Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-5821891-20140314052853/@comment-5106672-20140321030044

Budloopy4 wrote: I would guess that, though they rule different lands, the King seems a little weak and more local, while Cora with her magic is more influential and probably controls more area Cora said “Tomorrow is your wedding day, you're to be queen of this castle ”, which I guess makes the Red Queen & husband's power very local and limited. Besides, given the King's dislike for Cora and magic, it might be she overpowered him with her magic upon being banished to Wonderland by Regina.

Anyways, the scene in which she teaches Anastasia magic was one of the best Cora scenes EVER! What an amazing episode!