Once Upon a Time REACTION - S05E01-12
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Souls of the Departed- Welcome to the 100th episode of Once Upon a Time!! Although... I will say that if you count season four's episode Smash the Mirror Parts One and Two as two episodes like they are split into, just like season four's two part finale... Operation Mongoose Part One and Operation Mongoose Part Two are split into, then technically Swan Song is really the show's 100th episode, making Souls of the Departed episode 101. But the creators have dubbed Souls of the Departed as the 100th episode, which is the reason for them working hard to bring back as many of this show's guest stars and the fans' favorite characters as they possibly could to celebrate. And boy did they succeed. I absolutely love seeing most of the characters brought back again now that the heroes have arrived in the Underworld to save Killian. I love seeing Neal, even though I never really cared for him all that much throughout his time in Once Upon a Time, but I really love this opening scene between Emma and Neal. Because I feel it's very important for Emma to know that he's found peace now that he's moved on from the Underworld. And not just for her, but I love that she is able to pass this message along to Henry, and to Gold as well in her own time. Also... I love that Emma asks him if Killian is in the Underworld, and Neal quickly assures her that he is. We also have several more characters brought back... as we see the Blind Witch again, along with Pan, Regina's father... Prince Henry, Charming's twin brother... Prince James, and unfortunately, we also see Cora again. For those who like Cora, it's great that she's come back into the show too, but as I've mentioned a number of times, I've never liked her other than thinking simply that she is a good villain. And we also see Cruella's roadster, indicating we will see her again at some point, as well as Sidney again within this episode's backstory. So many great appearances, and I love it!!! Now, as for the present storyline... After Emma wakes from her dream with Neal, her parents are there to calm her and to assure her they're all okay, then Gold tells them to brace themselves, because they've all arrived within the Underworld. I love the eeriness once the heroes and Gold all walk through the fog, until they come into a much darker version of Storybrooke, where a number of the buildings and landmarks are crumbled and worn down, including Storybrooke's clocktower, as we see the clock and its roof broken upon the ground in front of the library. I also love that the reasons for the Underworld opening up to looking like an eerie Storybrooke, remain a mystery. The heroes all keep together, although they begin to walk at different paces as they take a closer look at their surroundings and the people they immediately see to be eerily staring at them. And boy... is it eerie. I can certainly understand Regina's worry. Mary Margaret is the first to enter the Underworld's version if Granny Diner, as she finds the Blind Witch behind the counter taking orders, as this establishment's owner. I love that we get to see more of the Blind Witch, and I love how Emma Caulfield plays her. The Blind Witch is spunky, sassy, and she's just a character I was always intrigued by, even back in season one's episode... True North. But back to the episode... Mary Margaret asks the witch if she's seen Captain Hook or knows where she might find him, but in so doing, she asks if she's seen their friend with dark hair and has a hook for a hand. I love how the Blind Witch excitedly answers, "Captain Hook!", but then tells Mary Margaret that she doesn't know him... simply knows of his reputation because her description of him is pretty complete and obvious who she means. And then... David walks in, or so Mary Margaret believes him to be, and he kisses her quite passionately. And Mary Margaret is able to detect that he is actually James straight away, not her husband. I really liked seeing him again, although I was disappointed we didn't get more with him. I was excited to see David and James meet at last. David then walks in just after James walks away, and both Emma and Gold soon walks in close behind him. I love how Emma's thoughts are on Killian and finding him, while Mary Margaret tells her the Blind Witch doesn't know where he is. And in spite of Neal assuring her that Killian is there, she begins to doubt he is again, until Gold speaks up to tell her that Hook had died a Dark One, so he most certainly is in the Underworld. Now... Gold then splits off from the heroes, making it clear that he has his own agenda for coming along with them aside from Emma blackmailing him into joining them, despite him telling them that he's gonna try to help them find Hook in his own way so they can leave the Underworld sooner than they would without his help. Like always, Gold doesn't trust in the heroes to succeed on their own. Henry then joins Emma and his grandparents too, after he went to the Underworld's version of Neal's room in hope of finding his father. Emma then assures Henry that Neal has moved on and is at peace, which I really like, even though she doesn't exactly come out and say why she knows this. Meanwhile... Regina and Robin remain on their own as they continue