Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4383275-20160827054600/@comment-4383275-20160829234444

Well, regarding the comments above, I'd certainly agree that Alphys was not intended to be any sort of Mule/Jar Jar Binks-esque puppeteer (for those who don't know who the Mule is, read Isaac Asimov's Foundation series), as she only manipulated Frisk with good intent, but the fact that she was not held accountable for her actions is unfitting for her role as a scientist and, frankly, means that the "best ending" of the game was not the best potential ending that could have occurred within the confines of the narrative. The truly "best" potential ending would have Alphys tried for her actions in a court of law or, at the absolute least, place her under more scrutiny than "oh, Alphys, you messed up but we forgive you!"

Regarding Alphys' lack of intent to unleash Flowey upon the world, I'm sure the operators at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant didn't mean to cause a nuclear meltdown, but their lack of intent to do so doesn't absolve them from blame and certainly places responsibility for the deaths caused by the meltdown squarely on their shoulders.

Regarding a failsafe, it would be perfectly reasonable to plant Flowey in a pot and leave him in the True Lab. Alphys may not have known that Flowey would become evil, but she did intend to bring him to life, and one doesn't simply leave a living creature unattended, especially not near the royal palace of the king for which you work. If Flowey had been planted in a pot, he wouldn't be able to do much besides this.