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Tweaking Daniel’s idea (the podcast leader), perhaps the author is communicating by controlling August’s type writer. OR he writes something on a page or uses his own type writer behind the door and the words are transfered onto the August’s typewriter, like some kind of magical…what is that device used one hundred years ago to send messages? (not a telephone, and you tap it).
You mean a telegram via Morse code?
[adrotate group="5"]"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
He’s split up many families and could stand to do the same to two other fathers, two other sons… and a grandpa. :/
Quoted for TRUTH.
What I wrote in another thread in reply to some questions @TheGoldenKey posed:
But, does she [Ursula] really have her happy ending or is it just temporary, like Rumple & Reggie’s or now possibly Hook’s?
I’ve been wondering about that same question. I think the answer is that it is possible for villains to get their happy ending, provided they really have changed and go about it the correct way. I don’t really buy there being some cosmic rule that good “has to win” as Henry said S2 though. Not even heroes are guaranteed a happy ending (just look at what happened to Ruth, Graham and Neal, for example). I don’t think anyone is guaranteed a happy ending, nor are the villains owed one after the atrocities they’ve committed.
I think it was within Rumple’s grasp to have a happy ending with Belle, despite everything that happened with Neal. After the death of his son, Rumple pledged to turn over a new leaf, to become a man worthy of his son’s sacrifice. However, Rumple wasted that second chance he’d been given by Neal’s death. Rumple went about it all wrong by thinking he could have everything, which he cannot. Now I fear Rumple will meet a villain’s end, but that it won’t necessarily be redemptive like the last time in 3×11.
When it comes to Regina, I think she could have her happy ending, if only she’d realize it’s right in front of her eyes, in the form of her son, Henry. Robin Hood is just icing on the cake. But she doesn’t “need” him to be happy. She can be happy here and now. Out of all of the villains, Regina has made the furthest strides towards real redemption. I think Regina realizing that Henry is enough would, in a way, help her achieve inner peace. Maybe that inner peace is what would help Regina most towards achieving real, sustainable happiness that isn’t so much dependent upon romance. And then who knows? Sometimes love comes when we least expect it, when we stop striving so much for something.
When it comes to Hook, I just don’t know. He shows increasing awareness of his own darkness, which is good, but for every step he takes forward, he takes two back. For example, he gave into that darkness when he pulled a gun on Ursula or punched Will. He was referring to himself as a pirate in 4×15, and now that he has his ship back, it’s going to be an even bigger struggle to give up his pirating ways. Why doesn’t he get a real job and get a permanent residence in Storybrooke? I think he is at heart, a sailor, and has the sea in his blood. So it’s going to be hard for him to remain in SB long term. I think while Hook’s current idea of a happy ending includes Emma, it also includes the open seas. I think Hook’s real idea of a happy ending is what he had with Milha: a woman who loves adventure, the open seas, and him, without necessarily being constrained by a child. Milha abandoned Baelfire, but Emma would never abandon Henry.
When it comes to Ursula, her story was all a bit rushed. I think she’s happy for the present having her voice back and being reunited with her father under the sea. However, I don’t necessarily think it’s the last we’ve seen of Ursula either. While she might be able to return to her old life, it might not be so easy for her to give up her old ways. Time will tell if she really has made peace with everything that happened to her.
Regardless of what Ariel said, can any villain really have a Happy Ending as long as Emma is the Saviour?
I think the idea of everyone’s happy ending being dependent on Emma Swan is crap. It would feel a lot more authentic if the villains would take responsibility for their own happiness. Emma Swan having the heart with the darkest potential honestly feels like a plot device, or a way to make the villains look better by comparison. Emma in S1 was honestly my favorite character, so I hate to think she’s going to have to be tarnished to give villains their happy ending without them having to really work for it. I don’t mind Emma having struggles and temptations, since she’s human after all, but the thing I always really loved about Emma is that out of all the characters, she had some of the greatest cause (i.e. growing up feeling unloved) to turn towards darkness but didn’t. This idea of Emma giving into said darkness really doesn’t sit well with me though, and would really make me discontinue watching if the writers make her go full-on evil. I don’t like the idea of Black Swan one bit being used in a bid to prop up villains who don’t necessarily even deserve happiness, especially if it comes at the expense of people who try to do good.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
But, does she really have her happy ending or is it just temporary, like Rumple & Reggie’s or now possibly Hook’s?
