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May 14th, 2012 4:13 PM
Continuing since I got cut off...doesn't say how much I can type...anyway
Have to say seeing Rumple's plan come to pass was a credit to his genius. He entered the world where his son is and he brought his magic too...he got his cake and got to eat it too and in an unexpected twist he got icing on the cake...by getting Belle back. Why do I get the feeling that being locked up by Regina so long may have changed Belle a little bit...let's face it...her true love is the Dark One. I can see future episodes of Belle going after Regina for keeping her locked up...then again maybe I'm just remembering the drastic character change in Claire on Lost...crazy lady...lol. Oh and have to say...love Jefferson...mad hatter and total wild card. Now someone needs to go check on August!
May 14th, 2012 4:11 PM
This was awesome. I did have a hunch that Emma herself would bring back Henry...I just got the way wrong...they've kept saying that Emma had magic in her...I thought her tears might bring him back but it was with a kiss. And it was evident that Rumple was banking on it as he told Belle she would remember him.
One thing I've got to give this show...applause for getting it right...they wrapped up almost everything...Emma believed...the curse was broken...everyone remembered and at the same time set it up for a huge second season with magic entering our world. My biggest question going right now is whether this just means magic will be returned or if the citizens of Storybrooke will start reverting to their true forms...as in Jiminy Cricket actually being a cricket again etc...hope not...I like things the way they are as in the characters actually being human.
Have to say seeing Rumple's plan come to pass was a credit to his genius. He entered the world where his son is and he broug
Rank: Regular Character
May 14th, 2012 3:57 PM
also, i wonder, if true love's kiss can also be a kiss from a parent to their child or vice versa, wouldn't that mean that any fairytale character could have broken a curse by being kissed by their parent or child? What easier way to get rid of Rumpelstiltskin's curse than a kiss from Bae then? Whether or not anybody knew this is a different question, although you would think the blue fairy could have told Baelfire this.
The dragon may have been horribly animated but it didn't even bother me, because the plot was so intriguing. Also, since when is Sidney Glass in the mental hospital? Did i miss that?
Rank: Regular Character
May 14th, 2012 3:56 PM
Loved the episode, but I was a little disappointed in the end - i thought we would get to see a glimpse of what's ahead in season 2... how storybrooke will be like now that rumpel released magic! will it transport everyone back to fairytale land or just give the characters their magical powers in their mortal form? or maybe something different altogether?
if gold actually planned all of it he truly is a genius - knowing emma would come to town, jefferson would help regina, regina would try to poison her with an apple from fairytale land, henry would take it out of her hands at the right moment exactly and eat it instead, and that he would die just when emma and regina would go after gold - that seems a bit far-fetched for a man to know. he really must have predicted it, like he was said to be able to in the pilot. but even then, how did he not see belle?
May 14th, 2012 3:47 PM
Such a amazing finale...Two of my favorites...(which is so hard to choose since I love every minute of this show)...Bella reuniting with Rumplestiltskin...Was so happy to see this and hope this will mean a lot of screen time for Emily DeRavin (sp?) next season...The other being shouldn't "true loves" kiss be between a Mother and Child? Of course and how appropriate the season finale was on Mothers Day!!!!
Kudos to all involved in this wondrous piece of television...:)
May 14th, 2012 3:30 PM
Didn't it show the clock stuck at 8:15 again...
not stuck. the clock hit 8:15, bringing the season full circle as the whole deal of curse breaking started at 8:15. THis episode had a lot of book-end moments (henry waking up with a kiss just like show started with snow and charming, emma throwing a sword to maleficent just like charming did in pilot, etc).
I don't think Regina loves Henry - because she can't. If she did, then she could have kissed Henry and broken the curse, but she didn't even approach him.
For the kiss to work, the love must be mutual. Henry does not feel that way about regina, thus it would NOT work.
May 14th, 2012 3:08 PM
I LOVED the season finale! I was surprised and delighted that "true loves kiss" was between a mother and son, because I have a son that I, too, would do anything for because I love him so much. So I could empathize with Emma, and I was also thrilled to see Charming and Snow get back together in both worlds, and to see everyone 'waking up' from the curse. But I was not glad to see what Rumple has unleashed on Storybrooke...it has me wondering what is going to happen to everyone in Season 2, especially those for whom there isn't an established 'fairy tale' like Emma and Henry.
