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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Siege Perilous- Another great reaction! I really enjoy this episode for the most part. However, I will say that upon King Arthur being revealed to be a villain... it really took me aback at first. And I didn't like really like this twist for awhile. Eventually, him being a villain made sense to me and I came to like it after seeing him as such after a few episodes, but in this episode... I really hated that the creators and writers made him such, because I deeply love all of the Arthurian Legends, and King Arthur has always been known as a hero. Like I said before in my thoughts for throughout the Neverland arc, Pan was another villain that I didn't like the idea of him being a villain at first. I quickly came to like the change with Pan because it definitely made sense, especially with Hook slowly becoming a hero throughout season three. With Arthur... him being a villain for me at first just didn't work, but in time I got used to it and him as a villain even grew on me by the end of this Camelot arc. And now of course since I've seen this episode and the rest throughout season five a hundred times, I've really come to like this twist with Arthur being the villain. But back to this episode... I didn't suspect Arthur to be a villain throughout this episode until the revelation came when we see that Arthur had stolen the Crimson Crown from David when he saved him. I should have suspected it because there were definitely subtle clues, especially with the fishiness of how Arthur failed to help David sooner on their quest to retrieve the Crimson Crown. But I suppose because I've only ever seen Arthur as a hero, I just didn't want to see the signs that were hinted to him being a villain throughout the episode. And then in the end... Arthur is really seen as a villain when he asks his loyal squire, Grif... to drink the poison of the Agrabahn vipers in order to keep his secret that he is a traitor to the crown. I didn't like this scene until I became used to the idea of Arthur being a villain. And since then, this scene in this episode is all right. I admit that I didn't care much for Grif as a character because we didn't know his character until this episode, and even then, we didn't know him well. So, I didn't feel much upon seeing Grif die, aside from anger towards Arthur for his role in Grif's death. Now... I really like the meaning of Siege Perilous. An empty seat reserved for a knight with the purest heart and the one destined to carry out the most sacred of quests. Which in the end, is rewarded to David for his heroism in an effort to seek out the Crimson Crown in the hope that they would be able to communicate with Merlin in spite of his imprisonment inside the tree. Unfortunately, Arthur rewards David in order to distract him and the rest of the heroes from discovering the truth about him not being the King the heroes all believe him to be. However, I really like this moment for David, because he certainly deserves the honor. But I also feel bad for him because it is nothing more than a deception. Next... we learn that Lancelot is somehow still alive, after we have believed him to be dead all this time since season two's episode, Lady of the Lake, when Cora reveals to Emma and Mary Margaret that she had killed him. I was pleasantly surprised to see Lancelot return to the show again, because I like his character back in this first episode with him in season two. However, in my opinion, the creators and writers don't take Lancelot in a direction that serves his character well, which again, really disappointed me. While Lancelot is still played by Sinqua Walls like he was in Lady of the Lake, here in season five, to me he feels like a different character and continues to feel like a different character. Now... I like David's and Arthur's quest to find the Crimson Crown, and David's brief battle against the phantom knights. I love how David struggles throughout this episode upon feeling useless, which leads him on such a quest. And once again, Arthur tags along in order to keep David from succeeding, then later steals the toadstool. And it isn't until they're all back in Storybrooke that David finds the Crimson Crown on the ground partially covered up by the tent flap, and David believes that it had been among the items Grif had supposedly stolen. I also really like the scenes with David, Mary Margaret, Emma, Regina, Belle, Arthur, and Zelena as they're all looking for ways to free Merlin. And I love the banter once again between Regina and Zelena as well, when Regina finally allows Zelena to talk so they can discuss hers and Robin's baby. As for the present storyline in Storybrooke... I love the very first scene of the episode when Emma appears in the mines to the dwarfs to steal Happy's ax so that she can try to use it to destroy the stone Excalibur is trapped in. I just love the eeriness Emma continues to bring as the Dark One in this scene, which brings me to my favorite moments throughout this episode... I love every scene between Killian and Emma aboard the Jolly Roger. Again, Emma continues to be eerie as she's spending the afternoon with Killian, not just to learn from him about his past with Rumplestiltskin before he became the Dark One so she could get ahold of his sword that touched Rumple when he was still a man so she would be able to wake him, but also so she could continue to try to lure Killian to be with her while she's the Dark One. I love how Killian continues to resist Emma's temptations, although it's sad that he finally has to lie to Emma about having loved her in the past tense in order to get her to let him go. But I love, love, love the moment Killian becomes angry with Emma upon tiring of her games, and then states how he had been the villain in Emma's tale knowing he had helped create the Dark One in Rumplestiltskin when he held his sword and threatened the good man he had been. It shows that Killian really is remorseful over his actions that day. And as for your thoughts in regards to Killian's love for Emma... you're absolutely right that he does truly and deeply love the woman and Savior she was before she became the Dark One. As was revealed back in season three's episode, Good Form, we learned that Killian was a good and honorable man before he became a pirate and Captain Hook. However, the loss of his brother and then the loss of Milah at Rumplestiltskin's hand caused him to bury the good man he was deep down inside himself, and from episodes throughout seasons two and three, we come to see the good in Hook fighting to come back. Wesaw that Hook never lost sight of the good and longed to become a hero again, but struggled greatly to find him again. It was because of Emma that he was finally able to become the hero Killian is now. To become Killian Jones again, as well as to bring honor to the name of Captain Hook. So yes... he loves her for all she's done for him. As his love and his Savior, Emma allowed him to find the good in him and to find his happy ending. This is one reason why I love Killian so much as a character, and why I absolutely love Killian and Emma so much. Why Killian and Emma are my all time favorite True Love couple throughout this show. Next... I also like the moments between Killian and Robin as well. Especially when they're looking at the sonogram of Robin's and Zelena's baby. I absolutely love Killian's confusion and frustrations with technology. :) And lastly... I also really love the moment in the end when Emma returns to wake Gold using Hook's cutlass, as Rumplestiltskin as the voice inside her head mocks her for crushing Hook's heart beneath her impractical boot heel. Now... Gold is finally awake again. I was quite intrigued by the mystery behind why Emma needed Gold when I first saw this episode. Overall... this was a pretty good episode. Not one of my favorites, but it's still strong. And a lot happens in it. I prefer the Storybrooke storyline over the Camelot storyline, but it's all enjoyable, so thank you so much for your reaction for this episode! Until your next reaction...

