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Hmcooper4 wrote

The Bad

 Ok, I was seriously creeped out by the EQ making a play for Rumple. I never saw that kind of desire in Regina in the EF, and definitely did not see it in SB. That was a play that came out of the blue. Fortunately, based on Gold’s response, I think he was just as creeped out as I was. EQ the all-knowing. Regina did not have all knowledge in the EF. So how is it she comes off knowing things?. Like her implication to David about his father? Regina making it so Rumple could not hurt the count. Nice try, but the reason that the charm worked when Rumple helped Snow is that Regina attacked Snow with an enchanted blade (or at least that is how I understood what happened). The Count never tried to hurt Rumple, so how was Regina able to pull off turning the tables? EQ trying to use the ploy of Regina stopping/killing the Count to show Regina that she was still dark. That plot trick did not with Emma (The Queens of Darkness, anyone?), so why should it work with Regina now? Clearly I can't do the qoute function. XD. Here are my thoughts.

1. Regina/EQ doesn't have some attraction to Rumple, but rather power and darkness. It's what many of the vilalins want--control, security, and more important, domination. Regina used her assets in whatever way to maintain control and Regina and Rumple always had their power plays. If Rumple was indeed attracted to EQ, then EQ would hold some sway over the most powerful person around. It's like--why would Cora want to kill Rumple to get more power in season 2 when noone had magic? It's because villains seek power to control their lives. More power = more control = more security. Rumple was never interested either, but he does tend to have attractive moments to his students from that one branch.

2. Plot. But on any other hand, she did have a Magic Mirror that could see anything. Chances are she learnned info on David on Netflix...I mean, the mirror over the years. I mean she clearly knew where he came from, so chances are she saw the death of DaddyCharming and happened upon the item doing a locator spell or something, discovering that Rumple had it.

3. Rumple put a protection spell on the two before Snow went in there to test Regina, using a strand of Regina's hair. Regina just did the same to the count. All you need is a personal item, plus random protection spell stuff and immunity. I think they should have done this to everyone a long time ago. Technically, are Snow and David still protected from Regina? I don't think we've actually seen her hurt one of them.

4. Totally agree. It's because the show has a terrible slogan of "heroes don't kill" ever! Worse than that is they are doing OC Part 2 when they did this in 5A, lol. Guess the writers looked through too many dreamcatchers! XD