moonisneveralone:

transcoranic:

This idea that people should never relate to villains is so bizarre to me? Like? A villain that’s 0% relatable is a failed villain because part of the horror of villains is the way you see the steps that led them to where they are. 

A good villain should leave you wondering what, exactly, separates you and the protagonist from them. A good villain should make you feel empathy, should make you understand how they got to be where they are, should be a little bit uncomfortably close-to-home. That’s what makes villains interesting

I think people are maybe confusing relating and excusing their behavior.

Basically if you do empathize with the cause but not the execution that’s good.
But babying villains and acting like they are absolutely justified is ungood.