Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20141215020437/@comment-5106672-20141226234835

Hmcooper4 wrote: Raelizflo wrote: Something that sort of irked me in that episode, was that the writers really want us to forget stuff.

Why are Rumple and Regina in the car having a casual conversation like old pals? There is so much grime and dirt in their history, it just wasn't believable to me. I mean, Regina locked up Belle for however many years Regina froze Storybrooke. And now they're in chit chat terms? No resentment... just weird. Not really that weird at all, in my opinion. Go back to season 1, Regina visited Rumple in the Storybrooke jail, and they had a "civilized" conversation. Regina has gone to the Pawn shop on multiple occasions and had a conversation with Rumple, or Rumple has sought out Regina. Yes, they both carry a ton of baggage, but I would never go as far as say they are enemies. (the only time Regina really tries to cross Rumple is while her Mom was out to gain power, and even then I am not sure she had her whole heart in it). Regina could very easily have held the Dagger hostage herself after Zelena, but she chose not to, but instead use it to make amends with both Belle and Gold (I mean really, Regina had to know that Belle would most likely give the dagger back to Gold rather than keep it).

They are not enemies. They have a shared history, and a mutual respect for one another. All Rumple was doing was saying goodbye and leaving a message for Henry (and maybe trying to goad Regina one last time to choose the darkness over the light, a choice she now rejects), knowing that once he crossed the line, he would most likely not be coming back. (although he had a different vision in mind of crossing the line). Not to mention that Regina saved Rumple's life from Pan's Shadow in Neverland and the two of them worked together for some time on the island. Their love-hatred relationship is very fascinating exactly because it is always extremely polite and mutually respectful. Even when they taunt each other, or after Rumple orchestrated Cora's death. They're not friends, but they're not at each other's throat at all.