Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26261400-20160511210647/@comment-24674051-20160512035801

And let's face it, if you want to really analyze it, Snow and Charming were the villains when they stole Mal's egg, had the apprentice channel all of the potential darkness into it, and then watched as the Egg was deposited in our world just as it was hatching.

Henry has at least attempted some villainous stuff (such as using dynamite to attempt to destroy magic back in season 2). Belle tried to save a pebble and let Anna fall, plus she knocked Gaston into the Bay of Lost Souls. Emma not only became the Dark One for a short period, she was responsible for the death of Cruella (maybe justifiable, but she still killed her). No One is innocent. So does anyone really deserve a happy ending?

Ok, back on track here. If we learn nothing from 4b, then let's learn that Heros and Villains are not all black and white. There are actions, and there are consequences to those actions. If you make good decisions, you might get a good outcome (not always, though). However, making poor decisions is definitly going to come back and bite you in the long run. and that's what Cruella, the Blind Witch, James, Rumple, and the other "Villains" suffer from. They continue to make poor choices.

Killian and Regina, and now Zelena, had a habit of making poor choices, but are now making conscience efforts to make better choices. does it always work? no. partially because the consequences of previous bad actions still catches up with them from time to time. Will they get their happy ending? That's up to the writers, of course. But for a show that espouses hope, it would be almost criminal to write a story where the character makes a concerted effort to change, only to get screwed in the end (which is one reason I really disliked Robin's death).

Robin had the right idea in what he said right before they went up into the Mayor's office. Hw said that Regina deserved a second chance, and Zelena also deserves a second chance. And that is the message that you have to walk away with, and live. Everyone deserves a second chance.