Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171123054740/@comment-14909251-20171129215200

KingFubuki92 wrote: The problem with that is one of the sentences she said right before she said she wanted power.

Cinder :  I want to be feared.

Feared doesn't really scream benevolent. Whether she has good in her is an unknown, but whatever she wanted the power for, it was because she wanted someone to fear her, she wanted to intimidate someone. I didn't suggest she was benevolent, however, wanting to be feared is not much different from wanting to be powerful. Are we to assume Cinder is just out to be feared for no reason? Do we think she is a mere sociopath? We see reason to doubt that I think. Tyrian is a sociopath and she feels rather uncomfortable around him. Characters such as Tyrian are the type you would understand why they would take up with Salem, but Cinder and Hazel both show some sense of character that makes their association with her unusual. Once more, while inspirations aren't exact, it would make sense if Cinder were a bit like Cinderella in that she lived in an abusive and destitute environment. Salem showed up at some point and promised to deliver her from it or prevent it from happening again in exchange for her loyalty.