Once Upon A Time - 3x20 “Kansas” FULL REACTION
Added 2020-01-20 16:30:33 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
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Ahh! I can’t wait for the 2 part finale! So excited! 😆
Ceara Abrahamsz
2020-01-21 10:29:19 +0000 UTCYay!!! Thank you so much for another fabulous reaction for Once Upon a Time!!! I really love this overall episode, mostly for the present day storyline, and not so much for Zelena's backstory. For me... Hook and Regina are easily the two characters who stood out above the rest in this episode. They are amazing!! First... one of my absolute favorite moments is when Hook continues to try to convince Emma that she and Henry belong in Storybrooke with their family and friends, and even though he didn't say it... with him too. Sadly, because she's still being so stubborn and denying her true feelings, Emma mocked him to hurt him, saying, "Let me guess... with you?" because she knows how he feels about her. And then... of course Zelena and Rumple interrupt them and because Zelena knows how Hook feels about Emma too, and how Emma feels about him despite Emma's denial, Zelena orders Rumple to drown Hook in the well outside of her farmhouse in order to force Emma to sacrifice her powers if she wants to save Hook's life. As cruel as her words are, I love Zelena's lines, "See, Emma, you’ve got a decision to make. You can keep your magic which makes you oh so sad, or you can save the man that you can’t wait to run away from." Such a brilliant quote. I love it!! And then... of course Emma rushes over to try to save Hook by pulling him free, but she's unable to because Gold is holding him under water with his dark magic. However, Gold and Zelena both disappear once they know Emma will have no choice but to put her lips to Hook's by giving him mouth to mouth if she wants to save him. And sadly, yet thankfully, Emma does so. The only way to save Hook is if Emma sacrifices her magic by giving him mouth to mouth and kissing his cursed lips. And what a beautiful moment it was. I absolutely love this moment. And on top of all... when Hook awakens, his first thoughts are fear for Emma upon feeling her lips touch his, knowing that Emma just sacrificed her magic to save him. Beautiful and perfect!! Next... I love the moment between Regina and Henry in the hospital as Henry encourages Regina that she has the power to defeat Zelena. That Regina has the light magic to defeat her. It's so nice to see Henry's unwavering faith in Regina, when he distrusted her for so long throughout seasons one and two. Rightly so, of course. And thankfully, Regina defeats Zelena when she finds the strength and will to fight her with light magic, not dark magic like she's always used until this point. Such a powerful moment!! Next... I love how conniving and deceitful Gold is in the end of this episode. As frustrating and angry as I felt as well, the moment Gold comes to Zelena in the jail and reveals the truth about keeping the dagger after he had lied to Belle about giving it to her is fantastic. I really love that he had switched the daggers, giving Belle a fake dagger. It's rotten and terrible, but so brilliant... proving once again that Gold is the more powerful villain and always has a plan. And I love the moment between him and Zelena just before he then kills her, all so he can get revenge for her killing his son. Now... I also really love the moment between Henry and Archie in the hospital too. It was short, but sweet. I love that Archie told Henry he was happy to see him again, since Henry hadn't been to see him in their therapy sessions on account of Henry having no memories of Archie. I also love the moment David hands Mary Margaret their son back once they've defeated Zelena. So sweet. And then... Emma and Henry return to the hospital room and everyone's happy. Except for Hook, who also returns with Emma too. Sadly, Emma tells him that after everything, she's still planning on taking Henry back with her to New York, and Hook is heartbroken. You can see the pain in his eyes. It's so sad because the look in his eyes shows he's brokenhearted by her decision to leave. Hook loves Emma so much and yet he believes she doesn't care about him like he longs for her to in return. So good! As for the flashback scenes in Oz with Zelena, Glinda, Dorothy, and the other two sister witches... I do like the storyline, especially with how Zelena faked her death in order to get Dorothy out of the way so she could continue with her plans to discover how she can travel back in time to destroy Regina. I love the twist with the Wizard of Oz storyline as Dorothy uses water to kill the Wicked Witch, yet that it was all a ruse to stay in power of Oz. Just like Elphaba did in the Broadway show Wicked. Brilliant!!! However, the rest of the overall backstory with Zelena's constant envy of Regina, as well as of Dorothy annoys me a bit, because it's just more of the same storyline we've seen from Zelena for some time at this point of the season. I would have preferred to get to know Glinda and the other witches a bit more. But with that being said, I understand the reasons why this backstory was written as it was. In regards to your thoughts about Glinda and her keeping quiet about the rest of the prophecy... Glinda was hesitant about telling Zelena anything, especially about the part of the prophecy she left out, because I suspect she knew how Zelena would interpret what it meant. And rightly so, because as we do see... Zelena misunderstood the prophecy. Glinda tells Zelena that the prophecy could mean more than just the literal translation. It states... "A sorceress from another land cannot make Oz her home until she fulfills her destiny and unseats the greatest evil Oz has ever seen." To me... this prophecy could definitely be talking about Zelena being this greatest evil. However, I believe that it could be interpreted differently and that Glinda truly believed it could have meant that by Zelena choosing to be good and striving to become better, that in doing so it would mean Zelena would have defeated the greatest evil. The evil that was inside of her. Zelena still could have been the Good Witch of the West had she allowed Glinda to continue explaining, and had she given up her wicked ways. But Zelena didn't give her the chance. I hope this makes sense. What do you think? And then... I really love the moment Gold proposes to Belle. Even though Rumple deceived her when he promised her that he wouldn't go after Zelena to kill her, I still believe he is genuine in his love for Belle and that he wants to be that good man for her, despite having no intention of obeying Belle's wish. His lust for revenge is just too strong. And he certainly doesn't deserve Belle. However, this was still a beautiful moment between these True Loves. And lastly... Zelena may be dead, but her magic is now loose and has escaped Regina's vault to open up the time portal after all. I can't wait for your reactions for the final two episodes, since they are two of my all time favorite episodes throughout the entire show!! I love them. Although, Kansas definitely does seem like it could have been a season finale all on its own just like you said. I felt the same thing. I'm just so happy that it's not. :) Overall... another fabulous and beautiful episode!! Thank you so much again like always! This was a really fun reaction and I loved everything you said in it and how you reacted to what I love about it. I would love it if you could react to the two part finale together and post them together. They most certainly deserve to be watched together if you can do so, and I know everyone else who watches your reactions for Once Upon a Time feels the same. But of course it's up to you. Until the two part finale...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-01-20 23:31:37 +0000 UTCWow, S3 is coming to an end😭😭 I do hope you watch both of the last 2 episodes as they are a 2 part season finale. I really enjoyed your reaction today and for all the episodes of this season. Cannot wait to continue watching you as we go into season 4 :)
Miguelito
2020-01-20 17:48:31 +0000 UTC
