Episode Discussion 2x14: Manhattan
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Episode Discussion 2x14: Manhattan
While Mr. Gold, Emma and Henry go in search of Gold’s son Bae in New York, Cora, Regina and Hook attempt to track down one of Rumplestiltskin’s most treasured possessions. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin realizes his destiny while fighting in the Ogres War.
Posting a little early as I'll be out tonight. Enjoy the show!
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Date: 2013-02-22 03:55 am (UTC)I don't actually care much about Emma at all. I'd be pretty neutral about her except when the go on about her being the savior and giving her magic...gah, I just end up really disliking her. B/c I haven't been made to organically feel for her, or be interested in her journey to becoming a hero for HER sake. I'd so much rather have other people as heros and their journeys. Snow hopefully growing up to to full acceptance of things she'd done wrong, Regina same and redeeming self- getting rid of "golden" crap heroes, but white/black doesn't exist.
So yea...Emma? Meh. She has her moments, there isn't a character who hasn't, and she's important to the plot, but just no feels. But I REALLY appreciated how they handled her realization of Neal=Bae. For us it was a total non-surprise, but instead of being a let down b/c of that, I think getting to see it as a surprise to everyone else was very well done. My biggest concern is how it plays into the horrid way birth vs. adoption is handled by the characters. Snow, yes, Emma, really SHOULD ASK, and I mean ASK to take Henry out of the state for days.
Overall I liked this episode on it's own, but it wasn't THE episode for me of the season as it had little to do with my favorite parts of the show (excepting I enjoy'd all the Rumple stuff especially). And as said, some of the on going tone Henry/Regina makes me nervous, I can hope it keeps getting stabbed at for a build, but I'm afraid to be optimistic. I can't say the show has ever let me down yet, truly, I'm a very glass half full person, but it is my biggest sore spot.