BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
(FOUR) MR. BURNS
I almost went with Sideshow Bob. Bob was a great villain, but he just wasn’t there as much as Mr. Burns. For every super horrible thing Sideshow Bob did, Burns did a super horrible thing and a dozen small horrible things. He blocked the sun, sicks his dogs people, fires people, rigs baseball games, steals Teddy Bears from little babies, and that’s just the stuff I can think of in four seconds of trying. Mr. Burns is the main villain of the biggest American institution to hit modern day television. Excellent.
(THREE) THE SMOKING MAN/CANCER MAN
William B. Davis should have gotten more attention as “The Smoking Man” on The X-Files. It blows my mind he never received any awards for his work. He started off as an extra and would quickly become the show’s biggest villain. He manipulated the characters and audience so much that if I ever saw him in anything else I’d not trust him. Not at all.
(TWO) TRINITY KILLER
I have never been so speechless by a season finale than I was after the Trinity Killer did what he did. I won’t spoil it. It’s a HUGE plot point in the show that is Dexter. Dexter has almost taken on a super hero theme where every season sees new “bad guys”. The show has had some great ones. Michael C. Hall owns and runs the show for sure, but these guest baddies can make or break a season. John Lithgow shows up as the Trinity Killer and takes the show to a whole new level of crazy. Not only did he bring a little class and acclaim to the show, but his work really saved the show.
(ONE) SYLAR
Performers perfectly by Zachary Quinto, my favorite TV villain of all time is EASILTY Sylar. Heroes was an acquired taste show. A lot of people fell out of love with it after the second season was screwed up because of the writer’s strike. Those of us who stuck it out through the lamer times got to see this bad guy evolve from bad to evil. You understand where he’s coming from and why he’s such a bad person. You feel for him for just long enough for him to put a knife in your back. I’m fairly certain I jumped at plot twists and shook my proverbial fist at the screen shouting “You son-of-a-bitch!” You seriously have no idea what you missed out on and continue to miss out on. I want to be Sylar when I grow up…
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