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Poll: Television Archenemies With Greatest Chemistry

A poll by mykolayeriomin
Which of these pairs of archenemies have the most sparks fly while sharing the screen? Note: mild spoilers. Also note: some of the pairs have survived numerous incarnations on TV and of those the more recent ones were mostly chosen.

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Results of 767 votes:

  1. 1.

    Andrew Scott and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

     
    "Sherlock": Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty.
  2. 2.

    Giancarlo Esposito and Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

     
    "Breaking Bad": Walter White and Gustavo "Gus" Fring.
  3. 3.

    Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, and Lara Jean Chorostecki in Hannibal (2013)

     
    "Hannibal": Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
  4. 4.

    David Tennant and Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)

     
    "Jessica Jones": Jessica Jones and Kilgrave.
  5. 5.

    David Duchovny and William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)

     
    "X-Files": Fox Mulder and Smoking Man.
  6. 6.

    Peter Capaldi, Michelle Gomez, and John Simm in Doctor Who (2005)

     
    "Doctor Who": The Doctor and The Master.
  7. 7.

    Michael C. Hall and Erik King in Dexter (2006)

     
    "Dexter": Dexter Morgan and James Doakes.
  8. 8.

    Jason Douglas, Andrew Lincoln, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christian Serratos, Ross Marquand, Jordan Woods-Robinson, and Troy Jackson in The Walking Dead (2010)

     
    "The Walking Dead": Rick Grimes and Negan.
  9. 9.

    John Lithgow and Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

     
    "Dexter": Dexter Morgan and Arthur "The Trinity Killer" Mitchell.
  10. 10.

    Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling in Smallville (2001)

     
    "Smallville": Clark Kent and Lex Luthor.
  11. 11.

    Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002)

     
    "Mr. Bean": Mr. Bean and an unseen driver of Reliant Regal car.
  12. 12.

    Vincent D'Onofrio and Charlie Cox in Daredevil (2015)

     
    "Daredevil": Matt "Daredevil" Murdock and Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk.
  13. 13.

    Rose McIver and David Anders in iZombie (2015)

     
    "iZombie": Olivia Moore and Blainde DeBeers.
  14. 14.

    Kyle MacLachlan in Twin Peaks (2017)

     
    "Twin Peaks": Dale Cooper and his doppelganger.
  15. 15.

    Zachary Quinto and Milo Ventimiglia in Heroes (2006)

     
    "Heroes": Peter Petrelli and Sylar.
  16. 16.

    John Barrowman and Stephen Amell in Arrow (2012)

     
    "Arrow": Oliver Queen and Malcolm Merlyn.
  17. 17.

    Ben McKenzie and Robin Lord Taylor in Pilot (2014)

     
    "Gotham": James Gordon and Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot.
  18. 18.

    Cameron Monaghan and David Mazouz in Gotham (2014)

     
    "Gotham": Bruce Wayne and Jerome Valeska.
  19. 19.

    Jon Bernthal, Ben Barnes, and Deantre Williams in The Punisher (2017)

     
    "The Punisher": Frank "The Punisher" Castle and Billy Russo.
  20. 20.

    Kyle MacLachlan and Kenneth Welsh in Twin Peaks (1990)

     
    "Twin Peaks": Dale Cooper and Windom Earle.
  21. 21.

    Alyssa Milano, James Read, and Julian McMahon in Charmed (1998)

     
    "Charmed": Phoebe Halliwell and Cole Turner.
  22. 22.

    Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp in Revenge (2011)

     
    "Revenge": Victoria Grayson and Emily Thorne.
  23. 23.

    Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)

     
    "The Vampire Diaries": Stefan Salvatore and Katherine Pierce.
  24. 24.

    Christian Camargo and Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

     
    "Dexter": Dexter Morgan and Rudy Cooper.
  25. 25.

    Matt Letscher and Grant Gustin in The Flash (2014)

     
    "The Flash": The Flash and Reverse-Flash.
  26. 26.

    Clark Gregg and Brett Dalton in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

     
    "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D": Phil Coulson and Grant Ward.
  27. 27.

    Alexander Skarsgård and Denis O'Hare in True Blood (2008)

     
    "True Blood": Eric Northman and Russell Edgington.
  28. 28.

    Richard Kiel and Michael Dunn in The Wild Wild West (1965)

     
    "The Wild Wild West": James T. West and Dr. Miguelito Loveless.
  29. 29.

    #2

     
    "MacGyver": MacGyver and Murdoc.
  30. 30.

    Neal McDonough, Courtney Ford, and Caity Lotz in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

     
    "DC's Legends of Tomorrow": Sara Lance and Damien Darhk.
  31. 31.

    Jeff Daniels and Jack O'Connell in Godless (2017)

     
    "Godless": Frank Griffin and Roy Goode.
  32. 32.

    Michael Dorn, Stephen Amell, and Josh Segarra in Arrow (2012)

     
    "Arrow": Arrow and Prometheus.
  33. 33.

    Erik LaRay Harvey and Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)

     
    "Luke Cage": Luke Cage and Willis "Diamondback" Stryker.
  34. 34.

    Arthur Darvill and Casper Crump in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

     
    "DC's Legends of Tomorrow": Rip Hunter and Vandal Savage.
  35. 35.

    Christopher Lambert and Chris O'Donnell in NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

     
    "NCIS: Los Angeles": J. Callen and Marcel "Chameleon" Janvier.

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