Once Upon A Time - 4x09 “Fall” FULL REACTION

I'll be keeping it as ep 9 to make it easier. My mods said there was a lot of debate as Wikipedia says its episode 10 but the Once Wiki and Adam Horowitz on twitter says 9 and that this would have to be ep 9 for the 100th episode next season to actually be ep 100 not 101

One little note... Fall is actually episode 10, not episode 9. While Smash the Mirror Parts One and Two are one two part episode, they are technically episodes 8 and 9. Just so you know, in case you wish to change the heading. Now... Yay!!! Fall is absolutely and easily another one of my overall favorites throughout this Frozen arc and even the entire series. I love Fall so, so much, in every way!! First of all... my favorite moment in this entire episode is the most beautiful moment between Emma and Killian, when Killian comes to the sheriff's station to sadly say goodbye to Emma. And what's worse... is that Killian knows he's about to die by Gold's hand and so his goodbye to Emma for him is permanent, whereas Emma only believes he's only saying goodbye for the time being for as long as the Snow Queen's Spell of Shattered Sight remains upon them. It's so sad and such a beautiful moment for them. I balled when I first saw this scene when the episode first aired on television, and I still tear up every time since. The emotion we see in both Killian's and Emma's eyes, as well as on their faces... heartbreaking. Especially Killian's tearful goodbye. Phenomenal acting from both Colin O'Donoghue and Jennifer Morrison!! Another of my overall favorite moments in this episode is when Anna and Kristoff are trapped inside the trunk beneath the ocean, as Kristoff fights to give the woman he loves the strength to have hope, and when Anna tries to marry him. It's so beautiful and this episode makes me love both Anna and Kristoff all that much more than I've loved them before. It has also brought Anna and Kristoff up to be among one of my overall favorite True Love couples throughout all of Once Upon a Time. I love both of their actors, Elizabeth Lail and Scott Michael Foster. :) Like you said... it's wonderful that Kristoff is given so much more screen time throughout this episode. Love it! And my last overall favorite moment within this episode... is a very brief moment when we see Killian hiding from Emma behind the counter at Granny's with the heartbreaking look of guilt and despair on his face. Again... Killian's emotion is breathtaking and heartbreaking. Now, as for the Arendelle storyline between Anna and Kristoff... I love it. All of it!! I love seeing the Snow Queen's freeze spell wear off for an unknown reason at the time, and I love the cute banter back and forth between them. I love seeing Anna and Kristoff fight against Prince Hans and his three brothers. And then they come up with a plan to face Black Beard upon Anna having read in her parents' journal about the Wishing Star that they had possibly gotten from Black Beard, rather than face off against an evil wizard... Rumplestiltskin. Unfortunately, Hans outsmarts them and makes a deal with Captain Black Beard so they can capture Anna and Kristoff, then get rid of them once and for all. And in doing so, Hans plans to kill the heroes, but instead of just making them walk the plank and drowning them, Black Beard forces Anna and Kristoff into a trunk, then throws the trunk overboard with them inside. I hate Hans, aside from appreciating how much the actor chosen to play him being perfect in playing Prince Hans. However, I really enjoy the partnership between him and Black Beard... mostly because I just love Black Beard as a villain. He's hilarious and I love Charles Mesure as Black Beard. As for them being aboard the Jolly Roger... I recognized the Jolly Roger from the moment we see it onscreen again. The Jolly Roger rightfully belongs to Hook, not Black Beard... dang it!! And if you remember from back in season three's episodes, New York City Serenade, The Jolly Roger and its finale, There's No Place Like Home... Hook had known that Black Beard has wanted to take the Jolly Roger away from him and at first, in The Jolly Roger... Hook defeats Black Beard and takes back the Jolly Roger from him, then as was revealed in There's No Place Like Home... Hook had traded his ship to someone for a magic bean so he could get back to Emma. Now... it was never said then who Hook had traded the Jolly Roger to, but seeing as Black Beard is currently in possession of it in this current episode and in the present time... it's clear that Hook sadly had to give up his ship and the only home he's known since he and his older brother Liam had been in the Royal Navy together and was trapped in Neverland for over two hundred years, to Black Beard. It's tragic really because Black Beard doesn't deserve Hook's ship, but I absolutely love seeing the connection between this episode Fall, and season three's episodes, New York City Serenade, The Jolly Roger, and There's No Place Like Home! Phenomenal!! Next... we also learn through Hans that all of Arendelle had been frozen for the last thirty years, which brings this storyline we believed to be in the past, up to the present day... as it leads us into the Storybrooke storyline. And I absolutely love it! I love how