Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27138802-20151030150239/@comment-25926288-20151030152139

Emma did it for both, for the town (in concept) and Regina (in reality). Emma was attempting to save both. If Hook was surrounded by Darkness stuff, she would have saved him...and the town, too.

Adam and Eddy made the characters so it's for them to see what is what. I'm sure Adam and Eddy weren't going with SQ at all and probably didn't intend on any "subtext" or chemistry. (Lana could probably have chemistry with anything).

Regina and Emma get the better moments because as I always say the main 4 characters are Emma, Rumple, Regina and Snow (sort of diminshed).

I don't think they put much thought into the parallel because I doubt their skills at subtlety these days. Plsu, it didn't make since for the Dakrness swirl being there.

Also, they could just build up to a strong friendship. Emma is into guys. Regina is into guys. If two females become BFFS, they don't have to go and form a romantic relationship. It'll be something unique to have a strong friendship rather than one of the fifty romantic relationships on the show.Platonic "love" should be a thing too.