Once Upon A Time SEASON 3 EPISODE 3 FULL LENGTH REACTION

Quite a Common Fairy- Thank you so much for another fantastic reaction, Tim!! First, in regards to Regina's happy ending and needing love in her life... All I can say is, trust in the writing for Regina's story arc moving forward. Have faith. I think you will really love what's to come for her! :) Now... I love that the major themes throughout this episode were about second chances and redemption, mainly for both Regina and Tinker Bell, who I really love as a new character brought into Once Upon a Time. And I love how the backstory ties in with the major storyline throughout this episode, as Tink used up her second chance in hope of helping Regina before she was to become the Evil Queen, only for the roles to become reversed in the present storyline as it becomes Regina's turn to save Tink from falling down the same dark path she did when she turned against Tinker Bell. Oh, and by the way... Tinker Bell is played by New Zealand actress, Rose McIver, who is most known for her main character role as Liv in the TV show... iZombie. In case you might be thinking you recognize her from somewhere, as most people do. That is... If you have ever watched the TV series... iZombie, before. And Rose McIver is perfect in the role as Tinker Bell! I absolutely love her! :) Next... I really love the moments between Tinker Bell and Regina within the cave, as Tink is prepared to take her revenge on Regina for losing her wings and magic due to Regina being selfish enough not to accept her help in finding her True Love, and worse... for causing Blue and everyone else to stop believing in her. I love that Regina rips out her own heart and begins to talk about how her own hatred for Snow and her miserable life eventually led to her becoming so evil, that her heart has forever been darkened in order to show Tink that the same will happen to her heart as well if she killed Regina. I also love the strength Regina shows when she gives her heart over to Tink and tells her that if revenge is truly what she wants, then she's free to crush it. And I absolutely love that this strength in Regina is what helps Tink to find her own strength to be the fairy she truly is, even if she doesn't have her wings or magic any longer. These scenes between Tink and Regina, while they're split off from the others while in Neverland, are my favorite moments throughout this episode. Another of my favorite moments is also between Hook and David, as Hook informs David that he had seen him become injured during their fight, then how Hook apologizes to him and encourages David to tell his wife and daughter the truth. Going with the major theme throughout this episode... It appears Regina and Tinker Bell aren't the only ones possibly on their way towards redemption, but that Hook is trying hard to be a better man as well. And I absolutely love it! I also love that it appears there's a possible friendship, or at least a better understanding growing between Hook and David as well, which I also love. Hook appears to be genuine in wanting to help David for whatever his reasons for doing so might be. And I love it! :) Next... I really like the backstory between Regina and Tink, as Tink comes to Regina before she's the Evil Queen and still studying magic under Rumplestiltskin's tutelage. Like always... Rumplestiltskin is hilarious, especially when he jokes about why Regina's roast swan is so funny, then teases about how he understands the irony with the roasted swan, given that he knows Regina's future and of her rivalry with Emma Swan. Also... I really like how Tink longs to help Regina against the Blue Fairy's orders, since Blue has already given up hope that Regina will become anything more than the Evil Queen, and sadly she was right. Back then, anyways. I also really like the scene in the flowers between Tink and Blue, or as Blue calls her... Green, which is a nickname Tink hates. I find that interesting and it makes me wonder what Blue's real name is too, other than Reul Gorham, meaning Blue Star as was established back in season one's episode, titled... The Return. However, while I disagree with Blue because she's so quick to give up on Regina, who could have gone the other way and found herself her new soulmate just as easily had she allowed herself to be happy again, it turns out that Blue was right all along. Which leads us to the ending moment between them, as Blue tells Tink she's used up her second chance and failed them. And sadly, that she no longer believes in Tink, causing Tink to lose her wings. Fairies need people to believe in them and without that belief, they are powerless. As is established throughout all stories of Peter Pan. Most fans of this show really come to hate Blue for this and for turning against Tinker Bell, if they didn't already hate her beforehand because she had convinced Grumpy to let go of Nova back in season one's episode, titled... Dreamy, too. Most people have come to call her shady. And while what happens to Tink is really sad, I can also understand why Blue is so worried about Tink's decisions and her willingness to disregard the rules Blue has made for all fairies. Like everyone, every world needs rules to live by, or there's nothing among the worlds but chaos. Blue may have been overly strict, especially in regards to Tinker Bell and Nova, but she has her reasons for being so. Fairy dust and pixie dust is really powerful magic. So, anyways... I really do like Blue a lot. And I understand why she acts in the ways she does. Now... I also love how Hook comes up with the idea for them to find Tink, so they can get her to help them get into Pan's camp to save Henry, knowing that Tink was once close to Pan and that Pan still trusts her. And I love how Regina's help in redeeming her, allows for Tink to find it in herself to help them all to save Henry, despite the heavy risk in turning against Pan. I also love the brief talk between Emma and Mary Margaret while in the tree house, as Mary Margaret shares with Emma about how she once lived in a place similar to the tree house, when she lived in the tree stump while living as a bandit before she met David. As for Regina's chance to walk