Season 5 Episode 12 Souls of the Departed Review

Opening Scene: Emma gets a suprise warning from Neal about going to the Underworld

Enchanted Forest: It's the Evil Queen's birthday and the only present she wants is Snow White's heart.

Underbrooke: Emma, Regina, Henry, Mary Margaret, David, and Mr. Gold enter the Underworld to try to rescue Hook. Regina reunites with Cora and Henry Sr, Mr. Gold meets up with Peter Pan.

Opening Scene:

Emma wakes up in her car at some amusement park. She looks around and Neal pops up from the back seat. He asks about Henry and says they can't see him in the Underworld because he has no unfinished business. He says that he's happy and just came to warn Emma about going to the Underworld.

This is the one thing I didn't like. I don't see how Neal doesn't have any unfinished business with either Henry or Rumple,

After Neal leaves the car, Emma wakes up in the boat with them arriving in the Underworld.

Henry Sr will be referred to as Henry (in Enchanted Forest plot), Henry Sr (Underbrooke)


Enchanted Forest:

The Evil Queen shows up in a village. A villager gives her some pie because it's her birthday. She says the only thing she wants for her birthday is Snow White's heart. Another villager says he knows where Snow White is but wants something in return. She kills him and Snow and Charming show up behind her.

Back at her castle, Regina's father comes in to say that she should'nt blame Snow for Daniel dying. He said that if she should blame anyone, she should blame Cora. Regina doesn't listen and storms off after he accuses her of Cora controlling her. After she leaves, Henry asks the Magic Mirror to summon Cora. Henry asks Cora to tell Regina to let her revenge on Snow go. Cora says that they should help her with it. Henry leaves the room  saying he's going to talk to Snow and Cora walks through the mirror.

Snow is meeeting Henry in the woods, then it's revealed that was Cora in disguise and takes Snow's heart.

Later, Reina blows the candle out of her cake and kills the Jester. Cora comes in and brings the heart. They bring the Magic Mirror over to show Snow White. Regina starts crusing the heart and it seems like something's happening but it's actually only one of the guard'shearts. Henry switched the hearts out.

Regina shrinks her father in puts him inthe bow that contained the heart. She sends Cora back to Wonderland throught the mirror and seals the portal. Cora takes Henry away to Wonderland with her

Underbrooke:

Emma, Snow, David, Regina, Robin, Mr. Gold, and Henry arrive in the Underworld and see that it looks just like Storybrooke. Mr. Gold reveals that everyone here has unfinished business. Emma sees Cruella drive by. They split up to search more ground to look for Hook. Someone is watching Regina closely.

This unamed man goes to the Mayor's office and tells someone Regina's here and it's revealed that Cora is the mayor of Underbrooke.

Snow goes to "Granny's" which is run by the Blind Witch. Snow sees 'David' come in and he kisses her and it's actually David's twin James who is the sheriff down here. David comes in right as James leaves. Emma and Mr. Gold come in to say no one has found Hook yet. Mr. Gold says he might have something to help. Henry comes out from the back of Granny's saying he was looking for his father.
Emma tells him he's in a better place now. I don't now she didn't tell Henry that he came to her in a vision/dream to tell her. 

Mr. Gold goes to the Underworld version of his shop and sees his father: Peter Pan. Pan says that he wants to go back to the real world and says he can if he trades places with someone living. Pan gives Mr. Gold what he was looking for.

Robin and Regina talk about why the Underworld looks like Storybrooke and notices the man who has been following them. He takes Regina to reunite with Cora. Cora tells Regina that she should get out of the Underworld. Regina says she's going to stay to help Emma find Hook/ Cora brings Regina and the man to a rock cliff over a sea of lava/fire. Cora burns and send the man down into the pit of fire. Cora tells Regina that here there's only 2 ways to leave: to a better place or a worse place. She says that if Regina doesn't leave, she'll send her father down into the pit.

