Once Upon a Time "And Straight On 'til Morning" 2x22 Reaction
Added 2019-12-03 22:37:21 +0000 UTC
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When Regina and Cora used their joint magic to pretty easily break into Golds shop a few episodes back then Cora struggled on her own to remove a lesser spell they established that joint magic is far far more powerful then individual. I think they sort of set precedence for how Emma and Regina were able to kill the curse together. It was a subtle little set up first time thru.Also the show didn't point it out but Henry wouldn't have been alone. Cinderellas baby was born in this world. She would have been left behind too. Mulan and Aorora went to find Prince Phillip last time we saw them. Last episode when you said you would love a dark version of Peter Pan and how that was a missed opportunity I laughed. You got your wish for sure. I agree not the strongest finale. Glad you don't have to wait months for the next episode. Speaking from experience that was awful.
Georgia M
2020-01-16 17:30:38 +0000 UTCThe only thing I hated was how cryptic everyone was being about Peter Pan as if we didn’t know who they were talking about. They kept referring to Pan as “him” and they wouldn’t even call the lost boys “The Lost Boys” they were referred as “The Lost Ones”. GREG AND TAMARA didn’t even know who they’re working for and refer to them as “the home office.” WTF!? “So you’re telling me you don’t know who commands you?” WTF. And the ending with one of the so called “lost ones” saying, “Peter Pan never fails” as if it were to be a big shock that Peter Pan was the villain. LOL idk, I didn’t really like that.
Miguelito
2019-12-04 04:55:10 +0000 UTCIn case you missed the answer to your question in Heidi's comment above, she pointed out that in "Queen of Hearts" Cora told Aurora that when a wraith takes a soul, the soul is not destroyed but trapped, and it may be rescued. The last time we saw Aurora and Mulan, just as Snow and Emma left the Enchanted Forest to return to Storybrooke, Aurora and Mulan set off to try and rescue Philip. We didn't see their adventure because it wasn't germane to the events of the main characters but the presence of Philip with them in this episode tells us that they succeeded.
Paul Fisher
2019-12-04 01:59:10 +0000 UTCYay!!! Another season has come and gone, and boy... what a fantastic season it was. And what a fantastic episode this one is as well. It's definitely one of my overall favorite episodes from this season. I really love it, with the exception of Greg and Tamara, as well as Cora throughout this season. I don't care much for either Neal or Cora, but I can tolerate them and they both have some good moments. But Greg and Tamara... they don't in the slightest. Thank you so much for all of your many fabulous reactions, Geeked Out Nation!!! I have enjoyed them all so far very much! Of course... my favorite moments within this finale, as you surely know me by know... must include Hook because he's my all time favorite character, and they do. And if I had to pick one moment, or two that parallel with one another, it's the moment in Granny's Diner as the heroes decide to do what's right to save Regina and all of Storybrooke, until Hook suddenly snatches the bean. However, Emma quickly grabs hold of him before he can walk away as she states, "You and I... we understand each other. Look out for yourself and you never get hurt. Right?" She then goes on to tell him, "So... you can join us, and be a part of something, or you can do what you do best and be alone." Hook then appears to give in as he hands Emma the pouch she and the others contain the bean, as he states back, "You're quite passionate, Swan." As everyone leaves the diner, they then go on to talk about Henry's father and Hook learns that his father is Neal, or as he knows Neal... Baelfire. Later, after Henry is kidnapped by Greg and Tamara, Emma and Regina are desperate to save Henry and just when they fear all hope is lost, Hook returns in his ship after having a change of heart. And Emma asks him "I thought you didn't care about anyone but yourself?", to which Hook responds, "Perhaps, I just needed reminding that I could." This bond between Hook and Emma reveal a deeper understanding between them. Both Hook and Emma understand how it feels to be alone, to have been abandoned by their parents... or in Hook's case just his father, and they both understand how it is to close themselves off to everyone in order to keep themselves from getting hurt. I absolutely love this so much!!! But we'll get back to the ending of this finale... First, Greg and Tamara ignite Regina's self destruct failsafe as they strike the blue diamond