I’ve been wondering about that same question. I think the answer is that it is possible for villains to get their happy ending, provided they really have changed and go about it the correct way. I don’t really buy there being some cosmic rule that good “has to win” as Henry said S2 though. Not even heroes are guaranteed a happy ending (just look at what happened to Ruth, Graham and Neal, for example). I don’t think anyone is guaranteed a happy ending, nor are the villains owed one after the atrocities they’ve committed.
Regardless of what Ariel said, can any villain really have a Happy Ending as long as Emma is the Saviour?
I think the idea of everyone’s happy ending being dependent on Emma Swan is crap. It would feel a lot more authentic if the villains would take responsibility for their own happiness. Emma Swan having the heart with the darkest potential honestly feels like a plot device, or a way to make the villains look better by comparison. Emma in S1 was honestly my favorite character, so I hate to think she’s going to have to be tarnished to give villains their happy ending without them having to really work for it. I don’t mind Emma having struggles and temptations, since she’s human after all, but the thing I always really loved about Emma is that out of all the characters, she had some of the greatest cause (i.e. growing up feeling unloved) to turn towards darkness but didn’t. This idea of Emma giving into said darkness really doesn’t sit well with me though, and would really make me discontinue watching if the writers make her go full-on evil. I don’t like the idea of Black Swan one bit being used in a bid to prop up villains who don’t necessarily even deserve happiness, especially if it comes at the expense of people who try to do good.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
1 – What happened to Blackbeard? Where is he now?
He’s in an Arendelle ice prison.
2 – What was Ariel doing in Arendelle in the first place?
Who knows? Ariel was supposed to be on Hang Man’s Island with Eric.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
What Emma Swan’s actual happy ending looks (looked) like:
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
Also, linked for language (though don’t agree with final thought, it’s funny)
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
Things I didn’t mind so much:
– Regina channeling Snow White
– Ursula calling a spade a spade when it comes to Hook
– Ursula being “the little mermaid”
– Cruella’s snark
– Emma and August’s reunion
– The revelation about the Author being in the book
– Kick-butt Snow White. More please!Things I could’ve done without:
– Rumple torturing August
– Hook getting his ship back; looks like he doesn’t have to sacrifice anything, ever. Why does he get to have his cake and eat it too?
– Ariel, since she was completely under-utilized and didn’t even interact with Ursula in the present day! That was such a missed opportunity.Things I wish had been included:
– A bigger reaction from Belle, followed by her doing something about it. She just realized Rumple tricked her, again. Her reaction was not in keeping with such a huge betrayal.
– A longer talk between Emma and August
– A scene when August actually discusses the book with Henry, and doesn’t just lay on the sofa while Henry leafs through it"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
How is the Author communicating with August? If he’s inside the book….how does August know?
August himself is a writer. Maybe he picked up on a subplot of the story. Maybe the Author’s story is on the reverse side of the picture of the door. Or just maybe “a little fairy told” him, the same one who told him about Baelfire and the Dark One’s dagger (*cough Blue Fairy cough*).
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
My thoughts as they unfolded while watching this recent episode. Emma said Hook isn’t a villain anymore. Uh, yeah he is. He may be aware of the darkness in him, but he still gives into it. Someone who’s not a cop doesn’t pull a gun on someone to get what he wants. He even called himself a pirate in the present day. Hook is afraid of losing *his* happy ending, but what about hers? DSB’s comment: He died last last year. *le sigh*
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
I’m thinking the answer is Henry. He has the heart of the truest believer. If anyone can believe that Emma is the epitome of a true savior on the side of good, it’s Henry. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that Henry is Emma’s confirmed, canon true love.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
