We really need a word for the type of character whose smug gloating is there specifically to point out the exact psychological buttons the writer wants to press in our hero.
jblum: Doctor Who 5x01 — The Eleventh Hour a typically thoughtful aside from Jon Blum’s review of “The Eleventh Hour”. The blowfish man from the pre-credits sequence in the season two opener of Torchwood is another example.

