Talk:Cassandra/@comment-24667521-20191008224822/@comment-24667521-20191009150120

Sure, it’s surprising, but I really don’t like the implications that it holds.

(Spoilers ahead)

-Cass was adopted by a loving father while Raps was imprisoned/abused for 18 years, so why would Cass be jealous? She barely remembers her birth mom was never focused on finding her. Her parental figure was always the Captain, so why is she suddenly obsessed with this one memory lol??

-Her inferiority complex is something that’s been solved already, hasn’t it? Didn’t Cass get her moment to shine back in s1 when her dad trusted her to lead the assault against Varian? Didn’t they have a whole episode dedicated to Raps and Cass talking about and reconciling over what happened at the Tree? Why is it suddenly her main villainous motivation? And again, over something she barely remembers and was ultimately better for her than it was for Rapunzel?

-It’s the “villainy runs in my blood” trope, which has unfortunately been a trend in a bunch of shows lately. Rapunzel was willing to overlook Cass’ heritage and this could have been a great message about how your blood relations don’t define you, but instead we have to go for the opposite, much more harmful message. The only comforting thing is that the show’s not over yet and they can turn this around into something better, but I’m still disappointed they went there in the first place.

Just seems like a very weak explanation for why she’s the villain now lmao