10 Smartest Villain Plans In TV Shows
1. Intimate Confessions - Petyr Baelish
We could have included a number of different plans from Game of Thrones on this list.
The Lannisters' ambitions to steal the Iron Throne. Olenna Martel's murder plot against Joffrey. Melissandre's manipulation of Stannis. But we've gone for one that's little more subtle, but still highly effective.
Although still the son of a Lord, Petyr Baelish's family was not one of the great houses of Westeros. However, after becoming ward to House Tully, he grew his social stature and eventually became the King's Master of Coin.
That's the not the only thing he was in charge of, as Baelish also set up a series of brothels around King's Landing. Good wholesome family fun, that.
What better place to catch people off guard than when they've literally got their trousers round their ankles? Baelish used his network of sex workers to extract secrets from the most powerful people in the capital, growing his own influence as a result.
From relative humble beginnings to one of the most secretly powerful men in the land, Petyr Baelish's rise to the top was as despicable as it was brilliant.
He might be Littlefinger, but his brain is anything but tiny.