Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-6003903-20130506204929/@comment-6175354-20130510193420

Fractuared Fairytales wrote: Deathwalker 13000 wrote:

Just because the writers made Peter demonic and Neverland hellish does not mean that it's a bad twist- in fact, I think it's a brilliant twist, and it's one of my favorite liberties that the writers have taken so far. It's not too difficult to think of Peter as a demonic abductor of children. He lures them into Neverland with the promise of eternal youth and no adults, effectively commiting kidnap, and brings them to an otherworldly island where they have no hope of escaping without his aid- and this is the original story. It only makes sense for the writers of Once Upon a Time to take the darker and grittier route. You want to know what they were thinking? I dunno, but in this episode, it was genius. These last couple of episodes, especially this one, certainly make up for the lackluster middle of this season.

Totally agree on loving the twist - and this comes from someone who absolutely ADORES the original story. If you really pay attention to the underlying context of J.M. Barrie's writing, Peter was not a hero... Really, he's a rather sinister character. He's selfish, unfeeling and wreckless, and cares nothing about the Lost Boys (there's even indication that if any of the boys start to show signs of growing up, he has them killed/exiled). Think about it... he banished Tinkerbell, who was his best friend... he has no qualms about killing pirates, and even threatens the Boys, themselves - and when hunting Hook, he's actually -happy- at the prospect of killing him... he returns years after Wendy grows up and, despite Wendy's protests, takes her daughter with him to Neverland.

I find it silly to stop watching a show because of a liberty the writers take - Of course they're gonna change up the storyline, if they can get away with it. Why would they want to do the same story that's been done already, so many times? Why not change it up and give people something new to think about. And to stop watching before the story has even really been explores is absolutely ridiculous. Give it time, before you knock it. Agreed.... the twist is brilliant!

Love the original Peter Pan, and I am intrigued by Neverland being a sinister place. It really does fit with J.M. Barrie's story.