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Aine1989 wrote: Imo the TLK lost all significance in season 5 with Zades. So you can have True Love's Kiss even if he's lying right to your face? I think it’s how they had defined true love.

True Love is sacrifice. That’s specifically why it happened between the two at that moment. Hades was willing to give up “power” for Zelena.

It behind every test in that season. Emma sacrifice her own safety/life to save Hook from that impending threat caused by the scales. Red was willing to toss everything away to awaken Dorothy. It’s why DOs curse wouldn’t break with any old kiss. They had to be willing to sacrifice their power over love.

Season 5 was okay, though it was playing a little more loose with the meaning. Season 6 made TLK the biggest Deus Ex Machina (even if it’s that way in fairytale lore).