Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26116863-20161101012324/@comment-25733960-20161101024721

Look at how she killed the Jester in 5x12 (by waving her hand)

And she can use magic through the magic mirror (She did it with the Blind Witch and Charming)

All what she need it to is asking the magic mirror to find her (like she did in 5x12) and then kill her with magic... It could have been done in like....10 seconds?

So, yes. She has always been this inept

But I've always suspected that Rumple is behind this. Maybe he gave Regina a potion to make her stupid or something.