And the question remains….What does it take for villains to be fully redeemed within the eyes of the good? Because as soon as villains do get on their feet, and try to make a change….they have NO support from the good side. And no support usually means slipping back into nasty habits. Hence, Henry not going after Regina, thus we have what we have.
I’m pretty sure Emma went after Regina. So that’s something. Regina may be angry at Emma for bringing back Marian, but Emma actually did the descent human thing of saving an innocent woman’s life, something which Regina actually did this time herself by saving Marian from the snow monster. So that shows progress for Regina in the eyes of Emma, who seems genuinely to care about Regina. Also, it’s not really appropriate for Henry to be Regina’s main support system, though he does love her truly as a mother, as evidenced by TLK. He’s her kid and not yet an adult, so he’s really not equipped to take on Regina’s adult emotional needs. He needs someone looking after him, rather than him having to look his parents. Emma going after Regina was way more appropriate since she’s actually an adult friend and a co-parent with Regina.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy