Talk:The Black Widow/@comment-26089575-20140628224945/@comment-121.74.222.45-20140629103440

Paige could've had the potential to take Emily away from her, and it seemed Ali thrived off Emily's devotion to her. Take that away, and she doesn't have the adoration: she has Aria (their relationship was a bit indifferent, I think), Spencer (who competes with her) and Hanna (who wants to be her). And Emily was sort of someone for her to control, to flirt with and then pull away and be cruel. So I imagine she'd be keen to keep things that way.

CeCe was kind of her doppelgaenger, in a way: the way they seemed to trade personalities and clothes. So I guess the fear there is to do with losing her sense of self, losing control.

I think she'd fear herself at some point because she had power. She had power over the girls, could blackmail adults: I think she could eventually learn to fear her power, rather than thrive off it. She's sometimes shown tenderness or kindness, hinting at a softer personality. 'She looks like she could kiss you - or laugh in your face' Toby said, and so maybe she fears the chance of losing that power over people. Maybe she fears her better nature because she's had to be tough for so long, and she's so used to a certain level of power that she doesn't want to risk losing it because - who, what would she be then?