6 TV Characters That Went From Good To Evil

We’ve already got loads of TV shows and movies where the villain gets a redemption arc. Think Spike from Buffy, Loki in the Avengers series,… Having a main character shift allegiance adds a very powerful dynamic shift to the story. It’s probably one of the easier ways to make your audience feel like the story could go either direction.

And as we’ve had redemption arcs, we’ve also had storylines where good and benevolent characters joined the dark side like Anakin in Episode III. Let’s take a look at some of the well-known ones.

Walter White (Breaking Bad)
This guy started off as the perfect husband, teacher and father. Sadly, his situation forced him down the path of drug dealing where he couldn’t find an easy way out, slowly turning into Heisenberg.

Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
While Daenerys turning “mad Targaryen” had been hinted at several times throughout GoT, watching her burn King’s Landing along with all the innocent civilians in it was truly a shock for the character that we all came to know as someone that fought for justice and freedom.