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Love seeing the WickedSisters bond, Lana and Bex can sell any scene, even if it is one about the big sister low-key questioning the little sister on whether or not she slept with the man who slept with their mother, and nearly slept with the big sister.
Also…did EQ and Rumpel…uh, spin some gold?
As much as I don’t want it to be true…I can guarantee the Evil Queen wasn’t there to dust off Rumple’s counter top. A “family” show they said…
[adrotate group="5"]"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
https://twitter.com/SeanMaguireMex/status/793968866086920193
Robert’s doing a lot of filming with Sean & Lana…
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
Does that mean that such a person, and the character that stands for them, is absolutely irredeemable? Not necessarily. And in the hands of competent writers, I would actually be interested in seeing an effective and compelling redemption arc for a kind of social type that I personally find thoroughly loathsome. But what they’re doing doesn’t accomplish that.
See I think putting Henry first over himself and saving Belle’s life (the wife of the man he used to hate and want to kill for revenge) is absolutely effective in getting Hook redeemed. And as far as generalizing, it just seems that nobody on here hated that the writers were trying to redeem Regina for all her MURDERS and RAPING. But because Hook is sexual by nature, and is also male (I’m sorry but I think this matters), his misdeeds are worse than murder and rape. And yes, I know Hook killed people and his father but that’s not what you mentioned. You mentioned he is an “entitled bro,” a title that cannot be given to a woman. And you mention that these villains that they tried to redeem haven’t gotten what they wanted, except for Hook. And yet, Regina has Henry and the love of her family who forgave her. Rumple still has Belle somehow and a child on the way, and Zelena still has her child. So why can’t Hook continue to have Emma?
I really wasn’t going to dive into this, but I’ll just give my two cents and leave it alone.
I have to agree that Hook is getting an easy route to redemption…much like someone previous said, A&E are redeeming him by giving him simple tasks to show that “Hey, he’s not so bad after all right? Now stop tweeting us & enjoy whatever we give you!” Not saying Hook isn’t being redeemed, but how Adam and Eddy are doing it is unfair to others who went through hell and back for redemption. Even his Captain Hook role, a role he dealt for hundreds of years, was swept away like it never even existed. Sure it was teased for one episode back in Season 4, but Adam & Eddy never really write the struggle he’s had with dealing with who he used to be. Meanwhile Regina is literally wrestling with her Evil Queen, Zelena is in a tug and war with the Wicked Witch of the West, and Mr. Gold is…well he’s content with Rumpelstilskin.
Now as for Regina, yes she did rape once and murdered hundreds upon hundreds and did a lot back during her Evil Queen Days, but look at the price she’s paid along the way in the course of her redemption. As she raped Graham, her soul mate was raped by Zelena who got pregnant by him. She murdered people, and then karma came back and made her have to kill Daniel again, and then Cora was killed, and then Robin was killed, not even mentioning it took her a LONG time to earn Storybrooke’s trust.
Regina nearly lost her son on several occasions, was nearly electrocuted to death, then had to give up her son to save everyone from Pan’s Curse, suffered the flip flopping of Storybrooke’s behavior towards her, and was alone for quite a long time…even going far as going to therapy to try and change herself. There was a lot Regina had to pay for her sins in the past, and a lot she had to do to be redeemed. Even Zelena had to kill Hades herself, Maleficent lost her daughter, and Mr. Gold sacrificed his life at one point to save Storybrooke from Pan, and soon after lost Neal, the one person who he spent 300+ Years trying to get back to.
Honestly speaking…what karmic price has Hook had to pay in the course of his redemption, besides the prized ship that he eventually got back? For Oz sake, they’ve even thrown in a brother for him to have along with Emma & her family. Hook literally has everything, while all of the other villains, some who were on a redemption course before him are still struggling and even losing.
What course of Heroic Action has Hook done from his own free will, rather than being talked into doing or reminded of the sort of man he wishes to become? Now I will give credit where credit is due, he did spare his brother and was willing to send Henry instead of himself….however, his redemption course has been smooth sailing compared to Regina, Rumple, or even Zelena’s.
