I had a hard time narrowing the list down this year, and I rewrote it a few times before finally deciding to exclude a handful of favorites. The toughest cuts included: Mandy Patinkin’s wacky-yet-earnest judge in the fourth season of “The Good Fight,” Kate Winslet’s dogged detective in “Mare of Easttown,” Anthony Mackie’s soaring arc…
Tag: Best TV Characters of the Year
The Best TV Characters of 2020
I just listed worst TV characters of 2020, and now let’s get to the best… Best All-Around Characters: “Mrs. America”…This amazing miniseries is a victim of its own success since it actually has too many great characters to pick just one. Almost every episode follows a different main character and is a brilliant way to…
The Best TV Characters of the Year
It was a very, very competitive year for quality TV characters, and this marks the first time all three of the top three have been female characters… Most Polarizing, Possibly Great Character: V.M. Varga (David Thewlis) on “Fargo” …Some hated Varga and some loved…well, at least enjoyed watching his Dickensian wit mixed with Faustian vibes. He…