EW 4/13 – Hot Seat

[RumplesGirl]

To me, it’s quite interesting that Emma fell for two guys, both orphans like herself.  Or perhaps the writers just simply don’t have any original ideas anymore and just keep going back to parents leaving their children in flashbacks haha

The flashback thing might be part of it, but I actually think people are drawn to like individuals. I know there’s that saying that opposites attract but I don’t find that to be true in OUAT-land. Look at the major couples

–Snowing, both highly moral, archetypal if you will in terms of heroism, but both can be a little selfish and myopic.

–Rumbelle: both want to be heroes but find it hard because of socio-political reasons (Belle’s a woman and like she said “there aren’t many opportunities for women in this land”); and Rumple can’t “be a man” because he ran from the war even though his act of running was spurred by his son and his fear in equal measure (I might argue the son aspect outweighs the other fear, actually)

–Emma saw herself in Neal and she sees herself in Hook. Interestingly, when she agreed to help Gideon it was because she saw Henry in him (another child who has some abandonment issues).

[thedarkonedearie]

The flashback thing might be part of it, but I actually think people are drawn to like individuals. I know there’s that saying that opposites attract but I don’t find that to be true in OUAT-land. Look at the major couples –Snowing, both highly moral, archetypal if you will in terms of heroism, but both can be a little selfish and myopic. –Rumbelle: both want to be heroes but find it hard because of socio-political reasons (Belle’s a woman and like she said “there aren’t many opportunities for women in this land”); and Rumple can’t “be a man” because he ran from the war even though his act of running was spurred by his son and his fear in equal measure (I might argue the son aspect outweighs the other fear, actually) –Emma saw herself in Neal and she sees herself in Hook. Interestingly, when she agreed to help Gideon it was because she saw Henry in him (another child who has some abandonment issues).

Hmm very true.  Well then in that case, the show seems to be pairing these people together quite realistically.

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