Modern Villains are Pitiful and Impotent
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Hello, my name is Hilary Layne. I've been writing stories and studying stories as long as I've been able to read. With this channel I'll be examining the world of books and stories as well as the culture of storytelling itself.
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Why have villains become so pathetic and boring? Where have all the evil, terrifying villains gone? And how did this happen? My website: www.hilarylayne.com Bookshop.com affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/hilarylayne You can browse my recommendations or you can purchase any book you want and it will support me (and Otto). 1:13 - Intro 8:29 - What is Evil? 12:15 - The Scourge of Postmodernism 16:57 - Sympathetic Villains 21:21 - Example - Paul Spector 27:00 - Example - Mellie Grant 29:47 - Example - Dr. Whitly 31:23 - Example - Hannibal Lector 35:45 - Example - Dagger 40:47 - Example - Commodus 42:29 - Example - Thanos 44:38 - Summary
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