@thelonebamf wrote:
Just a little note about the Blue Fairy- something that caught my attention while reviewing the episode “The Return”, in my mind I thought she had purposely misled Rumplestiltskin when he visited her at the abbey, but I realized this was just clever writing.
She tells Gold that August has been
-Looking for guidance
-Searching for his father
-Hadn’t spoken to him yet
-Because it had been a difficult partingGold (and the audience) assume she is referring to Bae, even though we have no reason to believe BF has her memories of FTL back. However, knowing who August really is, all of BF’s words apply quite well to Pinocchio’s story. Haha! Clever boy! It’s possible that August went seeking out actual help regarding his own situation, but set her up in such a way that if she revealed anything to Gold, it would help support the notion that he was actually Baelfire. I have to go with this idea because when Gold confronts August in the woods, August assumes that Gold thinks he is his son, but all Gold says is “I know who you really are, and what you’re looking for”.
Although, I guess August could have gauged how much Mr. Gold knew by that statement.
“I know who you are.”
Either he knows who I really am, Pinocchio, or he’s found the misinformation I’ve left behind and he thinks I’m Baelfire.
“And I know what you’re looking for.”
Ah ha! He’s found the clues I left about the dagger, meaning he’s likely snapped up the other false leads I left, leading him to believe that I’m Baelfire.And thus August lays on the “Papa”. Ouch.
So yes, I think this is actually an early example of Plot Device Blue Fairy. She’s there to deliver misinformation to the audience and other characters, but not out of malice (she doesn’t even want to tell Gold anything until he threatens to raise the rent)- just out of narrative necessity.
Only problem with that, is Blue didn’t have her memories back, so had no idea about EF or everyone being a magical/FTL person etc- A&E confirmed she didn’t get them back until the curse broke– so she & August are talking about August & his ‘unknown father’ at that point- nothing more (was kind of disappointing learning that because her & August’s background conversation indicates she did know he was Pino, but she couldn’t have, so it was August’s ‘random father’ as far as she knew- or August set her up, so when Rumple asked her, she’d tell him exactly what he wanted to hear.)
The way I see Blue is “Good” magic comes with heavy restrictions in place to keep it “light”- remember power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely – this is played out by Blue Vs Rumple nicely.
Blue is the ‘oldest’ most powerful magical being- her power is so great it’s terrible. The only thing keeping her “light” is by using it only when circumstances for the betterment of FTL/EF as a WHOLE require it. Therefore she is not able to step in unless 1) called upon 2) asked to have a wish granted 3) said wish is for the benefit of EF/FTL 4) Doesn’t feed into darkness (ie selfish/self serving) reasons etc. In short, she has to follow a strict set of rules/code (like Jedi), in order to stop her power becoming corrupted by her own desires.
Rumple on the other hand, has allowed his power to corrupt him absolutely – there is no boundary he hasn’t crossed with it & therefore he/it is absolutely corrupted & so is the magic he preforms- He 1) uses it when ever & however he feels 2) usually instigates the use of his magic through manipulating events around him 3) uses magic for his own betterment, gratification & satisfaction 4) Uses it primarily out of darkness/a corrupt place, as it’s almost always used for selfish/self serving reasons.
Maintaining balance/peace, is never achieved by ‘good powers’ if said power simply destroys ‘evil’ 1st chance it gets (sure it’d get things done, but it’d be no different than evil/dark power then)- that’s why it’s good, it doesn’t step in with force, unless no other choice or hope for redemption can be found- it is the ONLY thing that separates good from evil.
& No I don’t dislike or hate Rumple either 😉
I’ve now officially added Greg/Owen (for a full GOAT combo) to my list of disliked characters 👿 Dude needs a chill pill the size of Canada – how does he expect answers if he fries Regina's brain?!?!