The Most Underrated Type of Villain
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-the-mos... A video essay about bad guys! 0:00 A Flood of OP Villains 1:48 Defining the Cornered Villain 4:46 A Subset of "Hidden" Cornered Villains 6:19 The Power of Vulnerability 7:57 Connection to the Hero 10:07 Becoming Truly Dangerous 12:11 Elevating the Story at Large 14:43 I wrote my own TV episode!! -- SUPPORT MY WORK -- Nebula: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Patreon: / likestoriesofold Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden -- FOLLOW ME -- Facebook: / likestoriesofold Instagram: / tom.vd.linden Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tomvanderlin... Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tomvanderlinden/ -- CONTACT -- Business inquiries: [email protected] Say hi: [email protected] Music: Bytheway May - Lambda Yuppycult - Release Tim Mann - Was it a dream? Tokyo Rose - Sacrifice (with Alex) Music licensed through Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/1...
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