‘Once Upon A Time’ 6.01 “The Savior” Review: The Evil Queen Is Back

Family Matters

Regina has a slew of family connections this episode. Let’s break them down. First up, we have the complicated sibling rivalry made extra complicated by the fact that Regina’s true love was basically sacrificed because of Zelena – oh and he is also the father of Zelena’s baby. Totally normal family issues. In the understatement of the year, Zelena asks Regina if she is still angry and Regina response “Of course not”, with a flash of anger that washes across her face. This eventually leads to a confrontation between the two sisters, where Zelena states she is leaving and taking the baby with her. Regina, torn apart over Robin’s soul, has a heart to heart with her son Henry (there he is!). Henry says that he thinks that there is a special place for a hero after they are gone and does not believe that Hades is right about Robin’s soul (future plot point?).

This heart to heart is followed up with a touching moment between Snow and Regina. Regina discusses over a montage of our heroes that her life is not just one story, but many. She is a villain to some and to others, a hero. She hopes that she has a new story where she chooses to believe that this story will have a better ending than the last. They walk away together arm in arm. As they walk away, Robin’s feather lands softly on the bench. I am really digging the Regina/Snow dynamic. Let’s hope it can last.

Cut to the EVIL QUEEN and Zelena having a sisterly moment over appletinis. Can’t wait to see the Evil Queen back and more fierce than ever.