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[–] LennethAegis@fedia.io 116 points 3 days ago (11 children)

So many villains in fiction are depicted as intelligent, phew, did we ever get that one wrong

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Dr Evil is pretty dumb, he only surrounded himself with intelligent people. Still not an equivalent since DT is hiring idiots.

Fun fact: DT can mean alcohol withdrawal and the symptoms resemble Trump. "Severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms such as shaking, confusion, and hallucinations."

[–] LennethAegis@fedia.io 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dr. Evil is a parody of a mastermind Bond villain, which is why he was dumb as a subversion of the trope.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

But you also could say Bond villains were also dumb. They always seemed to make stupid mistakes and allow James to foil them, long monologues that gave him a chance to think.

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