Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3038174-20130228160104/@comment-5051306-20130303041936

I think the show has a little leeway with how Emma is handling Henry, because Regina's ultimate goal is to have Henry trust her/want to be back home with her of his own will. Right now Henry wants to be with Emma so Regina's "playing ball" and not really putting her foot down with legal rights, because if she takes Henry by force again, she'll never really win him over.