The 20 best TV characters of 2016 according to Rolling Stone
The top 3 according to 329 votes from people: Michael (The Good Place) · Eleven (Stranger Things) · Agent Dom DiPierro (Mr. Robot). (Updated Aug 26, 2020.)
Eleven from Stranger Things, Fleabag, Westworld's Dr. Ford and The Walking Dead's Negan: the 20 TV characters Rolling Stone named the best of the year in December 2016, in the article's order and with the actors who played them.
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Top 20
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1
Michael (The Good Place)
With Ted Danson (NBC): the architect of the "Good Place" in NBC's metaphysical comedy.
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2
Eleven (Stranger Things)
With Millie Bobby Brown (Netflix): both the most powerful and the most vulnerable character on the show.
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3
Agent Dom DiPierro (Mr. Robot)
With Grace Gummer (USA Network): the FBI agent who makes you root against the revolution.
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4
Marcia Clark (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)
With Sarah Paulson (FX): the prosecutor in the 1995 trial and the sexism she faced.
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5
Cornell „Cottonmouth" Stokes (Luke Cage)
With Mahershala Ali (Netflix): a street-level supervillain from the Marvel/Netflix universe.
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6
Gatsby the Dog (High Maintenance)
The dog of High Maintenance (HBO): infatuation and despair without a line of dialogue.
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7
Tulip O'Hare (Preacher)
With Ruth Negga (AMC): her best on-screen work of the year.
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8
Dr. Robert Ford (Westworld)
With Anthony Hopkins (HBO): the smiling co-founder and chief narrative architect of the park.
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9
Negan (The Walking Dead)
With Jeffrey Dean Morgan (AMC): the villain with the baseball bat Lucille.
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10
Sarah (Horace and Pete)
With Laurie Metcalf (louisck.net): her nine-minute monologue in one unbroken close-up.
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11
Darius (Atlanta)
With LaKeith Stanfield (FX): the oddball who keeps everyone else on their toes.
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12
Portia Davenport (Search Party)
With Meredith Hagner (TBS): the shallow hipster sidekick.
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13
Dennis Box (The Night Of)
With Bill Camp (HBO): the quietly confident detective.
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14
Tig Bavaro (One Mississippi)
With Tig Notaro (Amazon): the comedian processing her own tragedies.
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15
Chuck Rhoades (Billions)
With Paul Giamatti (Showtime): the US Attorney battling hedge-funder Bobby Axelrod.
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16
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite)
With Maria Bamford (Netflix): the semi-autobiographical lead.
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17
Issa (Insecure)
With Issa Rae (HBO): the socially awkward young woman in Los Angeles.
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18
Richard Roper (The Night Manager)
With Hugh Laurie (AMC/BBC): the rapacious arms dealer.
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19
Frank Castle (The Punisher) (Daredevil)
With Jon Bernthal (Netflix): Daredevil's enemy, ally and cautionary photo-negative.
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20
Fleabag (Fleabag)
With Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Amazon): the title character of the London black comedy.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (2)
Dass der Hund aus High Maintenance drin ist, finde ich großartig. Die Folge war wirklich traurig.
Hugh Laurie als Roper war für mich die Rolle des Jahres, noch vor Hopkins in Westworld.