walking down the main street talking about how the Underworld looks like Storybrooke, and her worries about having been the one to send a number of this world's inhabitants here knowing that there's going to be a lot o people angry with her for killing them. Then... Regina recognizes one such individual she's knows has been following them, and is then told that someone is wanting to see her. Regina then joins him to confront whoever has sent for her, only to meet up with her mother, who is now the apparent Mayor of this part of the Underworld, just like she is up in Storybrooke. Like I said above, I wasn't to thrilled about seeing Cora again. And while she has her heart back in her chest, after she told Regina that she would have been enough... I hate that Cora is once again up to her old tricks and manipulations, not appearing to have changed at all, or to have learned from her mistakes. Cora acts towards Regina like she always did throughout this episode, even with her heart. I somewhat understand why, given that we learn in the very end that Hades warned Cora that he would hurt Regina if she didn't do what he wanted her to do by convincing Regina and the others to leave the Underworld, and that Cora really was trying to protect her daughter. However, I hate how Cora threatens Regina's father in order to convince her daughter to leave with everyone before something bad happens to them. I know that Cora never loved Henry, but she still shouldn't have been able to hurt Regina so deeply by threatening to throw him into the fires below them inside the cavern. To me... this shows that Cora is still plenty capable of being evil with her heart in her chest, in spite of why she claimed to have ripped it out in the first place as is explained in season two's episode... The Miller's Daughter. So I don't like any of this storyline, until the very end of it once Cora disappears, believing that Henry is about to end up in the fires. After she's gone, and Regina cries out for her father, I love the moment that the bright white light appears and reveals he's free to move on to a better place where he will be at peace at last. I just really love Prince Henry's storyline all throughout this episode. I love how he shares with Regina why he's been trapped in the Underworld, and that his unfinished business has been her, as he hoped that somehow, in some way that someone would save her from her evil ways and give her the peace that she's been seeking for so long. And I love his final moments with Regina as they say their goodbyes, and especially seeing him meet his daughter's son, Henry... his namesake. What a beautiful, tender moment. I absolutely love their storyline. In spite of not caring much for Cora and her storyline at all throughout this episode... I love that we see Hades give Cora her comeuppance in the end, as we see him use his power to restore her to being the miller's daughter once again after failing to convince her daughter and her friends to leave the Underworld like he demanded of her. I thought this was a nice touch and is a perfect slap in the face to Cora. :) Next... I love how Gold once again meets up with Pan after all this time. It's fantastic seeing Pan again, even though it is confusing that Pan is once again Pan, when he died as Malcolm. But I can shrug that off, believing that perhaps Hades restored his youth in exchange for Pan helping him to trap Gold too. And much to my surprise, after Gold had killed Pan back in season three's episode, Going Home, Pan actually offers to help his son find Hook for the heroes he came down with, yet he doesn't reveal his reasons for doing so. And that help consists of a bottle of what Gold later reveals to Emma to be Ale of Seonaidh, previously seen used by Merida in this season's episode... The Bear King, when she pours this ale over her father's grave to speak with him again. One of my favorite scenes throughout this episode, is when Emma takes this ale and pours it over Killian's grave upon being told that everyone who's died has a tombstone here in the Underworld, in hope of communicating with Killian so he can tell her where he's being held so they can come rescue him. Unfortunately, Killian appears before everyone, bloody and in too much pain to be able to speak with them, and as she fears, in too much pain to even be able to hear him. I love her fear for him, and I love her parents' assurances that they will find him. I also love how Regina chooses to stay with her friend to help them find Killian in spite of her mother's threats. Also... I love how Regina and Robin both immediately shield Henry from seeing Killian in so much pain too. Sadly... this is all we see of Killian throughout this entire episode, and for it being the special 100th episode, it saddens me that this is the only screen time he's given, even though I do understand why this is. It's just sad not to see him be apart of this episode more, which is one of the reasons why I prefer to think of Swan Song being the 100th episode instead. And as for the backstory, revealing that it's Regina's birthday... I do like the overall storyline throughout this episode, as Cora returns from being trapped in Wonderland thanks to Henry calling on Cora to have her help Regina to move past her obsession to kill Snow White. Unfortunately, Cora is somehow able to escape from her imprisonment in Wonderland as she returns to the Regina's Palace through the looking glass used to banish her to Wonderland back in season two's episode... We Are Both, when it magically appears. Unfortunately, Cora wants to help Regina rip out Snow White's heart, and actually succeeds in doing so when Henry once again interferes when he asks Snow to meet with him in hope of warning her that Cora is seeking to do so. However, Cora disguises herself as Henry upon arriving at the meeting place before the real Henry can, then rips out Snow's heart the moment she becomes distracted when Henry really arrives to warn her. Thankfully, Henry is able to outsmart Cora and trades Snow's heart with another of Cora's hearts from her vault, and when Cora gives the heart to Regina to crush, still believing it belongs to Snow, one of Regina's soldiers is killed instead. While I love that Henry was able to save Snow and give her her heart back, I really hate the reveal of his deception when Regina observes Snow within her Magic Mirror while she squeezes, until suddenly Jiminy Cricket comes flying out of her top upon him making her feel uncomfortable., as this reveals that Snow was given her heart back. I just think this was a stupid idea. Ridiculous. Later, I also like how Regina is able to force Cora back into Wonderland through the looking glass with help from Sidney, who betrays Cora as Regina's behest in spite of what Sidney said to Henry earlier about not having a death wish in going against Cora. Unfortunately, Cora is able to snatch Henry and takes him along with her, after Regina had earlier shrunk him down and placed him inside one of her heart boxes in order to punish him for helping Snow White. And this moment explains why Regina had to go to Wonderland in order to get her father back from her mother, shown in season one's episode... Hat Trick. What a callback! Overall... this is a good and fun episode. And I enjoyed your reaction for it, and to seeing all of the characters brought back again. So thank you again! Until next time...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-05-19 20:49:25 +0000 UTCSwan Song- Thank you so, so much for another fun reaction to one of my favorite episodes, not just from season five, but from throughout this entire show. It's impossible for me to say which episode out of all of them is my all time favorite episode. However, Swan Song for me is most definitely in the top running because I love it so much. I think this episode is absolutely heartbreaking and yet so beautiful too. This episode begins with a backstory for Killian, as we see him as a young boy between ten to thirteen years of age. We also see young Liam, but he's only shown to be asleep in the bed next to where Killian is trying to sleep aboard the ship they are traveling across the ocean in along with their father. Upon the light going out within their quarters and because of the storm raging outside surrounding the ship, Killian wakes up frightened and frantically calls out to his father, played by actor... Adam Croasdell, who is the perfect actor to play Brennan Jones, since he looks so much like Hook as a grown man. Once again... perfect casting. And not just from Killian's father, but also because of Oliver Bell, who plays young Killian and whom I love as a young Killian very much. It was definitely easy to tell who he was right away, and not just because they were all sailing aboard a pirate ship. But continuing on with my thoughts about the storyline... Killian's father enters the room to comfort his son as he relights the lamp, then kneels down beside his son to coax him back to sleep, offering him gentle words about one day being a man of his own making, to which Killian states that he wishes to be just like him when he grows up. Brennan then assures his son he will look after him while he sleeps and the light so that it doesn't go out again. At first... Brennan appears to be a loving father, who loves his sons. However, appearances can certainly be deceiving. Unfortunately, Killian awakens again some time later to once again discover that his father isn't with him and that the light has gone out like before. And when Killian calls out to him and starts to run out of the room to find him, he's immediately caught by the ship's Captain who goes on to explain that Killian's father had abandoned him and Liam so he could escape the law, because Brennan is a known thief and had heard there were soldiers at the ship's next port waiting to apprehend him. And if that isn't bad enough, the Captain also tells Killian that their father sold him and Liam to him in exchange for a rickety rowboat so he could escape. And the look on Killian's face is full of confusion, fear, and sadness, and it's heartbreaking. I remember that you've made comments about there being so many characters throughout this show who've been abandoned by their parents in some way or another. And you're absolutely right. However, I feel that out of all the characters' pasts, Killian's and Liam's is among the most tragic. Not only were these two boys simply abandoned without any words to say goodbye and without so much as an explanation offered by their father himself, but Brennan also sold his boys into servitude, having been sold to this ship's Captain. And from