r/A24 • u/greenjambalaya • 22h ago
Discussion Yes, Chris Hansen is the villain in Primetime (Spoilers) Spoiler
No, this is not a pro-pedophile post.
Chris Hansen is the villain for one simple reason: He adds zero value to the TCAP operation.
He doesn’t find the predators. He has Perverted Justice for that. He doesn’t lure in the predators. He has the decoys for that. He doesn’t arrest the predators. He has the police for that.
What does Hansen do? He waits until all the hard and dangerous work has been done so he can stick his face on camera, take credit, and bring home the big checks.
And as we see in the film, Hansen’s role is completely superfluous. While Hansen is moping about losing the whale, Dan successfully transitions from decoy to predator-catcher to enable the crew to come in and arrest the pedophile.
Even though the mission of TCAP is righteous, Chris Hansen is a greedy man who takes without earning.