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WHY WOMEN (YOUR MOTHER) NEED TO HOLD OTHER WOMEN (YOU) ACCOUNTABLE

"This is the exact kind of hog that's on Twitter, like, gassing up the other hogs on Twitter." - Asmongold I'd say, more like Reddit and BlueSkye, but otherwise I agree.  This is also the exact kind of hog why I don't go to shows anymore, even though this is also the same type of hog that doesn't even go to shows.  This is the type of hog that gets covered in a bunch of shitty individual tattoos like a taco-shop refrigerator plastered with random-ass bumper stickers (ie: Fat Mike). This is the same kind of hog that uses phrases like "co-opted", "Donald Drumpf", and "Nazi punks fuck off" on Reddit, and longs for the pandemic era when the Biden administration's censorship of conservatives on social media empowered her to feel free to abuse anyone and everyone who disagreed with her. This is the type of hog that called you "fascist" while wearing a mask and shouting at everyone to "stay the fuck home!" during ...
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"What Happened To Our Villains" by The Critical Drinker

"If your heroes do nothing but plow their way through a collection of unthreatening, neutered enemies then you'll never get your audience to care about their struggle, because they don't fucking have one... You need to give your villains their fucking balls back." 

Some good points made in this video from The Critical Drinker. A powerful, well-written villain gives the hero a sympathetic struggle to overcome, and makes the movie far more interesting to watch. Where are the Darth Vaders, the Hans Grubers, or the T-1000s in modern films? Without such powerful villains to face in conflict, would we remember the Luke Skywalkers, the John McClanes, or the Terminators from the beloved classics?

Aside from the Marvel Universe's Thanos and perhaps Gus Fring from Breaking Bad, who are some memorable villains from major movies or TV shows the past 10 years?

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