Luffy Reacts - Once Upon a Time S3E07 - Dark Hollow
Added 2022-07-01 03:16:20 +0000 UTCStreamable link: https://streamable.com/5ev3jq
As stated in the reaction, I apologize for not being as understanding of Mary Margaret as I should have been. My thoughts become more balanced towards the end.
I would have uploaded this video sooner today,
but I went into a food coma this afternoon which knocked me out for a while.
Though large steak dinners are always worth it.
Comments
I loved this reaction. I’m glad you’re feeling better & the ironic thing is I decided to stop being a patron to save money since I assumed you were going through some stuff IRL like right before you started posting again which is why it took me a while to get back to this. I’m sorry that you always seem to get unlucky when it comes to things getting in the way of your reactions. I very much agree with you about how enjoyable Ariel in this is & how great the stuff with Regina and Rumple is. Really great character moments & I really love how invested you are in the show. Also I completely understand why you want to focus on this show being so invested in it I do miss your Young Justice & Demon Slayer reactions. I can’t wait for you to eventually get back to those reactions. You don’t have to respond I just wanted to give some feedback. Also even though I sometimes wish the discussions were longer I love them and I appreciate you only talking as long as you feel you need to & keeping it concise. Awesome reaction & keep up the great work. :-) <3
Supermonaman
2022-07-09 19:08:27 +0000 UTCAriel is pretty high up there in terms of "characters I instantly loved". Her consistent fascination with unfamiliar items and different culture is hilariously cute, and as I said in my reaction, I wouldn't mind if this became a permanent running gag. I also really enjoyed the 4th wall / meta joke in which Happy expressed his delight that when the main cast aren't around, things are a lot less dramatic for the town. That was amazing. And I can't get enough of the interactions between Gold and Regina. The character acting from Lana Parrilla when she lets out a shocked "you really love her..." was so good, and it perfectly fed into Gold's teasing that followed. I love how Regina's pre-conceived notions are being challenged and she's struggling to process it.
Luffyiscool
2022-07-01 13:04:17 +0000 UTCDark Hollow- My gosh... I am such a fan of Emma and Hook!!! Don't get me wrong... I absolutely believe that Emma's focus and goal should most definitely be on saving Henry from Pan, and I really hate all love triangles because they're always ridiculous and annoying. And this triangle between Neal, Emma, and Hook is no different, just like the love triangle between Mary Margaret, David, and Kathryn was back in season one. But I will say... aside from the brief moment between Hook and Neal as they're fighting over Emma with lighter in this episode, I feel like this show handles the triangle between these three characters surprisingly so much better than it could have been handled... and far more so than they are for the other characters in which love triangles are created between. And I am so, so happy that you are far more into shipping Hook and Emma more than you ship Emma with Neal. Yay team Hook!!!! :) And with all this being said... the beautiful scene between Hook and Emma, as Hook proclaims to Emma he will win her heart... absolutely beautiful and breathtaking! :) And it is by far my favorite moment in this episode. I just love them so much, and definitely so much more than I like the idea of Emma and Neal together. Killian tells Emma that he believes he will win her heart without use of any trickery, and he tells her he has absolute confidence that she will succeed in saving Henry, then that's when the fun will begin. I love it!!! I absolutely love his confidence and complete belief in her, and that he helps to give Emma so much more strength than she sees in herself. So perfect. :) Just as I love Emma's responses to Hook too. She is strong and says she is only focusing on saving Henry, which I really love and absolutely respect. Because you're right that Emma could very well choose neither Hook nor Neal. However, it's clear that she is also pretty surprised by Hook telling her the truth about Neal with him being a pirate, and especially because he was hoping their kiss meant more to her than she realizes it did right now. I'm very grateful that Emma expresses her gratitude to Hook for him being upfront about Neal still being alive, in spite of the possibility that she will choose Neal over him. And Emma is grateful for Hook's confidence in her. From the look on her face while he's talking, it's clear that his words mean a lot to her. Just as I feel her words mean a lot to him as well. :) As for Hook talking to Neal about his shared kiss with Emma... Hook does tell Emma that he believed Neal had heard his secret about sharing their kiss and his proclamation of love for her. And he certainly doesn't brag to Neal about it out of spite or to rub Neal's nose in it. Some fans of this show, especially those who prefer to ship Emma with Neal over Hook, feel that Hook says this to be mean towards Neal. Or to be petty. I don't think that's true though. I feel that Hook mentions this in order to help ease the tension between them all. Hook is honestly apologizing and hoping there would be no more problems because of a woman coming between him and Neal, because he does genuinely care about Neal too, which he's proven more than once. Problems like Hook had with Baelfire all those years ago about their fight in regards to Milah, Neal's mom, shown in season two's finale... And Straight on 'Til Morning. Hook honestly believes that Neal had heard his confession about kissing Emma in Echo Cave and wanted to help him to understand. Nothing more. However, this conversation causes the friction between Hook and Neal, which I do understand in spite of the poor timing, but like I mentioned above... I also honestly hate the whole childish argument between them inside Dark Hollow as they fight over the lighter, which is really stupid because they're fighting over Emma as Hook later tells her. I really wish the creators and/or