Once Upon a Time REACTION - S02E15 - The Queen is Dead

Okay... I enjoy this episode for the most part. Especially for the connections, or the parallels between Snow's past and present with her mother's death and now Johanna's death both having happened on her birthdays because of Cora... who is most definitely a real witch with a capital "B". And I hate her for it. I feel so bad for Snow because she does lose her mother and a woman she loved like a mother once her own died years ago. I can't blame Snow for feeling like she's lost enough and now feels like she has no choice but to kill Cora in order to protect the rest of those she loves. It's just so tragic, because her mother died teaching her to believe in always doing the right thing for those she loves. I also love how orchestrated and patient Cora was for so many years in order to help make her own daughter the new Queen. I mean... not only did Cora kill Snow's mother to take her out of the picture, but she used her magic to spook Snow's horse into running with young Snow while arranging for Regina to be there to see it so that Regina would save her, allowing for her to be able to catch the King's eye and for Regina to win his favor. Very twisted, and so deviously clever. Next... I absolutely love that Hook suddenly appears in New York City after he knocked David out in order to steal back his hook, and I loved the moment when Hook suddenly stabs Gold in the chest with his hook that he had coated with a poison which we will learn more about later on. Hook's face in that brief moment of pure evil and satisfaction was brilliant. I love it!!! And it's my favorite moment in this episode. Unfortunately, this is the last we see of Hook for awhile because Colin O'Donoghue had broken his leg not long before this and he wasn't able to keep filming. But... we will most definitely be seeing him again. :) As for Neal's storyline with seeing his father become injured by Hook, his storyline with Henry, Gold, and Emma, and now Tamara who I hate... I like Neal's relationship with Henry developing further along, and yes... I somewhat like that he's getting to know his father again, who is different than he was centuries earlier. However, I feel like his concern for his father feels... sudden and maybe a bit forced? I get it... Neal feels bad because his father is suddenly dying and he doesn't want to lose his father like this. It's just that Neal has hated his father for so long and I just feel kind of strange about his concern for him. I know that it might just be me and I'm sure a part of it comes from the fact that I don't really care much for Neal's character at all, which I do realize is biased of me. And then with Neal's fiancee... I couldn't help but feel skeptical of her right away. The timing for her to suddenly pop in felt really off to me too. Overall... this episode was okay for me. Most of all, I liked the connections between Snow's past and present. And I hate Cora even more for killing Johanna, also on Snow's birthday like she killed Snow's mother. Poor Johanna. She was no longer of any use to Cora and Cora killed her for absolutely no reason other than just to hurt Snow further, which I hated. And Regina just stood there and let it happen. Yet... I sensed that Regina's is beginning to realize that Cora's intentions and all her efforts aren't being done for her sake, but Cora's alone. Oh... and I also loved David throughout this episode as he struggles to help Snow find peace and to joy on her birthday again, and that he's now struggling to be the voice of reason now that Snow feels obligated to go against her true self by listening to her temptation to kill Cora. We'll see where it all goes from here. Thank you very much again, for another brilliant reaction! I really enjoying seeing and hearing what you thought about this episode, and like always... I can't wait for more!! Until next time...

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum