As the end of the year approaches, its always fun to look back on a year’s worth of television and pick your favorites. We at Blend Television decided that 2007 was a great year for villains and this inspired us to put together a list of our seven favorite TV villains of 2007. See if any of your favorite baddies made the list!
Here they are in no particular order:
Lila Tournay - Dexter
Like Delilah, Prometheus, and the Black Widow fused together to form one vindictive, sociopathic, super bitch, Dexter's Lila Tournay is pure evil hidden behind a seductive black dress and glorious pair of breasts. Throughout the second season, she forged a bloody, loveless trail through Miami, setting both hearts and houses ablaze on her way to Sodom. Unlike the majority of antagonists who possess at least a thread of redeemable qualities, Lila's moral bank account is so far in the red she makes Susan Smith seem like a sensible mother of the year candidate. Yet, if she entered my life, I'd still be tempted to fulfill my most animalistic urges. To paraphrase Chris Rock, at least I'd go out f***ing. Now, that's a great villain. - Mack Rawden
The Devil - Reaper
The CW's Reaper might already be suffering form its monster-of-the-week formula, but it's hard not to bet that this series has a lot more up its sleeve whenever Ray Wise's Devil is on screen. Wise's Devil is a fun, dangerous and complex villain who disguises his evil intentions with a charming, personable air. He smiles, cracks jokes and seemingly enjoys palling around with indentured servant Sam (Bret Harrison), but he's no one's friend. This devil wants to bring hell on Earth for sure, but he's a patient demon. He's also slick enough to know that more destruction can be spread with subtle manipulation and by slightly nudging people in the wrong direction. "I've seen the end. God wins," he tells Sam in the pilot ep, playing on his trusting nature to win his allegiance. Wise is a joy to watch here, and he seems to be having the time of his life. His permanent smile and sinister eyes might creep out Sam, but they bring every episode of Reaper to life. - Mike Moody
Andrea - Samantha Who?
Feeding booze to an alcoholic, refusing to acknowledge the existence of an overweight woman, telling her best friend who is in the middle of an emotional crisis to take a hike; these are just a few of the things that make Andrea (pronounced Ahhhhhndrea [of course]) one of the best sitcom villains on TV. After her car accident and subsequent coma and memory loss, the titular Samantha has been slowly trying to rebuild her life and become a better person. The deliciously evil Andrea, however, finds nice people to be exhausting, so she spends most episodes trying to get Samantha back to her former, nasty self. Ostensibly Samantha's best friend, every one of Andreas boozy, slutty actions further defines the word "frenemy"—and makes for some great television. - Kona Gallagher
Sylar - Heroes
In a show full of superheroes, even a powerless Sylar can still be scary. He showed that even without cutting people’s heads open, he can still be a brutal bastard. And the only thing that has made the Black-Eyed Twins trip to the United States bearable in the strike-shortened season, is waiting to see which episode is the one where he returns to full-power. The tease at the end of this month’s finale hinted that the brain-eating Sylar will return, and maybe he’ll bring the show we first fell in love with back with him in Season 3. - Jon Costantino
Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money
Both pathetic and scheming, the wealthy Tripp Darling (Donald Sutherland) on Dirty Sexy Money is the epitome of two-faced-ness. One minute, he’s hurt to think that his wife, Letitia, had a child by another lover (because we all know HE would never stoop that low…riiiight). And the next, he hires the paparazzi to disgrace his son, Patrick, in the midst of a hook-up with the politician’s tranny lover. Behind it all, Tripp is an ever-present suspect in the murder of Nick’s dad, whom he knew engaged in a decades-long affair with Letitia. A Darling of a man? I think not. - Jane Boursaw
Ben Linus - Lost
When 2007 began, Lost's Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) had already pulled one switcheroo on us, going from wayward traveler Henry Gale to merciless leader of the Others back in 2006. Who would have guessed that he had even more surprises left in him? From mysteriously shooting Locke and revealing—kind of—the identity of Jacob to giving us a glimpse into his own, terrifying childhood, Ben got more interesting with every episode. Who knows where he will be when the flash-forwards and island rescues start back up in 2008, but I know I'll be watching his every move. - Katey Rich
Patty Hewes - Damages
In addition to being a scary litigater, Hewes is a manipulative, dog and people-murdering bitch. I suppose you could say that these qualities are part of the reason she’s such a great lawyer but that isn’t much good to the people (and canines) who stand in her way. We spent a good portion of the season wondering whether or not Hewes was as evil as people said she was. Sure enough, she’s living up to her reputation and then some. I used to think that Glenn Close’s character in Fatal Attraction was scary but after seeing her play Hewes, I’m pretty sure Patty could wipe the floor with the crazy bunny-boiling Alex Forrest. - Kelly West
