Posted by Dustin on 04.02.2012 at 7:15 pm

So the latest episode finally gave us the 411 on why Regina hates Snow . . . . Ehh! Before we get to that, the show started with a bit of time travel . . .

At the end of last week we learned Regina and Gold were conspiring, that Regina made a deal with him. Did you notice in Storybrook he referred to her as “Your Majesty?” I didn’t catch that until this week when they did the recap. Anyways, we learned Gold suggested this entire rouse of framing Mary Margaret and then setting her up to run, because they all know what happens when someone tries to leave town . . . It would have gotten rid of her for good. However the plan failed, Mary Margaret returned to her cell, and now Regina is furious. Gold however is promising her revenge . . . I have to wonder what is going on with Gold. It’s clear Regina has had to make yet another deal with him, but what more can she give him? What does he want? She can’t offer him Belle really, as if he knew she had Belle then he’d never work with her, he’d destroy her.

Emma and August worked together to try and prove Mary Margaret’s innocence. The DA trying to nail her is James/Charming’s father in the fairytale world. They found proof that Regina buried the box with the heart, but because Sydney had bugged Emma’s office, Regina was able to make the evidence in her house (a broken shovel) disappear by time Emma had a proper search warrant.

In Fairytale Land we met a young Snow White and Regina’s evil mother Cora. Regina was in love with the family’s stable boy Daniel, but Cora had bigger plans and aspirations for her daughter’s future. Cora wielded powerful dark magic, which Regina seems to not yet have. If she does, then she doesn’t use it. She mentioned she hates when her mother uses magic, it frightens her. What initially seemed to be a lucky accident, by the end of the show Regina realized her mother orchestrated from the start. Regina was out riding when she ran across Snow White (who as it just happened was traveling across the land with her father). Snow’s horse bolted, and Regina saved her. This lead to Snow really liking Regina, and Snow’s father the King proposing marriage to the woman who saved his daughter. We know he never loved her, but he felt she’d make a good wife and a good mother to Snow, who liked Regina. However Regina wanted to marry for love. When Snow learned this, she was hurt at first, but agreed Regina should marry who she loved. She told Regina’s mom (though Regina told her not to) because she thought Cora would understand and want her daughter to be happy. She of course didn’t, and killed Daniel. Regina was forced to marry the King, and her hatred for Snow White began . . . .

The very end of the show had Emma hearing Ruby screaming after finding someone in the back alley behind Granny’s. What appeared to be a homeless woman lying there dead turned out to be a very alive and confused looking Katherine. Guess this puts a crimp in Regina’s plans for Mary Margaret!

So as I started this post off . . . ehh! I feel like this is only the beginning, that we’ll see many more things over the years that caused Regina to hate Snow even more. At this point, rather than blame a little girl, hate your evil mother! She’s the one who did all of this. That’s why I think there has to be more that we have yet to see.

Some interesting clues I picked up. Cora had mentioned the deals she had to make to get them out of poverty and to where they are now. Could she have made deals with Rumple? It sounds like it! What deals did she make? What did she give up?

Cora ripped out Daniel’s heart, much like Regina did the Huntsman. As there seemed to be no indication that Regina has a sister, I’m going to stick with my thoughts that Cora is The Queen of Hearts. I think Regina trapped her mother in Wonderland and possibly stole her powers in order to punish her for her part in Daniel’s death.

The previews showed the writer confronting Rumple in the next episode, and we saw a flash of the knife with Rumple’s name on it. Maybe it was editing, but I think it’s more evidence that August is Rumple’s son!

*UPDATE!* Below I’ve posted the spoilers for the next all new episode . . . which isn’t until April 22nd. It’s going to be a long wait!

MR. GOLD ATTEMPTS TO UNCOVER AUGUST’S TRUE IDENTITY, AND RUMPLESTILTSKIN AGREES TO LET HIS SON FIND A WAY TO TAKE AWAY HIS EVIL POWERS AND TURN HIM BACK INTO THE LOVING FATHER HE ONCE WAS, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”

“The Return” – Mr. Gold attempts to uncover the true identity of August, Emma confronts Regina about her involvement in Kathryn’s disappearance, and David tries to apologize and reconcile with Mary Margaret. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin agrees to comply and do whatever it takes if his son can find a way for him to safely give up his powers and turn back into the loving man he used to be, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, APRIL 22 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Guest starring are David Anders as Dr. Whale, Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn/Abigail, Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior/Blue Fairy, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red, Giancarlo Esposito as Sidney/Magic Mirror, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Dylan Schmid as Baelfire, Conner Dwelly as Morraine, Greyston Holt as Jim/Frederick, Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark/Sneezy, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, Jarod Joseph as Billy, Christina Gooding as mute maid and Michael Roberds as donkey driver.