Mr. Gold comes back to Granny's with a potion from Dunbroch that can let you talk to people at their gravestones

They go to Killian's grave. Emma uses the potion and he comes up bloody. The spell isn't working properly so they can't talk to each other.

Later, Regina takes the ale/potion to her father's grave and uses it. He appears and he convinces her to stay to help her friends. He mentions that she has put vengeance aside to be a hero. Later, Regina and Henry meet Cora back at the cliff with her about to throw Henry Sr. in the fire he seems to burn, but after Cora leaves, a light appears and a door opens up. Henry Sr. says that heis unfinfished business was Regina and now that she's become a hero, he can move on to a better place. Regina introduces him to Henry. Henry thanks Henry Sr. for believing in her like he does. Henry Sr. thanks Henry for being there for her when he couldn't and then walks into the light.

Henry and Regina walk back to the street to meet back up with everyone else. They realize that while searching for Hook, they can help other people move on. Henry comes up with the operation name "Operation Firebird". As everyone walks on, Regina looks back at the clock on the ground and it ticks.

Right behind the clock, Cora walks into the library and down the elevator and meets up with Hades. Hades reveals that every clock tick means someone has moved on and left his domain. Hades mentions that Regina is going to regret her decision to stay. Cora says to not threaten her. Hades is suprised that Cora cares about Regina, considering what she did to Zelena. Hades turns Cora into a miller's daughter (for eternity?) for failing to get Regina to leave. The episode ends with him (activating?) his blue hair.

Favorite Moments From Starring Characters:

Snow: Her scene with James and David in Granny's

Emma: Her scene with Henry.

Regina: Her scenes with Henry Sr. and Cora

David: His scene with Snow

Belle: Her short scene with Mr. Gold

Hook: (Only had one 3 second appearance)

Henry: His scene with Emma about Neal  & his scene with Henry Sr. and Regina

Zelena: (Wasn't in Episode)

Robin: His scene with Regina when they were discuusing why the Underworld looked like Storybrooke

Mr. Gold: His scene in the shop with Pan

Final Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this episode. It was a little weird to me to have a Regina centric on the landmark 100th episode of the show. I enjoyed all the returning characters. Having Henry and Henry Sr. meet is a moment that I never thought could have happened. I didn;t think we were ever going to see Pan again, or the Blind Witch. I give this episode a 9/10. 1 point taken out because I believe Neal would have unfinshed business. I'll try to post these review daily so I'll be posting the 5x13 review tommorow

5A Overall Thoughts

I know I haven't done reviews for E8-11, but I didn't enjoy the episodes enough to reallly have enough to say about them individually for reviews. So I decided I'd do a post on how I felt about 5A and then go straight to reviewing 5B Episodes.


I enjoyed 5A until they gave Merida a full episode with no core characters and then revealed Hook has a second Dark One. The arc just seemed to go downhill from there. Those episodes didn't excite me at all. If I had renewed them, it would just be a straight recap since I didn't have anything really to talk about those episodes. I got into this show because it focused on family and not romance like most other drama shows. After Hook was revealed as a Second Dark One, the show started becoming like those other dramas, too much focus on romance. The family aspect was pretty much thrown away in those episodes except for maybe a few scenes.

I'm not an avid Captain Swan, I personally liked Emma better with Neal, but I'm able to tolerate it since there's no changing it.


Things I enjoyed abou 5A:
I enjoy Emma and Regina's friendship and both of their relationships with Henry, but I don't shipp Emma and Regina romantically.

I enjoyed Henry's story with Violet. I liked Dark Swan. I liked Merlin. I liked all the references to Neal. One big missed oppurtinity was to have Henry have a scene with Merlin about being the Author.

