Screwball Ninja came up with an interesting interpretation. Basically “OUAT is pushing redemption over justice. The villains take precedence over the victims, for better or worse.”
That’s it. That’s it right there.
I making my notes for the spoiler podcast tonight and here’s proof of what Screwball is saying from the most recent Hot Seat
Was it originally planned for Regina to face more of her victims in the Underworld?
KITSIS: No. For us, we liked the idea that she had to get closure with her family. We loved having the victims that were there go up. A bunch of villagers we’ve never met before we didn’t think was as interesting as putting her in an arc with her sister, mom, and dad
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"