Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25396609-20191130155818/@comment-27312496-20191216060957

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote: I'm not denying that is what it is like, but it is exactly one example of controlling behavior where it isn't even really about their personal relationship. When you talk about Weiss or Mercury, it is all about them and their relationship with their family member, plus it is established to be a continuous string of acts. However, really the point here was about an abusive family environment. Whatever her relationship with Adam was like, Blake had a loving home she could go back to at any time. By no means was she bound to Adam except by choice. There is a different dynamic involved with family.

That's where the controlling part comes in. It doesn't matter if Bake came from a loving family, Adam maintained control over her through manipulation and guilt tripping. Something real life abusers do even if there victims have an out like family. As long as they maintain control over there victim said victim will stay put.