{"id":8091,"date":"2015-12-07T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2015-12-07T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:20:51","slug":"review-once-upon-a-time-s5-e11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/12\/07\/review-once-upon-a-time-s5-e11\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: ‘Once Upon a Time’ S5 E11"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"captain-hook-sword-inline-84249468-2f05-497a-ac03-9d47563dfda0\"<\/a>In anticipation of Sunday\u2019s episode of Once Upon a Time<\/em>, entitled \u201cSwan Song,\u201d a friend of mine from work and I discussed who we thought would be the one to kick the bucket. Because with an episode called \u201cSwan Song\u201d someone has to die, right?<\/p>\n

There were many suspects on our list, the most logical being Emma Swan (you know, because of the whole last name pun thing), as well as Hook and Rumplestiltskin. We hoped that it would be Zelena, but we didn\u2019t think that would be likely. Unfortunately we were right, Hook is dead, and I\u2019m devastated. Well, for now he is, but we\u2019ll discuss that later.<\/p>\n

I am excited that even though Zelena isn\u2019t dead, she\u2019s the next best thing, gone. Which is fine by me, because I decided this episode that I\u2019m officially over Zelena\u2019s betrayals. I\u2019m always too willing to believe that this time will be the time that she changes, and I\u2019m always wrong. The scene where Regina banished Zelena to Oz was a bit random and over emphasized, which makes me doubt that her disappearance will last long, either. But at least for now, ding-dong the wicked witch is gone!<\/p>\n

Before we move on to talking about the real meat of the episode, Captain Guy Liner, let\u2019s talk about another person who took advantage of my trusting personality during Sunday night\u2019s episode of Once Upon a Time<\/em>. That\u2019s right, I\u2019m talking about Rumplestiltskin. I totally called that Belle would find out that Rumple had sent her away and professed her love to him as a result, but what I didn\u2019t see coming was that he would turn around and deceive everyone.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s got to be something wrong with Belle and me that we keep wanting to see the best in Rumple. I actually screamed \u201cyay\u201d when Belle kissed Rumple this episode of Once Upon a Time<\/em>. That, of course, was before he let Hook die for nothing, and became the Dark One again. Hook was right when he said that Rumpelstiltskin doesn\u2019t care about anything or anyone more than he cares about his power.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m furious that Rumple led Belle to believe that he was still good, and still a hero, when in reality he was more than happy to steal his powers back. And now he has the combined power of every Dark One that ever lived. Awesome. I really wanted Rumple to live happily ever after with Belle, but now I can\u2019t wait for her to find out and leave him for good. I\u2019m down to trade either Rumple or Zelena for Hook, thanks.<\/p>\n

I already miss Hook. What will Once Upon a Time<\/em> be without his gorgeous face? Life will have no meaning now that he\u2019s gone. Although, it wasn\u2019t until this episode that I realized I basically know nothing about Hook. Well, besides the fact that his eyes are bluer than any of the seas he\u2019s ever sailed. That\u2019s part of the reason this episode was so great, we finally got to learn more about who Killian Jones used to be. Another reason was that we got to see Evil Queen Regina in the flashbacks, who I had missed.<\/p>\n

For some reason, I never\u00a0totally believed Hook when he talked about what a bad man he used to be. There was no way that the sweet Hook we\u2019d seen with Emma could ever be as bad as he said he was. I thought that in looking back on his past he had exaggerated his viciousness. The scene where he tells his dad that he\u2019s sparing his life only strengthened this belief. Obviously, I instantly changed my mind around the same time that he did and decided to murder his dad while his little brother slept.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, I\u2019m so used to Once Upon a Time<\/em> weaving together so many stories and fairytales that I was certain that Killian\u2019s dad would be another one of those times. It felt like the writers were trying to allude to another story as a sort of Easter Egg. Unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t figure it out for sure, and now I\u2019m left with two questions: who was his father\u2019s nurse that was also his true love\u2019s kiss? And what happened to Hook\u2019s little brother, Liam the second, after Hook killed their dad? Will we ever find out?<\/p>\n

After\u00a0learning just how bad Killian used to be, I was glad to see Hook kind of make up for all of his wrongdoings of the past. It was brave of him to sacrifice himself for Emma and her family, and it was\u00a0significantly\u00a0more redeeming than Rumple\u2019s half assed attempt a few episodes ago. I was also proud of Emma, because even though she had been selfish and refused to let him go previously, she realized her mistake and this time allowed Hook to make the sacrifice.<\/p>\n

I know that I\u2019ll sound hypocritical when I say this, because of all the shit I gave Emma for keeping Hook from dying, but I can\u2019t wait for her to bring him back. I never said that she\u00a0should have let him\u00a0die, just that she shouldn\u2019t have turned him into a Dark One! This is the way it should have been done, and now that she’s doing it the honorable way, I have no doubts that she will succeed.<\/p>\n

Although, I will say this, I don\u2019t understand why everyone \u2013 Snow, Charming, Henry, Regina, and Robin \u2013 is going to the Underworld with Emma. Like, isn\u2019t that what they fought against the entire episode?<\/p>\n

As usual, Once Upon a Time’<\/em>s\u00a0<\/em>mid season finale was amazing, there were so many emotional scenes that had me on the verge of tears, specifically when Snow, the mother of all hope, gave up and accepted her fate. The episode\u00a0definitely did its part in getting us excited for the winter season, which will be a much needed break from Once Upon a Time<\/em>‘s usual settings. I’m excited to see just how bad hell actually is, and maybe even run across Hades, Pain, and Panic? A girl can dream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In anticipation of Sunday\u2019s episode of Once Upon a Time, entitled \u201cSwan Song,\u201d a friend of mine from work and I discussed who we thought would be the one to kick the bucket. Because with an episode called \u201cSwan Song\u201d someone has to die, right? There were many suspects on our list, the most logical<\/p>\n

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