#i still wish the gum family plotline wasn't so rushed but i do appreciate it establishing that all the worst things she did

[icekingandbetty]

thinking about bonnie again. i think a lot of the reason for her flaws as a leader/mother is a combination of some level of emotional immaturity (ive talked about this/how she ages before but being more or less mentally an 18-22 year old forever is maybe not ideal for fulfilling either role) and the fundamental conflict between her creating candy people like a pet project/elaborate dollhouse/oc story (there are elements of this in the main series e.g. root beer guy, but the deal with gary in f&c is more blatant) and the fact that they're PEOPLE (with all that entails) to whom she's both a god and head of state