My favorite episode was E5 "Dreamcatcher" because it had everything I got in the show for. The main focus of the episode was family

Things I didn't like about 5A:

Hook as a Dark One

The focus on romance from the last few episodes

Merlin's story wrapped up too quick

No mention of Camelot characters at the end


Any Other Thoughts
Overall, I think this arc gets around a 6/10. It started great but really went downhill when Hook became a Dark One

I have enjoyed these first few episodes of 5B, so I'm excited to review them. I think I'll try to get 5x12 Review up later today/tonight

*SPOILERS* Season 5 Episodes 8 & 9 (2 hr Special) Press Release/Pictures/Sneak Peeks

1st hour

“Birth” – tensions in Camelot come to a head when Merlin, now under Arthur’s control, delivers an ultimatum to Emma: hand over the Dark One dagger and the Promethean spark or he will kill her entire family. Refusing to give in, Emma and our heroes face off against Arthur, Merlin and Zelena in an epic battle of magic and will. Just when the end is in sight, Emma is forced to make a gut-wrenching choice that no one saw coming. Back in Storybrooke, Zelena’s pregnancy mysteriously accelerates and Hook goes to new and desperate lengths to get answers from the Dark Swan.

Guest cast includes Beverley Elliott as Granny, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Micahel Coleman as Happy, David Anders as Dr. Whale, Ingrid Torrance as Nurse Ratched, Elliot Knight as Merlin, Liam Garrigan as King Arthur and Joana Metrass as Guinivere.

5x08 "Birth" Photos

The one thing I'm wondering about is the fact that Henry is nowhere to be seen in this pictures. The entire rest of the main cast is in the woods scene except for him

5x08 Sneak Peek 1 (Camelot): Emma, Arthur, Merlin, Zelena (Snow, David, Robin, Hook, Regina in background chained up to trees)

This is the beginning of the scene where the majority of the photos came from. So where's Henry during this?

5x08 Sneak Peek 2 (Storybrooke): Hook, Arthur, and Emma

I think Emma probably is manipulating Hook here. That's all I have to say about this clip

2nd hour:

“The Bear King”– Zelena and Arthur journey to DunBroch on a mission to retrieve an enchanted relic that will provide the advantage they need to vanquish Emma and our heroes. Their path will cross with Merida’s, who is on a journey of her own to pay a debt that her father, King Fergus, owed to the Witch when he died. Merida enlists the help of two friends, Mulan and Ruby, but, in order to satisfy the Witch and save DunBroch, she first must discover the identity of the knight who killed her father. In flashbacks, Merida learns about bravery and honor as she trains for combat and rides alongside Fergus into the infamous battle that claims his life

Guest Cast includes Meghan Ory as Red/Ruby, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Jamie Chung as Mulan, Amy Manson as Merida, Glenn Keogh as King Fergus, Caroline Morahan as Queen Elinor, Lily Knight as Witch, Richard Stroh as Edgar, Paul Telfer as Lord Macintosh, Marco D’Angelo as Lord MacGuffin, Josh Hallem as Lord Dingwall, Matthew Olsen as Brother #1, Jordan Olsen as Brother #2, Colton Barnert as Brother #3 and Liam Garrigan as King Arthur.

5x09 "The Bear King" Photos

Looks like this episode's going to be a breather episode after a lot of reveals in 5x08. This looks like it's going to be very little main cast in it.

5x09 Sneak Peek 1: Merida, King Fergus, and Mulan

The only thing I have to say about this one is it's good to see Mulan again


Upcoming posts:

5x08 "Birth" Review

5x09 "The Bear King Review

Season 5 Episode 7: Nimue Review

1000 years before King Arthur: Merlin gets immortality and magic after drinking from a chalice.


Many years ago: Merlin meets Nimue and wants to get rid of his immortality to be with her

Camelot (Past 6 weeks): Zelena devises a plan for Mary Margaret, David, Hook, and Regina to break into the castle while Merlin takes Emma to face the 1st Dark One to reunite Excalibur.

Storybrooke (Present Day): Emma reunites Excalibur



1000 years before the Age of Arthur

Merlin and an unnamed character (credited as "Young Man" in credits) are running in a desert and see a chalice on a stone. The "young man" touches the chalice and turns into smoke. Merlin looks up to the sky, asks permission, and then picks up the chalice. He is able to pick it up. Merlin drinks from the chalice and realizes it gave him magic.



