to be continued

My headcanon is that these two can't stand each other. Like among the Black Knights it's the worst assignment to escort Regina to meet King George since she is famously even more prickly after seeing him and has killed Black Knights before since they breathed too loud when she was busy stewing in her rage and planning George's downfall.

Also the relationship progression is super interesting. Because at first they have business together because George already had trade agreements with Leopold and Regina didn't care enough to change anything. But during their limited interactions as two allied kingdoms, Regina came to hate George since he reminds her her awful dead husband whom she hated, and George barely thinks of Regina beyond since he doesn't take her seriously as an attractive woman (he sucks.).

And then Regina breaks off all trade with George's kingdom for absolutely no reason (the reason is the deal she made with Rumple in the flashback of s2 ep20 but George doesn't know it) and what the hell dude. Seriously what the fuck. It strengthens George's claim that women can't rule because they're too emotional, and that makes him hate her as well. And Regina breaking off their trade agreements is the first stone that leads to George's arrangement with Midas, and to his son's death, and the whole chaos that the stupid fucking shepherd brings to George's life.

Because Regina naturally sucks as magic. When Rumple teaches her as a young woman she's clearly struggling and has almost no innate talent for the craft, much in contrast to her mother - who despite starting to learn magic around Regina's age, she is a much easier time with it - and her sister, who has so powerful magic she can't even control it as a kid. Like Zelena practically is a magic powerhouse as a kid and Regina is definitely not.

We can see it also that as an adult, Regina is still not very potent in the natural magic department, or at the very least not as much as the other people surrounding her. Emma, Zelena, Rumple all have way more powerful magic than her, and Regina is constantly out raw magicked because she genuinely does not have that power, again and again.

But. That Goddess of a woman is also the definition of dedication beats talent. Granted that dedication came from a place of vengeance, but Regina just dedicated YEARS of her life to studying magic, to master it, to understand it in the most fundamental level so she can bend forces quite literally beyond her power to her will. She will never be as naturally gifted as Emma or Zelena, but she is shown to be able to find the most creative solutions using magic; not only because she's really fucking smart, but also because she had to learn how to be creative with the lesser magic because she doesn't have the power to do things like using the sorcerer's wand by herself.

Best couple in current Grey's, potential to be the best but we still has to see what actually becomes of their relationship. Still the greatest slow burn in a show that rarely has slowburns. Jules needs some stability from someone who is an adult duo to her upbringing, and Winston needs someone who will actually care for him the way he cares for her.

Katie JUST DIED. Twenty minutes ago. Her body is not yet cold in the ground. Lucas genuinely is the most fucked up after losing a girl; after his breakup with Simone he started to act like an ass to everyone (especially interns and often including patients. Dude do your job.) and after Katie he's now fucking Dani? Dude what. This cannot end well and they are setting this up to fail so that Lucas and Simone can get back together which I can understand but watching Dani sitting next to Lucas in the bar... and then she's being all assertive with him... And I already knew what was coming... ew ew ew Lucas Adams get your dick off that minor come on dudee