Heard this on my rewatch, and I laughed as hard as the first time I heard it.

So his father told Cora how unworthy and what a loser she was because she was a Miller's daughter...

...but he didn't treat his son lovingly. He in fact says his son in his opinion is unlovable.

But we all see how kind and caring he is toward Regina. I'd imagine he'd be afraid to stand up to his wife but he wasn't like his father. He cared about Regina. And unlike his father, he didn't try to sell Regina.

Henry's father made Cora the woman she was with his forcing her to apologize ON HER KNEES then advising her to marry the son he thought so little of because to him "love is weakness"...actually to him it was worthless.

But Henry's father didn't make Henry the man he was. He became the loving parent Regina was lucky to have.

Regina became the kind of mother Cora was and had to rise above those instincts to be better for Henry.

Her father was just naturally loving.

1. Broken -the same Wraith that attacked Philip is the same one that Rumple summoned. Apparently, he was sent to EF by Emma and Co. Emma and MM then ended up in EF where Mulan and Aurora found them. Mulan noted that they were the ones who sent the Wraith there. So my question is: Did MM and Emma fall that long, or is EF a few seconds in the future?
2. We Are Both - Why didn't Regina actually get her powers back?

3 -Lady of the Lake- The title is misleading. Since the Lady of the Lake does not appear in this episode. They could have just as easily called this episode: Lake Nostos.

4.The Crocodile - If you ever wonder whether a duel is fair or not, remember the honest pirate who challenged a cripple to a duel.

5.The Doctor- Hope: Mom? And how did you meet Dad?

Emma: We found him with your grandma and friends, buried under the corpses of people who were killed by your step-great-grandmother, with whom he teamed up to carry out their revenge.

6. Tallahassee - Edit: so that someone doesn't get upset for what I dared to write, I'm deleting point number six.

7.Child of the Moon - Dear viewers, enjoy the fact that we have more werewolves besides Ruby, because after this episode we will never see them again in our lives.

8. Into the Deep - I have no question.

9. Queen of Hearts - Oh... does Cora have a "heart" after all?

10. The Cricket Game - I can't think of anything to say about this episode either. But remember that Rumple enchanted Snow's heart so that Regina could hurt her anywhere but EF. It will be important later.

11.The Outsider -I'm not crying. You're crying.

12. In the Name of the Brother- If your son tells you that your younger son, whom you just revived, is sensitive to light and is not yet fully himself and needs peace... then the first thing you do is approach him with a burning torch and get upset in front of him about his fear of fire.

13. • Tiny - So... should I take it that giants and dwarves are distant relatives?

14.  Manhattan - If you ever feel like you've made a big mistake that's costing you your career or your relationship, remember that the most cunning wizard in the entire empire left his dagger in a city where magic works, and where someone could theoretically find it, instead of taking it with him to Manhattan, where it doesn't work but at least no one would be able to control it, and if necessary, use it to defend himself against... what do I know? An angry, vengeful pirate?

15. The Queen Is Dead - Thanks for introducing a new character who was obviously important to the hero and had known her since she was a child, but we will never see this character again in our lives, and there will be not even the slightest mention of her.

16. The Miller's Daughter - I don't mean to be harsh on Henry (the elder). But what woman would prefer him to Rumple? I mean, especially one like Cora?

17. Welcome to Storybrooke - If, in theory, Owen and Kurt had stayed in Storybrooke... how was Regina going to make sure they didn't notice all the weirdness? Bonus: how can Regina control Graham when magic isn't supposed to work in Storybrooke yet?

18. Selfless, Brave and True - Please remind me how long Emme kept her promise to Henry about not lying to him again?

19. Lacey. - Rumple tells David that his Belle is no longer the Belle she used to be. She's Lacey. So instead of trying to get her like he did Cora, who Lacey is obviously more like in behavior, he tries to get her like he did Belle... am I an idiot if that doesn't make sense to me?

20. The Evil Queen - so... Regina wanted to forgive Snow for everything? (even though there was nothing to forgive)

21. Second Star to the Right - I hope that after that heartbreaking explanation for why Neal left Emma and didn't look for her, he didn't expect Emma to forgive him. Because if he did, then I stand by the fact that he's a hypocrite.

