Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-207.161.166.149-20130211043101/@comment-6504761-20130215114546

Honestly I don't believe Regina is intentionally going back to her mother. Throughout her entire life, Regina was manipulated & abused by Cora into feeling reliant on her and was subconsciously made to believe that her mother was the only one who knew what was best for her. It's not all too uncommon in abusive situations, honestly.

Hopefully we'll get to see Regina ultimately realize how awfully her mother has been manipulating her and she can finally cut her off (I personally don't want any redemption for Cora, if they're already playing out that arc with Regina then what's the point in doing it again?) Introducing Cora is like, a test for Regina in a way, I suppose, to see if she can truly change her ways (honestly I don't like it that much, because it's messing with Regina's head and make her react in ways any character would react.) Calling her "weak" for allowing to be manipulated is ultimately degrading to her character.