Evil Queen (Serum)

"Regina Mills: I gave you some of my love. Love from Henry and Robin and the people I care most about. And in return, I'm taking back some of your darkness. Our darkness. Evil Queen: Why? Regina Mills: You are a part of me. And I'm a part of you whether you like it or not"

- Regina Mills and The Evil Queen

The Evil Queen is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the twenty-third episode of the fifth season. She is portrayed by starring cast member Lana Parrilla.

Trivia
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Character Notes

 * The Evil Queen is portrayed as Latina to represent Lana Parrilla's own ethnicity.
 * According to Lana Parrilla, the Evil Queen is without a conscience, so she is pure evil.
 * According to Edward Kitsis, the Evil Queen has all of Regina's memories, and thinks that Regina ultimately failed by being soft.


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Popular Culture

 * When the Evil Queen says to David and Mary Margaret, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light", she is quoting the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas.
 * When Henry makes a reference to Star Wars, the Evil Queen says that she and Henry "watched those movies enough to know that Darth Vader wasn't so black and white"; a reference to Anakin Skywalker's story from the Star Wars saga.


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Props Notes

 * The mirror that the Evil Queen uses to trap Emma and Regina (the one that Emma and Regina originally planned to use on her), is the same mirror that the genie kept with him inside his lamp in "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree", the mirror that he later showed the Evil Queen in the same episode.

Set Dressing

 * When Mr. Gold pays the Evil Queen a visit, a red apple martini and a green apple martini are sitting on Zelena's table. The Queen is later seen drinking red apple martini in Regina's office.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.