Many years ago:

500 years after getting magic, Merlin is helping people in a small vilage by seeing their future with his young apprentice. There is a woman who Merlin says he can't see her future. She introduces herself as Nimue. She says someone named Vortigan destroyed her village and she brought flower seeds. Merlin makes the flowers bloom immediately. After they fall in love, Merlin tells Nimue that he got magic and immortality from the Holy Grail. He says he wants turns the chalice into a sword to get rid of his immortality to stay with Nimue because he doesn't want to watch Nimue grow old and him continue on. Merlin and Nimue go past her burned village to get to the original fire. Merlin realizes Vortigan is looking for the Holy Grail. Merlin turns the Grail into Excalibur but then Nimue is held captive by Vortigan. VNimue tries to get free but Vortigan stabs her with the sword. Then when Merlin is facing Vortigan, Nimue appears with Vortigan's heart in her hand. Nimue reveals that she drank from the Grail. Merlin tells her that if she crshes the heart, she will go down a dark path. She crushes it and her skin becomes (scaly?). She breaks Excalibur so that no one can get rid off her immortality. Merlin puts the sword in the stone and creates the Dark One Dagger by using a tethering spell on the broken half of the sword. His apprentice asked him if he knew how Nimue was going to end up, would he have not talked to her. Merlin says that all life is made up of moments and he had some of the best moments of his life with her.


Camelot:

This is going to be styled differently. I'll do the beginning of the Camelot plot where everyone isin the diner and right before Emma and Merlin leave, then I'll  do Emma and Merlin's plot, then the other plot

  Intro:

 Merlin is telling Snow, David, Regina, and Robin thhat to get the darknes out of Emma, they need to reunite Excalibur. Merlin says he will take Emma to get what they need to reunite them while the others get the sword from Arthur. Hook is getting annoyed that Merlin isnt saying anything straight. Merlin goes to Emma and tells her that the need to get the spark from mankind's original fire. Merlin tells Emma that she will have to face the 1st Dark One who has the spark. Hook comes to tell her to be careful. He gives her a ring that he believes is why he's alive. 

 Emma and Merlin:

Emma tells Merlin that she hurt her son with her magic. When they get to the place they need to get the spark and Merlin gives Emma the dagger. Emma calls up the first Dark One. Emma asks if Merlin can see him too. Merlin says yes, but it's not a him. The Dark One dagger shows the name "Nimue" and she takes off her mask.

Nimue tries to persuade Emma to kill Merlin. Emma is able to mentally beat Nimue and get the spark from her. Nimue reminds Emma that she's not dead, she will be in Emma's head if she needs her.

Merlin and Emma are walking back from the encounter with Nimue Emma asks Merlin what happened after Nimue became the Dark One. Later Emma is telling Merlin about how fast Henry's growing up when he just vanishes

Zelena, David, Hook, Mary Margaret/Snow, Regina, Robin, and Arthur.

David, Hook, Snow, Regina, and Robin are talking about how they can break into Arthur's castle to get Excalibur.  Daid says they shoul take them by suprise and go in the front gate. Hook says they should create a diversion. Regina says she can just poof into Arthur's bedroom. Regina gives Zelena her voice back. She says going in the fromt is suicide, with a diversion Arthur hides the sword, and Regina could poof right in front of a blade. Zelena says they have to sneak in so quietly they won't even know you're there.  She says that when she was a mute handmaiden, she was plotting an escape and found a way out. If she knows a way out, then she knows a way in.

They make it to a guarded gate. Regina says she will get Zelena's magic cuff off once they get the sword and is safe. Regina assigns Snow to guard Zelena while the rest go get the sword.

In the castle, Arthur is making something in a cauldron. Arthur brinngs some guards in nd asks one of them to give him his helmet. He pours some of the liquid on the helmet and it melts completely. Arthr tells the guards to pour it on any stranger they see.

