Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28162607-20160506212909

So I've been developing a theory regarding Emma and Regina. They seem to end up anti-parallelling each other when it comes to who gets to be happy.

Season 1: Starts with Regina happily ruling her cursed land and Emma sad and lonely. Ends with Regina upset that her curse is broken and Emma happy that Henry is alive and finds her family.

Season 2: We see Emma going out to dinner with her family and Regina alone.

3A: Ends with Emma driving off with new (happy) memories, a life in NY, a boyfriend and Henry and Regina alone, going back to the EF alone (well not alone but you get me)

3B: Ends with Emma accepting her family, starting a life in Storybrooke and getting a boyfriend. Regina's boyfriend's wife comes back and messes up her love life.

4A: Ends with Emma accepting her magic, Killian's alive and happy (the only sad bit is Elsa leaving but overall she's good). Regina's still not happy.

4B: Ends with Regina running into Robin's arms (so she's not exactly happy but she's okay) while Emma is becoming the Dark One (first one breaking the pattern).

5A: Regina gets a new step daughter/niece. Emma gets a dead boyfriend.

5B: (SPOILERS) From what I've seen; Emma gets Killian back from the dead and Robin dies.

So my theory is that Emma and Regina's happiness cannot coexist and that there will be a final showdown of "Who gets the happiness" 