Reply To: Charming's lie

[Slurpeez]

I think my biggest problem is that Charming couldn’t explain why Snow has to fight back and put the dwarfs, Snow White and the people they care about in danger.

He never said they should do it because Snow might regret it or because they had to protect the people in the kingdom from the Evil Queen. I really was thinking the reason why he thought it is the rigth thing to fight back because he was feeling it is the right thing to do.

Actually Charming did say Snow needed to fight back to protect her people. As I said, it was a bit shady of Charming, but he did do it for the right reasons. I did a quick re-watch of 3×2. Here is what Charming said:

Snow White: We can’t win. We have to leave the kingdom!
Prince Charming: How can you even consider giving into that witch? When you’re gone, do you think she’s suddenly going to stop menacing this land? And who will protect the people then?
Snow White: Did I protect them today? I couldn’t even help that poor girl. And don’t kid yourself. She isn’t going to stop with the peasants. She’s going to come after the people who are closest to me….
Prince Charming: You can’t let her get into your head.
Snow White: She has a point. I’m no queen. I’m no leader. I’m just a girl who lost her parents, ran away into the woods, a became a bandit.
Prince Charming: You’re Snow White.
Snow White: Yes. And the truth is, I don’t even know who that is. But I know what I don’t want to be, and that’s alone.
Prince Charming: That’s never going to happen.
Snow White: You’re right. If we take her offer, we can we can all live together. In exile–but at least we’ll be alive. We should leave. Tomorrow. [walks away]…

Prince Charming:[to the dwarfs] This is her kingdom! We can’t just let her walk away from it.
Grumpy: Why do you suddenly care so much about saving her kingdom?
Prince Charming: What do you mean?
Grumpy: Well if you have true love, what difference does it make whether you live in a castle or on a farm?
Prince Charming: Wait. You think I’m in this for her crown?
Grumpy: You said it, not me.
Prince Charming: Okay, okay. I get it. I’m new. But trust me, I want what’s best for Snow.
Grumpy: Look, handsome. She may love you, but that chiseled chin isn’t fooling us. We got our eyes on you.
Prince Charming: Are you dwarfs with me or against me?
Sneezy: I think Grumpy was pretty clear.
Grumpy: Sorry, brother. Snow’s already made up her mind, so if you’re looking to change it, you gotta do it without our help.
Prince Charming: Then I’ll find another way.

By his own admission, Charming has always been more a man of action than of words. Charming could’ve talked until he was blue in the face, but I doubt it would’ve made Snow reconsider. And Grumpy sorta planted the idea in his head that it was futile to keep talking. After Regina offered Snow that deal to live peacefully in exile, Charming tried to convince Snow White with his words to reconsider, not for his own sake or hers, for for her people. Since he was unable to convince Snow with his words, he had to come up with some way to show her she is the the true ruler. Snow wanted to take the easy way out, but Charming had to help her choose the right, albeit more difficult and dangerous path by showing herself her own strength and who she really is.