Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171105051150

Often while trying to see why some things are the way they are, I think I've stumbled on a pretty good sysnosis of each of our villains for this season. There are a number of villanous archetypes, but I'm focusing on the more human ones and what we've seen thus far.

The Bully (Lady Tremaine): Pretty self-explanatory. That's the role she plays. The person you hate. Not love to hate, just hate. Almost Stephen King movie-esque where the bullies are just over the top evil and borderline crazy. She might fill another role later on, but as off now, I think that was the role intended for her to play.

The Criminal (Dr. Facilier): Sketchy, but he does seem like the devious person trying to get more power and things related to his ambitious greed (like freedom from his "friends"). Might be different, but this is the best I can relate him to.

The Mastermind (Witch): Pretty much set up. She plays Tremaine's game and she's manipulating Drizella. Though she's in chains and others order her around, I believe that she's calling the shots.

The Henchman (Drizella): She was for Tremaine, she is as such for the Witch. The archetype describes the henchman as ruthless, skilled, and pretty much the one doing the dirty work. She's doing all of this under the Witch's guidance. Perhaps not knowingly so, or maybe she's just temporarily ahead of Tremaine and the Witch.

That's what I've got so far. I think this pretty much spells how Tremaine is written mostly just so abusive and an outright bully with slight motivation. Drizella is probably going to be the bigger, proactive force as will suit her role as Henchman. The Witch is probably saved for later as she's the Big Bad behind the scenes. Maybe they'll change as the season progresses. Maybe it was just coincedental writing, but I hope some of this is the case adn we can see transitions between the characters. 