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9. Mandy, ‘24’
During his stint at CTU, a counter-terrorism unit in Los Angeles, Jack Bauer has seen more than his share of villains. Many of them wind up dead or disarmed before each day ends on "24," but as Bauer himself would know, sometimes the really scary threats are the hardest to spot and the slipperiest to catch. Such as Mandy, the single-named threat to the United States that somehow manages to do her damage and slip away at the end of the day.
She might not be the one in charge of the nuclear football, or the woman who assassinated Jack's wife and daughter, but the damage she does in her casual manner is enough to cause any federal official some sleepless nights.
Pretty without being intimidating, she looks like she'd be carded at an R-rated movie. Yet she tormented CTU in season one, then offered a plague-infested handshake that nearly cost then-President Palmer his life in a did-you-see-THAT! moment that ended the show's second season.
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As if that wasn't enough, she slipped into last season's nuclear-filled day of despair to wreak even more havoc. After casually shooting one of her friends in a nearby apartment, and blowing up two others in a decoy meant to throw off CTU's scent, she took Tony Almeida hostage and nearly killed him. Yet, once again, she managed to slip away, trading the vital information she possessed about the pending nuclear attack in exchange for her escape.
Other threats to Bauer may have been more intimidating, but as we approach the fifth season of the hit show, it's a safe bet that one of the biggest threats he'll face is the one who looks the least dangerous. —C.B.
10. The entire supporting cast of ‘Desperate Housewives’
The housewives on ABC's hit drama often find themselves in desperate situations that lead them to react frantically or act irrationally. Each steps onto Wisteria Lane every morning with her own individual problems and issues. But what really makes them insane are the people in their lives. From their next-door neighbors to the PTA mothers, Susan, Bree, Lynette, and Gabrielle live with a bunch of psychopaths.
Consider the evidence: Lynette's children are little tornados, ripping through her house and her life (or at least they did until Tom took over their care). Bree's pharmacist-turned-fling-turned-love interest George Williams most likely poisoned her S&M-loving husband, and has managed to evade detection by preying on Bree with never-ending empathy.
There's also Zach Young, whose tortured childhood reached its apex when he held Susan hostage and pushed Felicia Tilman down the stairs after beating her up. And let's not forget that our narrator, Mary Alice, whose kind voice explains what's happening each week, stabbed the mother of her child in the stomach and chopped her into little pieces. If these were your neighbors, wouldn't you act just a little bit crazy? —A.D.
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper is MSNBC.com's Television Editor. Brian Bellmont is a writer in Minneapolis. Craig Berman is a writer in Washington, D.C. Andy Dehnart is a writer and teacher who publishes reality blurred, a daily summary of reality TV news.
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