I Just Rewatched 'The Princess Diaries' and Realized Who the *Actual* Villain of the Movie Is

I hadn't seen The Princess Diaries in over ten years. Although I have the scenes and lines memorized at this point, it had been a while since I sat and watched the whole thing in full. So when I recently did just that, I was relieved that it still held up (despite my shifting views on the makeover scene—there is nothing wrong with Mia Thermopolis's frizzy curly locks!), but there was one thing I realized about the 2001 film: who the true villain is.

See, you can point to a ton of villains in the movie. Queen Clarisse for not being a more central character in Mia's life. Mia's mother for not telling her about her lineage. Her late father for withholding this big secret long before he died (though her finding the letter later in the movie is very much Mia's own fault). You can even consider the obvious 'villains' who wanted to see our princess fail: her bullies (Y2K Mandy is amazing though) and other royal families vying for the crown.

However, there is only one TRUE villain of this film and it's Miss Lilly Moscovitz. She was actually a terrible best friend and by far the worst character. At 7 years old, I never realized just how awful she was to Mia. Don't believe me? Here are three instances when she was the toxic friend you wish she left in high school.

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This was the first moment in the movie where I wanted to throw my remote at the TV. It happened early on, after Mia already found out that she was the true heir of Genovia and was coming to grips with learning about this news from her estranged grandmother. While walking with Lilly, the topic of her father came up. Mia says, "At least your dad's still alive," to which Lilly responds, "Hey, I thought you got over that. It's been two months."

I'm sorry, what? Grief doesn't have an off switch. Whether you lost a person yesterday or 20 years ago, you may never get over their death. It's not something you can 'get over.' I was beyond shocked to hear that, especially coming from her best friend. Maybe Lilly should spend time reading our article, Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Grieving, huh?

Fact: Lilly was a big time hater. If my BFF got a new haircut or was sporting makeup for the first time, I would be hyping her up. Mia's so-called bestie let her jealously show and was berating the princess of Genovia once she saw her transformation. Mia had the biggest smile on her face, but it went away the second Lilly says, "Oi. Who destroyed you? You look ridiculous, you should sue." Gut-wrenching.

If I was Mia, I would've told Joe to drive away and never look back. But instead she listened to Lilly tell her how awful, selfish and different she is. The 'quirky' character didn't even notice her friend was crying right next to her. I wish Joe's powerful words would've been a wake up call for Mia, but alas, she still kept Lilly around.