part 2 of 50 lolangelfireeastSeptember 16 2014, 20:39:52 UTC
I think Emma fears she's not enough on her own. Without being the savior she's just town sheiff, just biological mom who turned up ten years later trying to get to know her son, just the daughter of heroic King and Queen who everyone looks up to. She doesn't see herself as princess, a heir or part of their leadership in that sense without being the savior. She knows she showed up very late to game as parent and has a lot to make up for and if pretty bold face to think she can take over. But without clinging to the idea that she’s the savior, somehow more important, with more right to do what she wants I can’t see her handing things well.
As much as Regina and Rumpel have their addiction to power and magic I feel Emma has addiction to the power being the savior gives her. Using the title savior she can push her way into any situation and take over. It puts her in charge over her parents, over the former evil Queen/mayor, over all the townfolk, and over just about anyone who will listen to her. It's sad that she doesn't get that her parents would listen to her and let her take charge because they respect her and her abilities not because she's the savior. Emma is someone who wants control in her life and being the savior provides her with it in small sense in this world of magic she doesn’t understand or know much about. Pan used that against her a lot and it under minded the group. Emma made herself the leader in Neverland but she didn't do much leading. Yet David credited her leadership being the reason everything worked out. Some of Emma's choices as leader seemed counterproductive in finding Henry (her immaturity with the map, choosing to chase Pan's ghost story about Neal knowing it's a trap and it take them off path from Henry who is losing hope day by day). It wasn't till they split up things got done (Regina kicking Rumpel's ass). Emma as much as Regina and Rumpel needs control in her life and power gives her that control. It would be wonderful and interesting if the show ever choose to explore that part of Emma in the way they do Regina and Rumpel.
I feel a big problem with this show is it says Emma is the savior, the grand hero, but it doesn't back it up with actions. Emma is involved with every battle, she is front of the line in a fight, she's brave and she tries, but at the end of day it's always someone else stopping the big bad. You can't give Emma credit for things she didn't do and pretend she's something she's not. Make Emma wonderful for what she does do. I don't feel like the producers will ever let go of the savior idea or pushing it on the character in the way they have been doing.
I hated when Emma confronted Zelena in the town sqaure and she rightly so called Emma an amateur, and Emma snapped back "I'm not an amateur I'm the savior". That's Emma's whole problem in a nutshell. There is her complex showing it's self. Fans cheered that line. The producers loved it thinking it's the great hero line, but I didn't think so. It's not good. It's everything that not good about Emma's line of thinking. I'd be ok with this line of thinking if Emma was being set up as having this complex so she could see it, learn from it and either get over it or at least have it acknowledged as character flaw not celebrated as great part of character and the hero. Tons of my favorite heroes have this same complex and when it's deal with correctly it can be great story telling and good for the character.
As much as Regina and Rumpel have their addiction to power and magic I feel Emma has addiction to the power being the savior gives her. Using the title savior she can push her way into any situation and take over. It puts her in charge over her parents, over the former evil Queen/mayor, over all the townfolk, and over just about anyone who will listen to her. It's sad that she doesn't get that her parents would listen to her and let her take charge because they respect her and her abilities not because she's the savior. Emma is someone who wants control in her life and being the savior provides her with it in small sense in this world of magic she doesn’t understand or know much about. Pan used that against her a lot and it under minded the group. Emma made herself the leader in Neverland but she didn't do much leading. Yet David credited her leadership being the reason everything worked out. Some of Emma's choices as leader seemed counterproductive in finding Henry (her immaturity with the map, choosing to chase Pan's ghost story about Neal knowing it's a trap and it take them off path from Henry who is losing hope day by day). It wasn't till they split up things got done (Regina kicking Rumpel's ass). Emma as much as Regina and Rumpel needs control in her life and power gives her that control. It would be wonderful and interesting if the show ever choose to explore that part of Emma in the way they do Regina and Rumpel.
I feel a big problem with this show is it says Emma is the savior, the grand hero, but it doesn't back it up with actions. Emma is involved with every battle, she is front of the line in a fight, she's brave and she tries, but at the end of day it's always someone else stopping the big bad. You can't give Emma credit for things she didn't do and pretend she's something she's not. Make Emma wonderful for what she does do. I don't feel like the producers will ever let go of the savior idea or pushing it on the character in the way they have been doing.
I hated when Emma confronted Zelena in the town sqaure and she rightly so called Emma an amateur, and Emma snapped back "I'm not an amateur I'm the savior". That's Emma's whole problem in a nutshell. There is her complex showing it's self. Fans cheered that line. The producers loved it thinking it's the great hero line, but I didn't think so. It's not good. It's everything that not good about Emma's line of thinking. I'd be ok with this line of thinking if Emma was being set up as having this complex so she could see it, learn from it and either get over it or at least have it acknowledged as character flaw not celebrated as great part of character and the hero. Tons of my favorite heroes have this same complex and when it's deal with correctly it can be great story telling and good for the character.
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