Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-14909251-20161102230839

KNN005 wrote:

I think it could be some measure of foreshadowing though. Remember Ironwood has gone dark before. Glynda and Pyrrha scolded him from doing a heartless experiment. I think as the heartless Tin Man character, he may be the most likely to slip over into more negative territory. Maybe not evil, but he could hinder the heroes if he thinks he's right and is too stubborn. If Jacques uses bribes to get votes so he can get his Dust Shipments out in the circulation, Ironwood may have to shut that shit down with a little blackmail and bribery and threats himself. Keep in mind that the Tin Man didn't have a physical heart, but at the end the whole point is that he had "heart" even if he didn't have a heart. Ironwood may literally not have a physical heart, at least not an organic one, given that robotic part of his body goes all the way to his chest. They may have him be "heartless" but I think maybe it will be more that, like the Tin Man, he thinks he doesn't have a heart and acts accordingly yet really does metaphorically.