Once Upon A Time - Season 5 Episode 4 (FULL REACTION)
Added 2020-04-27 20:05:10 +0000 UTC
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Next one is up <3
Jay
2020-05-08 10:26:17 +0000 UTCJust curious when's the next Once Upon a Time reaction is there like a set date just curious can't wait
Alex A Alvarenga
2020-05-06 02:40:43 +0000 UTCI suspected this might have been what the creators meant when the caption of "five years earlier" was written. I just wish they had made this more clear. They could have made the caption something along the lines of "five years before Regina's curse"... or something to that affect.
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-04-30 08:13:19 +0000 UTCLmao this is late, but after some digging i found Andrew Chambliss’ (executive producer of Once) tweet about the timeline and why they say it’s been “5 years” SO: apparently Regina’s ORIGINAL dark curse (like 1x01) didn’t just impact the Enchanted Forest but it impacted Camelot too. This doesn’t mean that ppl from Camelot came to Storybrooke it just means that they were FROZEN in time like many. We only saw that the Enchanted Forest inhabitants were impacted as we heard Cora tell Hook that they’d be frozen for 28 years. This also happened in Camelot where everyone was frozen for 28 years but the people of Camelot don’t exactly know this bc they probably didn’t get word that Regina casted her dark curse. So the people in Camelot.. this flashback FEELS like it was 5 years ago but it doesn’t count the 28 years they’ve been frozen in time for. SO •the flashback happens with Guinevere, Lancelot & Rumple in the vault 1 YR LATER •Lancelot marries Snow and Charming when Charming’s mom dies. 2 YRS LATER •Regina casts her dark curse EVERYONE IS FROZEN FOR 28 YRS •OUAT 5x04 present events occurs 2 YEARS AFTER the curse has been broken 2+2+1 = 5 (excluding the 28 years they were frozen for.) this means Henry is 12! does he look like he’s 12?
Miguelito
2020-04-29 14:45:06 +0000 UTCI’m not sure if the writers ever mentioned this “error” in the timeline but when we see the flashback in Camelot with Lancelot, Guinevere, and Arthur it’s supposed to be “5 years ago” as it shows the present events as “5 years later” but it doesn’t make sense. 5 years ago, Rumple was cursed in Storybrooke... right? And even then, we see how Rumple OBTAINS the gauntlet from Camelot which was “5 years ago” but he was in the Enchanted Forest when he needed to give that very same gauntlet up to Ursula, Cruella and Maleficent to save Belle, which was obviously before Reginas dark curse, which was 30 years ago. So the timeline is a little messy? Idk lol Loved your reaction! Can’t wait for more :)
Miguelito
2020-04-29 02:09:31 +0000 UTCThis episode is just spiraling, like just as you said, everything goes wrong - but in a way that's enjoyable to watch xD Like it's exciting and not a total car crash. Finding out Camelot is basically one big illussion of a lie is nuts, especially cos it's all so polished and perfect looking, which in a sense I guess then makes total sense that all of it is actually fake, even Guinevere is so pretty and shiny, almost angelic in a way, and what do you know - fake, and she's not even aware of it, which is horrible, cos in a way she is a "villain"-esque character along with Arthur, but not by choice. So I think that's also a pretty interesting part of it, how it can kind of correlate to the real world with such things as cults with a charismatic leader who brain washes everyone - like Arthur in Camelot. One of the things I always loved about OUaT, all the layers you can find in it, it's not just fairy tales and good vs evil, it's so much more! Also a really cool thing with the magical gauntlet, that we get to see how Rumple came to possess it, and in later events having to give it up to Cruella, Maleficent and Ursula to get Belle back - I love when the show gives us these extra treats, cos so many shows would never bother to do that, and maybe it's not really necessary, but it just adds more to the story, and history, of the show and the characters, which is amazing I think! :) Glad you're enjoying season 5 so far :D Looking forward to the next video! Also, I like your hair like that, looks good on you - the bangs are on point! ;)
Samuel
2020-04-28 23:18:33 +0000 UTCThe Broken Kingdom- Thank you so much for this reaction! I enjoy this episode for the most part. I love that this episode brings a twist to the King Arthur Legends as it delves further into Merlin's prophecy meant for Arthur. As I'm sure you expect from me, my favorite moments throughout this episode are those between Killian and Emma. While I appreciate the twist on the Arthurian Legends, I was still trying to get used to the idea that Arthur was a villain back when I saw this episode for the first time back when it first aired, and even though I've long since gotten used to Arthur as a villain and even like it in some ways, a number of other scenes outshine those that focus on Arthur and Guinevere. First... I love the sad moment between Killian and Emma in the beginning just after Emma struggles to shut out Rumplestiltskin in her head when he taunts her, as Emma suddenly fires a burst of magic out of her room, only for Killian to arrive just in time and having to dodge the blast. I love how Killian is there for Emma to try to offer her comfort like always as he pulls her close and holds her in his arms. He's so gentle and understanding. And like he states later on in the episode, Killian understands struggling with the demons in his head better than anyone. I absolutely love this moment. :) I also love how Killian and Emma go with Henry to the barn so they can get away from the castle for awhile. I love the scene inside the barn as Killian is happy and excited for Henry when he mentions he's met a girl he likes, and I love seeing Killian's and Emma's faces while they're hiding from Violet for Henry like he asks them to do once Violet walks inside, to find Henry supposedly alone. I love how once Henry and Violet leave, Killian and Emma share another tender moment when Killian shares with Emma his struggles to