the man's callousness shown as he explains to Killian what their father had done, it's clear that he wasn't a good man. After all, he was a pirate, as were the rest of the crewmen. Being forced into slavery at such a young age is so heartbreaking, and it explains a lot about Killian as a man and why he turns out as he does. It's really amazing to me that Killian was ever able to push his demons aside to become a disciplined and righteous Leftenant within the Royal Navy for a time. Continuing on with the backstory... many years later, a long time after Killian is Captain Hook and had left Neverland to return to the Enchanted Forest, Hook is waiting not far from the Evil Queen's Palace for her to come out to meet him, with a drink in his hand. And from their conversation, we come to understand that this storyline takes place shortly after they meet and Regina enlists him to kill Cora, shown back in season two's episode, Queen of Hearts. Regina goes on to explain to Hook that she is going to give him a test he must pass, in order to show her that he has no weaknesses that her mother can exploit. Later... upon them walking into a tavern somewhere deep within the Enchanted Forest, Regina guides Hook inside, then tells him he must kill someone for her. Thinking that she means just anyone, or perhaps one of the biggest brutes within the tavern who calls him out for simply being a pirate, Hook attempts to kill the brute until the Evil Queen immediately snaps the man's neck to stop him, then turns Hook around to come face to face with his real target... Hook's own father. Now... the timeline explained within the next scene is off, since it's been well established that Hook spent over two hundred years in Neverland before Pan releases him from his services, and yet it's said by Brennan upon being shocked to see his son still alive, that he had abandoned his sons nearly a century ago and that he had been under a sleeping curse during the time. However, the truth is that Brennan had abandoned his sons and remained under the sleeping curse for nearly two centuries... not just one. But getting past the timeline issues... I absolutely love these next scenes between Hook and his father. I love how Killian refuses to really explain his story beyond that his life has been nothing but full of pain and tragedy, and then demands to know how his father is still alive after all these years. Brennan goes on to explain that he had been caught by the soldiers not long after he tried to escape, and for some reason was put under a sleeping curse. Whether it was his punishment given to him according to law, or if it was because he had wronged someone else capable of casting the curse over him and had taken him from his jail cell, it's never explained. But in his time asleep, Brennan goes on to explain that his nurse charged with his care came to fall in love with him as she cared for him, while he fell in love with her too while asleep. In all honesty, I think the storyline with Brennan having survived and falling in love while under a sleeping curse is pretty weak. And I wish the creators and writers had come up with a better storyline to explain his survival. However, I do love that Brennan Jones had survived and that he and Hook come face to face with one another again after all these years, because I love all that comes next. I absolutely love the pain and the anger we see in Hook's eyes and on his face while he listens to his father's story, then goes on to tell him that he is going to help him escape so that the Evil Queen will come to think he's dead and so that he can still get what she owes him for pretending to keep his word to her so that he can still get his revenge against Rumplestiltskin. In all honesty, Hook takes his father's story so much better than I would have expected him to. After everything Brennan did to him and Liam, and after all the pain he's suffered through since his father's abandonment, I'm amazed Hook even considered helping Brennan to escape. Unfortunately, Brennan then asks his son for a second paper of transport as he shares that he has another son. And once again, Hook agrees and keeps his word to help them both, as we see in their next scene together that Hook had gotten the papers for them both. However, Hook then listens from the doorway of his father's cabin, as Brennan once again is seen comforting his third son in the same way Brennan had comforted him all those years ago, using the very same words he had promised him, just before Brennan went against his word and abandoned him and Liam. And if that wasn't bad enough, he also overhears that Brennan has called his youngest son Liam, just like his older brother. Hook is angry, and rightly so. Once the boy is asleep, Brennan walks outside to join Hook again and starts to thank his middle son for risking so much for him. However, Hook immediately lets his anger show through as he shouts at his father for calling his other son Liam after his brother, to which Brennan tries to explain that he had done so to honor Liam and supposedly Killian too, as a reminder to never abandon him again. And this only makes Hook angrier, because Brennan had abandoned him and Liam. Killian looked up to his father as any child adores and loves their father. So to hear that he couldn't ever abandon another son he