Once Upon A Time - Season 3 Episode 17 (FULL REACTION)
Added 2019-04-10 05:51:01 +0000 UTC
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I love this episode I also enjoyed rewatching it with you. I was so excited to see this morning you had reacted to it & it gave me something to look forward to it. I loved your reaction to when you saw zelena was pretending to be Ariel. I never expected that the first time I saw this episode. Can’t wait for you to see the rest of the season. The next episode is really good but the ones after that are great some of my favorite season 3 episodes are yet to come I agree with the others that the finale was a two hour episode, so hopefully you watch both & post reactions at the same time. I’m so excited!!!
Linda McDonough Garcia
2019-04-11 02:32:23 +0000 UTCI love this episode. And I second Heidi, although what Hook did to Ariel was awful, he was in a bit of an identity crisis and grieving Emma. And he was being told that he wasn't what he thought he was because of a woman, just like he had kinda changed with Emma. And now he's feeling like he changed for nothing since she's gone and doesn't want to make the same mistake again. Looking forward to the next one! Also looking forward to the next Anne reaction, which I hope is coming soon(ish, I totally get being busy). But the season is just getting good!
Anna Hunt
2019-04-10 22:50:51 +0000 UTCI agree! The last two did air together and should be watched back to back!!
Bethany Bradford
2019-04-10 11:21:41 +0000 UTCThis episode is so good, love the twist at the end of Ariel having never even been there and that it was Zelena the whole time! She really is wicked and cunning! Great reaction, so much fun to watch as always, can't wait for the next one :) And I second the hope that you watch the last two episodes of the season together - pretty sure they acutally aired on the same night when it was on tv, so it's basically a "movie" type finale, one of the best finales in OUaT I think :)
Samuel
2019-04-10 08:46:20 +0000 UTCI can't agree more!! :) I love Hook!!
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-04-10 08:46:02 +0000 UTCYahoo!!! I absolutely love this episode!!!!! Thank you so much for such a great and fun reaction for this episode that I have been so excited for! I really enjoyed watching The Jolly Roger over again with you. As always, your reactions were fabulous, especially during the big twist in the end, when Ariel in Storybrooke turned out to be Zelena all along. And you didn't even see it coming! Hands down... this scene between Hook and Zelena was my favorite part of the episode, although I did love every bit of it too. Yes... it's true that Hook most definitely wronged Ariel in this episode, and he knew it. And Hook is plagued by guilt because of his decision to take back his ship from Black Beard in order to prove himself to be the worst pirate to sail the high seas. However, you have to understand, Hook is also broken hearted because he is deeply in love with Emma, and during the missing year, he never believed he would ever see Emma again because she no longer remembered him and she was lost to him. They were separated by realms. So... Hook only had his old life to return to, because it is the only life he's known for the last two hundred years. Being a pirate and his reputation was all he had. And he needed to defend his reputation if he had any hope of surviving in their world anymore. That's why he chose his ship over saving Prince Eric. And doing so broke him even more, but Hook didn't think he could do anything to make up for what he had done, so he let Ariel go. It's so sad. Now... I loved the scene between Hook and Zelena in the end, just as Hook runs after the woman he believed to be Ariel in order to beg her forgiveness and to apologize to her for failing. I so did not see that twist coming and it was brilliant! Poor Hook. Zelena is so deliciously evil. I liked how she used Hook swearing on his love for Emma so she could curse his lips. And I love that she reveals she doesn't have the power to kill Emma without her powers being removed, which is why she cursed Hooks lips, in order to force him to kiss Emma and remove her powers for her. What a brilliant plan. Of course he refused to agree to do so and stated he would tell her. Sadly, Zelena has now threatened Emma's family though. Which definitely puts Hook in a tight spot. And it's clear his guilt is killing him even more inside. We see this both inside Emma's apartment in the end, as well as outside of Granny's Diner while Hook watches Emma from afar. Next... I love the flashback with Hook