using one of the dwarfs' axes, and the countdown to Storybrooke being destroyed has begun. Sadly, Emma has to tell Henry about his father's death, while David and Mary Margaret must tell Gold that his son was shot just before falling through a portal, as everyone assumes that Neal is now dead. You're absolutely right that the emotion shown on Gold's face is heartbreaking and that Robert Carlyle's acting in this moment is top notch and beautiful. I can't agree with you more. And unfortunately for the heroes, Gold refuses to step in to help them save the town, as he has accepted death is his fate upon having failed to save his son and that death is the price he deserves to pay, as Neal died in punishment from him having brought magic to Storybrooke. All magic comes with a price. This was a very powerful and emotional scene for sure and I really liked it a lot. However, the heroes refuse to give up, and even Hook isn't prepared to give up either, so he goes to the heroes believing that together they can try to stop the self destruct. I love the moment when David immediately swings around and punches Hook square in the jaw to pay him back for Hook striking David over the head with the crowbar so he can steal back his hook shown in an earlier episode, The Queen is Dead. It's brilliant, and quite funny. Next... I love that the dwarfs enter Gold's shop to take back some of the things that are theirs, including the stein that belongs to Sneezy so that they can use it and the potion which Blue made up to bring Sneezy back to his true self before the failsafe kills them all. But I especially love when Grumpy turns back to Gold and gives him another vial containing the potion so that Gold can turn Lacey back into Belle, as Grumpy states he had asked Blue for another vial so he can help Belle to repay her for once helping him long ago. I love how he pleads with Gold saying, "Please don't let her die as Lacey." Very touching. And then... Hook and David go off to find Greg and Tamara to get back the magic beans they stole so they can use one in hope of escaping through another portal to save themselves in their first plan. They get into a fight, and Greg and Tamara escape, but Hook manages to grab hold of one of the beans after the vial Greg held containing them broke open on the ground. After the diner scene, Hook walks away from them while Emma, Henry, Mary Margaret, and David return to the mine where Regina is using all of her magic and strength to hold off the diamond's power for as long as she can, fully prepared to die to save everyone else, mainly so that Henry won't be alone and so that he will truly see her as a hero and not as the Evil Queen. It's quite beautiful and we can see just how far Regina really has come by the end of this season, despite everything that happened between her, Mary Margaret, and Cora. However, the heroes arrive and reveal to Regina their second plan... to send the failsafe through the portal instead with the hope of being able to save Regina, only for Emma to find that Hook stole back the magic bean despite Emma's words to him inside Granny's. And for a brief moment, everyone is preparing to say goodbye as they hold one another in their last moments together. And Emma at last calls her parents Mom and Dad, not David and Mary Margaret. I loved this. However, Emma suddenly remembers she too has magic within her and steps up in front of Regina as she states that together they might be powerful enough to stop the diamond's power and together they emit their powers against it. Together, they save everyone and it's so brilliant seeing Emma and Regina working together to save everyone, and not against one another as they've been doing since the start of season one. Amazing and brava!!! It did seem like a very short scene and an easy fix, but overall, I love it!! I love the idea behind it, as Emma and Regina come together at last to save everyone. Unfortunately, Greg and Tamara interfere once again, and they kidnap Henry in the brief moment that everyone is knocked unconscious from the power of the diamond once it's contained and knocks everyone back. And they drag him towards the ocean, where they use the last of the beans to open a portal to where they believe is the so called "home office", unsuspecting that where they are truly heading is Neverland... as Hook reveals to the heroes and Gold now all aboard the Jolly Roger as they prepare to sail after Henry to save him, thanks to Hook coming back to offer his ship and his services to help them save Henry. Hook then throws the bean, once he and Gold... don't come to so much to a reconciliation, but more but more of an understanding that saving Henry is more important than