had with another woman, in the same way he was able to abandon him... it's heartbreaking. And I can't blame Hook for being so hurt and angry at this. So, in spite of his word to help his father and his other son escape, Hook then rips up the papers, and kills his father like the Evil Queen asked of him to do, claiming it was to ensure that she would keep her word to help him gain his revenge, when I really believe Hook had only done so because his grief, pain, and his anger overpowered him and became too much for him to deal with. And he simply couldn't let how his father wronged him go. It's wrong that Hook killed his own father, and left his son there to find his father's body, leaving young Liam alone to grow up without his father too. But I can certainly understand why Hook did as he did. Hook's past is full of tragedy and pain. It's heartbreaking. However, I love that we learn so much more about Killian's past, because it explains a lot of why Killian is who he is and why he struggles so deeply with the darkness inside of him. And this finally brings me to the present storyline in Storybrooke... I love the first scene between Dark Hook and Gold, when Gold comes to confront Hook once again after their fight aboard the Jolly Roger. I love the Gold attempts once more to try to kill Hook, while the Dark One continues to mock him, and is even quite cruel when he brings up how Belle's left him and then talks about his dead son. Their great rivalry is still alive and well, and I love it! In the meantime... David, Mary Margaret, Henry, Regina, and Robin are all walking alongside Emma down the main street through town, then are quickly joined by the dwarfs minus Dopey since he's still a tree, as her family are trying to encourage her to think rationally and to think about the man she loves, whom she's now acting so eager to kill in order to stop his plans now that they remember again. I love how Mary Margaret actually defends Killian as she reminds Emma and Regina that he never wanted to become the Dark One, and that he's still the man Emma loves. Sadly, Emma states that the man she loves died back in Camelot, and while this is partly true, it's also not because Killian is still very much inside the Dark One. He's just buried deep down inside because the darkness has overpowered the good in him. But I at least love seeing that the pain of what she knows she must do to stop him, does hurt her. As for your question about Emma using an apparent British accent as she's talking throughout this scene... I don't really hear it, but as the Dark Swan, she definitely does talk differently from when she's just Emma. Her voice is much deeper and she almost talks in a very seductive manner. I like it a lot too. :) The group then split up to try to find Dark Hook, as Regina and Robin head towards the harbor until their path is blocked by Zelena, who claims she's going to change her deal and take full custody of hers and Robin's daughter because she knows that the Dark Ones have been risen and believes they will take care of her problem with Regina and Robin being a threat to her and her child. And in this moment, two Dark Ones appear before them and attack. The same happens to David and Mary Margaret, the dwarfs, Gold, and Henry as well, as they're all attacked, before they all come together again outside of Gold's shop. Then, Gold goes on to explain that they have all been marked with the Mark of Charon... the Boatman of the Underworld and explains that soon, the Dark Ones will appear to drag their souls down to the Underworld, so that they can take over their lives and live again. Gold goes on to explain how treacherous and terrifying the Underworld is, then states that he's accepted his fate. And from a later scene while they're all down in Regina's vault looking for answers that can save them, it's revealed her parents and Henry have also accepted their fates too, and that they don't wish to spend their final hours trying to find a way to stop the Dark Ones, but simply by enjoying what time they have left with their family. It's very sad, and very unlike these heroes, just like Emma says to her mother. However, Emma isn't ready to give up her family and loved ones without a fight. And neither is Regina. Regina then finds Killian in the harbor where she expected him to be, and tries to convince him that what he's doing is wrong, as she tries to speak to the good man still inside of him. I also love that this is one of the few times we ever hear Regina call him by his real name, and not Hook or any of her many names for him. And I love how Killian recognizes this and mocks her for not using one of her many bon mots for him as he calls them. Unfortunately, Killian refuses to listen to her, especially once she attempts to bring up how he had killed his father, only for him to immediately begin to choke her in order to warn her against bringing up their past that he had made her swear never to talk about again. And with that... Killian walks away from her without another word. After Emma and Regina refuse to give up, as Emma confides in Regina when she tells her she's prepared to die like they had talked about in Camelot, they then go to talk with Gold about getting Excalibur back so that Emma and kill herself in order to destroy the darkness inside of her and in Hook