This “evil” character deserves his own spin-off

The big picture

• Sister Andrea has become a fan favorite in
  Bad
  thanks to his courage and his faith.
• Season 3 of
  Bad
  sees Sister Andrea play a more prominent role in the fight against the demons.
• A potential spin-off featuring Sister Andrea or the Bouchard girls could expand the
  Bad
  universe.

AS Badone of the greatest television shows of all time, nears its end, the hope of some sort of life preserver for the show fades. Mind you, life preservers are only thrown to those series that are looking for a life beyond their cancellation date, and it’s clear that the creators of the series Michelle AND Robert King they’re not actively trying to do so, stressing that while they love the characters, a sequel “isn’t a conversation [they’ve] that I had.”

But could divine intervention lead to the series continuing in another form, say a spin-off? The Kings haven’t necessarily closed the door on that, simply saying they would never say no to the idea. So let’s say a spin-off is in the cards. There’s potential there, as a prequel, allowing us to see how Leland (Michael Emerson) has gone from “friend of the Vatican” to its cunning enemy, but the most outstanding character in the series deserves to move on: Sister Andrea (Andrea Martin).

Evil’s sister Andrea has quickly become a fan favorite

Sister Andrea entered first Bad in the second season of “A is for Angel”, a modest nun in charge of scrubbing floors. It doesn’t take long before Sister Andrea abandons “modest” and becomes someone who challenges David (Mike Colter), giving him advice in a direct but loving way. Sister Andrea, in effect, becomes David’s spiritual advisor.telling David to get over himself and stop trying to force God to talk to him, but also has the grace to sit down and teach him As to speak to God, using a metronome as a tool. Sister Andrea becomes invaluable to the team, translating the map of the sigils, which becomes a primary element in the series as it progresses and reveals that there are 60 demonic houses of Satan, each of which has a master who passes leadership to a successor in the event of death, or the house itself dies.

While these details prove to be of great importance, Sister Andrea’s fearlessness in the face of evil would soon become another aspect that endeared her to fans. When confronted by a demon at night, she grabs a crucifix and stabs it, not out of panic but with a confidence that comes from an unshakable faith. That fearlessness would also inform her confrontations with Leland, who initially tells her, “Nuns are irrelevant. Go pray.” It’s words he quickly regrets when the “irrelevant” nun becomes one of the few who can not only stand up to him, but instill fear in him. No better example of this than during Leland’s “exorcism,” where she, after promising to help David defeat Leland, pours holy water on Leland, burning his skin. It turns out Sister Andrea has replaced the holy water with ammonia, and when Leland confronts her about it, attempting to attack her, she pulls out a knife. Maybe she didn’t need to go ammonia, but what she did was expose Leland for the evil force he truly is, and make her his antithesis. Fearless, devoted, funny, calm and gifted with both street smarts and faith, It’s no surprise that Sister Andrea was promoted to a series regular in time for season three.

Evil’s sister Andrea is getting better and better

Season 3 of Bad wasted no time in making Sister Andrea a more important part of the story. One storyline sees Leland attempting to manipulate Sister Andrea into resigning from the church, telling the Monsignor (Boris McGiver) is hallucinating and a burden to the church after witnessing her conversing with a demon only she could see. She defiantly refuses and calls for an investigation, led by the Council of Heretical Practices, after the no-nonsense nun objects to the cardinal conversing with a demon. Who he doesn’t do it Do you love a nun who is willing to step up to a Catholic bigwig, challenging the Orthodox hierarchy by simply doing what she knows is right? Leland’s machinations to oust her fail and Sister Andrea keeps her job with David’s help.

As Robert King said, speaking about Sister Andrea’s story that unfolds after the events of season two, “We like the idea of ​​her as a Arnold Schwarzenegger action heroine, even if it’s Andrea Martin. You can’t think of anything more fun than that, she’s literally physically fighting demons.” And she would take down a lot of them over the course of season three and beyond, with the takedown of the demon herd in the Bouchard house being an absolute must-see in the season three finale. In the fourth season, Sister Andrea raises the bar even furtherfacing one demon after another (her presence in the storm, challenging the demons behind it in the name of Christ, in “How to Survive a Storm”, is incredible) and guiding the protagonists as only she can, providing them with a voice of reason and faith in the midst of the storm.

‘Evil’ Could Introduce More Than One Spin-Off Series

The reason Sister Andrea is so beloved by fans is due to the creative talent behind her.Andrea Martin herself. The seasoned veteran actress brings conviction to the role without falling into stereotypes or mocking the portrayal. We believe Sister Andrea believes, without a shadow of a doubt, and as funny as some of her moments are, Martin never turns them into farce. She’s funny when she needs to be, stern when she needs to be, and the love Martin instills in the character for others (and contempt for Leland and his demonic cronies) is never in doubt. A beautiful moment in season 4’s “How to Build a Coffin” finds Sister Andrea dealing with a “pain demon” that has attached itself to Father Ignatius (Mr. Wallace), still undecided about the Monsignor’s death. The demon tries to exploit a past pain from her past, and Martin lets the pain show in his eyes, giving the moment a sad thought before shaking it off and defeating the demon by having Father Ignatius speak out about it. (The demon’s crunching underfoot is just the perfect exclamation point.)

Martin has more than proven that she has mastered the character, and it really seems like the long-time character actress has the right role that can be presented as the core of a new series. If the team is disbanded due to lack of funding, Sister Andrea might be the right person already in the company to pick up where they left off. Not only would it make sense, but it would also leave the door open for other cast members to return. Her devotion in a TV world that largely vilifies her is refreshing, and a spinoff could begin with a powerful female character in sheep’s clothing, ready to take on the forces of evil with wit, cunning, and garden shears.

But if a Sister Andrea spin-off doesn’t work out, could another character (or characters) make for an interesting series? The Bouchard Girls. I’ve always maintained that they are the best characters in Badalong with Sister Andrea, and a series that revolves around such a tight-knit group with incredible chemistry and realism could be fantastic. It would be difficult to make something with the characters so young now, but how about a spinoff centered on a future where the Bouchard girls are dealing with evil in their own way? The casting would have to nail that chemistry and sense of fun that serves the characters so well now, but that’s not an impossible task by any means. Better yet, have Sister Andrea around as their mentor, allowing the best of the best to shine together. Or how about a series about Robert the Doll? Delete that, that thing gives me the shivers.

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