Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161205015930/@comment-25926288-20170103012517

Aine1989 wrote: My problem with that line is that it was played as comedic relief. Just "ha ha lol u killed my parents that was dark".

Emma literally did thank her for going to such lengths.

And I wouldn't say Regina likes hurting Emma (wouldn't not say it either though, given her past ineractions with Emma) but the fact she went straight for torturing her emotionally?

And it was brushed off as "you were trying to wake me" (because apparently talking to her is not a thing any more. Again, Hook and Henry were the better choice than Regina). I don't think Emma was laughing it off, other than it being really awkward. We'd have to go into Emma's brain to figure out what she was thinking otherwise.

Regina goes for what she knows best. Regina is a brute force sort of person. She tries manipulation, but is quick to switch to brutish tactics. As we saw, she tried to keep everyone as is and have Emma realize that she is the Savior. She tried at least three times (once in the forest, once at the ceremony, once with a fireball in hand), before she apologized and then went to her last resort. When nothing seemed to come from it, she gave up.

Henry would have been best, but he'd have no way to leave and would get into some "double trouble". Hook would have been seen as such a villain as Regina and would have been easily killed or imprisoned, depending on Wish Hook's villany.