Jenna_B wrote:
So maybe Robin goes back to Marian. Maybe they try to make it work but they can’t – not because of Regina, and not because of outside forces, but because they’re just not true love. If that were to happen, I think Regina actually would try to encourage Robin to stay with Marian, at least because of Roland. I can see her, then, actually turning to Emma for counsel
That’s a great story idea! I hadn’t thought of that but it has tremendous possibilities for both Emma and Regina. After all of Regina’s attempts to destroy other relationships (Snowing, Graham and Emma, etc…) it would be fun to see her try to help Robin and Marian stay together. That could be the catalyst that would allow Robin to forgive Regina for what she did to Marian.
I have to disagree with the last part of Jenna’s post though; even though we don’t know with certainty what would have happened to Marian in the original timeline, it was pretty clear that Regina’s intent was to have her killed within 24 hours.(And as Regina herself said in the first season, “Intent is everything!”, while Rumple said, “Intent means nothing.”) I just can’t picture Regina deciding to show mercy back in her Evil Queen days.