22. And Straight on 'til Morning - Did Hook really think Bae would be so naive as to believe that Milah wanted to come back for him? She was about ten years old.

I know today was more about sarcasm and annoyance than questions... but that's what this series is about. If you still want a sequel, let me know in the comments below. And if by tomorrow at 4:30 PM (10:30 AM for Americans) there are at least 10 comments ending with the words: "I want a sequel" then I'll post a third series.

and don't forget to tell me which things didn't make sense to you.

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From best to worst obviously

So I do the premieres first then finales

1. Season

1

2. Season 4

3. Season 3

4. Season 5

5. Season 2

6. Season 6

7. Season 7

The finales

1. Season 3
2. Season 1
3. Season 4
4. Season 6
5. Season 7
6. Season 2
7. Season 5

Lana Parrilla explains her personal acting choice to interpret young Snow White's actions as unintentionally selfish, which helped her justify the Queen's extreme hatred.

>"It was tough to wrap my head around. Oh my god, that's why the Evil Queen wants to kill Snow White? because she was really trying to help her!
In order to make sense of this revenge, I felt like this little girl is very selfish. so you told my mother this but then now you're so happy that you get to have me all to yourself.
That's really feeding the Queen... this is my choice, not something the creators have said to me; it made sense, it was discovered in the moment with this young actress--the way that she was articulating this joy and happiness that she gets to have me as her mother in her life--that's what created this hatred for her."

This is a fascinating look into how actors build backstories for their characters there's so much more that goes into a performance than what we see on screen. You essentially have to construct an entire life for someone who never existed, filling in all the gaps the writers leave behind.

Lana Parrilla talks about struggling to wrap her head around Regina's hatred toward Snow, when Snow was only trying to help. The perspective she landed on makes complete sense to me. Snow gets to have Regina. She wanted her as a mother figure, and she's ecstatic about it. But for Regina, this is the beginning of a trapped existence. She never wanted to be Leopold's wife or Snow's stepmother... and yet this little girl opened her mouth, and suddenly Regina belongs to them. Her whole future was decided by a child's inability to keep a secret.

What I also think gets overlooked is that Regina is grieving, deeply and completely alone. She lost her true love. "In the fairytale land, you "only get one love"... and she has no space to actually process that. She has to bury it, perform the role she never asked for, and keep moving. Even in the real world, unprocessed grief causes serious damage to a person. Now imagine carrying that in isolation, with no outlet and no one safe to turn to.

None of this is rational, and I'm not saying it should be... but that's kind of the point. Dark, irrational thoughts are often what grief looks like when it has nowhere to go.

This isn't strictly canon, but how it changed my perspective: Snow wasn't being malicious. She was just a child, and children are inherently self-centered. Not out of cruelty, but because they're simply not wired yet to fully grasp the weight of their actions. The implications of what she'd set in motion never occurred to her, because she was a kid who was happy and wanted to share that happiness. Regina just had to live with the consequences of it forever.

Context of the Quote

>The "Selfish" Interpretation:

>"Parrilla struggled to understand why Regina would want to kill a child who was "really trying to help." She decided to view Snow's actions through a lens of childhood selfishness—that Snow wanted Regina all to herself as a mother figure and thus eliminated the "competition" (Daniel)."

>Working with Bailee Madison:

>"Parrilla noted that this perspective was "discovered in the moment" while working with Madison. She felt that the young actress articulated a certain "joy and happiness" at the prospect of having Regina in her life, which Regina (in her grief) twisted into a reason for deep resentment."

>Why This Quote Matters:

>"This insight became a cornerstone of Parrilla's performance. It allowed her to play Regina not just as a fairy-tale villain, but as a woman deeply wounded by what she perceived as a betrayal of her happiness . By viewing Snow's innocence as a form of "selfishness," Parrilla was able to "wrap her head around" the decade-long quest for revenge that drives the series."

Cinderella could learn a lesson from Cora.

How disappointed were you that we didn't hear RC sing in the episode "song in your heart", and why 10?

He really did seem to want to change for her this time. Maybe he felt if Belle wasn’t going to accept him now he might as well return to his power. I know Belle did come back to him after all but he likely didn’t know she would at the time.