Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-25926288-20170618042330/@comment-32569754-20170907224949

Another thing I would like to add, is that E&A have said (at several interviews and conventions) that Regina DOES love Henry. And that they never intended for the viewers to get the impression that Regina ever abused Henry in any way.

People who claim that Regina abused Henry are simply reading into things that are not there.

And like I said, Cora and Rumple are to blame for turning Regina into a monster. She did not start out that way. In the beginning she was kind, and gentle, and good. And it is Henry's love that managed to bring out the humanity that Regina still had left, buried deep inside.

One very important scene is the scene near the end of season 1, where Regina is sitting in Henry's room, holding his pillow and crying. She is not crying because the curse was broken and all her plans got ruined. She is crying because at that point she realizes she might have lost Henry. Her love for Henry is stronger than her thirst for revenge.