Which is a shame cause bringing a character to a confrontation about the bad things they did creates great scenes and great drama (e.g. Emma and Neal bar scene in 214). Characters can have flaws, characters can do make mistakes, that’s what makes them interesting. But there is no point if they are not confronted about it, everything is forgotten and everyone is happy. Redemption is not just forget about the past and doing good things, it’s about atonement, making amends and earning forgiveness
See this is where the Neal hate comes, bc with everyone else they show the abuser side, and im not calling Neal abuser, but im saying that on Neal and Emma case, they showed only Emma side, reason why Neal is so hated, bc to the fans he is an abuser, they never showed Neal side, Adam said that Neal didnt called the police and that bad things would happen if they ended together, but they never shown, Neal not calling the police, or the bad things that could ahev happen, or how was Neal life after leaving Emma, that is why on oncers minds, what Neal did to Emma was worst than Regina or Hook or even Rumple, or Zelena did as villains, in this case they were only focus on the “victim” side.
I agree, I think Neal is unfairly hated because we didn’t get the whole story (and never will because of fanservice), because he can’t get the excuse of “it’s fantasy, it’s not real” or “he was a villain”, because he was called out on the mistake he made from his victim (because that’s what should be done), because he was clearly the direction they were going for and it was hated by CS and SQ (as much as “they are on SF side” now), ultimately making him off the show (even if it’s indirectly). It always bothers me how they think that Neal is such a horrible person for what he did, but somehow Hook and Regina, both tried to kill Emma, are saints.
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