Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25850402-20160517134822/@comment-24674051-20160524175318

Here's the thing with Regina and Zelena's relationship. Zelena never believed that Regina wouild ever love her, and she always wanted what Regina had, even though she never really understood how horrible what Regina had really was. Zelena never trusted anyone.

I think even before the "Sisters" episode, Regina was wanting to mend the fence with Zelena. She was rightfully upset about the whole Zelnena/Marian thing, and being preggo with Robin's Baby. But I do think there were points in the episodes, even the winter finale, where Regina might have been willing to work with Zelena, but was rejected. Which in turn made her mad and caused her to lash out against Zelena. But if you consider they way that Regina dealt with Zelena in the UW prior to Sisters, Regina was definitly being more cordial (and you could tell it was a little forced on her part, which I liked), but she was sincerely reaching out to Zelena. They did not spend a LOT of time building the reconcilliation in Sisters, but it didn't happen in just the one episode.

Is Zelena redeemed? No. But I think she is more willing to play nice with the gang, so long as they play nice with her. I hope we see some quality writing for Zelena that shows her struggle with being in a postion where people respect her but don't fear her, where some people (probably Regina, and maybe Emma and Henry) might actually even like her. She's in new territory.