into the tavern to find her soulmate with the man who has a lion tattoo on his right forearm... I really like this brief moment as Regina is about to enter, only for her to run away. It's sad and a little frustrating, but I understand Regina's reasons for doing so as she talks about them with Tink, both before Tink loses her wings and later while she and Regina are in the cave in Neverland. I can understand her fear of letting go of her hate even if she's absolutely wrong for doing so. And I also love the brief talk between Regina and Tink in the end, as she explains how it was selfish of Regina for not gong in to meet her love, because it meant he wasn't able to find his own soulmate in her as well. Also, regarding Regina's happiness, in case you didn't hear or understand what Tinker Bell tells Regina... Tink tells Regina that it is love Regina needs in her life to be happy. Which doesn't necessarily mean the love of a man. Maybe she thinks so, but maybe she's wrong? Who knows? Now, as for the scenes with Neal, Mulan, Robin, and Roland, back inside the Dark One's castle... I enjoy these scenes for the most part, as Neal is fighting to find a way to get to Neverland for Henry and for Emma too. I am happy he's so eager to be a father to Henry, like any father should be. But as I've said before, I'm still not a fan of the idea of him getting back together with Emma. So I don't care so much for that part of his drive to get to Neverland. I just don't think they built up Emma's and Neal's romantic relationship well enough, or at least in the right way to make me want to see them get back together. And like I've talked about in my comments under your reaction for part one of season two's finale... Second Star to the Right, I too believe that Emma has forgiven Neal for what's happened between them in their past. However, I don't feel like they can move forward in a relationship again and truly be happy because of all that's happened between them. Too much has happened and Emma's trust and faith in Neal is shaken. Perhaps permanently. And that's completely fair. Next... I really like how Roland is the key to helping him, as Roland summons the Shadow by saying simply, "I believe." And I like how Neal jumps out the window to catch the Shadow. Is it cheesy? A little, but I still like it. And Roland is so cute. :) Although, I will say this... while I do like their scheme to summon the Shadow through Roland, I am mad at Neal for using Robin's honor against him by bringing up how his father had made it possible for Marian and Roland to live when Rumple let him and Marian live the day they met. This is just so wrong of Neal to do to Robin. Also... I hate that as soon as Neal lands in Neverland again, of course Felix is right there because Pan immediately knows he's come, which leads us to believe that Neal is about to become Pan's next prisoner. I really like that Robin Hood later invites Mulan to become a member of his Merry Men. I think they would be a great together. Especially because we know from Mulan's story and Disney movie, that she had been a warrior among the Chinese Army. However, I really hate the overall Mulan/Aurora/Phillip love triangle for many reasons. I've talked about my dislike of these relationships in the past and have always gotten lots of hate for my honest opinions. But I really dislike everything about Mulan coming to talk to Aurora in the end. For one... Because Mulan knows that Aurora loves Phillip and that he is in love with Aurora. So, for Mulan to think that Aurora would suddenly choose her over Phillip if she did tell her the truth about being in love with her, and even if she wasn't pregnant... It's a silly storyline for the creators and writers to have come up with for Mulan. Second... It was revealed back in season two's premiere episode, titled... Broken, that Mulan was in love with Phillip. Or at least it was alluded to that she loved him, and it was never revealed to be otherwise until just now. So for Mulan to suddenly turn around and be in love with Aurora... Again, it's just silly and stupid. Even if Mulan had been revealed to have always been in love with Aurora... This is stupid too, because they hadn't met until Phillip wakes Aurora with True Love's Kiss in the premiere episode of season two. And even if Phillip told Mulan stories about Aurora, I don't believe she would have fallen in love with Aurora through stories about alone. And third... I just don't like that the creators and writers made Mulan gay. Mulan was never gay in her Disney movie. She falls in love with Shang. And I much rather would have loved for the creators and writers to bring Shang into this show to be Mulan's true love interest. So, for this show's creators and writers to have made her gay for this show, and so suddenly... It's bad writing in my opinion. In my opinion... This whole one sided love triangle and story is silly and ridiculous. And lastly, regarding the differences between fairy dust and pixie dust... Fairy dust is from good fairies, which is created from diamonds that are mined by the Dwarfs and crushed into dust. The dust is collected by the Fairies. Its magic powers the world. Fairies use the dust for good, such as immobilizing an enemy or transforming a person back to their original form. Pixie dust has the ability to reunite anyone with their true love, even if the person has not met the true love yet. When poured over the person, the pixie dust sparkles and finds its way to one's true love. According to Tinker Bell, pixie dust does not lie. She also said that she used this technique "a million times", suggesting that fairies use pixie dust to help people frequently, in numerous ways. But it is also said that fairies are quite proprietary about pixie dust. Overall... I really enjoy this episode a lot and most of the scenes. And I absolutely love that the very end reveals the lion tattoo on Robin Hood's right forearm as he reaches out his hand to welcome Mulan into his band of Merry Men. Regina and Robin Hood are destined for more, and possibly even True Love. Thank you so much, Timothee! Until your next reaction for Once Upon a Time... Sincerely, Heidi

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum