I don’t remember her going back and forth I just remember her telling Hook like a hundred times that she was leaving and his sad faces – lol.
In 317 she had a pretty about face, namely deciding that she was committed to magic and “this way of life” and that the past is in the past, ect. Then it went right back around to wanting to skip town and go back to NYC and that she didn’t need magic.
She never has. So expecting her to do so, especially after a traumatic loss, will leave you feeling disappointed. She’s not there yet.
And if Emma never deals with it on screen? Then I’m right back to the writing baiting their fans with this tiny piece in order to silence the critics who were upset that no one (and seriously, I’m not just talking about Emma here) has been reacting the way grieving people should–and I mean grief in all it’s many layer: anger and sadness and hurt and pain and numbness.
I think these two Emma scenes (the street and the photo) are where we ARE getting a look into her inner feelings and psychology. It’s finally here so let’s appreciate it! It’s interesting to watch right now
I’ll put a pin in this until we see more of the season, but given that the episode ended with Emma pretty much back to business as usual, my hopes are not high that we’re going to continue to see Emma dealing in any realistic way with loss. But like I said…I’ll put a pin in it.
How does a non fully developed child’s mind even begin to process that? I don’t even know. It just makes me sad. 🙁
And that’s one of my biggest issues. The writers set something up that was so emotionally complex because of all the twists and turns their story took, but they never stopped to let anyone–like Henry–process. And now, it appears that it’s being rug swept. If Henry doesnt’ break down soon and cry over his dead dad, then he’s never going to. If he doesn’t rage at the world for all the CRAP that has been thrown at him over his very young life then Henry really is just our chief MacGuffin without emotional depth, and THAT I will call them on.
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