RumplesGirl wrote: What’s hilarious is that both ships will read that interview totally differently. I don’t even know what to think anymore, honestly. I see episodes like 301 which to me are total SwanFire episodes where I think TL is being set up. And then the spoiler writers are harping on CS to a huge extent and I can’t deny their chemistry on screen (though it still feels really one sided IMO) Kinda feels like we’re being pulled in a 1000 different directions.
Of course, everyone will read into what the actors and writers say. We all have our biases. And I agree that while the writers could be leading us to think they’re setting up a love triangle, I question if that is their real goal or not. Before 3×1 even aired, I was resigned that CS would dominate the screen-time and that CS buzz around the show would be pushed by the media. That is fully expected since Neal is stuck in EF and a potential Hook/Emma coupling excites many vocal fans on Twitter. While I think Hook clearly has feelings for Emma, I’m wondering how much of that will really be reciprocated. Based on J-Mo’s interview, she really didn’t give any indication that Emma was even considering romantic feelings for anyone now. She’s too preoccupied. While Emma sees Hook’s sincerity more clearly, she’s not thinking about him in that way now. I have faith that Adam and Eddy have deliberately written the story such that Emma and Neal declared their love for each other before Neal went through that portal. They really are star-crossed lovers who were destined to find each other across time and space. I was thinking over the weekend how Swanfire are really a cross between Snowing and Rumbelle: they have experienced heartache over a hard decision that Neal made and yet they still have managed to find one another. Like every epic love story, theirs includes untold hurdles, twists and turns from forces outside their control. Yet, I have faith that these present difficulties aren’t enough to stop true love, which is what I think Emma has with Neal. I was also thinking that as True Love incarnate, when Emma loves someone, she really loves that person, whether it be Henry, her parents or Neal. Emma fought so valiantly to save Neal and her heart visibly unfurled before our very eyes when she so boldly declared her need and love for Neal. This is not something we’ve ever seen Emma do with anyone before, and it was after she found Neal the second time, after being separated for over a decade. Here Emma is struggling to be vulnerable with her parents in NL, yet she was willing to be that nakedly vulnerable with Neal! It’s not one-sided either since Neal desperately realized he still a chance with Emma, and he’s going to move heaven and earth to get back to her. Ok, now I’m making myself cry.
Ah Slurpeez. You have such a wonderful way of describing things that make me happy. Have a cookie.