Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-2157876-20140824231336/@comment-24950802-20140825133805

Well, okay, fair enough, but I'm sure we can all agree that that's not what should happen. Regina was gonna have Marian killed in the past (she apparently DID have her killed in the real, original timeline), so Marian being back and ruining her lovey-dovey stuff is karmic retribution. Regina doesn't deserve to be happy with Robin, certainly not when she was responsible for his misery caused by the loss of his wife in the first place. I'm sure Marian will die at some point cos her fate was always to die and Regina and Robin will find their way back to each other. But realistically speaking, they shouldn't, she doesn't deserve that and he'd be a fool to take her back, which is why I will never ship them. Like how I don't ship Rumbelle cos Rumple does everything but slap Belle around, and he could prolly do that to her too, and get away with it cos she'd "see the good in him", beyond the open palms to her cheeks, and forgive him. There's such a thing as being kind and forgiving towards people, even if they don't deserve it. Some people say that forgiveness has to be earned, and I disagree, it is an act of compassion that shoudn't just be merited. But then there's Belle. Oy.