Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6252544-20160213233306

Since season 3, I feel like many magical people, Regina specifically, have been really powerful at some points and then not so powerful at others. Seasons 1 & 2 Regina and Rumple were the two most powerful magic users on the show. Season two came along, and Cora was considered, at least in my opinion, as powerful as Regina, but was more ruthless and cunning. Season 3, Regina should have run the show in Neverland because Rumple left, but she didn't and she could have. Zelena came and said that only light magic could harm her, and Regina somehow got light magic. Season 4 started with Regina being easily defeated by the snow queen, and again by Maleficent in the second half. Now in season 5, she talked about wiping out Arthur's soldiers, but didn't when they confronted her and Emma about freeing Merlin in Camelot, and the whole thing with not being able to open a portal. Here are a few other examples where magical people should have done stuff they have clearly done before...

1. In 1x22, Regina watched over charming and teleported him to the infinite forest. She should have done this in 3x05 when snow was talking with Ariel instead of having to go undercover as Ursula.

2. In 2x16, Regina and Cora, two people who have wiped out entire villages with people, spent an entire battle trying to get around 4 people. Just turn them into dust or rip out there hearts or something! Later in the episode even, when Cora gets to the back room, she teleports Emma and Neal out of her way.

3. As stated above, in season 5, when Regina couldn't open the portal in Storybrooke, couldn't stop the guy from attacking her and Robin, and when Arthur and his guards started to attack she just threw fireballs at them. She could have broken all their necks or made them fall asleep, or frozen all of them like she has before.

There are many more examples, I just want to know if you guys have also noticed and if you agree that they make magic weaker for some when it suits the plot. 