Once Upon A Time - 3x16 “It’s Not Easy Being Green” FULL REACTION

Thank you so much for another fabulous reaction for Once Upon a Time!!! I really enjoy this episode a lot. The snark between Regina and Zelena is amazing! I love their banter. And I absolutely enjoyed your reaction to this episode too! :) Now, as for my favorite scenes in this episode... I love the battle between Regina and Zelena, and that Regina somewhat won by being smart enough not to keep her heart in her chest so long as Zelena was a threat, thanks to her learning this lesson from Cora. A very exciting battle. However, my absolute favorite moments throughout this episode like they were for you... were the moment between Hook and Henry. I absolutely love the moments between Hook and Henry, as Hook tells Henry about Neal when he was a boy, and shares with Henry that he has more in common with his father than Henry knows. So beautiful. I am so happy that you saw that Hook really is a good man underneath the villain we've known him to be up until this arc, as well as a bit throughout the Neverland arc too. Hook definitely did this for Henry and for Emma, not for himself in an effort to try to win Emma's heart. It's like Hook told Emma in Neverland, back in the seventh episode, Dark Hollow... "I also believe in good form. So when I win your heart, Emma... and I will win it... it will not be because of any trickery. It will be because you want me." I definitely believe Hook meant that and he has no intention of tricking Emma in order to get her. His intentions here with Henry, are honorable and good. And I absolutely love it! Hook truly cares about Emma and Henry, just as he cared about Bae/Neal too. Oh... and it's also funny how Hook talked about knowing Neal and teaching him how to sail and navigate the stars when Neal was just a boy, and that Henry was even more confused as he asks Hook about him being and Neal being the same age. So funny. And yes... like you, I absolutely love that this episode really shows just how much Hook cared for Bae/Neal because of their time together when Bae was a boy. I love that Hook's time with Henry throughout this episode shows that he's truly grieving like the others, and that his time with Henry is helping to give him some comfort as well, just like Hook told Emma he hoped it would. Beautiful! :) And then... I love the moments between Regina and Robin too. I love that Regina gave Robin her heart to hold onto while she's fighting Zelena, only for her to ask him later to continue protecting her heart for her. Beautiful. They really are so cute and perfect together. And both Lana Parrilla and Sean Maguire have great chemistry with one another :) Also... I enjoy Zelena's backstory overall, showing why she became the Wicked Witch. How she came to be taught by Rumple, how she came to Oz, how she came to to become green because she grew envious of Regina being Rumple's favorite, why he chose Regina to cast his curse over her, and how she met and turned Walsh... the "Great and Terrible Oz", into her first flying monkey. Oh... and as for the slippers in this show being silver... it's because in the original story of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's slippers were silver, not ruby slippers. They only became ruby slippers when The Wizard of Oz was turned into a movie, starring Judy Garland. I think it was partly because they wanted the color on them to pop on screen and red shined brighter like all the rest of the colors throughout Oz, than silver ever could. While I love the ruby slippers, I love that Once Upon a Time chose to go with the slippers as they were originally created. And lastly... I also like the beginning scene showing the heroes mourn as they bury Neal, as they all take turns shoveling dirt over his casket. I love that Hook was also the first of them to do so, and that Belle was there for Gold. It was a beautiful scene. And lastly... I love seeing Tinker Bell again as she tries to help Regina realize that she and Robin belong together once more. And finally, Regina realizes that she and Robin can be together. :) What a fabulous episode! Again... I really enjoyed your reaction for it. I can't wait for the next episode. I'm so excited to see your reaction for it!!!! So, until next time... Thank you!

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum