Once Upon A Time - 3x09 "Save Henry" FULL REACTION
Added 2019-09-13 00:06:56 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
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I loved your thoughts on this episode. I love this episode but not sure if it’s one of my favorites from this season. Yes, I also wish Hook was in it more but I’ll take what I can get. I also loved the scene with Regina, Emma, & Mary Margaret when they’re tied to the trees & Regina says she has no regrets knowing that’ll free her from the tree. And I absolutely loved it when she took Henry’s heart back & Pandora’s box. Brilliant!!! I also loved it when Hook let Henry have his captain’s quarters. And the twist when Pan switches bodies is brilliant, worrisome, but brilliant. I also enjoyed the backstory & love the back & forth banter & cattiness between Regina & Gold. Those two are remarkable in their scenes together. Overall, I love this episode & can’t wait for the rest of season 3.
Linda McDonough Garcia
2019-09-25 19:07:40 +0000 UTCThank you so much for another reaction! I enjoy this episode. It's not as good as many of the others from this season, but I still quite like it a lot. My favorite moment in this episode is easily when Regina stole back Henry's heart from Pan, upon admitting to Pan, as well as Emma and Mary Margaret that she had no regrets for all the pain she has caused in the past because her casting the curse and bringing them to Storybrooke allowed for her to adopt Henry. It did seem a little too easy, but I appreciate the idea just to be able to see how strong Regina's love for Henry really is. I also really loved the group scene when everyone worked together to get themselves out of Neverland as they cast Pan's shadow into the Jolly Roger's sail, then having Hook finally begin to sail them home at last. As for the whole flashback with Regina adopting Henry... I do enjoy it all. I think it's sweet, but I almost can't help but dislike it all as well because at the time, Regina is evil and she doesn't deserve to be happy. I appreciated that the creators and writers had baby Henry cry whenever Regina held him, as a way of showing us that Henry sensed Regina was evil and that he didn't trust Regina to love him. However, in the end, Regina proved to him as much as she was able to, that she did in fact love him. And while she cast a forgetting spell so she could love her son and not worry about the future and threat to her happiness, which isn't good as we all know who that threat was... I did like the cute story she told to baby Henry as she was brewing the potion. Now... I also love that Hook offered Henry his quarters aboard the Jolly Roger once they all got back to the ship. It was a sweet little moment and as you know... I love and appreciate all scenes with Hook, no matter how small they are. I have to admit... a part of me feels this episode isn't as good as it could have been, had they included Hook more, but then I also see that his character wasn't necessary to be a part of this episode any more than the few moments we see of him. I just miss him is all. I really enjoy the moments with Tinker Bell as well, especially when she received the pixie dust from Wendy, then Regina came over and tells her that it's begun to glow because Tink has begun to believe in herself. I love that. I do love the scenes between Regina and Rumplestiltskin/Gold like always. I love that Gold still acted impish and smug with Regina when she comes to him seeking to adopt a child, then to complain to him about how he came to do so and who the child's mother was, even though we know that Gold never was awake until Emma first arrived in Storybrooke and spoke her name to Granny when she's checking in at Granny's Bed and Breakfast. He's so brilliant. I love that Regina comes to learn that Henry's birth mother is quite possibly a threat to her upon Sidney finding out for her that she was found as a baby just outside of Storybrooke the very day the curse was cast and Storybrooke was created. And like you... I also like that we got to see Storybrooke again for a bit and characters like Archie and Granny, as well as heard Sidney's voice too. I always love the beautiful moments between Emma and her parents, whether they be just between Emma and Mary Margaret, Emma and David, or Emma with both of her parents. They're so sweet and quite beautiful. I didn't really like that Neal is so suddenly on his father's side and that they're so loving the moment Neal releases his father from Pandora's Box. I know Rumple has proven to Neal he loves him and will do anything for Henry too, but their relationship has been so strained and so full of distrust for so long, that to see them suddenly act as though everything is completely fine between them now has thrown me a bit. And I don't trust it. It's just weird to me more than anything else. And it's mostly because Neal has been so wishy washy towards his feelings for his father in the wrong kind of way that's a lot more than him struggling to love Rumple again after Rumple did so much to hurt him, and I really don't like it. I hope that makes sense. And lastly... of course Pan isn't through yet. He and Henry have now switched bodies and Pan is pretending to be Henry, while Henry is trapped inside Pan's body that is now trapped inside Pandora's Box. Not good, but what a great twist. It's interesting seeing Jared Gilmore acting as Pan and to see him act evil. Because as you said... we've seen Jared acting as a sweet boy for two and a half seasons now, so this is different in a really good way. Overall... a good episode and I am so happy to have watched your reaction for it, so thank you again! I look forward to more like always. Until next time...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-09-13 04:14:03 +0000 UTC
