Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4936165-20140827005907/@comment-24674051-20141103152836

Also, comparing the events in 1.22 to 1.02 is not really fair. David defeated Maleficent before he woke Snow up. Regina did not go back for the Dark Curse until right before Snow and David's wedding. so the flashback in 1.02 is (in my understanding) AFTER the events of 1.22.

Now, I agree that the combination of being forced to be a dragon for 28 years, after Regina bested her and threatened her pet Unicorn, combined with the beating she took from Emma, combined with whatever turned her into that wraith/spectre like thing in 2.20 (or was it .2.21) that Hook outsmarted, may be just enough to drive her back to craze Evil. We'll see.