> (eg Walter White as a motif of a toxically masculine narcissist with specialized knowledge as a larger critique how mass media tends to valorize their male le

> (eg Walter White as a motif of a toxically masculine narcissist with specialized knowledge as a larger critique how mass media tends to valorize their male leads Very confused about this: how would you write the character differently? The whole point of leads, whether male or female, is to be larger than life. All their characteristics, including growth or change, are exaggerations of reality. This specific character is supposed to be more villainous than reality, and if you take that away then you're simply going to have a show no one will watch.