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Apparently you can't place an image with a poll. There's a golden apple in this sub. I need help choosing fire or ice apple.

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The quote "You can’t compete with someone who is having fun," popularized by productivity author Tiago Forte, means that intrinsic joy and play outlast pure discipline. When you genuinely enjoy a craft, the work stops feeling like forced labor, making your persistence and creativity difficult for others to match.

via: Lana Parrilla IG Story

https://youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c

London Calling - Ironic

What I see at the core of this confession is where a lot of the fandom toxicity stemmed from. People felt Regina received too much of the spotlight.

I see an ensemble cast where everyone had their turn. And let’s be honest… villains are more fun, and Rumple and Regina had some of the most complex storylines. I think that’s part of where the divide comes from. But you can’t put layered characters in a box. Their stories are going to require more exploration.

Just my opinion.

Lana Parrilla - For The Love Of Fantasy And Sci-fi (August 2026)

22-23 AUGUST 2026 - EXCEL LONDON

I've said before that Regina consistently puts herself in situations where she's willing to sacrifice her life. I think there are two things happening there.

First, Regina feels responsible. It's very much "It should be me." She sees herself as the person who caused the problem, so she's willing to be the one who pays the price for fixing it.

Second, Regina doesn't really start learning to love herself until Season 6. So mix that lack of self-worth with her sense of responsibility, and it starts to look almost like a suicide mission.

I think there's definitely an element of self-hatred in it. Regina doesn't always feel like she deserves to live, especially when she believes someone else might have to pay for something she did. Her willingness to sacrifice herself isn't simply bravery or heroism. Sometimes it's also Regina thinking, "If someone has to die for this, it should be me." - IMO

As a fan of Eduardo's work... I wld never. As a fan of The Queen 100% I wld.

Credit on the video.

[confessions are not our personal views]

"As a child growing up I hated my parents, I felt they kept me from everything like ten year old Henry feeling smothered by Regina, however this show changed my entire attitude about parents. After reading Robert Carlyles past about his own mother leaving and his father going homeless so he could take care of his 4 year old and watching that play out through Rumple and Baes story I was mindblown by the beautiful story of what it means to be a single parent. And Regina sacrificed everything to raise Henry alone and that was also so amazing. Thankyou Rumple and Regina for showing me the value of parenting. I hope someday now to adopt my own little one and raise them alone just like my heroes, Thankyou OUAT, you've humbled me"

When I say I unequivocally defend Regina Mills, it’s not what some people think. It’s not defending all of her actions. It’s recognizing who she was versus who she became. It’s digging deeper into her character, understanding that redemption is a journey, and recognizing that she ultimately held herself accountable for the choices she made.

It’s understanding that there’s a difference between redemption and forgiveness, and how those things work. Regina’s redemption wasn’t dependent on everyone simply forgetting what she had done. It was about her taking accountability, making different choices, and proving through her actions that she had changed.

It’s understanding that the premise of OUAT was essentially “What if the Evil Queen got her happy ending?”

It’s understanding that, at the end of the day, OUAT was a fantasy TV show filled with lessons that we can actually apply to real life... as most Disney projects are.

And most importantly, it’s understanding that OUAT lives in the gray. Nothing is purely black and white.

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This is an idea I expanded on from my 📖 Episode 6 Analysis “The Precipice.”

** At this point Peter and Nina have moved into a sprawling mansion in a gated commuinity.

A scene is rarely just one thing. That’s why people can watch the same scene and come away with completely different interpretations.

I just had a lightbulb moment. In my opinion, this isn't entirely about the house.

Nina's discomfort with the new house is about more than the house. The house becomes a physical representation of that feeling. It is supposed to represent freedom, security, and a better life. Instead, Nina experiences it as unfamiliar territory that she cannot fully control.

The home is bigger. The neighborhood is unfamiliar. Security measures have been put in place. Even something as ordinary as her daughter riding her bike results in her being stopped and held at the security kiosk because she has gone outside the designated parameters.

When Peter finally says “Let's go home,” it feels like more than simply deciding to return to their old house.

On the surface, this is simply a family deciding that their new house isn't working for them.

I think it's more than that for Nina.

Going back home feels like a respite. Not just because it's their old home, but because it represents the familiarity, security, and safety she has been trying to get back to.

I believe Nina isn't just returning to her old house. She's trying to return to the life she's known.

But that life no longer exists.

She is someone trying to hold onto the life she had before the lottery. Around her, everything is expanding and changing. The house is different. Their finances are different. Peter is different. Her friendships are changing. Cameron has made his declaration. Even her understanding of what is happening around her is becoming harder to reconcile with what she wants to happen. Nina isn't changing. Everyone around her is.

And that is important because Nina isn't simply trying to get out of a house she doesn't like.

She's trying to hold onto the life she recognizes before she loses her grip on it.

Most of these I've never seen.

A Queen needs her Castle 🏰

"Any questions?"

"Why are there no castles in Castle?"

"Let me rephrase. Any smart questions?"

"There's no such thing as dumb questions, only dumb people."

This is the closest thing to a crossover I will ever get. Having Once Upon a Time, Scandal, HTGAWM, and Greys Anatomy together... This is when ABC was good.

ABC Upfront

I like his music.

Mistaken: The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall

A divorced woman hunts down the person who stole her identity, leading to unexpected danger.

u/Parking_Storage_5107 I found this while turning on Scrap. It was the movie someone told you about.

At the time I thought I was too old for dolls. snow White and The Evil Queen. Now that I'm grown, grown... I really want them. The only thing missing is a little Henry 😞

HOLAAAAAA TODOS!!!!! Así que hoy traigo algo nuevo de lo que me gustaría hablar sobre FairestRegal, y es sobre el paralelismo de estas escenas (y cómo se relacionan con Cora) en la imagen que encabeza el post: con Regina siendo la víctima de Cora (The Stable Boy, 1x18) y con Snow siendo la víctima de Regina (Pilot, 1x01).

