Regina Mills, The Evil Queen, starts as the great antagonist of the show, caster of the curse, mayor of Storybrooke, and Henry's adoptive mother. Across the show she travels a long path of guilt, identity struggle, hunger for power, need for love, and an honest desire to become a better person without ceasing to be dangerous. [SQ2][SQ6]
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