quell the voices in his head after they briefly talk about Henry keeping his crush on Violet a secret. I love how Killian states that his nights on the seas and waves once calmed him, and how Emma wishes for him that he could have the Jolly Roger shrunk within his pocket, until Killian suddenly gets the idea for them to ride a horse as Violet suggested to get Henry's heart racing, in order to help Emma in another way. And then... One of my favorite moments between them is as Killian explains Emma must help the horse to know she's no threat, only for the horse to suddenly become scared as Emma approaches it because the horse senses the evil inside of her. Most of all, I love how Killian asks Emma to put her faith in him and then assures her he won't ever stop fighting for them when she asks if he truly believes they can still have their future together like they both long for. So beautiful. And another of my favorite moments... I love seeing them racing through the forest on horseback until they come upon the field of middlemist flowers, where Killian helps Emma to discover that by putting her trust in him as she had, that the darkness within her mind vanished, leaving her and Killian alone. I love how Killian picks a single rose and gives it to her, and then seeing them kiss. I agree with you, Jay, that the shot of them standing together in the field of middlemist flowers while they're kissing as the camera pans out, is absolutely beautiful and it makes for one of this entire show's most beautiful screenshots. I truly love it too! :) Then... it's fantastic how the scene fades to return back to the present day storyline, as Dark Swan is holding tightly to the middlemist flower Killian picked for her, which she must have enchanted with her magic in order to keep it alive. It's a fantastic transition from one scene to another in order to bring us back to the present. Now, back to the Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot storyline... While I do appreciate the changes from the legends we know so well upon learning that Arthur is destined to repair a broken kingdom more than I did initially, I really don't like how this episode handles the backstory between Guinevere and Lancelot. I've never really liked any version of Guinevere's and Lancelot's love story, and Once Upon a Time's take on it is no different. I understand why this storyline within this episode is necessary to the main story arc throughout the Camelot arc, but I feel all of it could have been taken out of this episode and it would have been better. Unless I'm watching reactions of this episode like I have been with you, then I always skip these scenes between them any time I rewatch this episode on my own. I just don't feel the chemistry between Guinevere and Lancelot, or from the actors who play them, I don't like how Guinevere and Lancelot quested for the dagger and found the Dark Ones Vault, when Arthur couldn't, and I don't like how Guinevere saved Lancelot from the darkness, or how weird Lancelot seemed to act after Guinevere saved him from being consumed by the darkness. Nor did I care much for the moment between them and Rumplestiltskin when they make a deal with him, and take the Enchanted Sands of Avalon. Rumplestiltskin like always is great. This overall storyline is just weak. Plus... it doesn't actually work within the timeline either. The caption says that this storyline, and therefore this moment between them and Rumplestiltskin, is set five years earlier. However, it couldn't have if you think about the timeline logically, because Rumplestiltskin was still cursed in Storybrooke five years earlier. And therefore... he couldn't have been in Camelot, or in the Enchanted Forest then. What do you think, Jay? As for the Sands of Avalon... the sands work to make a person's greatest desire to appear whole. Guinevere hopes to use it against Arthur so that he will believe Excalibur is whole and will therefore stop obsessing over finding the dagger. However, when Arthur uses the sands on Guinevere instead, the sands make her believe their marriage is fixed and is as perfect as it first was. And when he blows the sands over all of Camelot, the people therefore have all come to believe their King had succeeded in repairing their broken kingdom, and made them believe he was a good and righteous King. I hope this helps to explain who the sands work, in case you might have been confused. The sands therefore make both David and Mary Margaret believe the same about Arthur being a good King when they too become enchanted by the sands. I really like the idea of the Sands having the power to make something appear whole in the eyes of whoever becomes cursed. And I think it's clever of the creators and writers to have Arthur use the Sands against everyone as he does. Next... I do really love the scene when it's revealed that David and Mary Margaret had tricked Arthur into believing they were on opposite sides, and therefore tricked him into believing he briefly had the real dagger in order to get him to reveal his true colors. I'm happy they were both able to put their differences aside so they could get to the bottom of who was really deceiving them and to protect their daughter. And lastly... I really like the end scene between Dark Swan and Gold as Emma tells him he's needed to pull the sword from the stone. I just really love the lines and the tenseness between these two characters with Emma being the current Dark One and Gold having been a former Dark One. And it all leads into Emma enlisting Merida, who is also revealed to have been brought to Storybrooke in the curse, as Emma rips out her heart once again in order to force her to force Gold to find courage in spite of his cowardice. Very smart. Thank you so much for another great reaction, for a pretty good episode! Until your next reaction...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-04-28 02:49:02 +0000 UTCThis is going to be a really good episode 4 you can't wait to wash your reaction
Alex A Alvarenga
2020-04-27 20:22:29 +0000 UTCThank you definitely made my night
Alex A Alvarenga
2020-04-27 20:21:24 +0000 UTC
