Okay, promo pics are too adorable! And re: Emma’s outfit…I’m not generally one to analyze fashion a whole lot, but the first thing I noticed was how different this dress was from the dresses we’ve seen her in for other dates. There was the pink one in the pilot (not that that was a real date) and the black leather one she was wearing when Walsh proposed, and not only is this one in a lighter, more delicate color, but it’s also not skintight like the others. I don’t really know what to make of that, just thought I’d point it out. 😛 There’s also that very strong “Grease” vibe, haha. But yeah, they’re definitely going for the “young and innocent” vibe, with the more modest ivory-colored dress, the ponytail, the little pearl earrings…so cute! Between the outfit, Snow with the camera, and Charming with the dad-glare…they’re not-so-subtly trying to recapture one of those lost childhood moments.
And there’s the hand thing…I’m very curious to see how that goes down. For one thing, why is it in some kind of liquid when it wasn’t before? That’s fishy right there.And I don’t think I could deal with seeing Rumple take Hook’s hand again! (I mean, I know he’ll lose it again, but that’ll be so sad!) And let’s not forget that whole thing came from a deal that Rumple broke anyway (Milah’s and Killian’s lives for the bean–he murdered Milah and took the bean–or so he thought–anyway, in the most brutal way possible).
As for why he’s hanging on to it to begin with, my theory is that maybe seeing the hand gave him an ego boost–it’s like a reminder of how he damaged the man who once made him (Rumple) feel emasculated, first when Killian challenged him to a duel and called him out on his cowardice and then when Rumple learned the truth about his wife having chosen to leave him for Killian and being so much happier for it.
Gah, I have more to say but I have to leave for dinner. I think I got distracted looking at all of the pretty things @surayya posted…