Regina, Hook, Robin, and David sneak in and see the guards carrying the cauldron. Regina wonders if it's for them. Robin says they probably don't want to find out. Regina mentions that Zelena hasn't screwed them over..yet.

Outside the castle, Zelena is having a fake tantrum which Snow fals for. Zelena knocks Snow out and ties her up.

Back inside the castle, the rest of the group go into the room where Arthur is. Regina freezes him, then Zelena comes up with a tied up Snow and unfreezes Arthur. Zelena uses a tethering spell to make Arthur's half of Excalibur able to control Merlin. Arthur summons Merlin. Arthur is mad that the phropecy Merlin said would happen didn't. Merlin responds that it hasn't happened yet. Arthur commands Merlin to make Regina, David, Hook, and Robin dissapear

Storybrooke:

These were the first and last scenes of the episode:

Opening scene:
Emma is looking at the two halves of the full sword now on the stone. "Spirit" Rumple pops up to tell her that Excalibur's promiise was made eons ago

Final scene:
Emma and  Spirit Rumple looking at the sword. Spirit Rumple says that we have been waiting for this moment. Nimue shows up with all the Dark Ones of the past. Emma tells Nimue that she tried to stop her from merging Excalibur in Camelot. Nimue says back then she might have used it to take the darkness but now she can use it to snuff the light instead. Emma takes the ember and reunites the sword. She's about to touch it but remembers Merlin's warning when she was a kid. The other Dark Ones convince her to take it.


Favorite Moments From Each Starring Character:

Snow: Saying she'd give pregnancy tips to Zelena

Emma: (Camelot) Her goodbye scene with Hook and her confrontation with Nimue
           (Storybrooke) her remembering Merlin's warning and reuniting Excalibur

Regina: Remarking how Zelena hadn't screwed them up yet and her reaction when Zelena came in with a tied up Snow

David: His sarcastic choices about how to get in the castle

Belle: (Wasn't in Episode)

Hook: His goodbye with Emma

Henry: (Wasn't in Episode)

Zelena: Liked all her scenes

Robin: (Can't think of a moment)

Spirit Rumple(Storybrooke only): Liked both of his very short appearances.

Final Thoughts:

Good episode, but issues with the timeline hurt it hust like Episode 4. Emma mentioning Henry after dealing with Nimue seemed ot of nowhere. On the one hand, I liked that they mentioned him, but it didn't have anything to do with that part of the episode.

One thing I forgot to put in the review was before Emma's encounter with Nimue, she asked Merlin if there could ever be someone that could use the Dark One power for good. The first person that came to mind for that was Henry. He would make the most sense to be the person that could hold that power and use it for good. Thiss episode gets a 8/10 from me

Upcoming posts:

Preparation for the 2 hr event

5x08 "Birth" Review

5x09 "The Bear King" Review

Season 5 Episode 6: The Bear and the Bow Review

I'll try to rember to post a post about the press release, photos, and sneak peeks for next week's episode

I also just realized that I never mentioned what happened with Merida and Mr. Gold in the last review

Camelot: Belle and Merida go to rescue Merida's brothers

Storybrooke: Emma tells Merida to go kill Belle  while David, Regina, Mary Margaret, and Arthur try to contact Merlin with the Crimson Crown mushroom

Camelot:

We opened with David, Hook, Belle, and Merlin breaking into Arthr's dungeon and freeing Lancelot and Merida. Merlin compliments Belle,

Merida kidnaps Belle to get her to help save her brothers. Merida takes Belle to the witches house from Brave and find the potion that turned her mother into a bear. Merida wants to use the potion to save her brothers from getting killed by the people who don't want Merida to be queen.

When Merida and Belle get to where her brothers are being captured. Merida tells Belle that she thinks it's her fault that her father is dead. Merida and Belle confront the men and Belle reveals she switched the potion with water.

The 3 men shoot their arrows but Merida shoots hers and breaks all 3 and rescues her brothers.

