@medchen wrote:
Hmm! I dont believe that. Do you ? But of course Snow would. It’s that whole ‘You’re either born with a good soul or a bad soul’ discussion.
I don’t know if even Snow believed what she said. She always tries to see the good in everyone. So I don’t think she thinks anyone is born with a bad soul. Therefore, she can’t believe that anyone is born with a good soul either. Of course, people aren’t always that logical with what they believe. Anyway, I think she just said that to Charming to reassure him and because she doesn’t like to think that he could’ve been as bad as the real James and maybe just because she has “blind, love-goggles on” like someone said on The Other Side of the Mirror podcast.
Nature vs Nurture is a big theme for this show. I think that biological parents and adoptive parents are a big part of that. What do you think the writers are actually trying to say about it? I think that they believe nurture determines who you are. Because “no one is evil for evil’s sake” in this show. But sometimes I wonder. Henry is most like The Charmings, and that’s his nature taking charge, not his nurture.
@medchen wrote:
It’s really brilliant that they brought that up using two twin brothers raised differently. I only wish they would have elaborated more on that, but maybe they will in flashbacks. Would have been better if they had kept James alive, in my opinion.
Yes, it would’ve been so much better if he was still alive. At least we got this much. We didn’t see him at all in the dragon/midas episode (The shepherd?) did we?