Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27079851-20171120082917/@comment-1916997-20171129061146

Utter solitude wrote:

CoolDudeAl wrote: I have one final question: Why is everyone making it like the writers are condoning what Gothel did? They specifically did that to show how she is a terrible person. No one was upset when Cruella murdered her mother and then her mother's dogs, because the point was she was a terrible person. Many people actually love that episode. How come showing murder and cruelty to animals for entertainment is okay? Because they don't get punished for it. And you're okay with that. You are part of the problem.

There was blacklash with Zelena and Robin. The writers didn't give a fig about it and have done the same thing again. THAT is the issue. And this whole thing too many fans do trying to justify it is part of the issue too.

"I certainly don't want to have a whole episode where we learn about all the terrible things that happen from being raped. That is not what this show is for." but you're okay with men being raped and the women who rape them having zero consequences. TV show or not, that's messed up. No, I didn't say that I'm okay with men getting raped and women having no consequences. I just seperate fiction from reality. Gothel and WHook aren't real, so if the show decides Gothel doesn't get punished, that is the writers choice. It doesn't really effect anything. And the real world has enough problems for me to worry about, without me having to worry about fictional characters. Also, I think I figured out what the issue I'm having with everyone having an issue this time is: assuming Gothel won't get punished, get killed, etc. for her crimes. We have not seen how they will end Gothel's story arc, everyone is just assuming she's going to get a free pass. And yes, villains (and heroes) have gotten a lot of free passes on this show, but many have also been punished or killed for what they did. So why doesn't everyone wait for Gothel's arc to end, before we all say the writers aren't showing consequences for what Gothel did.