Who's in love with The OA (especially that amazing villain)?

I know it starts ridiculously slow, but man, I love this show. Especially the bad guy, Hap. The way he's introduced at first, you're like, "I thiiiink he's a bad guy," but he's so vulnerable with Prairie, you let your guard down.

Then that door slams shut...

I'm only on Episode 6 of season 1, so no spoilers please!!!

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So, technical question... how do they do this vulnerable villain thing so well? Hap seems to fly in the face of basic writing rules, like "the villain should be hateable." I personally vacillate between hate and sympathy for Hap, depending on the scene. How do you guys react to him?

Riiiight?

I guess I should say, I don't feel sympathy for him, but I can see him grasping after his own lost decency in the way he relates to The OA *sometimes.* And yeah, he totally thinks he's the hero of his story.

That scene in Grand Central Station, when he gives her the heartbeat-hearing device... chilllzzzz

I'll have to check out her other stuff. TBH, I hadn't heard of her before I saw this.

Now I feel like a creep for thinking Hap was showing real vulnerability. Maybe it was just the acting--that dude is phenomenal. Or I would be duped by Hap and become one of his victims. Who knows...

The show being a little self-indulgent... toootally. It has an indie film feel at the beginning (in a bad way).

I think Brit just sells it for me. She's so real in the show.