And when Emma wished on the blue star candle she even did what she did when she put on the badge. She did a double take. She like closed her eyes wished and then the bell rang and she looked up and then looked back at the candle. And later on she brought it up to Regina how today was her birthday and she wished and he came. It may be nothing, but i like the idea that it is something.
And that isn’t exactly magic, not the way Regina or Rumpel do magic, but it is still Emma causing things to happen through her decisions and her force of will or whatever you want to call it. The introduction to Emma is so great. I found that scene abrasive when i first saw it, but they just show so much about the character in those opening scenes with Emma, so much emotion. Very well done.