Lana talks about swanqueen and is still able to talk about the relationship with Regina and Robin as well. There are ways to be honest and still be diplomatic. I think that Robert is diplomatic even though he says that killing Neal was a mistake. He isn’t calling the show trash or anything because there are other things he likes about the show like Rumpel and Belle though he also finds that problematic. I just think that the way Jennifer says nothing and tries to push it off on the show does her no favors.
Yes, but Lana and Bobby seem more secure to speak their minds and less concerned about how people react perhaps because they are very talented actors in their own right, and they also have supportive and cool fans for the most part. Jen might be on tip toes about what she says because of who is in her fanbase. We have to keep in mind how toxic some CS fans can be. There are a lot of BAs in that group. Jen is probably scared that they’d turn on her and send her death threats on Twitter if she said anything too positive about Emma’s relationship with Neal or even Regina. That could be why Jen uses coded language to describe SF and says how “special” Neal was to Emma. Of course, we all know he was special because he was Emma’s true love, something CS fans hate to admit and have spent a lot of energy trying to disprove. Just look at how annoying and immature some CS fans have been on Twitter about Jennifer’s professional choice to leave the show. Some CS fans even think she somehow owes it them personally to continue to play Emma Swan so CS can continue.
"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