Samuel

This is a cool episode for sure, it gives another level of complexity to the story. The fact that Emma manipulates Hook to the lunch on the ship in order to get her hands on what turns out to be the one thing that could wake up Rumple, and then proclaim to him that she'll turn him into a hero - crazy stuff! I always found Arthur quite fishy, mostly because he seemed almost too eager to help at first, and I know that other characters on the show are there solely for the purpose of helping, like the dwarves for instance, but he just seemed to be pushy about it almost, and way too polite, which is often a tell tale sign xD But I do like that they went that way with such an iconic character as Arthur, and as the episodes continue you'll get to see how and why he came to be a villain, or "villain", cos I feel like he's sort of somewhere in between, he for sure has Camelot's best interests at heart, but he's also too selfish to do the right thing concerning Emma/Snow/David and the rest of them. Also, you have to appreciate the irony of him taking and hiding the toad stool from David back in Camelot only to have David find it back in Storybrooke where Arthur has no clue what it even is! Loved the bit with Regina and Zelena as well, Zelena is just always such a laugh, even when she's utterly psychotic xD Love how this season is kind of like season 1 turned upside down, what with Emma being the Dark One, Regina being a hero, Rumple having the chance of being the purest of all heroes and just everything being so different, it's really cool, and done very well I think! Looking forward to your next reaction :) Keep staying safe :)

Alex A Alvarenga

Fantastic reaction as usual does anybody know when the next Once Upon a Time reaction video will upload the super curious