Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25703308-20141209110604/@comment-24674051-20141209182212

I think it is that powerful, and while Emma is probably not the ONLY magician with that type of power, I would suspect that there are not too many that do have it.

Also, Don't be so hard on Emma. Sure, Snow Killed Cora, Rumple Defeated Pan, Regina defeated Zelena, etc. But with the NL arc, most of the chase to save Henry was led by Emma, and she was the glue that held the group together. When Regina was willing to sacrifice herself to stop the black diamond (Season 2), Emma stepped it up and helped Regina stop the diamond, without the sacrifice (She, in that instance, truly saved Regina's life). She encourages everyone (even Regina) to be better versions of themselves. She has that intangible quality of Leadership during Crisis. I'm not sure I would want her running the day to day aspects of Storybrooke, but I would also not want to be in Storybrooke during any sort of Crisis if she wasn't around.

Oh, and As for Ingrid, I honestly think that Emma was getting ready to blast away when Anna ran in and SAVED Ingrid. and given what Emma did to Regina earlier, I don't think Ingrid stood a chance. Emma is the one that led the fight against Ingrid, she and Elsa were the ones that managed to corner her in her lair. And, as soon as Ingrid came to her senses, it was Emma who tried to pause to find another way to end the curse that did not cost Ingrid her life. Not to mention how she handled the tense situation between her and Regina, and with Elsa, earlier on in the season. No, Emma gets credit as the Savior for the Snow Queen arc. Just because she did not fire the final blow does not negate all of the effort she put in leading up to that point.