their two hundred year old battle and hate towards one another. I absolutely love this moment between Hook and Gold, especially the look they give to one another in this moment. Fabulous! Then together heroes and villains travel through the portal on their way to Neverland. I also love the tender moment between Gold and Belle as he says goodbye to her after asking her to stay behind to put up the cloaking spell around the town so that no more outsiders can ever get in. I love the kiss they share and the beautiful acting by both Robert Carlyle and Emilie De Ravin once again. Rumple and Belle are amazing with one another. As for the backstory... I love the overall backstory between Hook and Baelfire. I love how Hook learns the truth about Bae being Rumplestiltskin's son and claims to Smee and his crew that he plans to use him in his revenge against the Dark One, but that he truly wishes to help Bae and to make him a part of his own family. I love that Hook tells Bae how his own father had long ago abandoned him when he was a small boy too, and that for a brief time, Hook and Bae bond. Unfortunately, Baelfire later finds Hook's drawing of Milah and Bae becomes fiercely angry with him and tries to kill Hook upon knowing that he's the pirate his father had spoken of, who he had been told had kidnapped and murdered his mother. My heart broke when Hook pleads with Bae to understand that he fell in love with her and that it was really his own father who murdered her by ripping out her heart and crushing it in front of him. And Hook continues to plead with him, asking Bae to stay with him aboard the Jolly Roger so they can be a family like Milah would have wanted for them, as he states Bae would remain under his protection that he can change... all for him. Hook is willing to truly give up his lust for revenge for Baelfire's sake and then... Hook is heartbroken when Bae refuses. Colin O'Donoghue's acting in these tender moment scenes is phenomenal, just like his acting always is. It's why I love Hook so much. I love the dark side of his character, but even more so, I can't help but love the emotional side that he very rarely shows to anyone, knowing that any real emotion aside from hatred and anger shown to anyone would destroy his reputation with his men, his enemies, and everyone else who knows of Captain Hook. And because of Bae's refusal to accept his offer, Hook then reverts back to his selfish self and hands Bae over to the Lost Boys, or as Hook calls them, the Lost Ones so that they can deliver him to Peter Pan. However, when the boys return to the island with Bae as their prisoner, another boy is waiting on shore for them and the leader of them asks if Bae is the boy Pan is looking for. As the boy opens up a parchment of a drawing of the boy Pan is seeking, the boy shakes his head no and shows the leader the picture, only to reveal a drawing of Henry... two hundred years before the present day events in Storybrooke and long before Henry is even born. Whoa... two heavy cliffhangers to end this season's finale. Oh... and I also loved the moment at Granny's Diner, when Archie speaks up bravely to encourage everyone to follow David and Mary Margaret's plan to save Regina and their town, believing wholeheartedly that their leaders and friends are doing the right thing. I love Archie. And everyone stands behind David and Mary Margaret, even before Emma does. Brilliant! And lastly... of course Neal is found to be still alive, somewhere on a beach where much to my surprise... he is found by Aurora, Mulan, and Prince Phillip who Aurora an Mulan had clearly saved, after we last saw the two women talking within Rumple's old cell in the Enchanted Forest about going off to find his soul that had been taken by the wraith that killed him... so they could save him. It was interesting to see them again. Back in the 9th episode, Queen of Hearts, while Cora is holding Aurora hostage, Cora reveals to Aurora that when a wraith attacks its victim, it doesn't kill them, but it sucks out the victim's soul and transports it to its land. In the end, Aurora reveals this to Mulan, and the two women go off seeking this land to find and restore Phillip's soul. Seeing him alive again here in this finale, it's clear Aurora and Mulan had succeeded. I hope this explanation makes sense to you. Overall... I really love this season, especially upon it bringing in my favorite character... Captain Hook who is phenomenal, as is the actor who plays him in every way... Colin O'Donoghue. I cannot wait for you to begin season three!!! It's going to be an amazing ride! Thank you again, so much!!! Until then...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-12-04 00:36:49 +0000 UTC
