I've been thinking about villains, as one does, and it occurred to me after another miscommunication with someone today, that maybe just giving up and being "the villain" would not be as bad as it's made out to be.
I definitely love a good "yes I'm evil, what of it" villain, but the ones where they were trying to be good, and they just got tired of trying? The ones that play hopscotch with the line between villain and antihero? The ones where they use the evil persona like a shield? The ones that end up fighting back against the idea of doing good at all? They must have had a moment, each of them, where they flipped, let go of the narrative they were trying to fit for everyone else.
Was it a sad moment or a relief?