Storybrooke:

Regina is telling Mary Margaret, David, Hook, and Belle that Emma let slip that they freed Merlin.
They say they need to talk to Merlin. Belle says they could ask Rumple for help, but everyone else says that Rmple has had too many chances to change. Belle storms out.

Rumple is tied up in the woods, he breaks the chipped tea cup touse a shard to break off the ropes. Emma comes up with Merida and tells Merida to put an arrow through Belle's heart.

Later, Belle is in the library wondering where Emma took Rumple. Rumple then shows up in the elevator. Belle and Rumple go to Rumple's shop and Merida comes in and tells him that Emma told her to kill Belle. Belle trips Merida with a carpet and Rumple grabs a bag from his shop.

Rumple takes Belle wanting to run and leave Storybrooke. The bag is  supposed to help against any effects the town line may have. Belle gets out of the car and runs into Merida. Emma gave Merida the potion that transformed her into a bear and Merida runs after Belle. Rumple comes in and throws the bag into the bear's mouth and it transforms back into Merida. Rumple, Belle and Merida comes back to Emma's basement. Rumple pulls Exalibur out and tells Emma that she's now made him a hero.

Zelena is still in the hospital and the nurse brings in some organic food by requested by Regina. Emma shows up in the cell and takes Zelena to her house and wants to make a deal with her. Zelena declines and Emma sends her back to her cell.

Meanwhile, Regina, David, Snow and Hook bring Arthur into Regina's fault to use the Crimson Crown to contact Merlin because it can only be done by one of Merlin's chosen. Arthur tells them that Merlinn only talked to him when he's alone. Everyone else leaves the vault and Merlin puts the Crimson Crown in the fire underneath the cauldron. He goes back out and tells everyone that the spell didn't work.

Later, Regina is trying to find out what went wrong with the spell. David sees the mushroom in the fire, which didn't burn. They wonder why Arthur doesn't want them talking to Merlin. Hook mentions there's no one who was chosen by Merlin. Regina says there is one person in Storybrooke that was chosen by Merlin: the Author "Henry". Henry comes in and says that the person who  ripped out Violet's heart wasn't his mother, bt he knows Emma is still in there somwhere and will do anything to get her back. Henry puts the mushroom in the cauldron and Merlin comes up. It's a prerecorded message and Merlin tells them to get Nimue to help them. Merlin says The Dark One's found him.

Favorite Moments From Each Character (Camelot):

Snow: (Wasn't part of Camelot Story)

Emma: Remembering Merlin as the Usher

Regina: (Wasn't part of Camelot Story)

David: Him and Hook fighting Arthur's guards and asking how Merlin knew what a bike was.

Belle: Her full adventure with Merida

Hook: Him and David fighting Arthur's guards and his reaction to Merlin knowing some of the future

Henry: (Wasn't part of Camelot Story)

Zelena: (Wasn't part of Camelot Story)

Robin: (Wasn't in Episode)

Rumple: (Wasn't part of the Camelot Story)

Favorite Moments From Each Starring Character (Storybrooke)

Snow: (I can't think of a moment)

Emma: Her scene with Zelena

Regina: Trying to figure out how the spell didn't work

David: (I can't think of a moment)

Belle: Her scenes with Rmple

Hook: Him persauding Henry at the end

Henry: His only scene at the end

Zelena: Her scene with Emma

Robin: (Wasn't in Episode)

Rumple: His scenes with Belle

Final Thoughts:

Until I did the Favorite Moments section, I never realized how much of the main cast wasn't in the Camelot story. This episode wasn't my favorite. I don't know exactly why, but something didn't feel right. There's not many scenes that I feel like rewatching. Interesting coincidence, exactly this time last year was Belle's adventure with Anna last season. This episode gets a 7/10 for me.

I'll try to get the press release post up this week.

