Once Upon a Time: 2x15

[butterfly]

Welp, that pretty much confirms that Regina was really Regina in the previous episode. And, in this episode, Regina engages in intimation, violence, and is complicit in murder. Again. And she's willing to kill everyone else Henry cares about so that she can have him all to herself -- she just wants to try to make it so that Henry won't know about it, so that he'll keep loving her.

Sounds like it's a done deal that Neal/Bae is also Peter Pan or a lost boy, yeah?

Snow breaks my heart. Both as bitty!Snow and now!Snow.

Comments

[grammarwoman]

I want to smack Regina for allowing herself to be so easily manipulated by her mother. I wish Snow had said something to her to the effect of "If she'd been younger, Cora would have put herself on the throne, and left you alone until you were useful." I mean, for Regina to hold the grudge against Snow all this time for being a part of whathisface's death, and not blame her mom at all for being the actual cause? WTF?

Besides that, to think that Henry would be satisfied to have only Regina in his life, after the whole extended family was revealed, is beyond shortsighted of Regina.

And yeah, poor Snow. It was hard enough for her to not use the candle to save her mom, but to have it rubbed in that it was poison, and that if she had found the real Blue Fairy, she might have been able to save her...OUCH.

I continue to love that so much of this show revolves around the women's stories. LOVE.

[butterfly]

Yeah, Regina is probably thinking to herself "Well, he was happy before all the truth came out, so if I just cover things up with enough lies, he and I can be happy again!" without realizing that it was Henry growing up and gaining reasoning skills that made him realize how messed up things were in Storybrooke. Her solution is no solution at all -- Henry isn't ever going to be an unquestioning toddler again.

I continue to love that so much of this show revolves around the women's stories. LOVE.

Yes. It is beautiful. I loved how we had that conversation with Snow and Johanna about Snow's mother in Storybrooke -- minutes and minutes of screentime and no mention of any men.

[alchemise]

Yeah, Regina's pretty much refusing every chance at redemption she's handed.

I really hope we get some Neverland flashbacks now!

[butterfly]

Yeah, I keep face-palming and going, "Oh, Regina. Oh. That's a bad choice. ...that's a really bad choice. Are you sure you want to...? You are? Okay, then."

I really hope we get some Neverland flashbacks now!

Ooo, yes!

[frayadjacent]

Yeah, we really got a glimpse into Regina's twisted world-view when she straight up told Snow that she was the good one. Wow.

One thing I didn't get: how did they figure out so quickly where Rumple's dagger was? Was it the fairy's magic?

I'm holding out hope that it'll turn out to be a decoy, though.

[butterfly]

Yeah, I was, like, physically reaching toward my screen going, "Oh, Regina. No. Oh. Oh, dear." But it was illuminating.

One thing I didn't get: how did they figure out so quickly where Rumple's dagger was? Was it the fairy's magic?

I'm holding out hope that it'll turn out to be a decoy, though.

I think Rumple told them over the phone & Regina and Cora probably just followed Snow after Snow had her conversation with Regina.

I definitely hope it's a decoy and he has the real one hidden in his cane or something similar. I don't think Rumple should trust enough in Snow and Charming's abilities to tell them the truth.

[frayadjacent]

Ah, right, I forgot about the phone conversation. I agree, it seems unlikely Rumple would tell them the truth, and likely that he'd come up with a decoy.