9/13 ep: "Affair Weather Friends"

[The Huntsman]

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

Hey, it's fine, if you feel that way for Berry, and that you believe she's a victim. As for Berry being innocent, I'm sorry, but I beg to differ. I always believe in the "innocent until proven guilty" deal, and to me, she is definitely guilty. Don't take it personal, but that's how I look at it.

You have to look at the larger picture, though. I know that this is all just a matter of opinion, but seeing how somebody already said “I don’t think anyone can honestly have sympathy for Berry and her “supposed” abuse possibility after this episode”, I feel like I have to make my point. If a child is raised from birth to be a killer, and the child kills somebody, is the child truly to blame? No, the child would be a victim of their own upbringing; they would still be wrong for doing what they did, but the person truly responsible would be the individuals who raised the child to be a killer.

In Berry’s case, I don’t think she was created normally and decided one day to just go insane and become obsessed with Bloo. I’m fairly confident that her creator, whether intentionally or unintentionally, created an extremely unstable Imaginary Friend. Berry has a lot of emotional issues; she isn’t coping with her emotional issues very well, but it isn’t her fault that she has them.

Imaginary Friends don’t have the same luxuries that humans have. They aren’t allowed to grow up and really develop their own sense of selves. They’re just poofed into existence, regardless of how imperfect they may be. You can’t look at Berry in black-and-white and dismiss her as nothing but evil.

Edit: And what exactly did you mean when you said “if you feel that way for Berry”? I said I loved her as a villain; I didn’t say I was in love with her. I’m probably reading your comment incorrectly, but it sounded suggestive.