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@Marilou wrote:
Even if Regina was proven to be an unfit mother, Henry would not be put by default into Emma’s care. He would most likely be taken by the state and brought to Boston (They do have a bit of an unhealthy obsession with this city) where if she wanted to have a shot at being his mother she would have to apply to adopt him and being and ex-convict/single parent/rooming with another lady… I don’t think the great state of Maine would give her Henry… or any child for that matter. . By giving henry up for adoption she relinquished any and all legal rights she may have over his life. The fact that Henry went after her does not change anything.
That’s assuming that SB answers to the laws and government agencies beyond the town’s borders, which I don’t believe they do. I believe the legal goings on in SB are self contained, and as they don’t answer to any higher power, they can handle a situation like this however they see fit. In the land they come from, custody issues aren’t regulated the same way they are in our world. The situation in SB is that the adoptive mother is the Evil Queen, and the kid is a blood relation to Snow and Charming, so naturally, custody defaults to that family.
[adrotate group="5"]I actually thought it was August in the hold. Since he knows Gold and Regina’s weaknesses too.
Yeah…Archie makes WAY more sense, but I still miss Pinocchio. 😆
Also, I’m a bit disappointed about Snow and Emma’s introduction to Belle. They didn’t even acknowledge that she’s COMPLETELY new to Storybrooke, having been locked up in the asylum and all.
My initial reaction- BUuHUuHUUUuu!! sob sob! 😥
We knew this would happen Regina pushed slowly deeper and deeper in to the evil claws of Cora.
But i’ts sooo heartbreaking to watch..
Yes, she has done bad things, she does not deserve this though. Now she is completely alone- No Henry- No one even remotely on her side. She thinks she can never be anybody but the evil queen-
quote Emma;”We know who you are and who you will always be” 😥But I do understand Emmas reaction to the dreamcatcher vision. Ofcourse she must do what she can to protect Henry. I only wish she realises the mistake sometime soon- probably will not though.
All the fault is with the evil, evil, manipulative string pulling trio of Cora, Rumple and Blue Fairy 👿 (‘course not, just very mad at them right now)
More on the smiley side. So glad Archie isn’t dead 😀 Wonder who is ??? 😕
@EIreland wrote:
This show has barely touched legal rights. And I doubt it will.
Yes, it’s highly doubtful that the adoption was legal in the first place, so I’m just going to go by show’s logic. Ideally, before Regina backslid, for Henry’s sake, I think he should have lived full time with the Charmings but been able to visit Regina whenever he wanted to. I think that Emma was trying to come to an agreement like that, but even before Cora executed her plan, Emma was already setting off Regina’s hair trigger temper, so I don’t think it would have actually worked in the long run.
We’ll see I guess after the truth comes out because they could still make it work, I think the chances are very slim right now, but it’s not impossible since they’ll probably all have to team up together to defeat Cora.
I’m having a difficult time understanding how everyone can be so up in arms about Emma saying to Reggie “he’s not your son”. Was there anything true or honourable about how Henry’s adoption came about? Would Emma have ever ended up in our world, alone and pregnant, had there not been a curse? Would Henry have gone through 10 years of his life not knowing his real mother and grandparents had there been a curse? Of course not!
I love Reggie! My heart broke for her last night during many scenes and I sincerely hope she ends up fully redeemed and is embraced by all of SB. However, I’m still rational enough, amid all the emotional stuff, to realize that she brought it all upon herself. She is like the boy who cried wolf. Her actions and past behaviour have caught up to her one too many times. She manipulated all of them for decades. So how on earth can Emma be criticized for saying what she said and finally stepping up to the plate and protecting Henry?
How about a little perspective here and let’s distinguish between what happens out in the real world versus what happens in the fantasy land of Storybrooke and the Enchanted Forest. She’s the Evil Queen who snatched Snow White’s grandson, a boy that never belonged to her. I can’t put it any plainer that that. And because it’s fantasy, I’m sure Reggie will eventually have her happy ending but for now, she’s suffering the consequences of all her past behaviour.
Keeper of Pandora's Box & The Yellow Brick Road.
I’m having a difficult time understanding how everyone can be so up in arms about Emma saying to Reggie “he’s not your son”. Was there anything true or honourable about how Henry’s adoption came about? Would Emma have ever ended up in our world, alone and pregnant, had there not been a curse? Would Henry have gone through 10 years of his life not knowing his real mother and grandparents had there been a curse? Of course not!
Definitely agree!
Because what Emma said was pretty mean and hurtful, considering Regina had raised Henry for 10 years. Evil Queen or not, she still raised him, and the way that Emma said it was just a little distasteful 😛
Yea there’s a difference between what happens in the real world and in storybrook world, but I’m just seeing things in the perspective of Storybrook world because well, it’s a show. If we keep comparing it to real life, then it would be too much of a headache to debate all the issues and fictional shows wouldn’t be as enjoyable 😆I think what Emma said was in defence of how much Regina hurt Henry.
Personally, I feel Emma has been more of a mother to Henry in her “five minutes” than Regina has been all his love.
But perhaps not all his life has been like the past year or so (since he got the book?) But what MM said in the pilot makes me believe that Henry was having problems long before that (likely because his mother is evil).I agree it wasn’t the wisest of choices for Snow White to let Regina go, but I think she had wanted to help Regina originally, and then when that didn’t work, she decided to do her one last thing to repay the debt that she owed her–she let her live in banishment.
And technically, Regina was harmless. She was basically sulking during her banishment. Yes, she wanted to cause suffering and pain, but most of it was aimed at Snow White. Without that outlet, she had no other reason to attack, especially since they would kill her–Snow White’s own vow to her.
If they had known about Rumpelstiltskin’s curse, they probably would have just kept her locked up.
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