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Romantic comedies are full of charming leads, but some characters hide darker sides beneath their smiles. From manipulative billionaires to toxic boyfriends, these characters redefine the term “villain” in the rom-com world. Join us as we explore the shockingly villainous traits of characters like Edward Lewis, Julianne Potter, and more, proving that not everyone in love stories deserves a happy ending!
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00:00I'm the bad guy.
00:03Are you crazy?
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:06And today, we're counting down our picks for the romantic comedy characters who, upon reflection,
00:12are actually more antagonistic than we thought.
00:15We're really sorry.
00:16I'm a terrible sister, and he's a terrible friend.
00:19It's your guys' big day.
00:22Number 10.
00:23Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman.
00:25I would've stayed for $2,000.
00:29I would've paid $4,000.
00:30In Pretty Woman, Philip Stuckey is the intended villain.
00:34However, there's another antagonist in the film, namely leading man Edward Lewis.
00:38For example, his entire job revolves around taking down businesses.
00:42I don't sell the whole company.
00:44I break it up into pieces, and then I sell that off.
00:47It's worth more than the whole.
00:48So it's sort of like stealing cars and selling them for the parts, right?
00:54Yeah, sort of.
00:55But legal.
00:56He hires protagonist and sex worker Vivian Ward to pretend to be his date in order for
01:01him to buy yet another company.
01:03His deal gives him monetary power over their relationship, thus creating a huge power dynamic
01:08between them.
01:09I've never had anyone make me feel as cheap as you did today.
01:14Somehow, I find that very hard to believe.
01:16On top of everything else, he only truly begins to fall for her once she's had a makeover that
01:21is up to his standards.
01:23A walking red flag and a suit, Edward is far from being the knight in shining armor that
01:28he thinks he is.
01:29It's a really good offer for a girl like me.
01:34I've never treated you like a prostitute.
01:36Number 9.
01:37Connor Mead.
01:38Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
01:39Connor Mead of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past has got to be one of the most diabolical leading
01:44men of all time.
01:45I'm sorry about destroying your wedding cake.
01:48Going to second base with your mother, knocking your dad unconscious right there, and basically
01:53breaking up your wedding.
01:55A renowned photographer, he places models in vulnerable and uncomfortable situations,
02:00then proceeds to hook up with them.
02:02In a jaw-dropping moment, he hosts a conference call where he breaks up with three women at
02:07once, or as he refers to it, in bulk.
02:10Oh, and this is all within the first five minutes of the movie.
02:13I wish you all the best.
02:15Goodbye.
02:15Connor.
02:16No, we are not.
02:17You really are as bad as they say.
02:20Oh, no, dear.
02:21I am just a little bit worse.
02:23His slimy behavior is so bad that it summons ghosts to show him the errors of his ways.
02:28With his activities ranging from breaking hearts to flirting with an ex's mom, no woman deserves
02:33a past, present, or future with this heinous womanizer.
02:37Give me one more chance.
02:40I'll do better.
02:42Whatever it takes.
02:43The wooing, the spooning, I am all in.
02:47Number eight, Dean Proffitt, Overboard.
02:50My children are the spawn of hell, and you're the devil.
02:55Oh, no.
03:02Baby, we like you.
03:05Dean Proffitt's actions are not only deranged, but straight-up criminal.
03:09A carpenter, his work on a boat goes unpaid and is criticized by wealthy and rude socialite
03:14Joanna Mintz-Stayton.
03:16The job was not done to my satisfaction.
03:18Oh, I got news for you, lady.
03:20No job will ever be done to your satisfaction.
03:22Well, that's quite enough.
03:23Now just get out.
03:24Hey, no problem.
03:25Just pay me the 600 bucks you owe me and I'm gone.
03:27After she accidentally falls off the boat and is hospitalized with memory loss, Dean decides
03:32to get even by pretending to be her husband.
03:35I don't recognize this man.
03:36Your wife's had an almost total loss of memory.
03:40I can't believe she doesn't know her own husband.
03:43He then brings her to his home, where he forces her to play mother to his four unruly sons.
03:47A terrible father and person, he turns Joanna's health scare into a joke, making her believe
03:53she loves him even after she discovers that he kidnapped her.
