Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20150428063638/@comment-1916997-20150508143041

The focus on Snow, Emma, Regina, Cora, etc. (all the mother characters on the show) is on purpose. As I've said previously, Lost focused on fatherhood, and Once is paralleling by focusing on motherhood. For that reason alone, Snow and Emma will always be focused on more than Charming and Emma.