Boring villains who do evil things, because they're evil. Seeing genuine emotions in villains, like fear, compassion, or sadness, can be more interesting. Legitimate grievances or believing they're doing something good can make them much more interesting.

Been meditating for about 10 years. Last 5 years or so have been mostly using the Waking Up app, which is inspired by Dzogchen/non-dual mindfulness. Super interesting.