TGrimace: you're living in the town of my alma mater...

Anyway, I guess the difference for me is that, yes, all of our characters have dark sides, but Ben is not contrite (ever) and is apparently still following whatever agenda led him to side with the Originals in the first place. (And, as an aside, I still wonder what happened to Kate when they put her in that dress and chained her to the nice beachside table.) Redemption is a big theme of this show: we still most of the characters struggling to do better. But Ben is still apparently absolutely invested in his scheme, whatever it is. Until, of course, his daughter is killed. Apparently. I'm sorry, just don't trust him.