Yeah, it's important to have layers in characters. The villains should be interesting and likable and most importantly, not see themselves as villains. Some of the best villains - I find myself almost rooting for?
And if you are going to do an anti-hero series where everyone is unlikable - say Succession? We need to dig down on motivation, what makes the characters tick, and find a way to make the characters relatable and interesting. (I've been told Succession succeeds at this? I've not been able to get into as of yet, so wouldn't know?)
Lucas actually made Darth Vader interesting, regardless of his inability to write dialogue.
Andor has some interesting villain characters in there.
*non-violently, slowly, bit by bit, and apparently with a lot of lawyers. [ ie. more the Good Wife than Star Wars] Well, unless you want to go the full WWII route [aka Star Wars] - and I really don't - millions died in that conflict, and most of them on German soil.
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And if you are going to do an anti-hero series where everyone is unlikable - say Succession? We need to dig down on motivation, what makes the characters tick, and find a way to make the characters relatable and interesting. (I've been told Succession succeeds at this? I've not been able to get into as of yet, so wouldn't know?)
Lucas actually made Darth Vader interesting, regardless of his inability to write dialogue.
Andor has some interesting villain characters in there.
*non-violently, slowly, bit by bit, and apparently with a lot of lawyers. [ ie. more the Good Wife than Star Wars] Well, unless you want to go the full WWII route [aka Star Wars] - and I really don't - millions died in that conflict, and most of them on German soil.