Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4839682-20140819182912/@comment-5106672-20141024153501

Avatar Alpha wrote: I'm so tired of everyon acting like Regina's a victim because Emma saved Marion {poor girl, losing the affection of her husband and son to her murderer} and people glossing over it like it's no big deal the Regina killed her originally. I know she's trying to save her and everything but with her new plan regarding the Book, you never can tell. At least let her finally, truly admit that she caused her own unhappiness.

Regina has also had three seasons worth of character development in between Marian's (halted) execution and present day. It's not like she killed her and the next day started hanging out with her widowed husband. She has indeed faced the consequences of her past actions and finally learned from them (3x03, anyone?) turned into a completely different person than the one who tried to get her happy ending by cursing her entire land, and considering she has saved them all multiple times, either single-handed or with assistance, more than the "good guys" did, I think she has earned the sympathy of the audience.