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Farerb wrote: 8Rob wrote: The 3x21/3x22 episode is the best episode of season 3, IMO (and one of the best in OUaT)

It was so powerful for Emma as a character who felt as an orphan in 3x02

Seeing how it all started, understanding that she is part of a family.....

That episode totally changed Emma's character. I didn't like it, I thought that there were a lot of OOC moments like:

- Regina not going after Emma yelling "you are not taking my son away from me", instead she went to make out with Robin.

- Rumple srinking the potion that will allow him to forget that HIS SON DIED.

- Emma not doing anything to save Neal.

- Snow and Charming calling their baby Neal.

- Henry is disturbed by that and leaves, but no one, not even Regina or Emma cares because they need to make out because ships.

- Emma don't give enough credit for Neal (cause the writers want us to forget about him as much as we can).

- Snow and Charming beautiful flashbacks from 103 was destroyed to enable Hook-Emma. It wasn't that bad.

1. Can't disagree with that.

2. People are a tad picky, but it follows suit with Rumple of 4b and beyond. Rumple is a fatalistic person, so it is passable. Plus, they wanted to clean things up. We didn't need more retcons.

3. Well, Emma did the right thing. Neal died as a hero and she respected his wishes. Clearly, she still hasn't respected Hook's wishes, ever.

4. Well, it was that or Leopold. I don't like either.

5. Can't disagree with that.

6. I think she did. She just legit thanked and appreciated her mother and Henry and Neal in the scene with Hook. It was perfect. I don't have a bias toward any ship and you can't change Emma learning to appreciate Snow, Henry and Neal into even more Neal and less Snow and Henry. That's just as bad as if Emma proclaimed Hook as her target of appreciation.

7. Can't disagree with that.