Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13475854-20140330141810/@comment-9232373-20140404134039

Will Nenya wrote: I'm not convinced about the Blue Fairy. I mean I know she lied and seems overly strict. But then again doing the right thing isn't always the easy thing or the most convinent thing to do. She's all about the greater good. That doesn't mean she has to make everyone happy. Also on Regina, look at it this way, she could have helped. But she knew that Regina was very close to Rumple, hence she's prone to relapses and then Blue would be back to square one. She would have spent all that time trying to help Regina when it could all have been for nothing. That said I think she should have tried to help Regina. I'm just trying to give reasons why she didn't.

I take issue with people removing others' choices and freewill under the guise of the "greater good". It's a common theme, in both RL and literature. The Jedi in Star Wars for example, they say they are good, and have good intentions, but they cause the death of millions and force their will onto people who didn't ask for it and don't want it. The Blue Fairy fits this category perfectly. Good will or not, power can be very corrupting, even if you think you're doing good by people.