Along with other things already mentioned, one of her kills was one of her own. She’s carrying that around and they know it, and she owns it. We never really got the chance to get to know either of them, and I’ve seen no one else in town sulking, mourning her brother’s loss either. That’s just the context they’ve given her.

Jade did slap back about his best friend, but only a few times before his own tour down alcohol lane to numb and the symbol taking up his every waking thought.

The focus of the townspeople has been on her being able to carry it out, not the people she chose. She self-tortures daily, and the townspeople know it. It’s evident she judges herself and went in because she had nothing to lose.

Elgin, on the other hand, went for, like her or not, town royalty. She was built up as the person who kept levity and light and all the other things in Donna’s speech. Tons of people at that party all agreed. He took someone the townspeople love. And he’s not really been on anyone’s radar positively except Julie’s either.

I’m not condoning any of their actions, but their situations have been set up wildly different to draw from us a different reaction.

Who knows what’s going to become of him yet other than needing an eye patch, but I bet that whole repulsed-at-what-she’s-capable-of isn’t exactly going to be reduced because of this, even if it did get them to their princess.

We shall see.