They are a killing-adjacent breed, at times murderous and violent, perhaps, but not eager to get blood on their own hands. What makes them fascinating is that, in many cases, they work their menace without wielding guns or knives or poisoned cocktails. These people abuse their positions of power for self-gain, assuage their insecurities and weaknesses with cruelty, and generally reveal the more pernicious sides of human nature. There are characters on TV whose scheming, narcissism, and passive-aggression are breathtaking to behold, as they perpetually and skillfully cause misery, sorrow, injury, and uncertainty. I’ve been watching “Succession” and “The Shrink Next Door,” and, not surprisingly, thinking about malevolence.
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