once and for all. Gold gives her the sword, unbeknownst to them that he had poured one of his potions over it first, which is why he doesn't request any kind of deal from her. But I will talk about this again shortly. Gold then warns Emma that Excalibur chooses its miracles, meaning that her plan to destroy the darkness once and for all might not work like she's expecting it to. However, Emma ignores him, showing her determination to move forward in her plan. I really love when Regina and Robin confront Zelena again, especially when Regina uses her magic to bring herself and Zelena to the clocktower, where she then uses the Apprentice's wand to summon up another tornado that brings the Wicked Witch back to Oz. I love Regina's s confidence and even cockiness, especially when Zelena is taken up by the tornado and cries out that her sister will see her again, as Regina makes a reference to The Wizard of Oz saying, "Somewhere over the rainbow. Enjoy Oz, witch!" This is one of my favorite quotes in this entire episode. I just love how Regina says it with such glee and it's perfect for Zelena's character. Brilliant! :) After Emma enters Granny's to leave a letter for her family to say goodbye to them without confronting them in order to keep them from trying to talk her out of her plan, she then returns to her house where she's left Excalibur locked behind the sealed door to her basement, then she is shocked upon being confronted again by Killian. Knowing exactly what her plan is, he tries to convince her to give him the sword, then momentarily pretends to be Henry, long enough to take Excalibur away from her because he knows she won't kill him wearing her son's face. I agree with you that this scene is poorly done, because Emma should have known that Henry was really Killian in disguise, given how obvious it was. However, I like the idea of his plan to take Excalibur away from her. I just wished this scene could have been done a little differently, in a way that would make more sense. I especially love how Emma pleads with him again by reminding him that this isn't what Killian would have wanted, only for him to remind her that she should have let him die, and never should have turned him into a Dark One. At last... we come to my absolute favorite scene throughout the entire episode. A scene that is tragic and beautiful as well. The Dark Ones all soon bring everyone they've marked to the lake in the park where the portal to the Underworld is... however, we don't actually see the dwarfs among the heroes throughout this scene, which I think is a let down because they should have been there too. I think this was an oversight on this episode's director's fault. It's not like it's a money issue where they couldn't afford to bring the dwarfs into this episode since we see them earlier on. But nonetheless... everyone is at the lake along with the Dark Ones, and soon Emma runs between them to join with her family as she apologizes to them for being unable to save them since Killian stole Excalibur away from her. And then... Dark Hook arrives as well and waits beside the Dark Ones now surrounding everyone. I love how dark he is in this scene, until Regina steps forward to once again remind him of that night between him and his father in spite of Killian's earlier warning. And at last, her words finally get through to him, as Killian is forced to remember the kind of man he truly wants to be, knowing that if he follows through with his plan to help the previous Dark Ones, then he would regret it for all of his immortal life... however long it might be. After all, the good man inside of him is still there no matter how deep down inside he's buried himself, and Killian still loves Emma very deeply. Her family too. And in this moment... Killian finally turns against the darkness and faces Nimue as he orders her to stop hurting Emma and to stop with their plan. However, when they refuse, Killian uses every ounce of strength within himself to summon all of the Dark Ones into Excalibur as he raises the blade in front of him to do so. And when he's finished, he turns around to face Emma, and pleads with her to take Excalibur so that she can do to do as she had planned to do to herself, pleading with her to kill him so that he can rid the world of the darkness once and for all. I cry at this moment between Killian and Emma every time I watch it. It's so sad and yet so, so beautiful too. I love how Killian pleads with Emma to remember him as he was and to let him die a hero. It's also so heartbreaking to hear him say that if there's anyone who deserves to go to the Underworld, that it's him, when this isn't true. In spite of his brief fall upon becoming consumed by the darkness, Killian certainly doesn't deserve to suffer any more than anyone else does. And then... Emma and Killian share a final kiss after he convinces her that his death is the only way to free them both from the darkness at last, and they both say I love you, before Emma finally stabs Killian with Excalibur right through his heart in his chest, causing him to agonizingly cry out in pain. All the while, Emma is weeping, especially once he collapses upon his legs giving out on him in the moment he dies in Emma's arms, just after the Killian's sacrifice forces the darkness to be expelled from both of their