Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161031005929/@comment-26116863-20161031183359

I thinks Regina's lust is genuine (I'd hardly call it love), because kissing him really wasn't necessary. She already had the shears as leverage. However, I'd like to point out that Rumple has employed seduction as a tactic before himself, as a means to escape Zelena. That did make him look really sleazy, as it does EQ, but all the main villians in this show have been know to be sleazy at times. Zelena took advantage of Robin just for the heck of it. Regina took advantage of Gram. I think it was hinted she even had her eye on Charming at one point. Sleaziness is just part of their typical villiany on this show. Its nothing new, and it never seems to serve a real purpose.

I ship Rumple with Regina because Rumbelle is so messed up, and they seem like they would understand each other better. Plus, the age gap is a bit smaller and easier to stomach.

I'm not really that into ships, I'm just shocked when they rock the boat by having one materialize directly into the show from fanland.