I've only seen the first episode. But that's exactly it. The entire episode was commentary on the corrupting nature of power and powerlessness. That just being in a group doesn't make you intrinsically good or bad. The heather's weren't popular, they were feared. There's a difference.  I felt the same way as most of the people here complaining about it before I gave in and watched. It's not even close to how it's usually represented. Or at least that's how the first episode went down. I know the new ones have been cut up to hell and back so who knows where the narrative goes now. But at least the original vision seems to be complaining about almost the exact things seen here.  If I recall, even the attack against the fat girl worked because they could count on her being a gluttonous monster who'll eat anything.