bodies, in the belief that the darkness has finally been destroyed once and for all. So beautiful, and so heartbreaking. I absolutely love this scene between Killian and Emma, especially upon seeing and deeply feeling the beautiful emotions they express throughout it as well... And both Colin O'Donoghue and Jennifer Morrison are absolutely phenomenal throughout Swan Song, especially in this ending. Scenes like this are why I love them and their characters so, so much. And if there is any moment throughout all of Once Upon a Time that I had to choose to be my absolute favorite for them as my favorite True Love couple, this moment would be it. Not knowing in this moment back when I first watched this episode when it first aired that the heroes would be going down to the Underworld to try to save Killian, I cried so hard because I believed that Killian was no longer going to be in Once Upon a Time. But when Emma arrives to share with her family her plans to enter the Underworld to save him, and that she hopes to split her heart with Killian to save him just like Snow did for Charming shown in season three's episode, A Curious Thing... my heart leapt out of my chest and I was so, so happy!!!! :) I really love this scene between these heroes and I love that they're all willing to go down to the Underworld with her to help her save Killian, showing just how much he has come to mean to them as well. I love seeing them all, including Gold, standing once again at the lake while they prepare themselves to enter the Underworld. I absolutely love when Emma uses her mother's and father's most famous line between one another as she whispers to Killian almost like she hopes he can hear her saying, "Hook... I will find you. I will always find you." So beautiful. :) Next... I absolutely love the scene when Emma comes to confront Gold again upon hearing the whispers coming from within the dagger as the voices call out to her. I love the big revelation that Gold has once again become the Dark One, and the most powerful of all the Dark Ones to have ever lived on account of Killian willing all the previous Dark Ones into Excalibur before the sword disintegrated into ash. As much as I hate Gold for taking away Killian's sacrifice, I also think it was brilliant of him to do because I do just absolutely love Rumplestiltskin as the Dark One. And this selfish act is completely in his character, especially since he believed then that power is all he has left since Belle has left him, which I will talk about momentarily. I love how Gold explains to Emma how he managed to take back his power upon using potion that he is then shown in a flashback pouring over Excalibur. A potion that then transfers the darkness from Killian and Emma, back into Gold instead of it being destroyed like Killian died believing he had accomplished. However, there is a theory fans of this show believe that explains how Killian felt that the darkness was being transferred from him into Gold again, because just before he dies and collapses, there's a brief moment that looks like Killian is trying to warn Emma of something while he's supposedly pointing towards Gold. Now, I don't know if this is true or not, but I like this theory and it could be possible. And then... Emma becomes incredibly angry with Gold upon realizing that he had taken Killian's sacrifice away from him as he's betrayed them all over again in spite of everything they did to save him when he was dying in the end of Operation Mongoose Part Two. I love how she's completely unintimidated by Gold, as she then tells him that he is going to do something for her... meaning that he is going to help her to save Killian. Just phenomenal! :) And lastly... if there's one thing I don't really care for about this episode aside from the scene with Killian taking Excalibur away from Emma earlier on... it's the scene in the end between Gold and Belle. Don't get me wrong... I do love Belle and Gold together as a couple. However, it's at this point in the show that Belle really starts to irritate me to no end with how easy she comes back to Gold after everything. And her wishy washy feelings towards him only continues on, getting worse and worse. I understand the creators' and writers' reasonings for bringing them back together, because at the time... Gold had been sincere with wanting her to be happy and understanding that her happiness couldn't include him for now. However, I really wish there was time in between Belle having told Gold that she can't be with him, to Belle immediately coming back to him saying she wants to be with him. Especially knowing that he has immediately gone back to being the same selfish villain he's always been. Overall... I absolutely and wholeheartedly love, love, love this episode, especially because it is so centered around Killian and his and Emma's love story. I love Killian's backstory, and I love his sacrifice he makes for Emma and her family and friends. Swan Song is beautiful, heartbreaking, and just about perfect. So, thank you so much for your reaction, Atticus!!! And I apologize for taking so long to be able to write it out for you. I hope to get all the rest of my thoughts written out for you within the next few days. So please stay tuned. :)
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-05-19 18:47:21 +0000 UTC
