To me, A&E have used the last three seasons to define concepts integral to the overall story. We have defined ‘family,’ ‘hope,’ and ‘home’ – which, to me are the 3 biggest concepts so far
I am about to agree and disagree. I think HOME and FAMILY have been more or less clearly defined. Home and family go hand in hand on ONCE and as long as you one, you have the other. It’s a basic, bare bones definition that hasn’t been nuanced the way those terms and concepts are in real life, but I’m more willing to let this one slide since the show isn’t concerned with modern complexities in this regard.
Hope…is whatever Adam and Eddy decide it is in that episode because hope in what exactly? In love? In family? In happy endings? In heroes? In good? In not getting caught when you do something bad? In pre-S1, Emma’s label for her character poster was both “The Savior” and “The Hope.” Is Emma the definition of hope?
Next, I think we’re going to take those concepts to further look at the concept of ‘true love
It’s not even the concept of true love I’m concerned with.It’s just LOVE. Friendship love which has become almost invisible. Parental love which is probably the most well defined on the show because it’s a very BASIC love–except they complicate it with Cora/Regina, Pan/Rumple, ect.
I’m hoping we see the show re-focus on Henry as a central character, since everyone and their mother is related to the kid, and watch various characters’ relationships with Henry develop – primarily his relationship with Rumple.
*snarky RG comment here that is only acceptable because @Jenna_B and I like each other* 😉
Which is probably why I don’t tend to have the same issues with the villains that some do. Yes, if we ran into Rumple, Regina or Hook in our world, we wouldn’t be forgiving of them AT ALL. However, when you look at their actions in the context of the EF, for me, they’re a little more acceptable. I think Regina and Hook have worked far more diligently to redeem themselves than Rumple. Yes, they’ve backslid and no, neither one is by any means a saint. But I think their desire to turn their lives around for those they love is far stronger than Rumple’s. So –
Yes, this is something to take into consideration. The characters are mostly archetypes and exist in a mythic way, meaning that their actions match what we expect “villains” and anti heroes do in a mythic realm. HOWEVER, this is a show about those mythic figures existing in our reality, so I can’t dissociate entirely from their actions because it gives those characters–Regina, Hook, Rumple–license to do whatever they want simply because “they are fairy tale characters”
The more I think about it, those decisions are almost as bad as some of the decisions the villains have made….(probably unpopular thought, I know)
People might not agree with this in particular, but the more we talk, the more people are opening up that they do find Snowing to be VERY problematic, especially in regards to Emma and their idea of parenting.
I’ve been with my husband for 7 years; I know the kind of person he is, and I know most of his stories and what makes him the person he is, but I certainly don’t know everything. In every kind of relationship, you are constantly learning about the other person.
I…hesitate here because this is not a defend your ship thread and if it turns into this I’m going cry. And we all know I don’t ship CS. So this is going to brief and with the understanding that I’m respond to the overall idea not bashing the ship. But, there is a difference between learning that your partner doesn’t actually like your lasagna or prefers a certain kind of laundry detergent and learning that your partner has committed the kind of crimes Hook/Rumple/Regina have.