My roommate and I watch the show together and have been discussing the characters a lot. Her theory was that Emma, Regina, and Rumplestilstkin all share an obsession with having control. Emma is obsessed with controlling her life because she feels the only person she can trust is herself and she doesn't know how to rely on or trust anyone else. Rumplestiltskin is obsessed with having control because he is terrified of uncertainties --especially evident in this last episode with the war and the prophecy. He's too afraid to face a situation he's not expecting, so he tries to manipulate everything so he will know what's coming.
Regina is obsessed with control because she thinks it's the only way she'll get what she wants. Cora took away all Regina's control when she killed Daniel, who was all Regina wanted. Then, later, all Regina wanted was revenge on Snow, hence the curse. Now, all she wants is Henry. I don't think she entirely trusts or even forgives Cora, but Cora is offering her the illusion of control to get Henry, and getting Henry is all Regina is focused on. And, too, I think she was honest when she talked to Snow. She wanted to be good for Henry, but being 'good' has still gotten her nothing but scorn from the people she hates, so why bother?
She was clearly disturbed by the revelation of just how thoroughly Cora manipulated her life, which shattered her illusions of control. I don't think she's really on board with Cora's plans, but Cora is so devious that at this point, I'm not sure there's any way out for Regina other than some kind of heroic sacrifice.
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Date: 2013-03-05 03:30 am (UTC)Regina is obsessed with control because she thinks it's the only way she'll get what she wants. Cora took away all Regina's control when she killed Daniel, who was all Regina wanted. Then, later, all Regina wanted was revenge on Snow, hence the curse. Now, all she wants is Henry. I don't think she entirely trusts or even forgives Cora, but Cora is offering her the illusion of control to get Henry, and getting Henry is all Regina is focused on. And, too, I think she was honest when she talked to Snow. She wanted to be good for Henry, but being 'good' has still gotten her nothing but scorn from the people she hates, so why bother?
She was clearly disturbed by the revelation of just how thoroughly Cora manipulated her life, which shattered her illusions of control. I don't think she's really on board with Cora's plans, but Cora is so devious that at this point, I'm not sure there's any way out for Regina other than some kind of heroic sacrifice.