and the real Ariel, Smee, and then Black Beard too. It begins with Hook, Smee, and a few of Hook's crew robbing soldiers of their treasure with a brilliant trick. And we see that Hook is missing Emma, when Smee and his crew buy a bar wench for Hook for the night, yet he gives her more money to walk away and to lie to his crew about having slept with him so that they'll think he went through with it. To help keep his reputation intact, even though sleeping with wenches is no longer the kind of man he is. Then, Ariel appears behind him and knocks Hook to the ground before she places a knife to his throat, believing that it was Hook who kidnapped Prince Eric aboard the Jolly Roger. However, Hook recognizes the initials carved into the hilt of the blade and discovers that Black Beard somehow got hold of his ship, so Hook vows to get the Jolly Roger back. The duel between Hook and Black Beard was short, but amazing. I had so much fun watching it, and of course Hook proved himself to be the better swordsman and to know his ship better than Black Beard. Sadly, Black Beard knew exactly how to goad Hook into a falling into his trap, as he forced Hook to choose between helping Ariel to save Prince Eric, and proving himself to still be the ruthless pirate he used to be, yet isn't any longer. Ariel was definitely right that Hook is a good man, like she told him as they were trekking through the woods and again aboard the Jolly Roger. Unfortunately, Hook didn't believe in himself and believed he had nothing without being the ruthless pirate he used to be. So he chose the Jolly Roger over saving Eric, and throws Black Beard overboard upon making him walk the plank. And Ariel slaps him for it, then tells him he has no heart, which despite his decision, it's clear isn't true either. We see in his face how much Ariel's words hurt him and how much his guilt had already begun to plague him. Next... I also love the scene between Hook and Emma in the beginning when Emma comes to him to ask him to look after Henry. He's so kind to Emma and happily agrees to look after her son for her while Emma goes with Regina to be trained in her magic. And then, Emma drops the news that she plans to leave Storybrooke with Henry to return to New York once they defeat Zelena, which Hook immediately protests to. He begs her to see sense and then tells her that as much as she might want to return to her old life, he's proof that she won't be able to, as Hook himself tried to go back to being a pirate again, yet couldn't no matter how much he tried to. And what's interesting... is that we now know Hook found the Jolly Roger and got it back during the missing year, yet it's once again missing, as Smee reveals it's nowhere in Storybrooke. What happened to it now? :) I love that Emma asked Regina to train her in her magic, and the scene between them doing so was great too. I love how Regina broke the bridge in order to force Emma to find the magic within her. And she did! Instead of retying the ropes like Regina expected her to, Emma raises the broken planks and floats back up to Regina on them. Marvelous! Emma is absolutely powerful and she's only just begun to develop her magic. Oh... and I thought it was funny how Hook was teaching Henry how to cheat at dice with loaded dice in the beginning too, just before David and Mary Margaret come to him for help for Ariel. And lastly... I really enjoyed the scenes with David, Mary Margaret, and Henry, after they take over looking after him for Hook. It's funny that David tried to be more fun for Henry than Hook by letting Henry drive. And it's funny how David told Regina in the end that she needed to throw out some money for the mailboxes and street that they wrecked while doing so. I like how shocked she was that David had let Henry drive and let her anger towards David burst out, until she quickly hid way she was frustrated with David upon seeing Henry's confusion. Overall... fabulous! I love this episode so much and Hook is phenomenal in it. Thank you again, so much!! I can't wait for your next reaction!!! Next episode is just okay for me, but then the rest of the season is amazing!!! Lastly... I hope you can watch and post the final two episodes of this season together, because they are a two parter and they deserve to be watched together. I just want to give you a heads up. Thank you! Until next time...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-04-10 08:37:35 +0000 UTCReally love your reactions to this episode in a big hook fan too. Can't wait till you get to the rest of this season's episodes.
Cheryl Stocking
2019-04-10 07:10:03 +0000 UTC