03:56Disguised as a rom-com stud, Dean is actually a villain straight out of a horror movie.
04:01Thank you for bringing me here and making me a wife and a mother.
04:05And why did you do that?
04:07Number seven, Sam Coulson.
04:09Never been kissed.
04:10That disguise can be liberating, can get you to do things that you never thought possible.
04:16Josie Geller has never been kissed, and perhaps it's better that way.
04:20When the 25-year-old journalist goes undercover as a high schooler,
04:23she ends up in an English class taught by Sam Coulson.
04:27The two end up falling for each other, with Sam having no idea that Josie is an adult,
04:31therefore believing that she's his student.
04:34He even admits that his feelings are wrong during an icky Ferris wheel ride.
04:38Well, all I can tell you is that when you're my age, guys will be lined up around the block
04:41for you.
04:45You have to say that because you're my teacher.
04:50Actually, I shouldn't say that because I'm your teacher.
04:53Somehow, this man not only keeps his job,
04:55but has the whole town rooting for their relationship after Josie's real age is revealed.
05:00Even though Josie isn't actually a teen, Sam was totally cool falling for a minor,
05:05making him one of the most disturbing characters in the history of rom-coms.
05:09What, you were hoping, what, that I'd be happy?
05:11Why, because it turns out all of a sudden I was allowed to be attracted to you?
05:14You were attracted to me?
05:16Number six, Nate Cooper, The Devil Wears Prada.
05:19Sure, Andy Sachs has a pretty unhealthy relationship with her boss,
05:23but her most toxic relationship might be with her boyfriend, Nate Cooper.
05:26You got a job at a fashion magazine?
05:28What, what is it, a phone interview?
05:31Ow!
05:32Okay, sure.
05:33Always armed with a critique but never a compliment,
05:36he's about as supportive as Quicksand.
05:38From her job to her clothes and everything in between,
05:41Nate's constant criticism and negativity is grating not only for Andy, but to the audience.
05:46I wouldn't care if you were out there pole dancing all night,
05:49as long as you did it with a little integrity.
05:52You used to say this was just a job.
05:53You used to make fun of the runway girls.
05:56What happened?
05:57Now, now you've become one of them.
05:58On top of that, he's also dismissive of his friends' careers.
06:01Threatened by his girlfriend's professional and personal growth,
06:04his ego is so fragile that when the two eventually part, it's a big sigh of relief.
06:09I tore my back on my friends and my family and on everything I believed in.
06:16And for what?
06:17For shoes, and shirts, and jackets, and belts, and...
06:23Number 5.
06:24Noah, The Kissing Booth
06:25Violent, jealous, and threatening, Noah Flynn is the worst kind of romantic interest.
06:30You are the only girl who doesn't fall at my feet.
06:34And it is driving me crazy.
06:36Despite being the object of L. Evans' affection, there's hardly anything desirable about him.
06:42Always ready for a fight, he never uses his words, favoring his fists to solve all of his woes.
06:48Why do you get in all those fights anyway?
06:54I guess it's kind of just how I'm wired.
06:57Sure, sometimes he's doing it to defend L, but the fact that he goes right to fighting is a big
07:02and bold red flag.
07:03He even takes out his frustrations on his car, and yells at his girlfriend when she declines to get in
07:08with him.
07:09L!
07:10Just get in the car, L.
07:14Just get in the car, L.
07:17Get in the car, L!
07:18Noah doesn't need a relationship.
07:20He needs anger management.
07:21Number 4.
07:22Dex Thaler, Something Borrowed.
07:24Something Borrowed is as messy as a rom-com can get.
07:27I just, I can't stop thinking about you, and I don't know what to do.
07:38Protagonist Rachel White finds herself in a conundrum when she sleeps with Dex, the fiancé of her BFF Darcy.
07:44While she is the villain of her own story, Dex might be the bigger problem here.
07:48For example, she actually shows guilt, while he doesn't.
07:52It's hard to see you with her, Dex.
07:56I can't believe I'm saying these things.
07:58Rachel, what we need is some time alone.
08:02He creates zero distance between them, continues to plan his wedding to Darcy, and backs out of coming clean.