Season 5 Episode 5: Dreamcatcher Review

1 little flashback, 2 main plots:

Camelot (Many Years Ago): A masked Dark One traps Merlin as a tree

Camelot (Past 6 Weeks): Emma and Regina find out how to release Merlin and Henry asks Violet on a date

Storybrooke (Present Day): Henry asks Emma's help in finding Violet's missing horse . Regina, Belle, Robin, and Hook break into Emma's house, and the town throws a party.


Camelot (Many Years Ago):

This episode's opening scene was Merlin being tturned in to a tree by a Dark One (by Merlin's tear of lost love) that destroyed his love

Camelot (Past 6 Weeks):

It is revealed that Emma is watching the opening scene through a dreamcatcher. Snow and David try to get Regina to give them the dagger to give to Arthur. Emma comes in and freezes them telling Regina that Arthur has them under a spell.

Henry and Violet are in the stables grooming Nicodemus (Violet's horse). Henry asks how long she's had him. Violet says her mother gave her him on her 7th birthday, but she passed away before he learned to gallop. Henry tells her that he lost his father before he got to know him. After Violet leaves, Henry tries using a sword. Violet's father comes in and tells him that Violet needs to be with someone that could protect her.


Emma and Regina figure out to release Merlin, they have to use a tear. They run into Henry, who is once again trying to use a sword. Henry tells them that he's trying to fit Camelot. Emma and Regina tell Henry that being himself is the best thing he can do and they connect it to both Emma and Regina's first loves (Neal and Daniel respectively) After this conversation, Regina decides to use her tear by watching Daniel's death through a dream catcher.

Later, Henry is setting a date up at Granny's for Violet. Violet comes in and Henry gives her some Pepsi to drink and tells her that he heated up some lasagna to eat. Violet then tells him she though they were just hanging out as friends.

Emma and Regina are doing the spell to free Merlin and Regina's tear doesnt'work. Emma tells her that even though the heartbreak is real, it's not fresh, since she has Robin now. Then Henry comes up after his date. They comfort him while he's crying and they take his tear to use in the spell.  Arthur shows up and starts a fight with Regina while Emma puts Henry's tear in the spell. They release Merlin who says he's been waiting for Emma.

Merlin tells Arthur that he was a dissapointment and Arthur responds by saying Merlin gave him false prophecies. Arthur starts puulling out Excalibur and Merlin tells him they both know that the broken sword can't hurt him.

The whole group is at Granny's and Merlin frees Snow and David from Arthur's spell. Hook asks Merlin if he can free Emma from the darkness. He says yes but only if Emma is completely ready to get rid of the darkness from her heart

Storybrooke (Present Day)

David, Snow, Regina, Robin, Arthur, Guinevere, and Henry are in the Sheriff's office talkng abiut how Grif (from E3) disappeared from the cell. Henry is texting Violet and suggests they throw a dance. Snow agrees and everyone walks out of the office. Belle comes over and tells them that Rumple is missing.

Henry goes to Violet and asks if she got his text about the party. Violet say that her horse ran away. Violet says that her father is trying to lure him with some pumpkin. Henry says he'll find her horse and goes to Emma to ask for help. Henry asks Emma if she still remembered why he brought her to Storybrooke in the first place. Henry asks her to help him find Violet's horse.

Henry and Emma go to her car and Emma asks him about his relationship with Violet. It is revealed that the song Henry plays for her is the same song Neal used on Emma. Emma takes him to a pumpkin farm and Nicodemus is there, but Nicodemus is scared of Emma. Henry is able to get Nicodemus

Regina, Belle, Hook and Robin goes to Emma's hose. There's a protection spell and Belle figures out that she let Henry through. Regina poofs up Henry's scarf and is able to go in. They find Excalibur and Belle and Hook recognises that it looks like the dagger. They're about to search the rest of the house but Henry sends a text that Emma's on her way back. On their way out, Hook sees a dreamcatcher. Regina finds out that dreamcatchers is how she took their memories.

