Once Upon A Time, S01E22
Emma finally believed in magic once Henry was in a coma after eating the poisoned turnover. She confronted the Queen about her actions and asked her to fix the situation, but Regina couldn't do anything without magic. The two went to Mr. Gold for help, who gave Emma a sword and told her where to find the last bit of magic snuck into the Storybrooke world. The magic was in an egg, which was hidden in the belly of a dragon held in secret underground location by the Queen. Emma managed to reduce the beast to ash and get the egg, but Mr. Gold tricked her into handing the egg over to him. Emma and the Queen didn't have the time to take it back from him because the hospital called with news about Henry. When it looked like Henry was dead, Emma gave him a kiss that cured him and removed the curse. All around town, everyone remembered their original lives. However, Gold used the last bit of magic in a well that can bring back lost things. We also saw the story of how Charming saved Snow from her own poison apple and how they were engaged.
As much as I wanted Emma to believe in Henry, I was just a little disappointed in the way that she realized that the stories were true and who the Mayor really was. It just seemed so simple that she would hold the fairy tale book once again and only at that moment would the truth be revealed to her. Then again, August did say that Emma was only seeing what she wanted to see, so I guess if she had even the faintest desire to want to see past the illusion of the curse, that was when she would come to her "senses." I got over this disappointment when Emma took the Mayor into a closet and was throwing her around. It was funny and it was nice to see that after all the crap that the Mayor had pulled. Most of all, it was nice to see the Mayor defeated by her own game and Emma the one calling the shots. Of course, since Emma is new to the game, she had no idea what to do to help Henry (since the Queen was useless then), but I knew that Mr. Gold would be able to help.
You gotta love how Gold was putting the Queen in the corner when Emma went to him for help. He basically told her to shut up and let Emma handle everything. Made me laugh. Gold wasn't surprised that Emma had realized the curse was real and already had her father's sword prepared for her to take. This man really was just sitting around until things just fell into place for him. It doesn't surprise me at all that he managed to hoard some magic into their current world, but it did surprise me that it was in a dragon that existed in both worlds.
The scene where Charming puts the egg into the dragon and Emma is trying to retrieve it were so similar that I got irritated that they kept switching back and forth. I like when the stories from both worlds blend, but this was too much. What was good about those scenes was seeing Kristin Bauer as Maleficent again. She doesn't have much of a role on this show, but I think she plays a witch quite well. It's too bad she had to be a dragon in both worlds. How is it that she remained a beast in the other world as well? I suppose that everyone was reborn in the way that the Queen saw fit and that was how she chose to keep her. Still, Gold must have really been scheming well to know that the Queen would bring her to Storybrooke in that form so that he would have a way to get his egg back.
Unlike her father, Emma was not an impressive dragon slayer (not that he was there to kill it). She thought it would be a better idea to shoot at the dragon before she used the sword that Gold (someone who freaking knows how the magic world works) gave her to use. But I'll give Emma a break because it's not common knowledge on how one should defeat a dragon. I wasn't too impressed that one random throw of the sword landed in the dragon's belly and destroyed it. Emma basically ran around for a little bit and threw the sword one time and won. I wanted her to work a little more for it. It was supposed to be the cure for Henry's condition anyway.
I loved that Mr. Gold so easily stole the egg from Emma and had the Queen tied up. Everything he does is so simple, yet it is very smart. I mean, he didn't have to hide the egg himself in the magic world, nor did he have to do the work to get it back in the other world. The Queen was a fool not to buddy up with Gold better; he's the one with the smarts to make everything move according to his own wishes.
Since a kiss worked on Snow before, it was not too surprising that Henry came back to life from Emma's kiss. I expected more of a big reaction from the townspeople as they regained their memories and less of Regina's easy retreat back to her empty mansion. I would have at least loved to see someone throw some old fruit at her for all the crap she's done! But the biggest fireworks from the curse being lifted were Snow and Charming embracing each other in the middle of the street. I wish that it moved me as much as it should. I was still unable to forget about Charming as David, the weasel. But I'm sure that Snow has no intentions of ever holding that against him. At least "David" as we know it is gone. I will miss, MM, though.
I think I was more moved by Belle finding Gold and their reunion. It was even sweeter when Belle realized who she was and they both said that they loved each other. Of course, that moment was diminished by the fact that Rump seemed to be bringing back magic to their world for nefarious reasons. There was something very sinister about that purple smoke rolling over the town. It looked more like a new curse than Rump simply bringing back magic to their lives. However, it must have been just that because the Queen looked upon the fog with satisfaction. Nothing good can come out of her having her powers back.
I wonder what will happen to Jefferson after he arranged for Belle to escape and sent word to Gold that the Queen was behind her being locked up (and seeming to be dead)? The curse has been lifted, so he should go back to being with his daughter, but surely the Queen won't let him get away. He also seemed to have something to do with Henry taking a turn for the worst before Emma saved him. I hate that he needed to get at Henry to punish the Queen, but he is a little obligated after the way she used him as she did.
Lastly, I just wanted to say that I expected a little more emotion when Charming awoke Snow from her kiss. Snow woke up so casually, and Charming just as casually responded to her being alive again. Neither of them knew that would happen! Why weren't they more shocked?? And Charming should have shown a little more joy and appreciation, rather than be almost cocky about curing her curse. Maybe it was just me, but I was bothered by that scene.
I wish that the season finale was twice as long because they were just starting to get into some new drama! We knew that Henry would be saved, but it took nearly the whole episode to see him cured. I wanted to know more about Rump's ultimate plan and what he has in store now that the curse is lifted. He has Belle back at his side, but he surely doesn't look like a man who is going to kick back and enjoy his happily ever after. There was little shown of everyone's reactions to their memories being returned, and I desperately wanted to see what they thought about how they had conducted their lives for the last 28 years. And of course, I wanted to see the Queen pay more for her crimes beyond losing Henry. I simply can't wait to see what Gold has up his sleeve and what the Queen will do to try to regain her position on top. It was a good finale, but they left me wanting for a lot more!
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