Once Upon a Time REACTION - S03E21&22

Snow Drifts and There's No Place Like Home- What a phenomenal two part finale!! I have to say... season three's finale is my favorite out of all the season finales. These two part episodes are just so beautiful and I love them so much!! Thank you, thank you for two more fabulous and fun reactions from you!!! Where to begin? First... I have to just say, that 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 to me 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 confesses to Emma that he traded his ship in order to be able to get back to her in New York, 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 they 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 loses 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 look 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 keeps 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. But unfortunately, in the end of the episode we are reminded that this woman is Marian, who is Robin's wife who was meant to die that day, and who is now 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. Especially with Hook and Emma added into their love story. :) Also... Mary Margaret and David name their second child... their son Neal, after Rumple's son of course. In honor of Neal's sacrifice. And while I don't care much for Neal, I still think this is sweet that the baby was named after him. 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 do for the most part like 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 love 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 of course 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 between them. I love how Killian continues to convince Emma 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. I really love Belle's line... "And sometimes the best cups are chipped." Their vows were beautiful and I love 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 outside of Granny's. 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 her home at last. 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!! Until your reaction for season four's opening episode... Thank you, thank you!!!

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum