What If There Were No Long Lasting Consequences? How Many Times Would She Have Hurt/injured/killed People

What if there were no long lasting consequences?  How many times would she have hurt/injured/killed people knowing that the next day everyone and everything would be reset?  Do her conversations with people also 'undo' themselves?  How long could she remain sane and aware of reality when stuck in an endless 'groundhog day' loop?

The Curse and Consequences

Welcome to Storybrooke gave me a new perspective on Regina’s relationship with Henry. We saw in the episode that every day in Storybrooke was a loop for Regina; small things could go differently, but everyone was really on a script of sorts. For example, Ruby would argue with Granny every morning, and the argument would revolve around Ruby’s wild-child ways, but it wouldn’t be the exact same words every morning.

If we know that the same scenarios will happen every day, then Regina was essentially living in a consequence-free world. Even when she looked at Archie in disdain and said “Save it,” she knew the next morning Archie would greet her pleasantly all the same. Her words and actions had no lasting effects.

Regina lived this way for eighteen years. For eighteen years, there were no consequences that would last longer than the day’s end. We even saw this with the Kurt and Owen situation. I’m assuming Kurt was locked away, meaning Regina didn’t have to deal with him, and Owen couldn’t get back in the town. Even though Regina’s heart was a little broken from the entire situation, her standing in the town remained in-tact, she received no hard questions about her actions, and it didn’t affect her relationship with any citizen of Storybrooke.

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One does not always choose the words one is labelled with.  One can, however, choose to own the words and change the meaning.  I do not see 'Evil Regals' as a negative label because (to me) it means I am able to look beyond the dress and crown and see a person inside.  At my heart I wish to know other people can also look beyond my mask to see [and love/respect/honour] the flawed me inside.  I wish to know that while I may be taught harsh lessons of "[your] love is weakness" I am merely awaiting someone, something, to prove to me love is strength.  As you said, it is not how we are born but what is thrust upon us.

Can we point out that we Evil Regals wear the term evil with pride? All the other fans are labeled, White Knights, Fairests, Charmers, Dearies, Beauties, etc. But the Evil Regals embrace the words like a badge of honor. Perhaps it is because we know that those are wicked/evil, are not born evil but have wickedness thrust upon them. 

"The people who just happen to get handed everything or seemed to be handed everything in an instant." ...Regina was one of those things that got handed unconditionally to Snow in an instant...

Oh man, I have now figured out why the whole “Regina shouldn’t have expected something in return when she was trying to be good” argument bothered me.

Of course, she shouldn’t have expected something in return. You and I know that. Hell, everyone knows that. But you know who...

I couldn't stop myself, so sorry. How do you like them apples?

I often see posts either defending or attacking Regina, and then someone brings up how Rumple is worse than she is, and the other person responds...

:O  So... what the article is saying is that this is fan fiction Hollywood style?

Great article about why origin stories about villains do or don’t work.

Excerpt:

“It’s not exactly a revelation to observe that Hollywood is overrun with sequels, prequels and reboots – the economics are simply too powerful. When you have a built in audience, it’s far easier to get butts into seats. This has led to the rise of a particular kind of narrative – the “Evil Origin Story.” The formula is (theoretically) simple: take an iconic villain that people already love (to hate) and explain how they got to be that way.”

YOU HAVE GAINED THE ITEM "BLOOD RELATION TO THE EVIL QUEEN"

+100 Driven by Darkness

-50 Trust

-20 Happiness

-1 Heart

if ouat were a video game:

YOU HAVE GAINED THE ITEM “BLOOD RELATION TO THE CHARMINGS”: +100 gets a free pass from actual redemption +20 trust +50 automatic good guy +1 more second chance