Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28162607-20180101191335/@comment-1916997-20180115010705

Aine1989 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Aine1989 wrote: Eskaver wrote:

Aine1989 wrote:

Eskaver wrote:

Aine1989 wrote: I don't have an issue wit Snow being a forgiving character.

I have an issue with Regina being welcomed into the family she tortured, persecuted and abused for decades as if nothing had happened. Literally a day after admitting she does not regret anything.

I have an issue with the show justifying Regina's abuse with "Snow was a brat who deserved it" They didn’t. Snow mentioned that in jest. Nevertheless, the show didn’t justify a single thing Regina has done. It hasn't?

You mean 6x10 didn't justify Regina's abuse of Emma and her family with "if she hadn't done it Emma would have been weak"? Because that happened. Fallacy. Pointing out another situation is changing the goalpost. Still, they didn’t justify Regina’s actions, not did they say she was weak. Sorry I didn't realise that we were talking solely about Snow. I just used that example of abuse justification because it was the first that came to mind.

I still stand by my point that the fact Snow, the victim, said that she and Regina would have fought anyway because "she was such a brat" and Regina, the abuser, to respond with "your mother's child" was very disturbing. Regina could have responded with a heartfelt "No, Snow, you were a child and I was the grown up. I may have been unhappy but I had no reason to take my anger out on you, you were innocent". Instead of making Snow do the apologising and the cheerleading for Regina. It goes down to characterization. That isn't Regina's character. If they had Regina say that, they would have been called out by the fans for Regina saying a line she would never say. And at last we have gotten down to the issue.

Regina is not a character who feels regret or apologises. As you said, it would be completely OOC for her to do so.

Which is why her redemption arc sucks. Just because Regina isn't a character who apologizes doesn't mean she can't have a redemption arc. Lots of people in real life don't apologize, it doesn't mean they aren't sorry for things they have done.