Once Upon A Time - Season 3 Episode 21 & 22 FINALE (FULL REACTION)
Added 2019-05-24 05:51:54 +0000 UTC
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This still remains one of my favourite episodes of OUAT ever. It's such a beautiful adventure and I just adore CS so much.
MelGoethals
2019-06-01 18:26:51 +0000 UTCUnpopular opinion: I don't really care for Emma. Sometimes she's brilliant, but it's almost always with the help of others, and she's so damn stubborn and makes really dumb decisions at times. Blundering around in the Enchanted Forest, trying to save people without thinking about the consequences those changes could have in the future. I know she's the protagonist and acts to move the story forward in that way, but ye gods...she annoys the hell out of me sometimes. Rumple makes similar stupid choices that leave me shrieking "What the hell, Rumple?!?" at the screen, but his character is just so much more interesting to me that it works better when he does it. Robert Carlyle has the amazing ability to play him as both a sympathetic character that you're totally rooting for, like with the situation with Belle last episode, then completely does a 180 and does something that makes you want to punch him in the face. Rumbelle is definitely my favorite 'ship of the series. The wedding scene makes me so happy. If I could go back in time 14 years and redo my wedding vows I would want to incorporate some of what they said to each other. So beautiful.
Aimee
2019-06-01 05:11:46 +0000 UTCI left a comment when I watched reaction Friday night but guess I accidentally deleted it, so wanted to rewrite it. I absolutely love this episode. I agree with Heidi in that this is the best Once season finale. And I also felt like Ceara when I got the reaction notification. I was so excited and I couldn’t wait to get from work so I could watch it. Thank you for a awesome reaction. I loved loved loved this episode and I loved your reaction. Everything about it was wonderful. I loved Emma and Hooks trip to the past. I enjoyed watching their interactions with Rumple and Belle. Loved it, so hilarious. I loved the scene when Emma changed in the beginning and Hook kept staring at her. I also loved their scene in the tavern when he freaked out when she took her cape off so she could keep hooks past self occupied and you could tell he was sooo jealous and so funny when she called him out on it. I just adored it when they were dancing at the ball. Such a sweet and beautiful moment between them. I also loved the EF scenes with snow and charming watching them fall in love all over again but with a slightly different twist on it. They’re so cute together. Just as Emma and Hook are. I loved their last scene in Rumple’s castle when she explained to him why she spent her life running but she didn’t want to anymore. And that watching her mom die and being with her parents but not really being with them made her realize how much she missed them and that storybrooke is her home. Every time I hear her say Henry didn’t bring her to storybrooke to break a curse but was bringing her home I can’t help but cry. And then that leads to my favorite scene of the entire episode when Emma told Killian he was a hero and thanked him for going after her in New York. Their you traded your ship for me scene/kiss has become a Oncer favorite and rightfully so. That moment just solidifies Killian's feelings for Emma and Emma finally starts to show she cares for him. It’s such a beautiful scene that reminds me why I love CaptainSwan so much. And then to make that kiss even better was Rumple’s vows voiceover. Those vows weren’t just describing rumple and his relationship with belle but it was perfect for CaptainSwan as well as OutlawQueen. Which brings me to why else I love this episode. I love Regina and Robin together. Seeing Regina that happy makes what happens at the end that much harder to watch. It was so sad seeing her heartbroken but Emma didn’t know that was Marian. I never saw that coming. That was a big surprise plot twist. Which brings us to the end and Elsa’s arrival in storybrooke. I never a big Disney Frozen fan but watching Once’s Frozen arc has made me see Frozen in a different way. Every time I hear Let It Go now I think of Once. All around this was a phenomenal episode and rewatching with you and seeing your reaction makes me love it even more. I can’t wait till you start season 4. It’s soooo good. I really enjoyed your reaction to this finale and I laughed and cried and got just as emotional then as I did the first time I saw it and the 7 or 8 other times I’ve seen it. I love this series and look forward to rewatching it with you to the very end. Oh and as a side note you mentioned you noticed how hook was staring at Emma’s chest when she put on that outfit but did you notice the way she was staring at past hook when they were in the tavern when he stood up before they left. I never noticed it before but then I read a comment someone wrote that in that scene when he stands up, when he said he could hold his rum, you can see her eyes look down like she’s staring at his crotch. If you go back and watch that scene you’ll notice it. Anyways, just wanted to point that out.
