the homeless, and is missing a uterus.
Trademarks: Track suits
Powers: Can make herself throw up on command, boasts an unstoppable hunger for power
Weakness: Local news anchormen, protein shakes
Claim to Fame: Named Cheerleading Coach of the Year by Splits magazine, hosts a segment on the local news in which she speaks out for caning and littering.
Teen Choice Award Nominations: 0
Quotes: "You think this is hard? Try being waterboarded, that's hard!...You think this is hard? I'm living with hepatitis, that's hard!...You think this is hard? Try filling your own cavity, that's hard!"
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No mention of pro wrestling's greatest villain Paul Heyman?
You guys missed the entire Brock Lesnar era, and looked at it like "oh it's just wrestling", without looking at the brilliance of the performance.
two weeks is not a long time for someone with a job, dick.
I believe Sylar repairs TIME PIECES!!!!! Gosh, doesn't anyone here watch Heroes? 😛
Where the hell is lionel luthor on this list?
Seriously? You saw that the section header was John Lithgow, the Trinity Killer, from the 2009 season of Dexter, and nothing in your brain said that there might be spoilers ahead about the 2009 season of Dexter and perhaps it might be a good idea not to read the rest of the entry?
Dude, sorry for your misfortune. But Movieline is very clearly based in north America, where the Dexter season is over. The site has also been posting week by week episode recaps of seasons of Mad Men and True Blood that are yet to screen on free-to-air elsewhere, without feeling any need to panic-tag the posts as spoilers. The easy way to remain unspoiled is ... wait for it... NOT to read articles/sections that are likely to spoil you. Crazy, I know, but there it is.
Please take responsibility for your own screw-up - relying on others to police the world for you just leads to frustration and disappointment all round, n'est ce pas?
oh, God, another one. Dude: "I scrolled down as fast as I could but I saw it anyway"? STOP READING! Is it so hard? The headline of the section was pretty clear as to what it was about. The Trinity Killer. John Lithgow. Dexter, 2009. Why on earth would you keep reading after that, in an article about the decade's best television villains, if you wanted to remain unspoiled about the details of his villainy?
Don't blame others. Nut up and take some responsibility for your own actions, will you? Spoiler alerts are for things TO COME: movies that (presumably) lots of folks haven't seen, or television shows that are yet to be aired. I live in Australia, for instance, where Dexter S4 has not yet aired. It probably won't for another six months. Should everyone put spoiler alerts on their posts for the next six months? Of course not. If I want to stay spoiler-free, IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.
Interesting review and i have to agree mostly.
Hey I love Lesnar! Hope he will win!
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This is good! How did you learn this stuff when you were getting started?
Excellent piece of writing, thanks. Can you expand on the second point in additional detail please?
I wish I would have read your post. But unfortunately the code is messed up on my end. Is it just me? I can barely see the box for leaving comments. You may want to give it a check...
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