Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20141208070047/@comment-25701646-20141212022637

The Red-Orange-Fuschia-Queen wrote: I think how one becomes a hero is not important. Yes Ingrid's changes may be abrupt, but she did the right thing in the end and I believe that should be recognized. Look at Regina, even as a hero her ways are not always the nicest way possible. The point is, Ingrid changed after she read the letter, and that's that. She died undoing the curse she casted. Even the snow falling at the end of the episode kind of added the impact of bittersweetness, which convinces me more that Ingrid in fact died as a hero. Okay. We'll need to agree to disagree on that, because I think motivations are hugeley important. After all, it makes all the difference in the world if someone does something out of greed or genuine affection. It tells us how likely the person is to keep making the right decisions. The whole- "My sisters hate me? I'll destroy everyone except the ones who serve my own selfish needs! Wait, they love me? Eh, the town can live! I'm gonna go join my real sisters now." Doesn't seem like the thinking of a hero, but a psychopath.