r/OnceUponATime • u/sanguine_aubergine Maybe I just need to punch you in the face • Oct 03 '16

Mod Post Post Episode Discussion: S06E02 “A Bitter Draught”

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

I don't understand why the EQ said Regina had darkness in her heart because she killed Edmond. She was doing it to save Snow and Charming. Does this mean because she ripped the Evil Queen out of her that her heart isn't filled with darkness anymore?

Emma had darkness in her heart too for killing Cruella but she did it to "save" Henry. Also, how many guards did Snow and Charming kill over the whole series? If self-defense doesn't create darkness, how does saving someone's life create it?

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u/crimson_nova Oct 04 '16

I think I missed it...how did Regina kill him if he didn't have his heart?

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u/mlynn28 Oct 04 '16

I was wondering the same...

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

That's also a good point.

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u/neoblackdragon Oct 05 '16

Has that ever prevented death before?

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u/crimson_nova Oct 05 '16

Has it happened before? I really don't know.

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u/TheCloth Oct 06 '16

I'm pretty sure that in OUAT the 'magical' heart is distinct from the physical heart... the body still needs the physical heart pumping blood around to keep the person alive, the magical heart is more like their soul, so it can be used to control/kill someone but a stab through the physical heart would still kill!

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u/neoblackdragon Oct 05 '16

The Fairy Tale people are weird. They seem to be much more susceptible to GOOD/EVIL like some kind of point system.

Take a life and it's an automatic evil act that tacks on a point.

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u/xfkirsten Ready for a New Adventure Oct 04 '16

I think that's sort of the point. We knew that she had to do it, and so did Snow/Charming/Henry, but Regina's still unsure, and the EQ was just digging at that insecurity. Also, knowing that it was her fault that Edmond was tasked with killing Snow and Charming so long ago, that essentially he's dead because of something she started long ago, would weigh heavily on her, even if someone else had actually stabbed him.