Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-23906605-20140421013622/@comment-5106672-20140421192623

Rafadeq wrote: I agree that the flashbacks showed us why Cora really hates Eva. And yes, Cora hating Eva because she ruined her chances at becoming a royal is a lot better than hating Eva over being tripped in front of a few people.

But, imo, the events still don't seem to quite... fit together. Especially knowing now that Leopold did know he was marrying Cora's daughter. That's downright disturbing. Poor Regina.

You have to remember that's royalty. Even in the Enchanted Forest, when people are fed dreams about true love, royalty seems to be more than prone to marriages of convenience, or otherwise loveless bonds. Besides, I've pointed out somewhere that what Leopold was really looking for was a mother for Snow White, and Regina had become very close to her.

Besides, this new discovery also sheds a light on why Leopold reacted so badly upon finding out Regina had an affair: he had already got burnt with her mother, it must have been an unpleasent surprise for him.