As the first part in a series on great TV characters, one needs to look no further than Lucille Bluth of Arrested Development. Although all the characters are hilariously written, Lucille is perhaps the most underrated of the Bluths.
She is by no means just some substance abusing matriarch (her breakfast is a few vodkas, with a small side of toast) with the neck of a twenty year old. What makes her so great is her brilliance at manipulating people and situations, along with her acid tongue. Her insane image consciousness and ambition to wrest and maintain control of her family and their company make for some of the funniest and most fascinating television in years, showing the inherent insanity and hilarity in politicking. Everything from her domination of her socially inept son Buster, to her vicious barbs that she reserves for her lay about daughter Lindsay make her one of the most compelling characters on the show.
One of the great TV villainesses.
- By Chareth Cutestory
(K fine, I'll write less...also big surprise judging by my blogger name that I like AD huh?)
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