True Love

[chloris.livejournal.com]

Is One True Love all you get?

Lana Parrilla did a nice interview for the Bell Media Upfronts recently (video embedded below) and in this good, but uncontroversial talk, had a particularly interesting thing to say. About half way through she mentioned that in Fairytale land you only get ONE love. And that is IT. This is not something which has been mentioned in the show as far as I can remember - True Love and its importance, yes; but One True Love, no.

I talked about it at length at my journal (and why it doesn't work for me) but I was wondering what other people thought of the concept. Do people in FTL only get one True Love? Or is this an actor's interpretation? If confirmed, why would anyone want to go back if they no longer have their True Love? Are most people then doomed to experience lesser forms of love? How does it even work?

Comments

[sidhe-faerie.livejournal.com]

In "The Shepard" Charming's mom says that she has had true love twice: once as a wife and again as a mother. It's the scene where she gives him the ring.

[spicandspan89.livejournal.com]

That's a very good point - proof that you do get more than one true love in the show.

[sidhe-faerie.livejournal.com]

So by Charming's mom that means that Henry is Emma's true love as a mother. I was re-watching the episodes before the finale and that was the biggest overlooked clue to breaking the curse I saw.

[spicandspan89.livejournal.com]

Very good catch!

On a less serious note, this has led me to wonder what happens if you have more than one child... XD

[sidhe-faerie.livejournal.com]

Equal spread of the true love? I would think.

[spicandspan89.livejournal.com]

Hopefully! OTOH, it could be another explanation for where villains come from.

[chloris.livejournal.com]

Yes. And I would hate to think you could only love one of your children. :)