the writers and creators were able to connect both storylines to bring everyone together, Now, as for the Storybrooke storyline... I absolutely love it overall. I like how this storyline begins with another scene between Rumple and Ingrid, as they make a deal between one another. In exchange for Rumple sparing her life and leaving her alone in Storybrooke with Emma and Elsa, the Snow Queen agrees to allow Rumple to leave with Belle and Henry as well. Very smart, as I really enjoy every scene between these two villains. Next... we have each of the scenes where the heroes are trying to come up with a plan to either stop the Snow Queen's Spell of Shattered Sight altogether by using Anna's necklace to either find Anna, or to use the mirror dust embedded in it to cast the fairies' and Belle's spell that can counteract the curse's affects over everyone. I really enjoy each of these scenes with them together. Unfortunately, Rumple forces Killian through his control over Killian's heart to destroy the fairies' and Belle's efforts, by ordering Killian to trap all of the fairies including Blue inside the Sorcerer's hat. And you can see the shattering guilt on Killian's face when he entraps Blue, as he remorsefully apologizes to her for doing so. I absolutely love this moment in this episode. It's very sad and quite exciting. And then... because Rumple destroys all the heroes chances to save themselves from Ingrid's spell, they are all forced to accept that the curse is going to fall over them, so they must plan to protect one another. Which I will talk about in a moment... I enjoy the scenes between Emma and Elsa, while Elsa continues to fight to believe she will find Elsa, even against the other heroes' decision. But more than these... I absolutely love the moment Elsa makes the wish that Anna would be there in Storybrooke with her, not knowing that Anna's necklace is in fact the Wishing Star that her parents had bought from Black Beard after all, yet could never use it to wish away Elsa's ice magic because the Wishing Star requires the wisher to be of pure heart. Elsa's, Anna's, and Kristoff's reunion, as well as seeing Anna and Kristoff become saved from death... is beautiful. I absolutely love seeing them all come together again! :) Now... the fairies have all become trapped inside the Sorcerer's hat and the heroes have taken the precautions needed to protect one another. I really enjoyed the scene in the sheriff's station when Kristoff greets David again, and they and Anna are brought together again, as well as when David introduces them to Mary Margaret and Emma as his daughter to Anna and Kristoff. I love that Anna questions how Emma can be David's and Mary Margaret's daughter. Very cute. I would love to see more of David's and Kristoff's friendship. But I just really love their brief moment together upon seeing these two friends reunited. And while we haven't seen more of their friendship with one another... it's definitely very believable. Sadly, Mary Margaret and David lock themselves up into the separate jail cells, while Kristoff must lock himself in cuffs to one of the desks so he too can't hurt anyone. And Emma must take baby Neal to protect him since she, Elsa, and Anna are immune. And later, Mary Margaret shows her fear to her husband, who assures her to have hope. These moments are very sad and touching. I also truly love the moments between Regina and Robin, as well as between Regina and Henry as well. Their moments are so sweet and beautiful, while also heartbreaking as well. They all love one another so much. One tiny thing that kind of bothered me though about this episode... it's that Regina tells Robin the only ones who believe in her are him and Henry. However, this isn't true. Everyone believes in Regina too. Emma, Mary Margaret, David, etc... Mary Margaret spent the last episode trying to get Regina to believe in herself like she believes in her. So hearing Regina continue to say that she doesn't feel the others believe in her as much too... it's a little aggravating. I also absolutely love the scenes between Rumple and Killian, first in the beginning in the harbor when Killian is first told of Rumple's plans for him and for the fairies, as well as in the end when Killian tries to warn Rumple that he could have Belle's love if he just let go of his lust for power, after which Rumple threatens Killian once more as he tells Killian to enjoy his last day alive. So sad, but their rivalry is amazing as always! And lastly... my final favorite moment in this episode is the sequence showing each of the heroes looking up into the sky as the Snow Queen's Spell of Shattered Sight begins to fall. It's phenomenal and the music is perfect. Everyone looks so afraid and defeated. And we see Anna embrace her sister while she looks over at Kristoff as the spell falls, as well as David and Mary Margaret holding hands, while Emma protects her baby brother. And then... David and Mary Margaret let go and stare at one another coldly once the curse has fallen. It's so sad and frightening, and amazing! I love, love, love this episode so much!! So thank you so much for your amazing reaction!! Thank you!! Thank you so much!!! Until your next reaction...

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum