I was wrong, this week was not the finale of Once Upon A
Time as I had previously mentioned, and kind of started to hope for, however it
was the end of the boredom I had been feeling with this series. The main problem has been that the writer’s
attempts at being mysterious left even the viewer’s outside the loop, which for
the most part slacked on the tension.
Perhaps, if they had clued us in more, we as an audience would have had
a better experience, being able to see but unable to help our dynamic
cast. The other problem stems from this bizarre
idea to try to pack a ton of story into one episode instead of pacing it
out. Yes, I loved that they brought in Dorothy
Gale this week but, by the time they were ready to develop her, she was whisked
back to Kansas. A bit disappointing
really…
So, what happened this week? Well… As we all know from last week Snow’s
bundle of mini charming is on the way and once again her delivery is going to
be anything but easy, especially with a wicked witch trying to steal it. Thankfully, Snow has the team of Emma and
Regina attempting protection spells, although from the last few battles those
don’t seem to be enough anymore to stop Zelina.
With this gut wrenching realization, Emma must swallow her serious trust
issues with Hook and the two must set out to strike Zelina first at her
home. Not a bad plan, but if I were
going to try to defeat a witch through magic, my side kick wouldn’t be cursed
with a spell to take my magic. That’s
like pointing a gun backward, isn’t it?
Needless to say Zelina easily manipulates the situation and Hook’s lips
end up doing their dirty deed, effective immediately we are out a white witch.
Now, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel for Zelina as
she storms into the hospital and snatches the new born prince, and we finally
find out what the baby represents when we trip into Oz’s past. Apparently, for a time Zelina had tried to be
good and represent the “west” or innocence (now do you see why you’d need a
baby). This was all well and good before
the storm that brought Dorothy to Oz, Dorothy an innocent, fresh faced,
girl. Naturally, Zelina’s envy flames
are fanned and she decides once more to become the wickedness inside of
her. Too bad really, I had my hopes up…
Well not really. Envy is a truly toxic
poison, and once you have it in you there is no stopping it.
In true fairy tale fashion, just before it’s too late to
stop Zelina, it is Regina who appears to stop her… With the help of everyone
else, of course but it’s truly Regina’s moment.
You see, although it has taken half a century and several tragedies to
understand, Regina finally realizes that evil is not born, it is made… but so
is good. In the place of Emma, it is
Regina who becomes a white witch and in-turn a Hero, only if it is just for the
day. Man if that doesn’t make Zelina’s
blood boil nothing will. Not only did
she get everything, but now she also gets to be the hero, with a hunky slice of
beef cake to boot… Lovely.
So that’s it right?
The evil is vanquished and good shall reign supreme. We even got a marriage proposal from Rumple
to Belle after a touching exchange of trust, oh and the dagger of the dark one…
But, is it really over? Of course
not! Rumple cannot help his weakness, or
his lust for vengeance, thus leading him to make the biggest mistake he
possibly could. Why he truly believes
that his continued search for revenge will end in some kind of peace is beyond
me. I mean, look at everything that has
come from his poor designs, and now he wants to make another passion filled decision? Yes, I understand that they are trying to set
up for season 4, but if I were the people of the enchanted forest I would not
let this guy make another deal as long as he lives.
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