Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-5989182-20131118024820

GothicNarcissus wrote: XxBadWolfxX wrote: ChocolatEyes613 wrote: GothicNarcissus wrote: He's also guillable to no end. He does harm even when he tries to do good (see 3x07), and is totally ready to believe anything based on nothing. Incidentally the curse was real, but he would have believed in it even if it hadn't been. Same goes with Peter Pan: he totally bought Wendy's story without questioning it even for a second. And I mean, yes, he is eleven years old, but isn't that the age kids start questioning childish beliefs? .-. Ironically, this is exactly why Henry is the Truest Believer. No wonder it took Peter Pan, so long to find him.... most children are not that stupid, or gulliable. Would I be giving the writers too much credit by saying, this was their intention? I feel as tho Henry's beliefs and feelings come from wanting to be a Hero. Wanting to save people and see them unharmed. In "Manhattan" Henry was a bug, but many times he cared about how Rumple was doing.

Like I mentioned, the only times he told off Regina was when she was hurting others. Which I think is a noble trait. Going to lenths to stand up even to loved ones on behalf of his friends. Henry is not like other kids these days. He thinks about and cares for the safety of others. Sure, but once Regina started to reedem herself, all she got was a couple of hugs every now and then. A bit too little for someone who's taken care of you all your life.

Henry's real problem, imo, is that he has never outgrown his mere plot device status. He's there to set the story in motion. Need to bring Emma to Storybrooke? Henry. Need her to start a feud with Regina? Henry. Need her to believe in the curse? Henry. Need the Charmings to save Regina at cost of sending Emma and Mary Margaret to the Enchanted Forest? Henry. Need Regina to start rediming herself? Henry. Need to give Rumple a new storyline after he finds his son? Henry. Need Cora to turn Regina back to evil? Henry. Need to take everybody to Neverland? Henry.

Okay, he's serving his purpose, but as a character he's useless. He hasn't done a single good – or by that matter interesting – thing by himself except bossing around and giving unappliable moral advice. Even when he tried, it turned out to be much ado about nothing (see Wendy in last week's episode). He really needs to develop into something, otherwise he'll keep on getting more and more annoying. He didn't need anyone to help him talk Jefferson into finding Grace.