The ride to Storybrooke has been a jolly good one. With all the fairy dust in the air and mystical creatures floating happily around, everything is just a bundle of joy (OK, maybe I’m exaggerating here). The American fantasy TV show features Disney characters, villains and superheroes (and those in between), in an epic showdown. With all this jolly goodness and let’s say some sporadic ‘unforeseen occurrences’, let’s take a ride to Storybrooke and see what two outstanding characters from Storybrooke are up to.
A Glimpse of Season 3 Finale: A Roller Coaster to the Past
It’s not a pleasure talking about the so called forbidden love (a.k.a Emma and Hook) when there’s just so much more to talk about. I mean, if you actually watched Season 3’s finale, you’d definitely know what I’m talking about. I don’t want to be the fun buster and spill all the beans, but what the heck, I’ll tell you all the good stuff later. The season finale of Season 3 is nothing I’ve not seen (minus the shocker at the end). Emma made it quite clear that they were back in the past where she and Hook were able to experience what is referred to in all the corners of Storybrooke as ‘true love’. Yuck! Don’t ask. I’m not referring to true love between Hook and Emma, but I’m referring to the pure love between Emma’s parents, Charming and Snow. Emma actually got to see and experience how she came into existence. She was able to capture how her parents fell in love and how she literally nearly disappeared, as a result of meddling into things that weren’t her business. Yup! Emma nearly prevented her parents from falling in love (give her a break. It was not intentional).
This episode was not about rehashing what we already know. If you’ve been following the series back-to-back, you would have seen Charming and Snow fall in love. This episode was really about relationships and how today we can have it all but lose it tomorrow in the blink of an eye. As was the case with Emma, she could have lost her existence and Hook would have seen his love (Emma) disappear right before his eyes. Emma also learned a vital lesson, which I’m happy she did because I was just getting ready to slap some sense into her (if I could, of course). The lesson was pretty much common sense, but it actually took Emma going on a roller coaster ride to the past to learn it (Gosh! That’s so Kindergarten). Emma eventually learned (thank goodness) that a place is not a home, but those people who love you. If you’re all alone without people who love you, you’ll never feel at home and that’s what Emma was grappling with since she wanted to leave Storybrooke.
Ultimately, Emma fixed what she had messed up and Charming and Snow eventually met, which brought Emma back into the picture. An interesting development was also made since Emma saved a young woman who was about to be killed. In order not to mess up the past, they took her back to future Storybrooke. Everyone’s happy. Overall, the finale could have been shorter (two hours? That’s ridiculous) instead of drawn out with all the inconsequential adventures and drama.
Regina Might Regress to her Former Ways
While Emma and Hook decided to take someone with them from the past, they should have checked with Regina. It turns out that the young woman who was about to be killed by the ‘evil’ past Regina is Maid Marian. She seems to have a thing for Robin when they got all emotional at their reunion (what a big happy family). I wish the spotlight was on Regina at that moment (would’ve loved to have seen her face). This means that whatever happiness Regina had with Robin could diminish in the blink of an eye with this girl’s return in Season 4 of the series. Regina ultimately warns Emma, “You better hope to hell you didn’t bring anything else back.” What could this ‘anything else’ be?” (Hmmm….*sinister look*). Let’s just pray it’s not the ‘evil’ Regina. If the evil Regina is back, Once Upon a Time could get a little bit more interesting.
Frozen Comes to Once Upon a Time
From a marketing perspective, it’s a pretty good idea to bring all the coldness to Storybrooke. Elsa from the popular animated blockbuster, Frozen, was seen emerging from Zelena’s spell circle with the gathering of a shiny blue liquid. The ominous backdrop music gave me the impression that Elsa would be a villain, but for Disney’s fans to be appeased, she’ll ultimately become like Regina who repented from her evil ways and turned to doing good (let’s hope Elsa doesn’t end up miserable and desperate for love like Regina). Officially renewed for a 4th Season, there are more mystical and magical creatures to grace the land of Storybrooke. Until then, the producers have given us a piece of the pie for us to drool on. Until Once Upon a Time returns, that’s a wrap!
Once Upon a Time Gets a Little Bit Chilly with a New Cast
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