Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-6963628-20131001115752/@comment-24008305-20131015072933

Fluteline24 wrote: SkyCloud24 wrote: Regina, Emma, Rumple & Cora. I'm drawn to the tragic characters. There's so much history and depth to these characters. Plus, it balances out the "true love" characters like Snow & Charming who I'm so sick of. I'm glad the tragic characters are there to rain on their parade (Barbara Streisand reference). Apparently having both of your parents MURDERED (Snow) doesn't count as tragic?

Or being forced on the run by your psychotic step-mother who has a vendetta against the wrong person?

Or having to give up your BABY because said psychotic step-mother was going to KILL HER and cast a curse to take away your happy ending?

Yeah. Snow and Charming are just as perfect as can be. I should have phrased my previous comment differently. The point I was trying to make is that Snow & Charming come out seemingly unaffected by any of their tragedies (with the exception of Snow going all Emo cuz she killed Cora) whereas Emma, Regina, Rumple & Cora have scars that will never heal (and this is evident in their constant internal struggles to become better people, and to do the right thing, whereas characters like Snow & Charming seem to have everything under control, with the exception of being easily manipulated). And with the way the show is set up, not only do we get a more in-depth look at these characters and their stories compared to some of the other characters, but there's a sort of yin-yang portrayal of the "true love" or hero characters vs. the antagonistic or anti-hero characters. The only "in-between" characters are the minor characters. I really don't think it's that hard to see why some audience members might gravitate more towards these antagonistic or anti-hero characters. I mean, they're portrayed more realistically than most of the other characters. Now if this was a different version of snow white, like Snow White & the Huntsman, then yeah, I'd be all over the protagonists (and honestly, I highly prefer Kristen's Snow White to OUAT's Snow White).