Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4467206-20161205063902/@comment-25375217-20161205210525

It's also worth noting that the sympathetic backstory usually comes with redemption. Regina, Zelena, and Ingrid all ended up regretting their choices and choosing good. Rumple is... possibly going to choose good eventually. Pan, Isaac, Hades, Cruella, etc. were all supposed to be evil and nothing more, so if the audience feels bad for them it doesn't work.