Talk:The Princess Knight/@comment-252417-20170319185843

What stood out for me, was that Lord Elrod was ordinary, not even an ordinary guy wanting to take over the world or a kingdom, just someone who won a fencing competition in his early days, due to cheating by using a move that injured Elena's mom. Then he's trying to get his son to do the same thing with Elena.

I was left with a sense of maturity about it. There's subtle maliciousness about it, but it's not out right evil, like Ursula or Snow White's stepmother. There's complexity about it, but not through a hidden motive by Elrod. He's not being conned into it by some other bad guy, it's just a means to end for himself. He also has no remorse over it. His son does learn a lesson, but it's not done in a preachy way. Overall, I thought the villain role was refreshing as he didn't fit the typical Disney villain role. It was another well done episode.