Sympathetic Villains

By far one of my favorite parts of the show is the stories that the challenges revolve around. They can be exciting, scary, intriguing, or just plain bizarre! Lately I've been thinking about two episodes where I actually felt really bad for the characters who were supposed to be the villains of the story. The first one was Triplets, which was the first episode I saw. I felt a great amount of tension while I was watching the episode and I never knew just what the heck was going to happen next. But as the episode went on, I couldn't stop thinking about how bad I felt for those poor kids. I especially felt bad for Edgar. I mean think about it: Janie got her clown mask (i.e her most prized possession) back and Atticus was allowed to rest in the one place that brought him any sort of happiness. Edgar on the other hand had to spend the rest of eternity locked up inside a cage, alone with his own torturous thoughts! The other one that got to me was Drop Dead Gorgeous. I don' know, maybe it's because my sister started getting me interested in Black Swan at the time but I just couldn't see Holly as a cold-blooded psychopath like the episode wanted me to. I saw her as being terribly insecure, lonely, and tormented. The episode especially struck a sensitive part of me when the story told of her purging. I've never suffered with an eating disorder, but I'm very sympathetic towards anyone who's struggled with emotional problems. Maybe I'm overthinking this whole thing. It is kind of a habit for me.