Regina and Robin take the dreamcatcher to Regina's house, wondering whose memories there are. Henry walks up behind them not known to Regina and Robin. They see the dreamcatcher and it's Violet's memories back in Camelot. (Italicies for the scene in the dreamcatcher) Violet is in her barn and Emma comes to her and asks if she can keep a secret. Emma takes Violet's heart and tells her that she will give it back but she needs a favor. Violet asks what she wants. Emma says she needs a tear of a lost first love and tells her (while crying) that she wants her to break Henry's heart.
Regina and Robin notice Henry is behinf them and saw the scene as well.

Emma comes to Regina's house asking to see Henry.Regina tells her that she knows what she did and shows her the dreamcatcher. Emma lets slip that they released Merlin in Camelot. Regina closes the door on her. Emma walks out and looks up at Henry in the window. Henry closes the curtain

Favorite Moments From Each Character (Camelot):

Snow: (I can't really think of a moment)

Emma: Her scenes with Regina and Henry

Regina: Her scenes with Emma and Henry

David: (I can't really think of a moment)

Belle: (Only in the background at the end scene)

Hook: (Only one line at the end scene)

Henry: His scenes with Violet, Regina, and Emma

Zelena: (Wasn't in Episode)

Robin: (Only in the background at the end scene)

Rumple: (Wasn't part of the Camelot Story)

Favorite Moments From Each Starring Character (Storybrooke)

Snow: Taking Regina out of the Sherrif's office to start planning the dance.

Emma: Her scenes with Henry and the end scene with Regina

Regina: Her reaction to Henry's girlfriend, her reaction to what Emma did, and the end scene with Emma

David: Teasing Henry about having a girlfriend

Belle: Figuring out that Henry was let in to Emma's and recognizing Excalibur looks like the dagger.

Hook: His reaction to Regina telling him to not touch the sword.

Henry: His scenes with Violet and Emma

Zelena: (Wasn't in Episode)

Robin: Him catching Regina when the protection spell on Emma's door knocked her back and him watching the dreamcatcher with Regina

Mr. Gold: All his scenes with Merida.

Final Thoughts:

This was a great episode. The fact that this show focuses on family is what got me into the show in the first place, and tthis episode shows that. The scenes with Emma, Regina, and Henry and all the mentions of Neal. I also think it's great Henry got to be a big part of the episode. The only thing I'm wondering is when the dreamcatcher scene with Emma taking Violet's heart happened. Was it before Regina relived her mother killing Daniel or after? This gets a 10/10 from me

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Thursday, October 29: Episode 5x06 Press Release, Photos, and Sneak Peeks

Friday, October 30: November Sweeps Episode Descriptions

Henry Mills Appreciation Post

I really liked today's episode. I'll probably get the review up either tomorrow or Tuesday. Since today's episode was Henry centric, I wanted to do a Henry appreciation post, In my opinion, Henry is the most unappreciated character in the show and fandom. I saw a post somewhere recently that they wished they would kill Henry off because he hasn't been important in the show since S1. I've thought about the show, and I've found that Henry actually has something to do with every arc/season:

Season 1: He’s the only reason Emma came to Storybrooke and stayed there in the first place. If he didn’t find Emma, would she have just randomly decided "You know, I think I’m going to drive to Maine for no reason at all.”

Emma broke the curse with her TLK with Henry.

Season 2: Regina decided to become good for and because of Henry.

Henry convinced Regina that Emma and Mary Margaret/Snow would come through the portal back from the Enchanted Forest instead of Cora.

Henry convinced Regina to not cast the memory curse on him.

Henry was the first to say that they shouldn’t leave Regina behind in the S2 finale.

3A: It was Regina’s relationship with Henry that made her able to break from the tree and get Henry’s heart out of Pan.

Regina giving Henry up is what made her able to stop Pan’s curse.

3B: Regina’s TLK with Henry broke the curse in this half.

4A: Him talking to Belle in the winter finale led him to knocking objects off the shelf at Gold’s shop which led Belle to finding the gauntlet which led her to saving Hook’s heart from being crushed and banishing Rumple from the town.

4B: Him saving the town from from the Alternate Universe.