Does anyone recognize the double standards going on here? I feel as though Regina is being ganged up on here, while others are being given a free pass. As of S3, she is the one out of all the main villains who has actually reformed the most. I’m not even an Evil Regal, but I recognize that Regina has made more progress on the road to redemption than either Hook or Rumple.
In 3b, Hook killed Blackbeard for a ship, and allowed everyone to think he’d helped Ariel reunite with Eric. Rumple killed Zelena to avenge his son’s death, and then lied about it. Regina, on the other hand, saved everyone from her sister and then even saved Marian, the woman whose very presence means the end of Regina’s hopes for romance with Robin. She may be tempted to turn to evil methods, but so far has shown herself to be resisting that temptation. Instead of actually harming Marian, she saved her for the sake of Robin and Roland.
So, please think twice before vilifying Regina while turning a blind eye to the very real misdeeds of Hook and Rumple.
"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