Episode 55: Rooting for Evil (With Paul Bloom)
Paul Bloom joins us to talk all things villainous -why we sometimes root for the bad guys, why we admire them even when we don't, why they are much more compelling than some of our heroes. Then more evidence that we're really a movie podcast at heart: we list our top 5 villains and antiheroes from TV and film. Plus, more on the benefits of religious rituals and how to make a sitcom about Himmler.
Our Top 5 Villains
Paul Bloom
Todd Alquist (Breaking Bad)
Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
The Joker (The Dark Knight)
Bridgette Gregory (The Last Seduction)
Agent Smith (The Matrix)
Tamler…
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