John Wayne never was cast in a western as the evil cattle baron who shot the sheriff, kidnapped the school marm and pillaged and burned the town. Jimmy Stewart didn't star as a nasty Nazi colonel in a WWII movie. Gary Cooper wouldn't play the role of Benedict Arnold or a Russian spy. Not once did moviegoers see Fred Astaire as a mob boss.
Good guys remain good guys.
Clint Eastwood doesn't become Lee Van Cleef. Captain Kirk doesn't become a Klingon. The Lone Ranger doesn't become a masked bank robber. But Rob Blake, a Hollywood hero for 12 years, suddenly is playing the villain. The Pariah - returned Monday night.