Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151224182509/@comment-1867880-20160213150159

Farerb wrote: MBrody wrote:

MBrody wrote:

Farerb wrote:

MBrody wrote: Why do we have to see everything? I think a lot of it is self-explanatory. I see a lot of chemistry between Regina and Robin. Also, I don't think anything about their relationship could be realistically perfect, but that makes it more realistic, since that's how it would be in real life. Furthermore, even if Robin knew she attended to kill his wife, I still think he would forgive her. He believes in her. He knows she's not the same person she was. I just don't understand the idea of not forgiving somebody. As soon as Regina said she was willing to change in season two, I forgave her. All I need is for them to realize they were wrong in their actions and want to become a better person, and I forgive them. Regina wouldn't have been a villain at all if Rumplestiltskin and Cora would have just left her alone. How many women do you know that date the guy who was raped by their sister and she got pregnant because of it? I know none. It's not realistic, it's soap opera material and it's kind of a sick situation if you really think about it.

The most important thing in telling a story is the characters, a plot is also important, but it needs to serve the characters, otherwise it's meaningless, you need to see the characters react and develop from the plot, it is done by having them talk about the things that happen to them and not by searching for mushrooms.

I don't see how it is reasonable that Robin would forgive Regina for killing his wife, let alone date her and kiss her and make out with her. Just because she is not important to us doesn't mean that she should not be important to him. My point was that Robin is a forgiving person. He has seen that Regina has changed. After all, it wasn't like she watched Marian die; she just ordered her execution. The personal way Zelena killed her was much worse. I think Robin and Regina's relationship is perfectly reasonable and realistic. Also, if I were Robin, I would have forgiven her. As I said before, all I need is for the person to feel remorse for what they've done. But did she feel remorse? We never saw that. When did it happen?

I saw it. Several times in the fourth and fifth seasons she has said as much. For example, she told Snow and Charming how she regretted her treatment of Henry in the first season. Earlier, she hinted to Emma knowing she has hurt people is a pain she has to live with every day. The things Zelena said (as Marian) in the fourth season premiere Regina admitted were correct, and it was clear in that episode that she loathed herself for the kinds of things she had done. Then in "Heart of Gold" she said that he made her a monster, but she wouldn't let him do the same to Emma. I think that shows not only remorse for what she became, but that she actually cares about the same people she used to hate. She has come a long way. In fact, it seems to me that she felt remorse even while she was still a villain; she just saw no other way out. At her core, Regina has a kind soul; it was just twisted by Rumplestiltskin.