Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4839682-20131003142941/@comment-24008305-20131004173254

The way they portray Henry & Emma's relationship compared to Henry & Regina's relationship really annoys me. I've stated this several times on Youtube (and the above comment really elaborates on it). Regardless of her status as "The Evil Queen", Henry should bond with Regina just as much as he bonds with Emma (he totally threw it in her face during season 1 that he found his birth mother and that he prefers to live with her; throughout the first and second season, we basically see the fallout of this decision….how it negatively affects Regina…as well as Henry’s constant perception of Regina as evil and not being worthy of redemption unless she does something that inadvertently strengthens the bond between him & Emma; Remember when she saved Emma & Snow from the portal that Cora was supposed to come through? She did it for Henry. But who benefitted from it? Certainly not her. Either way, she would've lost Henry). And Emma needs to stop acting all high and mighty. She is just like Snow which is ironic since she hasn't spent time with Snow in 28 years. I understand her desire to make up for abandonment and lost time, but there's a better way to do it than putting a wedge in between Henry and Regina. There were several instances during season 2 in which I wanted to smack the crap out of her. What gives her the right to accuse Regina of being a bad mother? Or giving Regina advice on parenting? Or hinting/implying that because she’s Henry’s birth mother, she should reap the same benefits as Regina? None of that entitles her to "mother of the year". Regina may not be “mother of the year” either but she’s done a hell of a lot more than Emma has in the 10-11 years Henry’s been alive. Emma wanted nothing to do with Henry until he showed up on her doorstep. And even then, she wasn’t convinced. It took a trip to storybrooke and a run in with Regina to change Emma’s mind. Regina has every right to bitch at Emma. Needless to say, Emma is a constant reminder of the biological bond between parent and child which is something she will never have with Henry. Emma’s entire life inside Storybrooke is basically a slap in the face. Regina will never have peace of mind constantly competing with Emma for Henry’s love and affection. And it’s not like his love and affection is unconditional. Henry may be a kid but he has high standards, as does the rest of Storybrooke. Every time Regina makes even the slightest 'mistake' (I put it in quotations since some of Regina's mistakes aren't really mistakes at all; they're just perceived as such), Emma, Henry and the Townsfolk want to crucify her.