User blog comment:LuluTDFan/What makes a good villain?/@comment-2021069-20131010015423/@comment-1874924-20131010042044

In like vein, it's good to keep in mind that even the most irredeemably evil villain can still have virtues such as valuing and rewarding loyalty. The lack of this trait was a notable failing of Season 1 Heather. She did not really value Lindsay's loyalty, instead merely accepting it as her due.

Season 3 Heather was basically a Designated Villain--treated as a villain by the story despite not really doing anything genuinely villainous. She was a villain because of past misdeeds, not recent misdeeds, and everyone--including Heather herself--seemed to think that was perfectly natural.