Tengo que decir que hay un paralelismo entre Snow y Regina (que es trágico, pero aun así, por alguna razón, me emociona) porque lo que estamos viendo en el piloto es, en realidad, una repetición de la tragedia que convirtió a Regina en quien es. Cuando Regina, devastada por la muerte de Daniel, le pregunta a Cora: “Mother, why have you done this?”, Cora responde: “Because this is your happy ending”.

En ese momento, la frase es solo la justificación cruel de una madre narcisista como Cora, convencida de que destruir el amor de su hija es un sacrificio necesario para que Regina consiga las oportunidades que ella no tuvo a su alcance de joven. Pero años después, cuando la maldición está por llegar, la escena vuelve a ocurrir de una forma muy similar: Snow encuentra al Príncipe herido y le pregunta a Regina: “Why did you do this?”, y Regina responde: “Because this is my happy ending”.

Las dos escenas tienen una estructura casi idéntica. Regina, después de perder a Daniel, está frente a la persona que acaba de destruir su felicidad y no entiende cómo puede hacerle algo así. Años después, Snow se encuentra en esa misma posición: acaba de ver cómo Regina destruye aquello que ama y tampoco puede comprender por qué. Las dos hacen una pregunta similar, pero la respuesta que reciben viene de personas que creen tener derecho a decidir qué debe suceder con la felicidad de la otra.

La diferencia es que Regina ya no está del lado de quien hace la pregunta, pues ahora es ella quien ocupa el lugar de la persona que destruye el amor de alguien más. Snow está viviendo una versión de lo que Regina vivió con Cora, mientras Regina está reproduciendo lo que Cora hizo con ella. Y eso cambia por completo la forma de ver la escena del piloto, porque Snow no es simplemente otra víctima de Regina: está ocupando el mismo lugar que Regina ocupó años atrás.

Snow y Regina no son iguales, pero ambas representan dos posibles destinos frente al mismo dolor. Regina permitió que lo que le hicieron definiera lo que ella haría después con los demás. Snow, en cambio, tuvo razones para dejarse consumir por el resentimiento y aun así decidió no convertirse en aquello que la hirió. Y, como sabemos, más adelante Snow nunca lo hizo.

La conexión con Cora es lo que permite entender cómo Regina terminó cruzando esa línea, la frase de Cora termina funcionando como una especie de profecía. Ella le dice a Regina que lo que está haciendo es por su “final feliz”, sin saber que, con el tiempo, Regina terminará utilizando exactamente la misma lógica para justificar sus propias acciones. Cora no solamente le arrebata a Regina a Daniel; también le enseña, mediante ese acto, una manera distorsionada de entender la felicidad.

Para Cora, el amor tradicional es una debilidad, así que lo expresa de otra forma: decidiendo por la otra persona, controlando su destino y destruyendo aquello que considera un obstáculo para su futuro. Regina rechaza a su madre, la culpa por haberle quitado a Daniel y pasa años odiándola (sí, gran parte de este odio lo descarga en Snow, pero no quita que no le tuviera odio a Cora también), pero termina heredando precisamente aquello que más detesta de ella.

Cuando mira a Snow y dice “Because this is my happy ending”, ya no está buscando solamente venganza: está repitiendo la filosofía que Cora implantó en ella. Para Regina, la felicidad vuelve a convertirse en algo que puede conseguirse a costa de otra persona. Cora hizo que Regina perdiera a Daniel porque creía que era necesario para darle el futuro que ella quería; Regina hace que Snow pierda su felicidad porque cree que es necesario para conseguir la suya.

Por eso, la frase de Cora puede leerse como un presagio del destino de Regina, pero también como una profecía autocumplida. Cora quería convertir a Regina en una reina poderosa y terminó convirtiéndola en alguien que reproduce su misma forma de ejercer el poder. Regina no obtiene el “final feliz” que su madre imaginaba para ella; obtiene algo mucho más irónico: se convierte en la mujer que Cora le enseñó a ser.

Cuando Snow le pregunta “Why did you do this?”, la respuesta de Regina cierra ese círculo. La Regina que una vez hizo esa misma pregunta desde el lugar de una hija destrozada ahora es quien responde desde el otro lado. Snow está viviendo una situación que Regina conoce demasiado bien, pero Regina ya no puede reconocerse en ella porque ha pasado a ocupar el lugar de Cora.

Creo que ya lo he dicho, pero Snow y Regina no son simplemente una “heroína” y una “villana”, sino dos mujeres que terminan enfrentándose desde lados opuestos de una experiencia que Regina ya conoció.

La verdadera herencia de Cora no fue que Regina lograra ser una reina majestuosa y poderosa ante la cual todos se doblegarían, sino la idea de que para obtener un final feliz primero hay que quitarle el suyo a alguien más, en términos mas simples: ser egoísta. Pues según Cora, si necesitas lograr lo que quieres acosta de otros, pues ¡¡¡ADELANTE!!!

La serie convierte una frase aparentemente sencilla en un ciclo generacional: Cora se la dice a Regina, Regina se la repite a Snow y, en ese instante, la víctima se convierte en el reflejo de su verdugo.

Y tal vez es por eso que el paralelismo me gusta tanto; Snow está viviendo el momento que alguna vez destruyó a Regina, mientras Regina está haciendo aquello que una vez la destruyó a ella. Son dos mujeres que, en momentos distintos, se encuentran exactamente en el mismo lugar, pero toman caminos diferentes frente al mismo dolor.

Son Two Sides of the Same Queen, después de todo *wink * 😉 *wink *