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yeah she is just cartoonishly evil, while the king is a very realistic depiction of bad parents. especially cases where one parent is abusive and manipulative and the other parent doesn’t even try to confirm the safety of the kid and just assumes the kid is on the other parent’s “side” or whatever by their own discretion.

Right. The Queen is the epitome of a villainess, so her behavior is expected and the King is the exact counter part. Not the typical-Villain. But rather a coward, who tries to push the fault on everyone but himself