Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181229081856/@comment-4141313-20190110031106

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: BlizzardDragon wrote:

1)  1) Thing is, there's being "emotionally manipulated" (which is debatable if Cinder even actively did it instead of merely taking advantage of Emerald's "NOTICE ME SENPAI"ism), and there's not giving a damn about it.

And "seeing the Fall as sad" is debatable since her one-and-only line about that can also be seen as her being condescending towards the people running in panic and all.

As for Tyrian....he's a generic psycho who never makes any sense and loves to antagonize people, I wouldn't pay much attention to what he told Merc.

1. Considering Mercury's reaction to what Tyrian said, along with what he was saying right before Tyrian showed up supporting that interpretation, it seems to have a fair bit of weight.

Plus, Tyrian does make some sense oddly enough. I'm not sure what it says about me if I can actually comprehend what the psychotic scorpion is typically saying, even if I don't necessarily agree with it.

Whole point of his scene with them was basically "Don't fight solely to gain, fight because you enjoy it." seeing as Emerald and Mercury don't seem to be enjoying being in Salem's Domain.

Honestly, I find Emerald to be the one with more issues with Mercury, only because Mercury's issues seem cut and dry.

He had an abusive home, a part of his being torn out from him, and demonstrates sociopathic qualities.

Emerald however seems to exhibit abandonment issues, abuse victim symptoms, emotional instability, and dependent personality disorder. And that's just off the top of my head.

With Mercury, its easier to figure out what's with him and what circumstances would cause his to enter a redemption arc. With Emerald, I honestly don't know since her entire character seems dependent on Cinder.