I was just thinking. I have opinions of the characters, some of which have changed over time. However, after a while my opinions do get a bit fixed.

Each new episode I watch and if something happens which I think “that does not fit the character” then I either headcanon it, I find an explanation that makes it fit – so I keep to canon OR I just pretend like it doesn’t exist because “no amount of headcanon in the world can fix that much fail.”

In both of those cases, where I either find a reason and make it work, or ignore it, I don’t dramatically change my opinion of the character.

Sometimes the character does do incredibly bad things. Like Regina and her instant-love/forgiveness of Zelena. I just can’t even fathom it really, it does not compute, so for the most part I just completely ignore it. Watching characters do something that I can’t believe in, makes me feel like I’ve slipped into an alternate reality.

I did try and headcanon this with Regina basically projecting her own wish to be forgiven onto Zelena, sort of over-empathizing but really I don’t believe that. In my opinion it’s just the writers wanted to keep Zelena on the show and so had to make her good, which is an out of universe reason, therefore it ruins suspension of disbelief/immersion.

However, maybe that’s my fault. Maybe, it isn’t so patently unbelievable, it’s just I have way too much headcanon about Regina and actually the character in my head, isn’t the one on the show and maybe never was. It’s not just about Regina either but all the characters. I’ve tended to say lately that season five generally wasn’t kind to anyone but maybe I just had too much headcanon going into the season.

I remain unsure as to whether this is good or bad.

I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. As a writer I do try and remind myself frequently that we all blinded by how we see things. I write characters and I see them one way, but maybe readers will see them another. It’s all about what resonates with you and that’s different for everyone.

Ultimately it doesn’t matter because I can’t stop with the headcanon, I don’t do it on purpose, it just happens. This is just my random thought of the day I suppose.