Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-5094906-20150503164016/@comment-24674051-20150504154128

Wicked77 wrote: Plus, remember that Maleficent was born with the balance of good and evil. Even though she embraced the evil side more she still has goodness in her, and is motivated by the love for her child. Lily never had that, but rather faced the abandonment of her mother (she thought), being left by her only true friend, and living a life that always seemed to take the wrong turn. She's got a lot of built up anger and is ready for revenge. And, Maleficent stated he wasn't interested in Snow and Charming's death but rather their long, enduring suffering; seeing Emma turn to the dark side would certainly suffice to meet that criteria. As regards to Lily, she still has her potential for Good, that was never taken away. The only thing that changed is that she got an extra dose of protential for darkness. It may take a little while for Emma and Maleficent to be able to help Lily tap into that good potential.

As for Utter's comment about Maleficent being level headed, I totally agree. As villians go, Mal is the one that concerns me the most, because she is not hot headed, not irrational, not crazy. She's not even that cold. Therefore, that actually makes her all the more dangerous. I'll save other comments for the "Thoughts on Mother" thread.