I’ll end it here because I feel as if I’ve said my peace on the situation. I am here for most of Storybrooke’s Villains getting redeemed, even Hook because whether fans like him or not, it’s clear he’s not going anywhere. But if they’re going to really redeem Hook in the eyes of the fans who aren’t die hard Hookers/CSers, he should have to take the long road just like everyone else had to, and the long road consists of karmic prices being paid and selfless-sacrificial actions constantly being done. But then again…Adam and Eddy speeding up Hook’s redemption is probably because they know this show only has about one more season left in it, so I try to rationalize in my mind that they’re just quickly wrapping up all of the storylines and tying up loose ends before the show meets it’s end.
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
I’m just happy Adam and Eddy remembered something from the last season…
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
….I thought ALL lands were frozen for 28 years? No? Uh, okay. Hmm…. Gotta admit, that makes the dark curse less threatening. I always thought that 1) the curse was inescapable and 2) Nothing could stop it and 3) every land would be effected. None of those things are true. So honestly….why exactly did Snowing even have to go through all they went through if the solution was as simple as getting out of the curses boundaries or going to another land? I know going to a land without magic is hard, but going to other worlds seems a little more doable especially if you know ancient fairies and stuff. And its not like they didn’t know about the curse beforehand, they were preparing for it. No one could poof them over to Arendelle for the weekend? No one could offer up a mirror to Wonderland or fly them to Neverland for an hour after they saw the curse coming? The dark curse is really losing its effectiveness for me.
This! All of this!!!
I’m still a little lost on how Regina managed to pull Jefferson out of Wonderland, but everyone else remained untouched.
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
Rating: 6/10
It was…cute. Honestly speaking, my fear of squids/krakens/octopuses forced me to skip most of the flashback so I really can’t comment on that, but the Storybrooke Scenes were pretty good.
Liked:
As always…Lana slays as both the Evil Queen & Regina…she plays it so well, you can actually tell how much different Regina is from the Evil Queen, who said so herself “had much more flair in entrances”. XD
Aladdin & Jasmine…the story could’ve been better and not as rushed, but the actor and actress are selling it for me.
Hook sparing his brother, and willing to make amends while also realizing that although he’s dating Emma, her son is the number one priority in all cases.
Adam & Eddy actually remembered Hook had a brother!
Mixed:
Poor Belle…all I can say is Poor Belle!
Disliked:
SQUIDS! Can we just…no more, please!
So I assume Henry is house hopping….wasn’t he initially living with Regina again? And now he’s back with Ms. Swan….hmmm….okay. Yes, the RegalBeliever in me is a little salty, but at this point, nothing surprises me in the storytelling.
Whose idea was it to bring in this horrid Evil Queen & Mr. Gold Romance?!!! They’ve always had more of a platonic father/daughter relationship…what they’ve done to it now, it just looks so weird!
Why are we revisiting this Snow White Revenge plotline with the Evil Queen…like dear God, shouldn’t her first priority and goal be in getting Henry and not trying to kill Snow again and screwing Gold. Didn’t her soul mate just die, show-wise two weeks ago??!! I can’t!
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
The resemblance is scary…
https://twitter.com/ChloeParrilla_/status/792032058973577216
And the Evil Queen pays a visit to Robin Hood’s Grave
https://twitter.com/regalmitchell/status/792304447410036736
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
https://twitter.com/SgtMac7/status/791696388400689152
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
At this stage, I’m sure its a fair bet that Morphetus is the cloak guy.
I second this!
So…Rumple or something sped up Belle’s pregnancy, she had Baby Morpheus who thanks to some type of magic instantly grew up to be a twenty-thirty something year old man? This could be a possibility especially since we know Rumple is capable of reverting or advancing someone’s age from his offer to Neal to turn him back 14. But what reason would Rumple have doing this I wonder?
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
