villain
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That refusal to cast anyone as a clear-cut villain is something critics have highlighted in their reviews.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Bringing up the insurgent rear is Spencer Pratt, a one-time reality TV villain whose house burned down in the devastating fires.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Although Vecna is bent on total destruction in the show, Bower never thought of him as a villain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
He has been using eye-catching images to spread his message, reposting an artificial intelligence- generated video that portrayed Bass as the Joker, the Batman villain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
If there were such a goddess in a book of olden tales, she would be the villain, tormenting the innocent from her high castle.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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