Henry’s perspective:Like or Dislike?

[nonnie]

WE also need to remember that HENRY is functioning on only partial knowledge… he thinks he knows the whole story but he does not… he has been shielded from a lot and a lot has occurred not in his presence. This too hampers his ability to make good choices but being a child he does not understand that. I think we need to remember that when we consider his perspective of the situation.
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[raulybarra]

@Jessie:Paradoxes of people wrote:

I found Henry’s perspective in this last ep to be very intriguing.Henry thought that magic was the whole problem of things.I don’t belive that is entirely true.Magic can be good,but it’s up to the user to decide how he’s going to use it.It’s like say,the computer.

While I don’t think Henry’s perspective is quite accurate, it is interesting in the degree to which it parallels Bae’s similar opinion back in the Enchanted Forest with respect to Rumple.

I’ve also been holding the theory that this introduction of the “get rid of magic” is a foreshadowing of things to come. Not that it will be gotten rid of, necessarily, but that the attempt will be made by one with the power to possibly succeed.

I also suspect we’ll find out if Emma’s magic is restricted to Storybrooke at the same time.

[kfchimera]

@TimeSpacer wrote:

Since he was born in our world, maybe when he became king, Henry would abdicate, call for elections and get elected to office!

That is one thing I wish the show would work into a storyline. How do the characters feel about democracy versus monarchy? Given how much Regina controlled things, it is not like they experienced political empowerment. After the curse broke, it seems like it’s a mix of mob rule and default attitude about listening to the Charmings.

If the writers could bring some of this up through Henry so much the better for his character. He could be the one who points out the “good guys” aren’t playing by the rules, partly in part, because they aren’t setting up any rules. I understand why they are showing him as continuing to resent Emma’s lie to him though. It really has only been a few days and a very traumatic time.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

[jessieparadoxes of people]

@KFChimera wrote:

That is one thing I wish the show would work into a storyline. How do the characters feel about democracy versus monarchy? Given how much Regina controlled things, it is not like they experienced political empowerment. After the curse broke, it seems like it’s a mix of mob rule and default attitude about listening to the Charmings.

If the writers could bring some of this up through Henry so much the better for his character. He could be the one who points out the “good guys” aren’t playing by the rules, partly in part, because they aren’t setting up any rules. I understand why they are showing him as continuing to resent Emma’s lie to him though. It really has only been a few days and a very traumatic time.

Very good point,KFChimera!!!!And that would be very interesting to see how the characters feel about the government.Been wondering about that for a while,I have.
@NONNIE wrote:

WE also need to remember that HENRY is functioning on only partial knowledge… he thinks he knows the whole story but he does not… he has been shielded from a lot and a lot has occurred not in his presence. This too hampers his ability to make good choices but being a child he does not understand that. I think we need to remember that when we consider his perspective of the situation.

Exactly!!!!

Keeper of King George's Coat of arms;Tiny's pickaxe;Belle's bronze vase;Emma Hacker device and true love kiss to Henry;Granny's surcharge on pickles;Snow's "Good will always win;Regina's apple turnover;Gold's pink shirt,Mickey phone,&glasses(1x12);RQ's chess set,and Chip's shattered remains

[rcz]

Hmm… Henry certainly has a point, whether he is absolutely right is another thing. As Nonnie said, he doesn’t know the hole story, and from his perspective, (I think), all he knows is that magic = {death, bad things, some little good things}, which means, no magic = {only good things}.
I think they need to talk to Belle. She gets everyone, and sees the good on everything. She could explain to Henry how magic can be used for good too, and how there is good in everyone, and give one of those speeches that makes us all want to cry. 😥 😉 (I can’t wait for her to come back from the amnesia!)

[jessieparadoxes of people]

Lacy’s coming up next,so here’s to hoping!!!!!!! 😀 YAAAAY!!!!

Keeper of King George's Coat of arms;Tiny's pickaxe;Belle's bronze vase;Emma Hacker device and true love kiss to Henry;Granny's surcharge on pickles;Snow's "Good will always win;Regina's apple turnover;Gold's pink shirt,Mickey phone,&glasses(1x12);RQ's chess set,and Chip's shattered remains

[andreth stark]

Maybe it is just me, but Henry doesn’t look like having a balanced, or even well orientated personality.
Maybe because he has passed his whole life wondering what was going on around him, and then, adventure and lack of rules -to him- happened.

And also, he is still a child… but besides all this thing of magic, i wonder, after watching the preview pics of Lacey, why does he finds so difficult to forgive Regina and start slowly a friendly relationship with her, while at the same time, he finds so easy to forgive Mr. Gold??
In Manhattan, for instance, he is all like “bleh, don’t worry, i’d forgive you if i were your son”, “Should i call you grandpa?”. But he knows what that man can do, what he has done… even before knowing who he was, he told Emma that “he was worse” than Regina.

Besides, he himself has used magic -to avoid the danger of the fire room, to talk to Aurora…- to good goals, he should at least imagine that it can be used for good. -He even calls for help to Blue’s magic!-

So, I believe that all that thing i the will was just a fit of desperation; he wanted his family to be together and happy, and couldn’t handle the situation. Because after all, he is still a child.

[PriceofMagic]

Yes both Regina and Rumple have done horrible things in their past but Regina has also lied and manipulated Henry and made him feel crazy when he knew he wasn’t. Rumple hasn’t done that to Henry so Rumple is already at an advantage compared to Regina.

Also, Henry probably read about Rumple’s misdeeds before he actually spent time with Rumple. Now that he has spent some time with his newly discovered grandfather, Henry probably thinks Rumple isn’t that bad.

Henry knew Regina as his mother before he read the book. Discovering that the women who raised him had done all these evil things was probably a shock to the system for him. Not to mention all the lying, manipulating and deceiving she did.

All magic comes with a price!

Keeper of Felix

[timespacer]

@Andreth Stark wrote:

i wonder, after watching the preview pics of Lacey, why does he finds so difficult to forgive Regina and start slowly a friendly relationship with her, while at the same time, he finds so easy to forgive Mr. Gold??

Somebody in another thread posted this link to a fan fiction at
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9119020/1/Growing-Up-in-Storybrooke
which I think illustrates an answer to your question. It’s written in the first person from the point of view of Henry and I think it shows poignantly how much he wanted a more loving relationship with Regina but how, due to the curse, she couldn’t provide it. In short, he suffered from a lot of pain and confusion for most of his life, being labelled “crazy” because Regina lied to him about the nature of time in Storybrooke. Even so, we saw in “Queen of Hearts” and “The Cricket Game” that he seemed ready to forgive Regina. His problem with her now is not forgiveness, it is the same problem he had with her in the first season; opposition to her schemes to hurt the other people he loves. I believe he does love Regina as well but he is torn between his love for her and his hatred of what she does.

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