Yes, she certainly is. Emma’s the new story, modern. If she acted like the princesses in the stories, the show would’ve missed the nerve of time (uh oh, I think this is one of those expressions that just don’t exist in English, but I hope you get the picture ).
This reminded me of how Emma acted exactly like Henry said: “I know the hero never believes at first, if they did it wouldn’t be a very good story.” So very true.