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Eskaver wrote: Begfhn wrote:

Hansel's bias against witches started before he met Zelena and Zelena was a victim of discrimination. Hansel knew who Zelena was (aka the Wicked Witch). Not discrimination when you know that the WW is a Mass-Munchkin Murdering tyrant. That point is valid. However, Hansel said there is no such thing as a good witch when there were clearly good witches in Oz before Zelena took over. Hansel's actions were still not justified. Obviously, I don't agree with Zelena's actions. Seeing two children who are about to get eaten, having the full ability to save them, and leaving them to die is wrong, even if one of the children insults you really badly. But Zelena realized her mistake and tried to do the right thing. She was just a little too late. Not only was she ridiculed for her inactions. Hansel straight up tried to murder her.

And are we really supposed to feel sympathy for Hansel? He was a witch-hater, even before almost getting eaten. He did not have the tragic backstory that most villains on this show had. I mean his entire descent into villainry revolved around one traumatic childhood event. He still had a father and sister who loved and supported him. He had the chance to start over in a new land under a new identity where he was considered a hero. He had a friend who would never leave his side. Hansel kidnapped and nearly murdered his best friend just because of his connection to Zelena. It shows that he is uncapable of loving or caring for anyone, something we have seen with few villains on this show. And seriously, he spent decades trying to get revenge on a witch for burning his arm? That's one of the lamest reasons. I could understand him wanting revenge on the blind witch, or even more on Drizella (who he made no attempt to kill), but him wanting revenge on Zelena just seems like him generalizing his feelings about witches.