Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170424005911/@comment-25375217-20170424021910

Hera Pan wrote: Eskaver wrote: Hera Pan wrote: Episode boring and meaningless. Did the writers forget season 3B or season 5A? When in the hell Zelena wanted friends? (5x06: I don't mind being alone ^^). That's bluster. Zelena has always been a solitary person, but to a fault. Zelena remarked to Robin in 4x17 that noone, not even her guards ever typically talk to her. It's not that Zelena wants friends. It's because she doesn't want to be alone, which she sort of said in her 5A spiel about someone to love her. Zelena's jealousy drives her to continued her lonely life. Back in season 3B and in Zelena's past, she only wanted Regina's position to prove Cora, Rumple and herself that she was better. She didn't care about any love or friendship. In "Kansas" she even justifyed Daniel's murdered because was the fact that pushed Regina to the throne.

She said that in "The Dark Swan", yeah, but because she was pregnant and wanted the baby only for her. She didn't wanted to share Robin's love with Regina or Robin, people who wasn't nothing for her at that time. Human beings are wired to enjoy companionship in some form. It's impossible to have no one who loves you and be perfectly happy - it's a fact of life. Regardless of Zelena's stated desires, her being human requires her to find someone who loves her. Her main drive of proving herself and/or jealousy - which was also stated to be her drive in this episode - leads her to have no one who loves her which in turn leads her to see other people who are happier than she is and continue her drive of proving herself and/or jealousy.

Furthermore, Zelena is consistently desired her mother and Rumple's love and acceptance, not just their admittance that she's a talented witch.