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Tumblr is a unique world unto itself. To be fair, there is a lot of bashing on both sides. Lot of Neal hate from some sections of the CS squad–though not all. And a lot of Hook hate from the SFers–though again, not all. For maybe obvious reasons, triangles tear into the opposite love interest because it makes them feel that they have the better claim on who “wins”–this language bothers me because princess Jasmine says in Aladdin, “I’m not a prize to be won!” Triangles in TV are so uncertain that people latch on to just about anything as proof for or against a particular ship. It’s sad that big portions of the fandom are being reduced to squabbling children. *sigh* I said this to MysteryKat on Twitter the other day when we were collectively bemoaning the fandom: “We’re all Oncers. The rest is icing. Enjoy the cake”
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Without revealing too much, let’s just say that someone makes a questionable call that lands them surrounded by Pan and his Lost Boys.
Either Hook or Emma. Not on purpose of course, but because Hook remembers NL differently OR Emma because she’s trying to be the leader but doens’t know how yet.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Someone did theorise that Hook went and rescued Bae. Perhaps the lots of time Hook and Bae spent together was after Bae had been rescued from the Lost Boys because it didn’t seem like they spent that much time together before Bae was taken, maybe a week at most.
Hook did say in 301 that he had spent enough time with Bae to miss him and mourn him. And Nealfire wasn’t super angry at seeing Hook again back in The Queen is Dead, more surprised and hurt. I think there’s more story that we haven’t seen yet.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"That is why I prefer to think that Pan needs Henry’s figurative heart instead to fuel magic or to, as someone said, replenish Pan’s own belief. I like the idea that Pan’s own skepticism has grown over the years and he needs Henry to help bolster belief in him again.
Interesting. But if he now knows that Henry has the heart of the truest believer, what more could he need from him? Is he going to continually test Henry’s faith and belief?
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"The first parallel is the one RG pointed out about the significance of talismans across worlds: the chipped cup for Rumbelle and the swan pendant/yellow bug/dream catcher/sword for Swanfire . Both Rumple and Neal had to live with the regret on a daily basis regarding the fate of the women they loved, Belle and Emma, respectively, for years. Where they differ is that Rumple drove away Belle for the sake of keeping his power while Neal let Emma go so she could reverse the curse his father had created. Both Belle and Emma saved their people by being brave and doing the brave thing. Both went up against “monsters” to win the fight: Belle tamed a beast and Emma slew a dragon. Both Neal and Rumple realize that love is a like a flicker of light amidst an ocean of darkness. Neal has experienced nothing but loss and sorrow ever since his mother left him and his father let him go. For the first time since Bae left the Darlings, Emma represented the home in that yellow bug which stood out against all the pain he’d lived with for over a century in NL. Rumple lives an even darker and lonelier existence than anyone, because his dark one curse keeps his heart ensnared. Belle is the one person whose love and patience was able to momentarily allow Rumple to overcome his despair and gloom. The beast allowed himself to be undone by this beautiful and kindhearted woman. Both Rumbelle and Swanfire loved each other despite the odds against them. Rumple’s dark curse stood in the way of true love, or so he believed, until their mutual love overpowered his hideous dark one curse that enslaved him. Even if it was just a brief flicker of hope, it showed that their love would set him free, if only he allows it. With Emma and Neal, they found each other in a world that wasn’t their own in a most unexpected way. Emma, the savior of the curse, fell in love with Baelfire, the reason for the curse. The thing that stood in their way was the curse itself, which could only be broken by a sacrifice of love. Nevertheless, Emma found Neal again to learn that after all the hurt, their mutual love continues on. Both Rumple and Neal have experienced a fear of rejection, largely because of how their own relationship as father and son deteriorated with Rumple let go of Bae. Rumple knows his cowardice is to blame to letting go of his son, but he also might have thought Bae wanting to go meant that Rumple was unloveable. Both before and after the curse, Rumple saw his wife and then his son leave. By the time Belle came along, Rumple really felt that no one could ever love him, which is the root of his rejecting Belle’s freely given love. With Neal, his father letting him go and choosing power over him is that root of Neal’s abandonment issues. Neal has daily lived with the reoccurring nightmare of going through that portal. After Neal had to let Emma go to fulfill her destiny as the savior, Neal’s own issues of fear of rejection hindered him from seeking out Emma. Neal has so much anger towards his own father for letting go of him that he believed Emma would carry nothing but anger towards him for letting her go. Belle and Emma both have an enormous ability to forgive the men they love, Rumple and Neal, respectively. Even after spending 30+ years as Regina’s prisoner, Belle doesn’t hold a grudge against Rumple for driving her away because of his fear of rejection. What does she do? She tries even harder and tells him that once you find something worth fighting for you never give up. With Emma, she loved Neal enough to search for him for two years in Tallahassee, even though at the time she believed he’d set her up just to take the fall for the watches he’d stolen. Emma searched for the man who’d broken her heart. While Emma did become hardened after her hopes were dashed and she buried her feeling of hurt in order to survive, Emma never lost that love for Neal. And when Neal explained he did it so she could fufil her destiny and that he regretted it every day of his life, what happened? Emma’s walls came crashing down when she realized she was losing the love of her life again and she declared her love for him again. Emma never stopped loving him, and that love could be enough to overcome past hurt. Now Neal won’t stop fighting to get back Emma, the woman he loves.
My friends…THIS IS HOW YOU OTP! mmmhm mmmmhm. Lovely.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Love how the light is reflecting off the blade in that photo, so it’s really obvious. SwanFire going into battle together! Bring it on!
So for me: it’s a bit like Rumbelle. Rumple literally carried a piece of her to another world, the chipped cup. And now for 302 he has metaphorically carried her with him, conjuring up visions of her to help him through his ordeal. Emma carried the pendant and the car with her and now she’s got his sword, it’s like her new talisman.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"I like the idea of PP testing Henry in order to strengthen his belief. Henry is now aware that he’s in a situation that’s potentially very dangerous, and if PP continues to mess with his head, and with his family, it would a further test for Henry’s belief. If he hangs in there, he’s gonna end up some kinda crazy powerful. It’s a bit Biblical, like God choosing certain people and putting them in life threatening situations to test their faith.
I keep bringing this up and people shoot it down but with Henry being pretty magical and maybe being true love maybe, can his heart even be taken? What if this has to be voluntary? What if Pan’s mission is to get Henry to understand that Henry would be a hero is he offered up his heart to save NL? So the “let’s play” is like a literal let’s play–let me show you the island, let me introduce you to your new brothers at arms, the Lost Ones. And then when all is said and done, I will ask for your heart so that you might save this land, these people and even your own family.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"I wonder if Hook was a check on Pan when he was in Neverland. In Peter Pan, Hook and Peter were always at odds. I wonder with Hook as a disttraction/possible hindrance, Pan was completely unretrained. I do want to see Hook and Pan have their relationship because it is part of their fairytale.
I really want to know how much interaction Hook and PP have had in the past. Because so far he’s only interacted with Felix on screen yet Hook seems to know things that would require him to have set foot on the island.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"The ABC drama was the No. 1 most social broadcast series of the evening with 136,627 tweets, the highest number ever for the show.
YAY!!!! That’s really good.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Looks like it’s a similar style, but the one she tweeted had 3 sections, with the bedazzled bit in the middle, and this ring has 2 sections, with the bedazzled bit on the end, curving over the end of her finger.
Hmmmm. Then maybe her favorite kill is really 303
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
