Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161106163624/@comment-14138255-20161109025520

Cinder being alive provides something extra to the show though. It shows just how small she is in the face of Salem's echelons despite appearing as a sultry, charismatic queen-bitch-of-the-universe type person. In reality, she's the black sheep, the cringy nerd of the group that everyone laughs at and gives swirlys to. Not only does it show how much more important these villains are, not only does it make us feel sorry for Cinder despite all her crimes (or at least make a valiant attempt to), but it gets on-screen some actual growth for a character, especially the main villain for the past 3 years.