Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5821891-20131209041347/@comment-6175354-20131212175816

Mewiet wrote: I think it's wrong and cheap to put Regina in a relationship with Robin at all. They'll have to do a lot of back pedaling to make Robin accepting of all the atrocities she's done and if they do that it's going to completely turn my stomach. The only way I could see it working without ruining him as a characte is if he's entirely ignorant of her crimes. I hate to break this to you.... but the creators believe that Regina has been redeemed, to an extent. She still has a long way to go, but they no longer consider her evil. This is why, Rebecca Mader's character is going to be the new Big Bad.

If Rumplestiltskin can be in a relationship with Belle; then, Regina could have a relationship with Robin Hood. We saw, in 3.03, that her heart is not completely back. Which is why, she is still capable of love.