@EvilQueen wrote:
TheGoldenKey, as much I would like it, I don’t think Regina will redeem herself any time soon. She’s trying to, but she’s doing it for all the wrong reasons – to get Henry back on her side. Hence it is still selfish and she’s not even remotely sorry for all her wrongdoings. Especially now, when she's going to be blamed for Archie's death, she might decide this is enough and that she much more prefers the times when she was in control, no matter what.
I also believe that Cora will do everything she can (and as we know, she really can do a lot!) to make sure her daughter really needs her, never mind the means. Regina right now is left very vulnerable indeed and she’s also lured into the belief that she’s temporarily safe from Cora. So the shock of actually seeing her might act against her. Not to mention that for all those years she believed her mother was dead and we haven’t seen yet her dealing with this – is she scared just for Henry or also for herself? Does she unconsciously hope for her mother’s help? (one of the reasons she might have wanted her mother dead in the first place – not to follow her influence and temptations)
We haven’t seen any of her [live] interactions with her mother since she pushed her through the looking glass so there are even more questions – has she spoken to her since? Can she stand up for herself or will she still be this defenseless girl in front of her mother? I know that Regina has now a lot more experience and power but this is her mother we’re talking about and we all know how hard it actually is to stand up to our own parents, especially when they are so psychotic and tyrant like this!
I actually think that Regina’s 28 years in Storybrooke and 10 years of living with Henry brought to her a lot of the experience that would help her not only understand Cora but give her strength to deal with her issues. I’m sure she’s also learned a lot of the feelings that Cora, no matter how great queen of hearts, has never experienced (or doesn’t remember any more), even small gestures like Snow White actually recognising that it’s the enormous loneliness that drives Regina into her evil actions (she told her that in Storybrooke as MM so even before she regained her memories ); Henry asking Emma to protect Regina because she’s still his mother; Emma inviting her to the dinner.
All that is pretty new to her and I’m sure difficult to comprehend but she’s actually experienced that whereas Cora probably hasn’t so hopefully it will help Regina in her final struggles.
BUT she is still vulnerable, like Cora predicted and she could do with someone’s support. Cora knows Regina as a daughter she’s had for 18 (or 19?) years so I’m sure she can still play some sneaky cards on her. She is so calm and confident, she can easily play behind a mask. That combined with mixed feelings and shock is a really powerful weapon and I’m sorry but Regina just doesn’t stand a chance.
Seeing that Henry is head over heels for his ‘new’ mother, I can only imagine Regina turning back to the dark side and becoming the Evil Queen again. It’s so much easier.
She is just this character literally taken right from the Greek tragedy that doesn’t have any happiness or control over her life. She really hasn’t had anyone to show her the right way (Henry the father just kept saying “everything’s going to be ok, you are imagining things” and Henry the son is just using her to help ‘the right mom’). With Emma attempting to change this, I really hope she will EVENTUALLY somehow redeem herself but right now it’s not remotely possible – not with Henry turning away from her, Cora on her back and pretty much everyone else in Storybrooke holding a grudge against her.
I do not think ARCHIE is dead… I think he is in a sleeping curse but needs someone to wake him up…. a lick by PONGO probably will not do.
Nonnie