Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20160222033019

I have been thinking about this since season 4 and every arc I think about it more. Magically, Regina hasn't grown at all. She just seems stagnant. Each villain is stronger than the last and Regina stopped being a match for the villains in season 2.

It's weird seeing her go from proclaiming herself as one of the strongest practioners of magic( she may have been DEAD WRONG, but at the time you couldn't dispute it) to being a rag doll to show how strong every new villain is. especially since Emma and Gold have gotten stronger. Emma has control and is using her magic at will. Gold is now the super dark one. It Just seems like Regina is the weakest magic user in storybrooke, excluding the fairies. And I wouldn't mind that IF Regina took the back burner. It's hard to watch her threaten Zelena and say she is going to stop dark swan, when we know she doesn't stand a chance against either. They even made maleficent look stronger than Regina, even though Regina beat her before. I was thinking they would make her more of a guide for Emma, but then she started acting like a sassy super witch that can take on anyone. It feels like a waist of time watching her trying to stop villains because we know she isn't strong enough. We know what would happen if her and zelena came to blows. I just wish they would boost her powers, so her threats can carry weight or make her piccolo and let her be the help. . 