Where She's From: Arrested Development (Spoilers below)Why She's Evil: She masterminded the Bluth family's illegal dealings, including some 'light treason'.
Why She's Awesome: She is the acerbic matriarch of the most dysfunctional family ever. The family's lack of social skills, life skills, tact and general ability are surprising at first, until you meet their mother.
Through much of the series she exists as a comic foil, undercutting her children's efforts and reminding them that they are too fat or stupid to succeed in what one assumes is a defense mechanism aimed at keeping them close. It is only at the end that we realise that she is behind the Bluth's illegal business dealings, and had allowed the blame to fall on her husband.
The joy of Lucille is her dialogue - razor-sharp, withering lines come with regularity.
Most importantly, her grand, greedy scheme is what kicks off Arrested Development, and for that we should all be grateful.
Best Moments: "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire", "I never cared for GOB", "your father with his disgusting tweaking. I couldn't breast feed any of you kids because of that man", "You are a worse psychiatrist than you are a son-in-law, and you will never get work as an actor because you have no talent", wine is only alcoholic if you let it sit ... I could go on.
Honourable Mentions from Arrested Development: George Snr, J Walker Weatherman, Mr F, Wayne Jarvis
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