I also agree with the person who posted that they put too much make up on Emma. She is a lovely young woman who doesn't need a lot of make up to look good, really. But I suppose it is their way of making her more like a fairy tale character by making her looks more stereotypical.
May 14th, 2012 2:43 PM
Of course Regina can love. But she doesn't have anymore magic in Storybrooke so she thought it wouldn't work, whereas Emma does have magic in her. Likewise, Henry doesn't love Regina back and Emma and Henry's love is mutual. Gold means it to be bad for everyone but him but if magic is coming, Regina will get hers back and not be helpless when they come to kill her.
May 14th, 2012 2:25 PM
Didn't it show the clock stuck at 8:15 again...exactly like at the beginning of the season? My take is that Gold accidentally/intentionally restored the curse, that's why Regina is smiling.
I say intentionally because his son is still somewhere in this world and if they go back he won't be able to find him.
May 14th, 2012 2:16 PM
I really enjoyed this episode. I am happy that Snow and Charming finally got back together. The constant setbacks were getting a bit old.
However I did find myself distracted by Emma's copious eye makeup during Henry's deathbed scene. I kept wondering if it was going to run. Jennifer Morrison is an attractive woman. Does she really need to wear those great big false eyelashes and all that eyeliner? Her character is sort of a tomboy so I would think a lighter touch like Anna Torv in Fringe would be getter.
May 14th, 2012 2:13 PM
I don't think Regina loves Henry - because she can't. If she did, then she could have kissed Henry and broken the curse, but she didn't even approach him. The whole reason she has Henry was an attempt to protect her curse. I still don't really get the true love potion in the well thing and why Regina was smiling at that when Gold obviously meant it as something bad? Confusing -
May 14th, 2012 2:10 PM
Some people just keep bringing up that "Emma believed too fast".
Disagree.
Emma's belief was gradual. She started the show in disbelief on all of these things and through the show we saw those glimpses of her going "what the hell" at stuff. By the 1x21 she was not disbelieving, she was actively trying to deny it all because of her own personality.
Henry's situation forced her to face up to it all because she had no choice of sitting around - because henry, the responsibility she is trying to take, became part of the responsibility she was trying to deny.
In a sense that is a parallel to Regina. Regina in a way chose Henry over the curse, working with Emma, etc. Emma, chose Henry over her own peace of mind, accepting the responsibilities she was running away from.
Rank: Extra
May 14th, 2012 1:48 PM
I had to wipe away a tear! (and that never happens!!) Could not believe how good this episode was and I'm sooo excited for what's in store next!
May 14th, 2012 1:26 PM
This season is ending with a bang. Once is just one in a list of awesome finales this year. Couple things before going back to hoping this series starts earlier than the regular season:
1) We don't know what happened to August, Kathryn or multiple others just enough to show that the curse is broken throughout Storybrooke. We need stories for seasons to come.
2) Emma believed all of a sudden because she was a MOTHER, willing to do, believe anything to save her kid. She needed to believe so true loves kiss would work.
3)When did it say that everyone is staying in "reality"? All Mr Gold said is that magic is returning, maybe it is returning to FTL and taking everyone with them (what happens to those not in the stories I wonder), maybe they stay encapsulated in a magical realm here (hokey), maybe magic is just belief
4) Regina will always be the villain and Gold will always be out for himself and therefore sometimes doing good and sometimes not so much
May 14th, 2012 1:18 PM
GREAT FINALE! Gutsy, too, because the board was wiped clean and an entirely new theme has begun that was telegraphed by Snow & Charming - Taking Back the Kingdom. In Fairyland, the Charmings & Co. are going up against Regina & his father (can never remember his name). In Storybrooke, the Charmings & Co. will be dealing w/Regina & Rumple. Waking people up from the Curse was only the first step in the Final Battle IIRC. Also, now that the Curse has lifted, it would be interesting to see if the characters can go beyond Storybrooke's boundaries.
For my personal tastes, this episode was paced perfectly. Henry was dying. Time was of the essence. No time to ask questions & ponder your own existence. Emma's always been great w/action and short on meditation anyway. Maleficent's appearance was a true surprise. Thank you for that, and the dragon showdown! Now, on to the next adventure!
