Let's get one thing straight, the
meanest villain currently on TV is
Breaking Bad's Walter
White
(Bryan Cranston). Walt makes for a good villain, but he's no longer likeable. For several seasons, his cancer left a small place for sympathy in the viewer's heart. No more. Walt is an evil man, willing to murder man, woman, or child to avoid the law, but he's not the
best villain, not even close.
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| Walter White |
Who is? For that, we turn to a new series on
Showtime:
Ray Donovan. Jon Voight's character,
Mickey Donovan, is both disgusting and charismatic. Matter of fact, forget about antagonists, he's more charming than any protagonist on TV. Ray Donovan
(Liev Schreiber), a man with moral ambiguity only comparable to the likes of
Breaking Bad characters, wants to murder his father, Mickey. Micky, by the way, after recently being released from prison, with good intentions, tried to kill the priest that molested his son. Only, he killed the wrong man -- but we love him for it.
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| Ray & Mickey Donovan |
Breaking Bad is coming to an end, and Walter White is leaving us, and just in time. We don't like him anymore. Goodbye, adios, so long, Walt. But what's life without someone to hate, well, in a loving way? Mickey Donovan is just the right man for the job, or at least until
Frank Gallagher returns in another
Showtime hit,
Shameless.
WARNING: As with most of Showtime's programs,
Ray Donovan is not suitable for children raised outside the hood.
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