Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
Wow. Once Upon a Time saved the best episode for last this season.
Thank goodness the self destruct spell is a slow one that crawls across the town. I don't mind the plot device since it forced the entertaining situation of Hook allying with the good guys. Seeing Charming punch the pirate was very satisfying and a nice light moment.
Regina's line to Henry about how he shouldn't worry because he'll still live even if Storybrooke is destroyed went by without comment, but it said a lot about her character. She doesn't understand why simply surviving wouldn't be the most important thing to someone. It makes you feel a tiny spark of pity because she just doesn't get it.
But then she's willing to sacrifice herself to save the town. She wants to die as Regina not the Evil Queen. This needs to be a permanent change to be meaningful though. The writers had better not turn her right back into a big bad next season.
Likewise, let's hope Rumple stays on the light side for a while. He's got Belle back (yes, the timing of the memory restoration potion was convenient), he has people believing in him, and he's willing to give up his life in order to save Henry. It's just that kind of day in Storybrooke. Imminent destruction shakes people up and makes them reprioritize.
But those changes have to stick. People should protest if Regina and Rumple go evil again in the season three premiere.
Emma helping Regina contain and turn off the spell was a nice way for them to bond and to remind everyone Emma has powers. But they can't save Henry because Tamara and Greg are apparently ninjas. How the heck did they manage to kidnap Henry? He was with Snow and Charming and sure, stuff was going on, but they would have noticed him being taken. We didn't see any of them get knocked out so that's not an excuse. It was incredibly silly.
Where they went with it was not. They left the season at an interesting point. Peter Pan wants Henry and has for a while, and Tamara and Greg were quite pleased to have found him. Is their home office in the fairy tale world? They're in Neverland now, and I'm already looking forward to the Storybrooke gang arriving and taking on mermaids and the Shadow.
Plus, we get more of Captain Hook. He is everything you could want in a rogue. Colin O'Donoghue teaching young Baelfire how to become a pirate was freaking adorable. He switches between evil, cunning, and charming without a hitch. The pity in Hook's eyes when Bae told the story of his father abandoning him made me feel all warm and fuzzy - and then he betrayed him to the Lost Boys. Nicely played.
Hook is constantly on the fence, but he's getting to a place of wanting to help others. The fact that Neal is also somewhere in fairy tale land is likely contributing to his desire to return. It seems like he still feels some responsibility and maybe even affection towards his almost adopted son.
Overall, the finale did what it should: it delivered answers but left new questions. It gave us plenty of satisfying moments from Rumple and Belle reuniting to learning Neal isn't dead to Emma hugging her parents. Plus, we got to see the giant pirate ship go through the portal and learn Peter Pan is likely a villain. Here's to Neverland!
Amy Ratcliffe is a writer for IGN TV. You can follow her on on Twitter at @Amy_Geek and IGN at alratcliffe.
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