Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24892318-20140523071906/@comment-24892318-20140523220547

You know I was thinking. (I tend to do that a lot about this show. Lol.)

What happens with Marian is going to affect the Swan /Queen rivalry. If they kill off Marian right away, then Regina and Robin will probably reconcile right away and she'll forgive her quickly.

But if they let her live, there are a couple of possible scenarios. One, Robin and Marian stay together, never giving Regina another thought. This doesn't bode well for Emma. Two, Robin and Marian stay together. But Robin wants to be with Regina and stays with Marian out of a sense of duty. Regina obviously wants Robin but perhaps thinks he should be with Marian for Roland. Again, doesn't bode well for Emma. I'm hoping they let Marian live; I think the storyline possibilities are better than having her "frozen" by Elsa the moment she walks into SB.

On another note, I think it would be interesting to see some conflict between Emma and Hook. He told her repeatedly not to interfere with the timeline. (Although he was onboard with bringing Marian back.) Hook identifies with Regina because he's worked so hard over the last two years to redeem himself and he got repeatedly knocked down by the Charming's and Emma. He just couldn't catch a break. Until he went back to the EF. Now his happiness is the cause of another's pain. I'd like to see this play out.

Regardless, Regina is no longer TEQ so I don't think the rivalry will be as bitter as S1 no matter what happens. Is it still only May?