Yes, this. From last week, we’ve been all called upon to recoil in horror at Rumple’s high-handed antics. But Emma’s “I will watch the world burn just so that you live” or Hook’s current palming the shears for a rainy day are meant to be read as mildly misguided, but largely romantic gestures. Excuse me if I fail to swoon.
I wish we had a like button, because I AGREE COMPLETELY