Why do you have such a strong reaction, my child?
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She’s just the best at being the worst.
Marc Alaimo was great but I think Louise gets the crown. Her cloying malevolence was just so believable. Everyone knows someone like that in their life, it's the same reason Umbridge worked so well in Harry Potter. The fake nice person.
Dukat on the other hand is just plain evil. Sure they tried to make him more relatable with Ziyal but in the end he was just an evil asshole, not many layers.
I agree. Dukat was bad, we knew he was bad, he knew he was bad, everyone knew he was a baddie
I believe, Winn believed she was good, which is what made that character so easy to hate. We all know people like that in our own lives
the focus on her in the last 7 episodes did my heart so good.
It was nice to wrap up her story arc. I'm still not sure how I felt the storyline of her + Dukat + Sisko + The Pah Wraiths. I understand that was her redemption story, but I feel as though her character got off too easy. She'll go down as a hero by her final act, when she should also be remembered for the her endless conniving pursuit of power
By and far. I didn’t watch until pandemic, and it was my intro to Louise and I fell in love with her as an actor. Seeing wholesome comments about her from colleagues and fans alike but watching her become a vile and reprehensible creature of a person is the epitome of art.
The only other actor I'd put up there in that category of very nice person who plays an evil git is Jack Gleeson. He really made us love to hate Joffrey.
Edit: And Imelda Staunton actually. Umbridge is the same energy and Imelda seems very kind.
I loved to hate Louise Fletcher's characters. Nobody did it better.
If they just started watching wouldn't they call her Vedek Winn? She isn't elected Kai until almost season 3.
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MY CHILD…
We need some type of punctuation that conveys contempt.
"My child."
-As said by Winn Adami
That is a statement or a buzzword. We need some kick ass punctuation. It would quickly become more popular than the !.
Louise Fletcher played her so well! She made Winn easy to hate. Awesome actress!
She is one of the best characters though. That doesn't mean she's likable but she creates conflict which is interesting/entertaining.
You are absolutely correct! If you want engagement post a Kai Winn meme 😂
That's one sore spot for every one, even people who are long time lurkers on any platform will have an opinion on that character. I myself would normally just have a sensible chuckle, or a brief exhalation of amusement...but when anyone brings up Kai Winn, I too must voice my opinion
Now I'm trying to come up with a show involving only likeable characters.
Just brave heroes, funny sidecharacters and hot villains.
Nurse Rat Shit! She really is phenomenal at portraying unbearable characters.
She is one of my favorite characters, too. She's one of the best most vile repulsive idiotic and self-righteous characters in TV history.
She made a career of it. Back in the 70s, she won an Oscar for the equally evil Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
She's so interesting too, because she does genuinely believe that her actions are for the good of Bajor. I don't know if this makes her sanctimonious air better or worse
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: we need an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch between Kai Winn and Delores Umbridge
She's my favorite story in The Lion, The Witch, And The Audacity Of This Bitch.
Winn Adami is in the running for best Star Trek villain of all time.
from a "oh my god she does so good in that role", yeah i see it. she's so hateable. i can see actors enjoying watching louise fletcher, i mean i do and i have a little community theater experience even though i'm not that great.
my favorite character is odo though. love rene.
Garak, Quark, and Odo were my top 3 (not in that order). I always enjoyed a good Garak episode, but the episode where Quark thinks he's finally out-witted Odo, when Odo had booked the holo-suite for his anniversary with Nerys was one of my favourites
This is a time when the difference between "good" and "well" are important. She did well.
Do we have better words to distinguish between a fictional character and the in-universe character? As in, I really hate the in-universe character Kai Winn, which is why I really love the fictional character of Kai Winn.
If your favorite character isn't Morn then you aren't a real fan. That Morn, he'll talk your ear off!
For other "fun" sci-fi Louise Fletcher roles, check out Invaders From Mars, Strange Invaders, and Brainstorm.
She's the Umbridge of DS9



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