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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Quiet Minds- Thank you so much for a new reaction for more Once Upon a Time! As for this episode... it is very sad of course with Neal's death. He died so that Rumple could live again, and so Rumple could tell Emma who the Wicked Witch really is. However, if I am being completely honest with myself... I have to say that this episode is among one of my least favorites within this season. And I only say so, because I can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed every time I watch it, and it's not just because I've never really been too big of a fan of Neal's character. He's fine, really. I like Neal overall, but there is also a lot about him that I don't like too. There are multiple reasons why this episode annoys me more than I wish it does. Don't get me wrong... I really do like this episode. Also... Neal's death in this episode is tragic and I absolutely feel terrible for everyone who cares about and loves him. And I especially feel so badly for Emma and Rumple. Henry and Killian too. However, this just isn't the first time we've seen Neal supposedly die, as we were led to believe he had been killed by Tamara back in season two's episode... Second Star to the Right, until it was discovered a short time later that he is actually alive in the second part of season three's finale... And Straight on 'Til Morning. His real death within this episode is much worse, and yet I feel that if he wouldn't have supposedly died beforehand, I would have felt much worse about him really dying in this episode. However, I think what bothers me the most about this episode, is that when Neal talks to Belle about paying the cost to bring his father back, Neal is just so careless, and he doesn't care about how doing so could make it so that a number of people will pay the price for his reckless decision now that Zelena is in control of the Dark One, and he didn't think about how his decision would make those who love him feel either. And of course... to bring someone back from the dead, especially someone as powerful as the Dark One... there's going to be a terrible price to pay, which Neal would know better than anyone, given his past with his father and his hatred of magic. And yet Neal still does so regardless, despite Belle's pleas for him to wait so they can try to find another way to save Rumple. Honestly, I think it is a foolish decision on Neal's part. I know Neal is desperate to save his father, but he should have trusted and believed in Belle over Lumiere. And he should have known right away that the cost for bringing someone back from the dead would mean another life would have to be taken in return. Neal of all people knows the price of magic. He knows better than anyone. It just really kind of bothers me how reckless he is. He may not have known that the price of saving his father's life would cost him his own life, just like Zelena said. Now, with all this being said... I really do feel so badly for Rumple, Emma, Henry, and Killian too, and it is definitely sad to see Rumple take Neal into himself in order to try to save him for a little while, even though doing so makes him go crazy upon gaining Neal's mind too. This is a nice touch on the episode's storyline and I really like that all of our questions about what happened to Rumple and Neal during the missing year are finally answered. Also... the acting from both Jennifer Morrison and Robert Carlyle throughout this episode is absolutely phenomenal. And I feel most of the emotion throughout this episode coming from them. And while Neal is just an okay character in my eyes... I do think this is easily his character's best episode, and Michael Raymond James' (Neal) acting is also really good. Now, if I had to pick my favorite scene from this episode... I absolutely love the brief moment between Killian and Neal in the hospital, when Killian suddenly hugs Neal much to his surprise, then states that he still sees the boy in him whom he once knew all those years ago. It's quite sweet and very unexpected coming from Hook. I think that's what I love about this moment. And it really shows just how far Hook has come and grown since Hook was brought into the show as a villain in season two's episode... The Crocodile. And once again... Colin O'Donoghue's (Hook) acting in this scene is phenomenal as well. :) I also absolutely love the moments between Regina and Robin of course. And now Regina knows she and Robin are meant to be soulmates like Tink told her all those years ago upon Regina seeing Robin's tattoo on his right wrist. I love hearing them repeat their lines they spoke to one another during their real first meeting in the Enchanted Forest, with a few changes in the wording, showing just how perfect they are for one another too. Also... I love the moments in the end where David and Mary Margaret come into Gold's shop to tell Belle and Killian that Neal has died, as they comfort them. And then seeing Emma go to Henry to tell him about his father's death, in the only way she could without Henry remembering the whole truth. It is such a beautiful and sad moment too. You can really see the pain and sadness in all of their faces. And lastly... I love the scene in the end between Rumple and Zelena once again in the woods after Emma leaves him there with his son's body. Right now... Gold is broken upon having lost his son once and for all. And he's still trapped as Zelena's prisoner. However, ooh... is he angry now. It's going to get good. :) Overall... this episode is just okay for me, but in spite of its flaws, I still really enjoy it. I can't wait for the storyline to continue throughout the rest of the season and watching each episode going forward with you all over again, as you watch them for the first time! Thank you again! Until next time... Sincerely, Heidi