I would love it if Once delved more into friendship love and actually took the time to develop and maintain friendships. Ruby and Belle were friends for about two episodes before that just…went away altogether once she lost her memory. I like Regina and Tink’s friendship and I wish, really wish Rose were still on Once because I think she could really use some good girlfriend advice next season. But Regina will likely have to go through the heartache of lost love on her own. I don’t know how she would feel towards Snow or if Regina would even accept Snow’s comfort.
I agree. Red just kind of disappeared on Belle once she lost her memory, however a lot of characters seemed to forget about Belle for most of season 2. Even Snowing didn’t bother to keep an eye on her whilst Rumple was out of town.
The only friendship Belle seems to have had that has lasted over seasons is the one she has with Grumpy. He was the one who asked the Blue Fairy to make a second dose of memory potion for Belle (Though why Blue Fairy didn’t do that automatically seems a bit shady). Red and Belle haven’t interacted since Belle lost her memory and Ariel and Belle aren’t even in the same realm anymore.
I don’t know whether Regina would’ve turned to Tinkerbell over the Robin Hood situation because Tinkerbell was the one who was very pro-Robin and encouraged her to take the chance. So Regina might see it as if Tinkerbell hadn’t interfered, she wouldn’t be in the situation she’s in now.
I think it would be interesting to look at the different types of friendships that have been shown on Once and discuss whether both participants are actually on an equal and mutual standing with each other or does one participant gain more out of the friendship than the other?
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