No Victory Burgers for Regina
Yeah, so in Once Upon A Time this week, good defeats evil, the audience gets lots and lots of answers, and then everyone goes out for burgers...
...Except Regina. No victory burgers for Regina, and that is heartbreaking in a Lana Parrilla makes me forget that all the bad things Regina's ever done with her sad, sad eyes way. But good on her for saving the day, and good on Henry and Emma for recognising that and providing positive reinforcement for her for once making good choices.
Oh, my goodness, Cora's motivation is the best thing ever. Actually planning to wait until her daughter hits a new low so that she can reconcile with her (which in Cora's mind is control) because she loves her...that's the most twisted messed up thing ever, and I love it.
So you know my weakness for incredibly messed up twisted relationships in which one part is all 'love you, you are the centre of my life - love me' and the other party is all 'stay the hell away from me you evil, murdering, life-ruining psycho' so long as the source treats it like the screwed up relationship it is an at no point condones it (see: Kira/Dukat, Magnus/Druitt, Catelyn/Littlefinger).
Yeah....apparently my love of that type of relationship extends to gen relationships as well because Cora and Regina have now become my absolute favourite relationship on Once. Move over Swan Queen, I want to see how this one plays out. I guess that Regina will hit a new low, Cora will swoop in telling her she loves her, Regina being a vulnerable mess will go essentially back to her abuser's arms and Regina will spend the rest of the season playing the dragon to her mother's big bad until inevitable season finale showdown.
MULAN LIVES! (Being a character of colour not named Regina, the odds were not in her favour). As does Aurora. Yay! Also, in the move over Swan Queen stakes - can Aurora and Mulan please kiss already. Although, I doubt we'll see them again - but that's a good thing. I do like the way the show writes out secondary characters that it hasn't got time for by having them go off and do other stuff. They're off having their own adventures rescuing the soul of prince from a Dementor in a post apocalyptic wasteland which is awesome and invites fic and flashbacks if they do reappear, much better than the kill them off for angst approach. Same goes for August.
Both Cora and Emma's heart ripping immunity surprised me both times. Yay for Emma piecing together the dots regarding her and her saviour role, or at least the dots whacking her on the head. Now, if someone could please piece together the dots regarding Regina and Rumpel that would also be nice.
Oh, and Cora and Hook literally sailing into town. Lol.
...Except Regina. No victory burgers for Regina, and that is heartbreaking in a Lana Parrilla makes me forget that all the bad things Regina's ever done with her sad, sad eyes way. But good on her for saving the day, and good on Henry and Emma for recognising that and providing positive reinforcement for her for once making good choices.
Oh, my goodness, Cora's motivation is the best thing ever. Actually planning to wait until her daughter hits a new low so that she can reconcile with her (which in Cora's mind is control) because she loves her...that's the most twisted messed up thing ever, and I love it.
So you know my weakness for incredibly messed up twisted relationships in which one part is all 'love you, you are the centre of my life - love me' and the other party is all 'stay the hell away from me you evil, murdering, life-ruining psycho' so long as the source treats it like the screwed up relationship it is an at no point condones it (see: Kira/Dukat, Magnus/Druitt, Catelyn/Littlefinger).
Yeah....apparently my love of that type of relationship extends to gen relationships as well because Cora and Regina have now become my absolute favourite relationship on Once. Move over Swan Queen, I want to see how this one plays out. I guess that Regina will hit a new low, Cora will swoop in telling her she loves her, Regina being a vulnerable mess will go essentially back to her abuser's arms and Regina will spend the rest of the season playing the dragon to her mother's big bad until inevitable season finale showdown.
MULAN LIVES! (Being a character of colour not named Regina, the odds were not in her favour). As does Aurora. Yay! Also, in the move over Swan Queen stakes - can Aurora and Mulan please kiss already. Although, I doubt we'll see them again - but that's a good thing. I do like the way the show writes out secondary characters that it hasn't got time for by having them go off and do other stuff. They're off having their own adventures rescuing the soul of prince from a Dementor in a post apocalyptic wasteland which is awesome and invites fic and flashbacks if they do reappear, much better than the kill them off for angst approach. Same goes for August.
Both Cora and Emma's heart ripping immunity surprised me both times. Yay for Emma piecing together the dots regarding her and her saviour role, or at least the dots whacking her on the head. Now, if someone could please piece together the dots regarding Regina and Rumpel that would also be nice.
Oh, and Cora and Hook literally sailing into town. Lol.