John Barrowman brings just the right amount of camp to Arrow's villainous Malcolm Merlyn. He's also one of the best villains of 2014.
By comparison, Fish Mooney on Gotham is nothing but shark chum; limp and slightly beaten, it's hard to imagine she can best her counterparts. Whether it's the portrayal or the writing, the worst villains of 2014 have no bite.
The Vampire Diaries clocks in with two useless attempts at terrorizing the Mystic Falls gang, and the others from many different series, from Bones to NCIS.
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While there's something to be said for a mother's unstoppable desire to protect her child, Adalind Shade was surely an example of what not to do. She had no clue Renard had already taken steps to protect the child from his evil cousin, Prince Viktor. It didn't even occur to her until Viktor had already psychologically tortured her in his dungeon (which she cluelessly walked right into!). Adalind also used a magic spell to strip Nick Burkhardt of his Grimm powers - and this was after Nick, his mother, and his friends had gone out of their way to protect her and her baby despite all of the horrible things Adalind had done to them previously! Adalind has always been in over her head, meddling in matters well beyond her abilities; over the last year, she devolved into a completely aggravating nitwit.
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