Persephone

GrhmLz

Hey, welcome to the thread. I'll go and add you. Feel the same way, Regina is why I look forward to the show too.

By the way, I like your icon. I wish it could have been 'the real deal.'

I agree - the show would suffer for it. I was venting the idea out of my system, but honestly?! I'd be shocked if they killed Regina at the end of this season. There is too much potential direction that can come out her character, let alone, all the unresolved material still to work with.

My logical prediction is that Regina will play a wildcard role by the season finale and turn on her mother, for whatever reason. Probably when she realizes her mother means to do Henry harm.

Agreed, it's kind of a contradiction in terms. There hasn't been any real communication between them since that night in Granny's diner for the 'welcome back home' party thrown in Snow and Emma's honor.

But ... one could argue that because Regina's love for Henry is true, she'd sacrifice herself for Henry regardless.

^ Yeah, I think I ran across this somewhere on another message board. If that's true, then yeah, it would decrease the chances of Neal being Bae.



I agree with your intepretation myself - I don't think Regina kept the secret from Henry with the intent to be cruel to Henry. It's pretty clear to me that enacting the curse, from her end, was to escape her old life. After adopting and while raising Henry, she didn't want Henry to reject her; however, they clearly had some past issues and I think the pilot strongly insinuates it was over finding out he was adopted, NOT because of the curse and some book. So, she put him into counseling with Archie instead of isolating him from everyone at home in order to 'keep her secret.' Also, it's canon fact that Regina didn't even know about the book until the pilot episode. From that point on, I think she got scared but I saw no indication of her trying to forcefuly push the FT ideas out of Henry's head until after the 'Mine Collapse' incident. But, in looking back, I can understand why she was nervous. Clearly, the writer of the book included only what they wanted to, and Regina's entire life history and origin story not made known inside that book. Henry, in essence, would be receiving a very jaded and black & white version of a story that goes much deeper than what he's reading. How in the world was she supposed to sit him down and explain all that?!

Forgive me for laughing because that's the underlying message that I find the most annoying and amusing {and I mean that with the highest amount of sarcasm}. Seriously, you're pitting up a villain, with another bad villain, and a former villain-turned back villain and what?! I'm supposed to take that seriously, like, Mr. Gold was one of the 'good guys' all along?! Ridiculous.

Persephone

Hi welcome . After i posted, i had to be offline so, i didn´t saw your post, sorry .


Heather: It wouldn´t surprise me to see Regina against Cora in the end. Cora is her mother but she has to protect Henry. That could be a shocking final, i mean daughter x mother but Regina dying...i can´t see it. The fans would go crazy. Robert and Lana are the actors who bring more fans to this show and if the writers decided to kill Regina, that wouldn´t be a good choice on their part.

About Neal

Spoiler:

i think he can be the White Rabbit if he isn´t Bae. It seems that Regina was on Wonderland before so, it´s possible that she knows about Neal/the White Rabbit. I don´t think that someone could enter SB because i think the town was enchanted like Harry Potter´s castle. You know, a spell so no one would see the town. When Gold broke the spell on the town´s line that made the town visible to the outsiders, that´s why to Greg...Gold and the other´s appeard of the nowhere. But like i was saying, maybe Regina knows Neal from Wonderland or even other worlds since i think Regina and Jefferson worked together more than once.

I also think that the BF has something to do with the curse and she is more powerfull than Rumpel.

Yeah, to me the fact that Regina came to a new world is like those people who moved town, to start a new life .

You don´t need to apologize . But yeah, Gold isn´t any better than Regina and she wants to give up magic for Henry but Gold freaks out in the minute that he realises he doesn´t have magic. But they still want us to think that Gold is better or deserves to be happy and Regina doesn´t .

Static Waves

BEST BEST BEST



Also... in terms of Regina not getting a happy ending, if that happens I'm done with this show. Seriously. Basically the only full character arch this show has had is her slow redemption. To yank that away and not give her happiness at the end of that road is so unsatisfying as a viewer.

Persephone

GrhmLz

Yeah, I'll be gone too. I'm sick of the writing setting her up to be the fall guy for everything and then reverting her because it merely fits like a plot device.

Her redemption arc was the most interesting coming into this season - it topped even the 'good guy' arcs and was by far the most interesting dynamic to watch play out.

Ilda: Hopefully, there is a writing purpose behind the reversion, maybe something along the lines that Regina needed to fall again in order to face these demons but be able to overcome them in the end?! That first one is definitely the background history with her mother.

Persephone

GrhmLz

Yes, she'll have to face these demons ... she's always been vulnerable to her mother, manipulated, and now history is repeating itself with Henry. She may have reverted but I still believe Henry is her 'light at the end of the tunnel.' If Cora even considers harming Henry ... nope, not going to fly.

you're not the only one thinking it, lol. Actually, I read something recently that gives me a little more hope that Regina won't revert permanently or back into the big baddie. Can't say obviously but yeah - I think this is a temporary slip that Regina will pull herself out of.

Persephone

Static Waves

I wish this was the case too, but they are cutting her screentime more and more so its not being fleshed out like it should have.

GrhmLz

True and it's a very valid point. I don't like it either because it's part of that 'rushed' feeling with the writing that has accompanied this second part of the season. Too many characters, too plot heavy.

Regina has definitely been pushed to the background in screentime because of all this focus going into Gold|Bae.

aeverett

I'm not so sure Regina has reverted. I mean, we know Regina is siding with Cora, but she might be playing her mother. Her objective is to keep Henry safe and win his love. She might somehow see what she's doing as a means to that end. She knows that holding on too tightly doesn't make someone love you, so truly submitting to her mother's plans when Cora always uses force to hold on to someone, would be dumb. I think Regina is waiting for the most public opportunity to turn on Cora.

onceuponatime3

awww.... my two favorites artists (Lana & Kelly) twited each other, I love it

Date & time of their tweets: 4:57 AM - 14 Feb 13

Kelly Clarkson ‏@kelly_clarkson
@joshdallas @jenmorrisonlive @ginnygoodwin @LanaParrilla yeah so the level of my obsession for your show is way scary ....I'm just sayin'

Lana Parrilla ‏@LanaParrilla
@kelly_clarkson That's very sweet! I think you're fantastic! Congrats on your Grammy and an even bigger Congrats on ur engagement! Mwah!

Kelly Clarkson ‏@kelly_clarkson
@LanaParrilla thank you hope you're well!


P.S: there is no thread for "Lana Parrilla", so I don't know where to post "everything about Lana (ouat or other topics)" in this forum. Is it ok if I post it here? If it's not allowed, I will delete it. Just let me know if I broke the rules by posting it here.

jenaya

So I just rewatched 1x07 today and boy did it remind me of how much I've missed Evil Regina xD She was so terrifying in that "heart of a pig" scene with The Huntsman. That was one of the most amazing moments in the show IMO, terrific and terrifying acting by Lana.

meraki

This thread is about Lana/Regina.. So if Land does something outside from Once Upon A Time this is the thread to post it


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