8 Times Netflix Made Us Rethink Villains (For Better Or Worse)

Here are eight baddies that redefine what it means to be the villain.

And we cant decide whether to love them or fear them.

Joe Goldberg in You

Joe Goldberg is the ultimate charming psycho.

Lucifer / Stranger Things

Its unsettling, but thats what makes Joe such a compelling villain.

The drama inBridgertonhas us questioning who the real villains are.

Both characters blur the line between villain and survivor in this high-stakes world.

Mishal Zafar

Yennefers story reminds us that villains are often shaped by their struggles.

Stranger Thingsintroduces Billy Hargrove as a typical 80s bully.

But the show then throws us a curveball and takes us into his sympathetic past.

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By the end, were actually feeling for him, a huge shift from where we started.

Its a redemption arc that catches you off guard.

Luciferturned the Devil himself into a character we couldnt help but like.

Hes witty, charming, full of snark, and yes, hes got serious daddy issues.

Georgias moral tightrope walk leaves us wondering if, in her shoes, wed do the same.

Even though shes making some morally questionable moves, you cant help but root for her.

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Netflix dares us to admire this criminal mastermind and honestly, were all in.

She may serve the Dark Lord, but shes the real star of every scene shes in.

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