Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171118020002/@comment-31231929-20171118221545

For 7x07:

To be honest, despite the horrible thing that happened to Wish Killian, this episode was absolutely amazing. I think I experienced every emotion you can experience and they were strong emotions. What Gothel did to him was horrifying and repulsive, but it was presented as a villainous action done by a villain and Killian was rightfully upset when Gothel revealed herself. Before the reveal scene happened, I had a feeling that something was going to go wrong because when Gothel and Killian met, the music was very ominous. The actual seduction scene was uncomfortable to watch, not because it was a version of Killian kissing someone other than Emma, but because it had an overall feeling of bad based on the previous ominous music. I absolutely loved the fact that Killian made Smee Captain of the Jolly Roger so that he could be with his daughter. It shows that no matter what, any version of Killian Jones will give up his life of piracy for the woman he loves. Also, Colin sang! All three times were amazing, but my favorite was definitely when he sang a lullaby his mother sang to him and Liam to his daughter, Alice, who he named after his mother. I am so happy that Alice was confirmed to be his daughter and that we got Mama Jones’ backstory. Killian singing to his daughter had me in tears, it was so beautiful. I’m betting that Original Killian will sing that song to his baby, who he might also name Alice. Wish EQ was not how I expected her to be, but I did like how she was presented.

Side note about the Wish Realm: I think that when the Wish Realm was created, it began to exist in that moment, but at a mid point in its history so the characters having lives before the wish was made makes sense because to those characters, the Wish Realm has always existed. It only started to exist for those outside the realm when the Split EQ made her wish. I also believe that the people in the Wish Realm aren’t real to realms/worlds outside of their own unless they leave the Wish Realm. Then they become real.

I did like the fact that the Rapunzel we saw this episode, was actually Mother Gothel because it was something I had predicted (although I did not want it to be revealed in that way). I’m unsure about the Tremaine is the real Rapunzel theory, but we'll find out eventually if it's true.

I loved how determined Rogers’ was to find Eloise and that he enlisted both Henry’s and Tilly’s help. The part where Rogers’ said he believes it’s his fault that Eloise disappeared because he was drinking hurt, this man has so much self-hatred, but I understand where he was coming from. I think it is weird that Rumple/Weaver was trying to stop Rogers’ from finding Eloise because this is Rumple we’re talking about here. Granted, it’s the wrong Captain Hook to the wrong Crocodile, but still. The scene where Rogers’ confronts Weaver had amazing acting. In fact, Colin was absolutely brilliant in this episode. The fact that Rogers’ was tricked into believing that Gothel is Eloise was horrible. I kind of think Tilly might be awake because of her reaction to Rogers’ saying he was disappointed in her and to Gothel looking at her.

This episode is my second favorite episode so far after a Pirate’s Life which is always going to be number one since Emma and Original Killian are in it. I love how the storylines are starting to come together and I hope this season continues to improve.