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This review is basically a recap of the episode combined with my feelings while watching it because that is how my brain is working tonight. It is also long. You have been warned.

Captain Swan is married! I repeat. Captain Swan is married! This episode combined three of my favorite things: Once Upon a Time, Captain Swan, and music/musicals. I loved this episode. Just loved it. It is definitely my favorite episode of season six and is either tied with the Season 3 finale for my favorite episode of all time or is in second place.

The first scene is of Young Emma, humming a song, which turns out to be the melody of Emma ’s Theme. In the past,  Snow made a wish that Emma would get her happy ending, which caused everyone to sing. The opening number, Powerful Magic is very fun, catchy, and oh-so-Disney. Josh ’s strong vocals paired wonderfully with Ginny ’s light soprano. He did out sing her, but I expected that since he spent about a decade on the West End. The first scene in Storybrooke was with Emma and Snow in the Swan-Jones house. Emma was trying to pick a wedding dress, but was unable to pick. That is until Snow said the first curse brought over her own wedding dress and asked if Emma wanted to wear it. When Emma picked up the dress, it turned black and The Black Fairy appeared. A lovely moment ruined by a villain saying stuff about the Final Battle.

Emma, Snow, Regina, and Zelena go the the clock tower and discover the Black Fairy ’s curse, which is set to go off at six, during Emma and Killian ’s wedding. Back in the Enchanted Forest,  The Evil Queen was of course, furious that she had to sing, which is seen in The Queen sings. I enjoyed this song the least, but the moments where The Mirror, the dwarves, Gepetto, Granny, and Snowing sang were good. Then Regina decided to allow her self to sing and sang a Rocky Horror-esque solo. Love Doesn’t Stand a Chance, while having a catchy melody fails slightly in the vocal department as Lana’s singing isn’t the best. She can carry a tune (as evident in A Happy Beginning), but a hard-rock song was probably not the best choice for her singing ability.

After  this,  Emma then goes to see Killian to tell him what Gold did and we get a moment between them where Killian is his superstitious self. Emma says she has to fight the final battle alone, which is true, unfortunately, but Killian wanted her to let him help. She tells him she loves him and then leaves. Before this, we got a nice Captain Charming scene involving a white jacket which is definitely not Killian-wears-black-leather Jones ’ type . The next scene involved the absolutely phenomenal solo, Revenge is Gonna Be Mine, sung by Colin O <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’Donoghue as Captain Hook/Killian Jones. This song is a Queen-style one, and Colin <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s tenor voice can handle it. And he handled it perfectly. The song is catchy and rousing and involves plenty of table-jumping, rum-drinking, and sword-swing. The perfect song for the perfect pirate. Then in the present day, Killian shoots a blowdart infused with dream shade into Gold <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s neck for endangering his fiancée and says he <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s going to skin himself a crocodile. Guess Hook vs Rumplestiltskin is back. <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Henry then finds the tape of Emma singing as a child, but Emma doesn <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t want to listen to it because it reminds her of being alone. Cue sad face. The next song is Zelena <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s solo. Wicked Always Wins is a Wicked-inspired song with soaring vocals. I was surprised at how well Bex could sing. Her voice is lovely. While the melody and feel of the music as a whole serious, the lyrics were actually quite funny as Zelena sang about her jealousy. During the song, Zelena sends a magic-box to Regina <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s vault so she can use Regina <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s demise to her advantage. Back in Storybrooke, Gold steals the part of the curse that R and Z isolated, the time-stopping part. He uses this potion on Emma <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s family and friends because he is the worst. <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Emma then goes to confront the BF and the BF reminds her what it <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s like to be alone because of course she has a recording of Em singing as a child in her crystal ball. Henry then gives Emma a pep talk, which she takes in the wrong direction and decides she give the Black Fairy her heart. Emma, honey, don <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t do this. The next song is The Charmings vs The Evil Queen. This song is basically a mash-up of Powerful Magic and Love Doesn <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t Stand a Chance. Nothing new and the different styles of the songs made it a bit difficult to listen to. It ended with Regina sucking the music out of Snowing with Zelena <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s box. The Blue Fairy visits Snowing and tells them that she granted the wish and that it was meant for Emma so she could face the Final Battle and not be alone.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Henry discovers the page of this scene and realizes what it means. Emma has decided to give the Black Fairy her heart, but Fiona can not kill her because her heart is stronger than that. Henry shows the page to Emma and she realizes that the song she sang as a child was placed there by her parents. Emma <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s Theme is a hauntingly, beautiful tune about Emma <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s journey from orphan to a Savior who is surrounded by the people she loves and who love her. Jennifer Morrison <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s voice is definitely my favorite out of the entire cast. It is very strong and powerful and at the same time soft and light. Her singing flows beautifully from one note to the next. I really, really wish this song was longer. Emma <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s song is able to unfreeze her  <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">people. Snow wonders how she was able to do it. Emma tells her what happened, which confuses her. Emma tells her it doesn <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t really matter, which I was slightly disappointed by because I wanted to see her (and everyone else's) reaction to be being part of a musical. <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Emma then runs into Killian <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s arms and the scene transitions to... THE WEDDING!

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Emma and Killian <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’ <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">s vows were <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> simple. Killian <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s involved giving up his revenge because he fell in love with Emma and because a heart full of love is better than a heart filled with vengeance. Cue a rendition of A Heart Full of Love from Les Mis. Emma <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s vows were about how Killian made her believe in True Love and the possibility of a happy ending. Or as Emma put it, a happy beginning. And then they kissed for the first time as husband and wife. Yay! The best part about this kiss was when Killian swung her around and down. I was slightly disappointed that they didn <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t  <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> actually kiss while he was dipping her, but that doesn <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t matter to much because Captain Swan is married!!! Ahem.

<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">After they kiss, they begin to dance and Emma starts to sing A Happy Beginning. Jen and Colin <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s voices blend together beautifully and I desperately wish their duet was longer. After the verse of Snowing, Regina/Zelena, and Henry, everyone else joins in for a rousing chorus repeated multiple times with plenty of dancing and fun. I loved this song, but it of course had to end on  <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">“ <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Warning! Curse is here! <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">” <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> notes. The Black Fairy <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’s curse (which takes the form of snake-like black clouds), begins to take everyone away, one by one. The last people we saw were the newlyweds. Killian asks where Emma thought the curse was taking them, to which Emma says that it doesn <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’t matter, because they <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’ll win. To recap: most of the songs were phenomenal and the cast can sing. Emma and Killian are married. The Black fairy cast her curse. The plot was Emma-focused. Now, was I bothered by the fact that they retconned Snowing meeting Killian and everyone forgetting that they sang? No, because I <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;">’m not bothered by things like that. On to the Final Battle (which looks really good based on the promo).