Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4467206-20141030145027/@comment-24386552-20141031155047

She lost her edge when she killed Cora. She became an emotional wreck and in S3, she didn't really rebound all that much. Regina certainly did. I hope because of her wielding of light magic in Kansas, (which Emma didn't perform until 4.01) will take away some of that darkness in her heart.