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Good luck and best wishes on getting through the storm, Heather.
I hope that Emma’s walls don’t go back up entirely when the team leaves Neverland. If she’s back to being all walled off, I won’t understand the point of putting the characters and audience through the trauma of Neverland. I’m thinking positive thoughts.
I have high hopes for tonight’s episode. Happy Once Day and stay safe out there!
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A concerned mother can’t afford to let her attention be diverted as it was in 3×5 from kissing Hook; I think 3×7 showed Emma getting her act back together by saying that none of the romantic attention she’s getting is important since what matters is getting back Henry.
Is it an accident that Emma started to get her act back together once Neal was alive and present?
I think that the arc here is for Hook to eventually realize that Emma has feelings for another man. Hook may begin the process of understanding that everything isn’t about him and that could lead to the character growth necessary for him to have real relationships with people, like Neal, or a true friendship with Emma. Maybe that will lead to his ultimate happy ending with Tinker Bell, or Ariel (how set in stone is her thing with Eric at this point?).
That Hook’s superficial intentions are being shown to the audience suggests that Emma will find out, too. She’s been subject to superficial relationships for most of her life so it will be familiar and not what she’s looking for. I’m not convinced that a full fledged CS thing is necessary to get all of this across. I’m not sure that it’s even possible with Emma’s two recent, “I love you” statements to Neal, regardless of how fraught with drama they were.
Emma’s big fears with Neal seem to center around fear of not being loved (she’s coming to terms with Neal really having loved her) and fear of losing him/not being with him. With time, and the assurances of Neal’s ongoing presence in her life no matter what, those fears seem managable.
From pages back, (I apologize for the lateness, I have a full time job and conversation moves fast here) I like Neal’s self-awareness. He seems comfortable with who he is, flaws and all. A barbeque at Neal’s house would be relaxed and fun.
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I agree that Emma and Neal shouldn’t be together for Henry’s sake, but their situation is so far from that. Their feelings for each other are independent of Henry. I don’t understand how anyone can consider Henry a non-factor. One of the cutest running gags on the show is that Emma and Henry eat breakfast together. That was in many of the post-EF season 2 episodes. I can see Henry being the kid who joins Emma’s dates and Emma the mom who doesn’t mind. That would irritate a lot of people.
Also, Emma/Henry is one of the core relationships on the show and that’s been the case since the pilot. Any romantic partner of Emma’s is going to impact Emma/Henry, but the impact can’t be so great that it impacts the show.
The season 3 cast picture had Neal, Emma, and Henry with hands in pockets, and only them. That probably means nothing. I found it funny. 🙂
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I like Emma and Neal’s easy familiarity. I guess living with someone in a tiny car will do that. As time goes by, and her heart heals, I think she won’t be able to resist the pull of her love of Neal.
I wonder if Henry has already named his operation for getting his parents back together. Watching The Evil Queen, I wondered how anyone could not root for that little family.
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I wonder if Hook’s character backtrack has to do with being in Neverland. Is there a part of his personality that is weak and that he will have to work to correct if he is going to have healthy relationships?
I agree that as it currently stands, I dislike the message of CS and it also makes me uneasy that girls could look at this situation and see a romance to try to emulate in their real lives.
In the beginning of last night’s episode, Neal and Emma were not only sitting together, they were sitting identically. I’m not sure which one was mirroring the other, but that tends to be a real life sign of affinity. It’s amusing even if it’s just something the actors did.
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I’m not convinced that Hook is over Milah yet. He may be starting to see the possibility of a happy future without her and without the ongoing seeking of revenge, but he’s just barely starting ot see it. Emma feels like a rebound fling. Hook’s mindset is still on viewing relationships as winning competitions. Maybe part of his growth means he has to “lose” this competition. Emma is too world wise to fall for this outside of the immediate drama of needing to get Henry back.
I read people’s concerns that the Triange of Doom (love the phrase) will really get going after Henry is saved and the group leaves Neverland. Yet, once Henry is saved, he’s going to be around. He’ll still be Emma’s top priority. Since Henry has decided that Emma will be his custodial parent, he’ll frequently be nearby with his child needs, shelter, meals, regular routines including school and bedtimes. How does Hook fit into that? Is he really the kind of man who can come in second to a child on a daily basis? Can he be tied down to a domestic life? I don’t see that as a natural part of his personality.
Do either Neal or Hook know that Henry is Emma’s True Love (one of her true loves)? I could see that being disconcerting for Hook and amusing for Neal. I’d like to see discussions of Milah with regard to her choices and the opposite choices that Emma is making. Hook is watching a woman repeatedly choose her son. Neal is watching Emma be the mother to Henry that he wanted for himself.
I’m not sure that Neal will have too much trouble with Emma’s magic. He doesn’t like dark magic, but the kind of magic that saves an entire town probably won’t bother him. I think he’ll be pragmatic about it, but definitely support her making healthy magical choices as opposed to destructive ones.
As for the picture of Hook in the yellow bug, I wonder if the point is to demonstrate that he doesn’t quite fit in Emma’s life that way, a square peg/round hole situation.
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In the cave scene, I found that Neal gave Emma emotional safety. He gave her the freedom (choice?) to say anything to him without fear of rejection by him. Outside the cave, Neal repeated that he held no grudge. In fact, knowing her secret, he is still willing to fight for her.
I’m an Emma fan first and I really want someone to just adore her. She’s earned it. Has anyone thanked her for breaking the curse? If there is a fan campaign for Emma getting a long nap (or a spa week), I’m in. I like the playfulness that Neal brings out in Emma, which is echoed in the way Henry brings out Emma’s playful side.
I love MRJ’s smile, and also his voice.
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All of the Emma/Hook interactions are happening under the shadow of Neal. If A&E are going to change their story line to appease one fan base, then they will have to change that. What they’ve actually done is have the Emma/Neal love story verbally reinforced by multiple characters over multiple episodes. There was a cute gif several pages back that demonstrated this beautifully. Snow even equated the Emma/Neal relationship to her and Charming which we know is True Love. These things will also have to change if Emma/Hook become end game.
The Emma/Hook, or Emma/Anyone Else, cannot happen unless she closes the door firmly on Neal. If I had a friend who told me that he really liked a woman, but the woman had an unresolved situation with the father of her child, I’d advise my friend to stay far away until she concluded that relationship. Henry will keep Neal in Emma’s life for the rest of their lives and any unresolved feelings will be a problem for any non-Neal romantic relationship.
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