
Because if his plan works, he’ll then not only have achieved his goal, but he’ll also have that parental figure around to talk him down. If he’s waiting to take on his revenge until after being reunited with his father, then we know that it’s never going to come. Only it doesn’t work cause we know that it’s empty. The writers have this exchange just so Varian can give this empty threat, so that they can later try to justify the other characters’ retaliation. In a desperate bid to make Frederic not look like the villain in this situation the writers had to hand Arianna the idiot ball. Yet you can’t take two brain cells and some basic human decency to even fake your way out with some small show of compassion. You’re only tied up by your hands, he’s presumably done no more harm to you other than to drug you with a sleeping potion, and he’s taking the time to explain to you what’s going on. Yet your first line of question is ‘yeah and then what, hun?’ Not, you know, actual concern for this child’s well being. You just found out that this child has been through a traumatic experience and has been persecuted by your own husband for it. That’s All You Got to Say In This Situation Arianna? Why is she just standing around during this segment? How did she let herself get chained later on? Why didn’t the writers think to have the ultra smart Varian come up with a better containment system from the get go so that both characters don’t wind up looking like dopes here? This is suppose to be a woman who has previous fighting experience according to the show, and she’s only facing a scrawny fourteen/fifteen year old with zero fighting skills. Her feet are still free and she can still grab things while tied like that. She’s not chained to the ground yet, like she’s shown later to be. The only thing holding Arianna here is a rope around her hands. Yes, Lets Reduce the Only Mother In the Show to a Damsel In Distress Frederic being concerned for his wife is understandable, that still doesn’t make him in the right here.Īnd the sad thing is that the main character only disagrees with the logic of his plan, not the morality of it. Like the power dynamics and ages of the characters still haven’t changed just because Varian did a bad thing. Just Reminder This is Still a Grown Man, With Lots of Power, Threatening a Child


Meanwhile, Frederic’s dark past comes to light. Summary: Varian has kidnapped the queen as bait to lure Rapunzel to Old Corona and force her to help his dad. Okay last part and last episode of season one.
