Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6208134-20130211030920/@comment-6905051-20130404090550

I think, MM's overprotectiveness comes from her maternal instinct of a new mother. When the curse broke, MM is actually standing in the time point, where she just gave birth to her daughter and lost her immediately and now she does not want to let go. She is this overprotective tigress when it comes to her cub. This and the fact, Emma and MM were roomies and friends  allthrough season1, has had a certain level of comfort within them. Also their journey in FTL, the perils faced together brought them close.

David had had no interaction with Emma as such. Season1, he was some random coma patient, pet shop worker her roomie took fancy in and landed herself in a lot of trouble for that. He was sort of this coward guy and Emma was the person in control. NOw that the curse broke, he is also the new father but instead of a baby or a little girl, there stands a fully grown, wordly wise woman, who actually has more worldly knowledge than him. Emma already has the skills, knowledge ability that they acquire from father. He was not even her friend. And immediately, within 24 hours of knowing who she is, she is lost. There has not been much chance for both of them to come together and explore things which they have in common. And ever since they returned, its one trouble after another. But I do see Emma and David dispensing of sheriff duties together. Remember the episode outsider. I think David is a man of action, as he himself said, snow did the talking. And the time he spends doing administrative stuff as deputy to Emma is the only way he bonds with her.

Also maybe he is a guy and emma is the grown up daughter that makes it difficult. He slipped into a much comfortable friend and guide role with Henry. Even in outsider epi, he can tell him not to do something more smoothely than even Emma.

I think compared to the time David and Emma spend with each other, MM spent even less with Henry and we should see them bonding together too. Like walking hand in hand to a target practise.