Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170805235523/@comment-25926288-20170806021123

Zelena is fine to introduce here.

But it's part of the issue. Zelena follows a similar path as Regina, but there I guess are value judgements on how "evil" are they and what counts versus what doesn't. You could argue that Zelena didn't do that much evil, but some could value her "killing Neal" and Marian and constantly bragging about it without remorse makes her horrible. But then, comparisons begin to happen.

It is about perception, I suppose. However, something's could be related to writing. Hook commits a self-sacrifice, like Rumple and Regina before him. Regina didn't die. Rumple did die, but lost his son upon resurrection. Hook was ressurected, in a roundabout way.

Do we discount Regina's because she didn't die? Do we discount Regina's and Hook's because they were correcting their own wrong? Do we discount Rumple's because he promoted went on to be evil?