Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170515015929/@comment-24669022-20170515190437

PrettyBlackRosePirate wrote: I'll start with the negatives.

While I'm quite glad no one died, all the almost-deaths were resolved pretty poorly.

Hook falls off a beanstalk from literally above the clouds and is barely bruised, can get up next moment and run back to the castle?

Charming falls with the beanstalk, and the beanstalk apparently cursed him, because as far as I know TLK doesn't cure non-magical harm. I appreciate the parallel to s1, I really do, but it's pretty illogical.

Again, Emma is stabbed and apparently "dies", then saved by TLK? Did I imagine the limitations of TLK, because it seems all powerful in this episode.

The entire "battle" part of the final battle was too simple, and the end was more of a desperate fix-it and totally unexplained. If Rumple always had the means to off the Black Fairy, why wait so long? He could have easily destroyed her when he figured out she had Gideon's heart.

I liked the part where Emma sacrifices herself, but the bringing her back part was too easy a fix-it. And how the heck did Gideon suddenly turn back into a baby? No explanation, it just happened to fix the RumBelle story.

Now positives.

Overall, the episode was likeable enough. I liked the references and parallels with the previous season. Overall really gave a series finale kinda vibe. I guess a&e were preparing for cancellation.

I liked the focus on Emma-Henry relationship, FINALLY some good Emma-Henry scenes.

I liked the plot premise, how the problem was on the level of all realms and not just a few people in Storybrooke.

I loved the part where we see everyone's happily ever after, a glimpse into what "normal" Storybrooke life will look like when there are no more big magical battles to be fought and everyone's blissfully happy. I really really really wish they had ended it there, it was such a fitting last scene!! Not really a big fan of the "reboot" idea...

About the ending, well... It looks intriguing... But I'm apprehensive about what they're going to do to the old characters, especially now that half the main cast is leaving... Fingers crossed, there will be no deaths... But overall, mixed feelings towards s7.

On the whole, loved the episode (despite the little things that irked me). Would have been a fitting series finale, but, well... To discuss the whole Emma being awoken by TLK, it almost looked like Emma's savior powers leapt to her defense and that Gideon's sword never actually connected with Emma. The expulsion of magic sort of seemed like she had fullfilled her destiny, her savior powers were done. That is purely conjecture, and the sword was obscurred by the white light, but it just did not look like she was actually stabbed.