In clearer terms, that means every day of the past year and a half, Theresa knew she could be murdered at any moment — any moment! So when Xander offered a lifeline to leave, even if he wouldn’t take Chloe, who are any of us to judge Theresa choosing to save herself?
Her goal’s always been to get her family back. She simply needed to make sure she could do that and keep them safe.
So when Mateo agreed to let her go on the condition that she not tell anyone about Chloe, she’d had a year and a half of indocternation that Mateo would kill them if betrayed.
Can anyone really blame her for flipping out when she heard there was a rescue mission to save Chloe? She had no choice — she had to tell Mateo and make it clear to him that she hadn’t betrayed him.
It will be easy for those in Salem, who haven’t experienced what she has, to pass judgement on Theresa’s actions, but they haven’t walked in her shoes. They don’t know what she’s been through.
Does this mean she deserves her family back? Yes. But, time has moved on and she may not get that. But, she shouldn’t be made a pariah for what she had to do to survive.
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