I admit to still having a soft spot for Henry. He’s Neal’s kid, Rumple’s grandson after all, so how could I not? The problem is, again, the lack of good writing when it comes to making Henry a believable character. I don’t think it was a mistake to make him the Author—I think it was a mistake to “unmake” him in the next moment and then bestow that title back on him a season later ONLY so that he could royally mess things up for everyone around him. I think it was a mistake to make it seem like it’s the pen, not the man, who has the real power (honestly, the pen has a soul, guys.) I think it was a mistake to bypass all the internal development of a young boy who has had his life put in danger, lost a father, a father figure, had his mothers go against actual evil, ect and instead make his big story of the year be a romance. It shows where A and E’s priorities lie: with the external, fluff, romantic instead of the internal, deep, and communal.
This, so much. I mean, I don’t blame him for being “whiny.” At this point, he’s surrounded by idiots. And Emma seems to focus more on Hook than him.
You know what would have been great, Milah be Captain Hook, that would be surprising and big.
There’s been something floating around Tumblr, involving this.
http://takingbackouat.tumblr.com/post/147298026264/shadedmoon-mrgoldsdearie-i-still-get-upset
On another not, this is apparently an actual thing. Linked for language.