I don't see the confusion, tiger. Personally, I prefer Klaus hands down. Not only is he a physical and mental titan, he's worked for years to keep the continent from dissolving into the constant infighting. He's benevolent as he can be, but knows that giving them too much rope would just hang them all. He did what everyone has wanted to do when you see a room full of bickering kids.
Smack them in the head, tell them who's running the show, and give them another smack if they start going off the rails. <a href='http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040806' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>He says it best. </a>
The trick isn't him. It's the Other, and how she's got him under her thumb. How much is up to debate, but right now part of his choices are at her whim, so naturally we've gotta root for Agatha to help sort all this mess and see what comes out.