08:07He also lets Rachel run out in the pouring rain while she confesses her love for him,
08:12as he stays dry and warm under an awning.
08:14At the end of the day, Rachel, Darcy, and Dex are terrible in their own ways,
08:18but Dex doesn't get nearly enough backlash.
08:21Rachel, how could you do this to me?
08:23No, I never wanted to hurt you, Darcy.
08:24I never wanted to hurt you.
08:26Rachel, Rachel, how could you do this to me?
08:30I hate you.
08:31Number three, Joe Fox.
08:33You've got mail.
08:34Joe Fox was catfishing before there was even a word for it.
08:37The man who is coming here tonight is kind and funny.
08:40He's got the most wonderful sense of humor.
08:43But he's not here.
08:45To begin, his family owns a massive bookstore franchise, Fox Books, which is driving out small businesses.
08:51In his downtime, this nepo baby chats with his anonymous online pen pal,
08:56who happens to be an indie bookstore owner, Kathleen Kelly.
08:59Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could pass all my zingers to you,
09:03and then I would never behave badly, and you could behave badly all the time,
09:07and we'd both be happy.
09:08His newly opened stores threatening to impact her business,
09:11and even once he finds out that she is his chat room buddy,
09:14he says nothing.
09:15But of course, he uses his charms to win Kathleen over in the end.
09:19How can you forgive this guy for standing you up,
09:23and not forgive me for this tiny little thing?
09:28I'm putting you out of business.
09:29Not only is he attempting to crush her professionally,
09:32but he's also harming her personally,
09:35no matter how romantic he appears.
09:37Safe to say, this is one book we will be judging by its cover.
09:40Number two, Tom Hansen, 500 Days of Summer.
09:43Summer, spring, winter, or fall, Tom Hansen is terrible all year long.
09:48I hate Summer.
09:49I hate her crooked teeth.
09:51I hate her 1960s haircut.
09:53I hate her knobby knees.
09:54I hate her cockroach-shaped splotch on her neck.
09:58I hate the way she smacks her lips before she talks.
10:00I hate the way she sounds when she laughs.
10:02When he pursues a relationship with co-worker Summer Finn,
10:05she makes it very clear that she isn't looking for something serious.
10:09Although things eventually progress,
10:10she breaks up with him due to their endless arguments.
10:13What are we doing?
10:15I mean, is this normal?
10:17No, I don't know.
10:18I don't care.
10:18I'm happy.
10:19Aren't you happy?
10:20You're happy?
10:21You're not.
10:22All we do is argue.
10:23Afterwards, he spirals,
10:25smashes plates and drinks,
10:27depending on his adolescent sister and roommates to save him.
10:30He then proceeds to have a meltdown at work and quits.
10:33A true gaslighter, he villains Summer,
10:36making her out to be a bad person.
10:38Never wanted to be anybody's girlfriend and now you're somebody's wife.
10:43Surprised me too.
10:44I don't think I'll ever understand that.
10:46Mopey and desperate,
10:47he lacks a vital survival skill, independence.
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11:06Number 1.
11:08Julianne Potter.
11:09My best friend's wedding.
11:10Julianne Potter is the reason why you don't need to invite everyone to your wedding.
11:14Choose me.
11:15Marry me.
11:17Let me make you happy.
11:20That sounds like three favors, doesn't it?
11:23When the food critic's pal, Michael O'Neill, invites her to his impromptu wedding,
11:27she leaps into a full-on crisis mode.
11:30Fueled by her fear of being single and her unrequited and secret love for Michael,
11:34she hatches a plan to ruin his big day.
11:37From attempting to humiliate his fiancé via karaoke,
11:39to meddling with her BFF's job,
11:42her tactics are ruthless.
11:43I've done nothing but underhanded, despicable,
11:47not even terribly imaginative things since I got here.
11:50One could easily catch second-hand embarrassment
11:53from watching Julianne's desperation spiral out of control.
11:57The final straws when she kisses Michael,
11:59an action so foul,
12:00it could cause even the most evil of villains to wince.
12:04I kissed him!
12:07I tried to steal him.
12:14I lost.
12:15Can you name any other rom-com characters that deserve to be on this list?
12:19Let us know in the comments.
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