writers of the show would have left this moment out, even if their fight allows for Emma to feel the anger towards them that she needed to feel in order to light the candle. Fights like this are just childish or petty arguments between people that are one of the biggest reasons for me hating love triangles in shows. Including in Once Upon a Time. Because they write these petty arguments in simply for the ridiculous drama. And yet... I love the moment when Pan's shadow suddenly appears along with the others, which swiftly picks up Hook and Neal as they begin to rip out their shadows to kill them as well. Thankfully, Emma saves them upon finding the strength within herself to light the candle, which then pulls Pan's shadow into the coconut and saves Hook and Neal. Also... I love that you actually noticed how Emma screamed out Hook's name in fear when he suddenly was taken by the Shadow, and yet she didn't cry out Neal's name. I'm sure this doesn't mean anything and that Emma doesn't really not cry out Neal's name like she did Hook's because she doesn't care about Neal as much anymore. It was most likely an oversight on Jennifer Morrison's or the writers' parts, when she most likely ad libbed screaming Hook's name. However, I do like to believe she cried out Hook's name because she too has begun to care more for him in return than she's willing and able to admit at this point. :) Next... I also really love David's and Mary Margaret's scene together when they're off finding Tinker Bell again, when Mary Margaret continues to ignore David, until she finally breaks down and yells at her husband for his choice in keeping quiet, then tells David she would happily choose to stay in Neverland with him if she must. This moment is quite beautiful too. I have loved Snow and Charming since the beginning and they are definitely one of the main reasons why I love Once Upon a Time so much. So, I am happy they have worked out their differences and that they on the same side once again. This scene is definitely another favorite moment for me. Because I absolutely understand both sides of their argument. And when you can understand both sides of an argument, this makes said argument between any characters much needed, and not at all annoying. I can certainly understand why you felt the need to defend Charming right away, and to lose a little faith in Mary Margaret a little. I just can't feel as though it would have been right to choose a side, given that I now know the truth behind Mary Margaret's real anger towards David, and that she isn't angry with him just out of spite. As for the Storybrooke storyline... I really love seeing Belle and Ariel working together. Their scenes together are so much fun. And I absolutely love the reveal of Pandora's Box through Gold's spell's effects, when Belle uses the sand dollar to find Pandora's Box hidden beneath the floor in Gold's shop with Belle's chipped cup because it is a symbol of their love. Beautiful! Gold is a genius for sure. :) In regards to Belle using the magnifying glass to summon Rumple's message to her within the enchanted sand dollar... I think she knows to use it because she's seen Rumple use the magnifying glass often to study the magical items in his shop, and she most likely figured that he had enchanted the magnifying glass to help him see the magic within the other objects in his shop. This is just my guess, but it makes sense to me. Ariel is adorable and Belle's love for Gold, as well as his belief in her love for him was very sweet too. And it's cool that Ariel has brought Gold and Regina Pandora's Box to hopefully defeat Pan. We'll see how that goes for them. As for Henry's storyline with Pan and Wendy... I have to honestly say that I don't really care for this storyline too much, but I do somewhat understand it. Up until this point, Henry's been fine for me this season so far. But more so within this episode, Henry has begun to act more foolish than strongly or bravely. He shouldn't be naïve enough to believe anything Pan's telling him, especially now knowing that his family is here in Neverland for him. And he certainly shouldn't run off into the jungle all alone not knowing what all is out there. And yes... of course Pan knows Henry would follow after Felix. Henry really should have known everything was a play on Pan's part. Nonetheless, I do like the reveal that Wendy is the one trapped inside the other cage and that the boys in Storybrooke are her brothers, John and Michael, who have grown quite a bit older than they were back in season two's part one finale... Second Star to the Right. And Pan once again is very tricky and cruel to her by convincing her to trick Henry by lying to him about being sick. And it is interesting to meet John and Michael in Storybrooke. I absolutely love that they aren't patsies like Greg and Tamara were, which alone makes them so much better than Greg and Tamara ever were. And thank goodness too. However, they are still foolish enough to believe Pan will actually free Wendy if they succeed in stopping Belle and Ariel, which I didn't like. And yet I understand that they were desperate to help their sister. And then... I absolutely love the dynamic between Gold and Regina within this episode and the previous episode... Ariel, just like you do too. And I love that Gold calls Regina out on her jealousy she feels upon seeing Gold seemingly happy upon being in such a relationship with Belle, while she's still feeling so miserable and alone. And lastly... Once again, I love Pan. No one could play him better than Robbie Kay does and he's absolutely brilliant!! A master manipulator. He's most definitely the main reason why I was quickly okay with seeing Pan as a villain in Once Upon a Time, rather than as a hero like I would have expected. I love Robbie Kay as Peter Pan! Overall... I really enjoy this episode a lot in spite of its few flaws in my opinion, that I don't really care for in it. However, the scenes that I love, especially the beautiful moment between Hook and Emma... make this show that much more loved for me. So, thank you again for another great reaction, Luffy! Until next time, dear friend... Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-07-01 05:50:58 +0000 UTC