Linda McDonough Garcia
2019-05-26 04:08:58 +0000 UTCAhh! My ultimate ship is sailing...! Sail Captain Swan! Sail! 🦢🖤 Also, I don’t think you’ll truly understand just how happy seeing a notification pop-up for a new OUAT reaction makes me. It truly makes my day, and as embarrassing as it is, honestly makes me truly and quite literally giddy with joy! Thank you for all that you do! Can’t wait for season 4! ❤️
Ceara Abrahamsz
2019-05-24 15:04:34 +0000 UTCI knew you would love this finale as much as I do :D It just has everything, such sweet and emotional scenes and hilarious moments, like Princess Leia and the Rolly Joger xD Absolutely love it! And of course Regina gets thrown a curve ball right at the end, nothing's ever easy! Season 4 is really great as well, I'm really looking forward to you getting into it :D Thanks for a great run of OUaT so far, it's a joy to watch!
Samuel
2019-05-24 14:39:05 +0000 UTCThat was awesome, thank you! I love season 4 so much so I'm really excited!
Edwin Wickey
2019-05-24 11:22:42 +0000 UTCWhat a phenomenal two part finale!! I have to say... season three's finale is my favorite of all the seasons finales. This two part episode is just so beautiful and I love them so much!! Thank you, thank you for another fabulous and fun reaction from you!!! I had so much fun watching it again with you as you watch it for the first time. And I'm so happy that you absolutely just loved it!! Where to begin... First, I have to just say... I love, love, love Hook and Emma throughout this finale. They are absolutely perfect for one another! The chemistry between actors Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue is outstanding and perfect. Their acting together overall and especially in these episodes is perfect, and their love for one another, even though Emma might be less sure of her feelings for Hook at this point than his absolute feelings for Emma are... beautiful!! I love this finale in its entirety so much, but if I had to choose what my most favorite moment within it is, I have to say that it's the moment in the end between Emma and Killian when Killian at last admits to Emma that he traded his ship to get back to her in New York and then they kiss. The look of surprise and a much deeper admiration for Killian in her eyes just before they kiss... and then their kisses... beautiful and phenomenal!! But not to take away from any other moments within this finale. I love every moment between Emma and Hook. From their conversation in the park after they leave the celebration at Granny's, to the moment Hook uses his hook to try to prevent himself and Emma from falling through the time portal, Hook letting go so he can go after Emma when she falls through despite his efforts, their time together in the enchanted forest where they confront Rumplestiltskin, face off against the past version of the villainous Hook who gets drunk, then dance together at Emma's first ball and face off against the Evil Queen and her men all to try to correct the timeline and bring Emma's parents back together, nearly lose Snow, and finally to nearly being trapped together forever within Rumplestiltskin's castle vault. It's all amazing in every way. I especially love the moments when Emma and Hook dance together. So beautiful and they both looked fantastic! I love Hook's line to her just as they begin to dance... "There's only one rule... Pick a partner who knows what he's doing." Hook never misses an opportunity to flirt and to show off his smug, dashing smile. :) I love it!!! Now... all throughout these episodes, Killian kept warning Emma not to change anything at the risk of ruining something that's meant to be. He warned her several times and unfortunately, Emma kept messing things up despite his warnings. Not just with Emma accidentally keeping Snow and David from meeting and ruining their timeline, but Emma also lets slip that Rumple eventually falls in love with Belle while in his castle too. And if that wasn't bad enough... Emma also saves Marian from being executed. Of course I understand why she did so, because it was terrible that Marian was meant to die and the guilt would have plagued Emma if she had left Marian to die. Unfortunately, in the end of the episode we learn that this woman is Marian, who is Robin's wife who was meant to die that day, and who is no longer dead. Which creates a big mess for Emma, poor Regina and Robin, and Roland too of course. Marian's alive and Robin is now trapped between a rock and a hard place.. And boy... is Regina mad. Yikes! Next... I absolutely love that we were able to see Snow's and Charming's love story play out all over again throughout these episodes too, with a few changes to how they fall in love this time around. And it's all so beautiful. The first time I watched this finale, I was a little uncertain whether or not I liked the changes in their love story, only because I absolutely love their love story the way it was the first time around. However, the more I've watched this finale, the more these changes have grown on me