Some highly intelligent characters use it to charm the people they meet.
Others find it mundane and frustrating to try and communicate with people they view as being less intelligent.
Whatever the case, there are someTV show protagonistswho would be incredibly difficult to debate against.
8Patrick Jane
The Mentalist
First up, we have a con man.
However, Patrick is actually justhighly skilled at analyzing people and micro-expressions.
This led to Jane having a hugely successful career as a psychic.
Now, Jane assists the CBI as an expert consultant.
The same cannot besaid for Raymond Reddington.
The Blacklist is an action/thriller crime-drama TV series on NBC from creator Jon Bokenkamp.
Ultimately, this makes him an intimidating rival who would dismantle and disarm the people he is up against.
For one, he isn’t even a human.
However, over thousands of years, the Doctor has proven his fascination and obsession with the human race.
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When Sheldon doesn’t have things play out exactly as he wants, it breaks him.
Hannibal is also a cannibal, and he frequently enjoys playing with his meals.
Created for TV by Bryan Fuller, Hannibal is a TV adaptation/reimagining of Thomas Harris' Red Dragon novel.
The Mentalist is centered on a famous psychic, Patrick Jane, who reveals to the world that he is a fake in order to start working for the California Bureau of Investigation. But the motive for his new job is simply to find the man responsible for the death of his wife and daughter.
But beyond that, Hannibal is also extremely intelligent, and capable of covering up his nefarious deeds.
He is also incredibly annoying, and struggles to connect with anyone on an emotional level.
Sherlock has gone up against rivals like Jim Moriarty, and managed to solve countless crimes.
If Sherlock is your rival, there is almost no chance of escape, or victory.
However, House is not a detective, but a medical practitioner.
House is a medical mystery drama in which the villain is typically a difficult-to-diagnose medical malady.
Rick is devastated by the tragic death of his wife, and he appears to care about almost nothing.
This lack of care and empathy is exactly what makes him such an enormous threat.
Rick has no issues with letting a universe die, and simply moving on to another reality.
The Blacklist is an action/thriller crime-drama TV series on NBC from creator Jon Bokenkamp. The show follows former intelligence officer turned master criminal Raymond Reddington (James Spader) and FBI agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone.) Red, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, known as “The Concierge of Crime,” mysteriously surrenders to the FBI and offers to help them catch a deadly terrorist, with the condition that he only speaks to Elizabeth- who just so happens to be starting her first day on the job. The two continue to partner to tackle Red’s “Blacklist,” which he offers in exchange for immunity for his past crimes.
The show explores the impact of these exploits on Morty’s tumultuous family life and personal challenges.
He chased one variant of himself across countless realities, and his punishments are extremely dark.
An alien from the planet Gallifrey travels through time and space to explore, solve problems and fight injustice while also making friends with human beings. His spaceship, called TARDIS, resembles a police box, but it is much more than it appears to be.
The Big Bang Theory: This sitcom follows a group of socially awkward scientists and their interactions with each other and the people around them. Centered on physicists Sheldon and Leonard, the series humorously explores friendship, romance, and the quirks of life among an eclectic group of academics.
Created for TV by Bryan Fuller, Hannibal is a TV adaptation/reimagining of Thomas Harris' Red Dragon novel. The show follows the exploits of FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and their perpetual game of cat and mouse that unfolds over the series. When a string of murders in Minnesota requires a brilliant mind to crack the case, Will Graham is called in to investigate - but due to the intimate and terrifying nature of the crimes, he is appointed Dr. Lecter to act as his psychiatrist. The truth of Dr. Lecter is that he is Will’s target - but to complicate matters, he’s the only person that can truly understand him.
In this incarnation of Sherlock from creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman assume the roles of Sherlock and Watson as they establish their partnership and begin solving strange mysteries throughout the U.K. and beyond. Set in a more 2010’s modern setting, Sherlock’s eccentric and complex nature is accentuated as he solves seemingly supernatural crimes with unparalleled intellect while struggling to connect with others on a human level. Meanwhile, Watson blogs the stories summarizing their cases while building a strained but caring friendship with his new partner.
House is a medical mystery drama in which the villain is typically a difficult-to-diagnose medical malady. It follows Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), a world-renowned disabled diagnostician with a notorious substance abuse issue. With his team of world-class doctors, House has built a reputation as one of the most brilliant doctors in the world - an especially impressive feat when taking into account that he rarely actually sees his patients.
Rick and Morty is an animated science fiction series that follows the eccentric scientist Rick Sanchez and his impressionable grandson Morty Smith as they embark on perilous adventures across space and alternate dimensions. The show explores the impact of these exploits on Morty’s tumultuous family life and personal challenges.
