Regina vs Emma

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I agree completely with JML:

The only measure of Regina’s “redemption” is whether she reacts differently to the same sort of occurrence that caused her to become the Evil Queen in the first season.  If she reacts the same way, she really hasn’t changed at all.  If she suffers the pain and becomes stronger for it (in a healthy way), we will see some virtue coming through.   I have a feeling, especially since she used “White Magic” just recently, that she won’t revert back to the murderous queen.

 

Regina will not revert to being evil but there will be plenty of dramatic tension between Regina and Emma. I also agree with obisgirl that Henry and/or Snow will play peacemaker as well as helping Emma deal with guilt and Regina deal with bitterness. Ultimately, both of them will realize that preventing Regina from murdering one more person was a GOOD thing, not only for Marian but also for Regina. Imagine if Robin and Regina had gotten engaged and then Robin somehow discovered that Regina was the one who had killed Marian!

I hope they don’t kill Marian but instead show Regina becoming able to be happy that Robin and Roland were reunited with Marian. Furthermore, I’m still not convinced  that Robin was really the guy in the tavern that Tink showed her. Remember we never saw his face. Just how common are those lion tattoos in the Enchanted Forest? Regina’s relationship with Robin may have been an important stepping stone in that it showed her she CAN have romance but more importantly it will show that she can forgive both Emma and Robin. Accepting that good can come out of a situation in which she was hurt, instead of seeing only her own pain, will be a huge step forward for her. She’s been willing to sacrifice her life for Henry, both directly and by saving people who were important to him. Now, being willing to sacrifice her own happiness for Robin and his family will be the final step in her redemption. So maybe Robin will be key to Regina’s future happiness not by being in a relationship with her but by making it possible for her to grow so that she can find a relationship with someone else.

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Sorry for the duplicate post – the first one didn’t show up so I retyped it then both showed up. I’ve deleted the second copy.

[Jenna_B]

Have we seen a couple – major or minor – just breakup on this show?  Not because one of them died or one of them had to leave “or bad things would happen” but because they just grew apart?  I think that’s a concept they have to tackle.  It sounds like they’re staying put, for the most part, in Storybrooke.  Divorce, separation, heck just breaking up, may not be done in the EF, but let’s face it — Storybrooke, though magical, is in OUR land, in the US even, where the likelihood you end up with your first love is anything but common.  Obviously, that’s not going to happen with Snowing or Rumbelle but it could happen with a secondary couple.

 

So maybe Robin goes back to Marian.  Maybe they try to make it work but they can’t – not because of Regina, and not because of outside forces, but because they’re just not true love.  If that were to happen, I think Regina actually would try to encourage Robin to stay with Marian, at least because of Roland.  I can see her, then, actually turning to Emma for counsel because even though her break up with Neal still wasn’t exactly traditional, they DID break up and Emma does understand what that’s like to an extent.  She can especially relate because like Regina, Emma had no control over the ending of her relationship with Neal.  And I could definitely see Henry encouraging Regina and Emma to mend fences.

 

We also have no idea if Regina did kill Marian in another past.  Maybe she kept her imprisoned but didn’t actually kill her?  (I know, unlikely, but just throwing thoughts out there)  It could be the writers use that scenario to show that Regina wasn’t completely heartless in the EF somehow.

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Jenna_B wrote:

So maybe Robin goes back to Marian.  Maybe they try to make it work but they can’t – not because of Regina, and not because of outside forces, but because they’re just not true love.  If that were to happen, I think Regina actually would try to encourage Robin to stay with Marian, at least because of Roland.  I can see her, then, actually turning to Emma for counsel

That’s a great story idea! I hadn’t thought of that but it has tremendous possibilities for both Emma and Regina. After all of Regina’s attempts to destroy other relationships (Snowing, Graham and Emma, etc…) it would be fun to see her try to help Robin and Marian stay together. That could be the catalyst that would allow Robin to forgive Regina for what she did to Marian.

 

I have to disagree with the last part of Jenna’s post though; even though we don’t know with certainty what would have happened to Marian in the original timeline, it was pretty clear that Regina’s intent was to have her killed within 24 hours.(And as Regina herself said in the first season, “Intent is everything!”, while Rumple said, “Intent means nothing.”)  I just can’t picture Regina deciding to show mercy back in her Evil Queen days.

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