Rank: Guest Star
May 14th, 2012 1:05 PM
I loved the finale! Though it was a bit confusing in the end... Does what Rumpelstitskin did have anything to do with Bae? Wasn't him the sole reason Rumpel helped Regina with the curse? I was kind of hoping we would see Bae by the end.
The two things i didn't like:
1)The way Emma ''believed''. I think this scene would have fitted better in the end of the last episode and not right at the beginning of this one.
2)The Rumpelle reunion. They are the most flawless couple ever but i expected their moments together would be a bit more dramatic, more intense. Well... Thank God for season 2.
Ps: Who the f@@ck is Dr Whale?!!!!
May 14th, 2012 12:43 PM
Emma believed because she had no other hope of saving her son. We read it as her last grasp at saving him, because she had nothing else.
(I'm glad that they didn't try to introduce religion into it all--usually people pray or try to bargain with their god for someone else's life).
Belle looked like she had aged quite a bit.
It's going to be a LONG summer. There's very little on, for those few months, with the same fantasy vibe as this or Grimm.
May 14th, 2012 12:38 PM
Also, I agree I would have liked the happy family reunion (Charming, Snow, Emma and Henry). I hope next season catches up exactly right where we left off.
Frankly I doubt it will be that happy. There are bound to be issues and awkwardness between them all. Emma is their daughter they never saw growing up and they are her parents she never got chance to have.
Lots of issues to be worked out.
May 14th, 2012 12:36 PM
and I am not sure why Rumple would WANT to bring magic back if it's going to benefit Regina as well
rumple is older, wiser, stronger and way way more powerful. He does not see Regina as a threat, especially now when he seemingly holds all the cards.
am very curious to find out next season WHY they weren't transported back...
Because no one said that curse breaking would do that? Rumple never said that curse breaking would result in them all returning to their world.
May 14th, 2012 12:34 PM
However, I think that Emma came around kind of quickly...
It was something that was built upon every episode. She went from disbelieving to actively trying to deny the belief as shown in 1x21. Henry's situation was just that final pebble that broke down the entire dam.
May 14th, 2012 12:33 PM
Will Regina redeem herself? That smile at the end wasn't a good sign though. That, I'm not sure I understood, because she didn't want the curse to be broken in the first place. Now it is and she seems pleased?!
The way I see it, Regina is getting pushed back form her position as main villain into more of smaller villain role as Emma's FOIL. I can clearly see her and Emma having those frienemies moments like in this episode and Regina eventually starting to get better as a person.
Regina was happy because that smoke is magic coming back - hence she gets her powers, hence she has a fighting chance instead of having nothing.
Rank: Recurring Character
May 14th, 2012 12:16 PM
Also, do you guys think that Pinocchio will come back now that they brought back magic? That would be nice, I liked him with Emma, they had a history together, him being the one who took care of her as a baby. I wished there was a future for them.
Rank: Recurring Character
May 14th, 2012 12:14 PM
@James F
i agree about Pinocchio turning into wood, that the disease got more aggressive but i think i know why. he was turning slowly before because he was fighting it, he didn't give and kept being honest with Emma, he didn't give up on his mission. then it became fast because he gave up and gave in to the disease. he stopped fighting it.
Rank: Recurring Character
May 14th, 2012 12:12 PM
Also, I agree I would have liked the happy family reunion (Charming, Snow, Emma and Henry). I hope next season catches up exactly right where we left off.
Rank: Recurring Character
May 14th, 2012 12:11 PM
I love this show! However, I think that Emma came around kind of quickly...the special effects can be awful at times...and I am not sure why Rumple would WANT to bring magic back if it's going to benefit Regina as well (especially after what he learned from Belle). I am very curious to find out next season WHY they weren't transported back...maybe the curse wasn't entirely broken...maybe it's just that Rumple brought magic back?
I also thought there was a chance Henry was a goner for real. It would have been so sad but a real twist.
I think this season was excellent, I enjoyed the finale (despite my questions), but I think that Season 2 is going to have to start with answering a lot of questions. And I think that they are going to have to tread lightly if the writers want to keep the essence of what made Season 1 so great...