Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5047768-20131028040230/@comment-23906605-20131104224821

PinkBell wrote: I realize that. I'm just thinking of the way Snow said it. "David, Emma isn't what I wanted. I want a new baby." I perceived it the first time, then thought of it, but... well, I would just have liked a reaction from Emma. "But she's all grown up... It wasn't what I wanted." Emma just looks down.

I get where you're coming from. I don't think Snow wants to replace Emma, but I know what you mean.

Whenever the Charmings do anything that sounds or feels parent-like, Emma feels and acts uncomfortable and awkward. When Snow said Emma could call her "mom", when Charming hugged her, when Snow was telling how much she loved her and how much she was proud of her...

That particular scene in the Echo Caves really showed us how Emma feels about this: awkward. And I hope the writers give us something better than that. Considering how much Snow tries to fix her relationship with Emma, it must have been really hard for her to admit that she wanted another baby because she feels she lost her chance with her now-28-year-old daughter. She poured her heart out saying how much she loves Emma, and how proud she is of her and Emma just stood there, staring into a void, feeling awkward.

I mean, I expected to see at least some sort of emotion (whether good or bad) when she learned her parents were thinking of having another kid because they wanted an actual go at the whole parenting experience. But all I got was that Emma wanted that whole pouring-emotions-out moment to be over.

However, I do think that scene was meant to throw those things out in the open. I believe and I hope they will explore the things that were said in that moment later on.