Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20150511001505/@comment-24674051-20150511161753

Ok, I'm not even sure where to begin. and if you have not seen the finale yet, stop reading, there are spoilers. (Don't say I didn't warn you!)   I will agree that this was the BEST season finale so far. (But seriously, this is only like the 4th one, and there's only been one that was kinda not so good).

My hats off to Jared. Henry was pushed to the forefront, and Jared delivered. I loved some of his lines, which were reminders of the previous seasons. such as when he first approached Regina, and said "I'm your son!" I about lost it. His cleverness to defeat Blackbeard, and even his willingness to pick up a sword and fight Rumple at the end. He pulled it off very well.

Here's one thing that I saw that I liked, though it was not really highlighted. Back in Season 2, when the seer told Rumple that there would be a boy that would lead him to Bae, but would also be his undoing, it was strongly hinted that was Henry. I think we finally saw that Henry was indeed the Dark One's undoing, not Rumple's. And with Henry using the quill to end the whole AU thing, he did prove that the Pen is mightier than the Sword. :)

The acting was superb. Especially from Lana and Colin. Ginny was also superb as the "Evil Queen".

Killian's death was a total surprise. I'm glad it was just a "temporary" death. but that scene was well played by all involved.

The death of the Apprentice at the end was moving, particularly with the reveal of the Sorcerer's identity.

Rumple's heart becoming White. I'm going to be interested to see where they take that. Just a thought here, but there is a new opening for an apprentice, and Rumple (now that he's finally rid of the Dark One) might actually be a good candidate for the role.

Also, at the end, when Henry broke the quill, I don't see that as refusing the role of the Author, but more a statement that he won't be abusing those powers. The power, I get the feeling, is not really from the Pen and Ink (even though that's what they sold us), but is actually within the Author.

Finally, Emma Swan's name on the DO Dagger. all I can say is "Wow!" I saw that one coming, and still all I can say is Wow! But, unlike previous Dark One's, Emma came into the power slightly differently than previous owners (since she didn't actually kill the previous host), and she also had powerful magic in her own right before, so there is probably going to be some really scary differences this time.

I'll probably have more as time passes. Is it September yet?