and the more I continue to love it all over again and again. :) Also... Mary Margaret and David name their second child... their son Neal, after Rumple's son of course in honor of his sacrifice. And that's quite lovely. While I'm still not convinced by how much I like Neal's storyline with dying to bring Rumple back and everyone putting the blame for his death on Zelena... this is still a nice moment. Another of my favorite moments is between Emma, David, Mary Margaret, and Henry when Emma rushes back to them at Granny's once she and Hook return from their time travel adventure... as Emma immediately hugs her parents for real this time, announces that she's staying in Storybrooke because she's finally found her home, and Emma finally calling her parents Mom and Dad. The only other time Emma ever called them that, was back in season two's finale... And Straight on 'Til Morning when Emma believes they are about to die because Storybrooke is about to be wiped out by Regina's failsafe. At last... Emma is calling her parents Mom and Dad because she finally sees them as such and loves them as such. So sweet and beautiful. And I love how happy it makes Henry that they're staying in Storybrooke too. Next... I liked the scenes with Neal in the flashbacks even if I didn't care too much for his character and especially his love story with Emma. I really like the parallels from Emma's past and present bringing together parts of the storyline. I also really loved seeing Mr. Smee again within Hook's brief past storyline, as well as Black Beard, Ruby, and Blue too. Their moments within these episodes were great! Also... I absolutely love the scene between Hook and David by the campfire while they're waiting for Snow to return to help them break into the Evil Queen's castle. It's sad how uncertain David is of his future with Abigail and how uncertain he is as to whether or not True Love exists. However, Hook helps him to believe that all it takes is finding the right person. And then... David asks Hook if he believes that Princess Leia... that Emma is his True Love. Sadly, Killian is uncertain by Emma's feelings for him, but again I love his line... "I'd go to the end of the world for her... or time." I also love that David talks about how his father, who is not really his father because he's talking about King George, is making trouble for him and Hook states he feels unsure that Emma's parents don't approve of him. David assures Hook that any father who knew how much Hook was doing for Emma would be a fool not to approve of him. I love that Hook then states... "I hope you remember that." And then trouble ensues and Snow is nearly killed by a fireball fired by Regina as she nearly executes Snow. Luckily, Snow was clever enough to save just enough of the dark fairy dust to turn herself into a ladybug just at the right moment to save herself and to fake her death. It's such a great scene and I love how Killian's there to comfort Emma as she's forced to watch her mother supposedly become burned at the stake. And then he's there for Emma again afterwards in the forest when Killian talks to Emma about how he felt upon losing his brother. That his pain consumed him. Such a sweet, tender moment. I love how Killian continues to convince her that her home is in Storybrooke with her family and all those who love her throughout these episodes, especially during the scene within Rumple's vault in his castle. Killian and Emma are absolutely meant to be. And as always... Rumple is of course amazing in his past form as Rumplestiltskin. In every scene. I especially love how he teases Hook about why he shouldn't be killing him when they first meet outside of his castle, then while they're talking inside too. And lastly... Belle and Rumple get married. Very sweet and beautiful. Like you... I really liked Belle's line... "And sometimes the best cups are chipped." Their vows were beautiful and I loved that there was a montage during them showing each of the True Love couples together. David and Mary Margaret while their holding one another with little Neal in his mother's arms, Regina and Robin walking down the street with Roland between them, and Emma and Killian continuing to kiss. So beautiful. :) I love every bit of this finale because it's so centric around bringing Emma and Killian together, as well as helping Emma find home. I love how much Killian was there for her and that Emma called him a hero in the end just before they share their kiss. Thank you again, so much for this reaction... and so quickly too!!! I can't wait for season four to begin!!! And yes... Elsa has come to Storybrooke! What a great way to end this season finale! Season four is so good and I can't wait to see your reactions for every episode to come!! I hope that your reactions for Once Upon a Time will continue to come just as frequently as they have been for the last few weeks. Until your reaction for season four's opening episode... Thank you, thank you!!!
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-05-24 08:47:52 +0000 UTC
