Regina (Janella Salvador) used to fight the snakes in her head, unable to fathom how she suddenly became a villain when all she wanted was to be the hero. But if these monsters inside her can give her power, then, the anti-hero she is. This Kapamilya Toplist encapsulates how Regina embraced her dark feminine energy as Valentina in Mars Ravelo’s Darna.

Regina isn’t your ordinary villain since she had a good heart and worked hard to keep it. However, an abduction plotted by her father Rex (Richard Quan) would unleash her monstrous alter-ego to escape from an attempted sexual assault and kill the kidnappers.

She showed up in public looking more confident than ever. Mobbed by the press, she thanked Valentina for the ‘heroic’ save but condemned her for putting a sentence on the abductors. She described the villainess as sinister with snake tendrils. Narda (Jane de Leon) got weak in the knees while watching the interview with Ding (Zaijian Jaranilla) and Lola Berta (Rio Locsin) at home.

Regina visited Ali (Mac Manicad) who was confined in the hospital after putting his life on the line trying to get her back from the kidnappers. The feisty Regina was proud to tell Ali that she was able to save herself, thanks to her inner monster. At that point, she was slowly embracing her destiny as an ‘Extra.’

Giving in to the poison in her mind, Regina thought that murder feels good. No more guilt, just plain satisfaction whenever she kills with the help of her minions. Sometimes just knowing she’s Valentina is enough to make her feel powerful.

From fighting the diabolical voices in her head, which turned out to be the snakes, Regina now talks to them. There was a scene where she let the snakes play on her head as she faces herself in the mirror. The snakes, who revealed their names to their master, asked Regina to get rid of Narda (Jane de Leon) but she dismissed the idea, saying she can’t hurt her best friend.

And more than talking to them, she actually owned the ability to control the snakes. Regina showed up at the office wearing a scarf to conceal the creatures on her head. She went to the ladies’ room, faced the mirror, and ordered her minions to disappear and let her enjoy her date with Brian (Joshua Garcia). The ophidians obeyed, making Regina feel how powerful she is as the Serpent Queen.

The final scene in this montage shows Ali entering Regina’s room, terrified to see her in Valentina form. The snakes almost attacked him, if weren’t for Regina’s command.

Regina has officially entered her ‘villain era,’ so don’t miss an episode Mars Ravelo’s Darna, weeknights, on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, and A2Z.