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DSidd wrote: I think the show has definitely delved into deeper grey area with the revelation surrounding the Author manipulating stories and the r word.

Surely, he could have (and probably has) manipulated each and every relationship featured in the book and could have even made characters take their relationship a step further without their implicit consent ... surely this would make any relationships involved forced?

The problem is this show talks a lot about destiny and fate and greater forces working to make things happen, so consent is really a subjective thing in a lot of the situations.

Although I would definitely agree that the r word is an accurate description of the relationship between Regina and the Huntsman (perhaps it was just to make a varied example of her darkness) While I love the way Regina described fate and free will, this gives people a chance to blame an outside force for their problems. Another problem is "fate". The way Regina described it was wonderful, but it makes it as though they can't really put much control in the end result and I can understand why they would react in certain ways. Using what Regina said, Rumple would be fated to have his son become fatherless, which means Rumple would die or become the Dark One. That's where Free Will comes in and he gets to choose, though neither of them a good thing. Either he dies and lose his son or he lives, lose his son and then gets his son back and then his son dies. Um, well if there ever was a tragic character......