antihero

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Composer Bernard Herrmann’s score, his last, is alternately mellow and roiling, befitting its placid but simmering antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The book is powered, however, by its vividly drawn antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Gilligan also created “Pluribus” as a counterweight to the antihero era he helped define by contributing two unforgettable linchpins, Walter White and Saul Goodman.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Mia, Lyle says, is a bit of an antihero and woman on the edge.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Hodge also describes this Riri as more of an antihero because she has the potential to land on either side of the hero/villain line based on the choices she makes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025