Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160509005929/@comment-9241531-20160509123832

Many thoughts on last night's Last Rites:

-Zelena was the standout for me. I love her anyway, but biases aside, I feel confident in saying she was the one to watch.

-I was initially confused, but then pleasantly surprised at how Merida and Arthur fit in to this episode. Good work there.

-Arthur ruling the UW, another broken kingdom. I like it. He can have an opportunity to right his wrongs, just like anyone on the show. And it was good to see him take it.

-Hook's journey. May be naive of me and embarassing to admit, but I really thought Hook was crossing over, never to be seen again. I was on the edge of my couch. I was not expecting anymore scenes with him, despite spoilers I'd been privvy to here. So for me, that moment was so emotional when he reunited with Emma. I actually really liked the acting there. They seemed really in love. The way Emma wasn't letting him finish a sentence and how Hook would laugh at her excitement. It was endearing. Sure, I'm a CS shipper, but c'mon. That was so sweet.

-Regina losing a SECOND love: is that it for her? No more love interests on the show for her, please. Let her character continue to evolve to seeing that she is surrounded by love: Henry, Emma, Charmings, Roland, Zelena, etc. Even people who once feared and hated her from the EF now trust and respect her. I hope they write her journey to realize that she isn't with out true love, that she's surrounded by it.

-Hook & Arthur's Bromance: I actually quite liked that. We need more bromances on the show, that last longer. Charming and Hook haven't "Bro'd Out" in quite some time. I realize they're busy trying to save lives and all. But we need more.

-Baby Girl Robyn: Hate the name, but I appreciate the sentiment. It seems very old world (Ahem, very EF) to name new babies after those departed. So I am fine w/ a second baby on the show being named for someone we know and lost. I think it's a testament to where these people came from, pre-first dark curse.

-Belle/Moe/Rumple: Zero cares to give. Over it, still.

I enjoyed this episode a lot.