Her powerset is definitely undefined. Suddenly in the premiere episode she could fly, turn metallic, and kill people with a sonic scream, all out of nowhere. I could easily see the show saying “She can levitate other objects too”. The fact that she used her sonic scream on these floating boulders makes me think her…

Maybe. she certainly does seem to have an unusual powerset. OTOH the boulders levitating occurred while she was supposedly drained of power by that lens thingee (hence her inability to transform into Necromancer mode when she awakened from the simulation). i don’t think the Mithracis would’ve gone thru with their plan…

Wait, you’re assuming that pettiness, impulsivity and vindictiveness are the learned behaviors? Try assuming the opposite and see if Campion makes more sense as a character.

She never wanted the Dark One-ness to be permanent, though. Her plan was to get it out of Killian as soon as she could. So that kind of long-game lie wouldn't have been effective when one day all of a sudden he's not immortal.

Inherently unstable? Monarchy has been the single most common form of government since written records began, dating back millennia. And I don't know how you would rate the intelligence of various forms of government.

(1) I liked them referencing Dr. Whale's hair color change (due to his being a zombie on iZombie)

You noticed how Zelena stabbed him right? If you wipe his memory again and he gets hit by a truck, he's going to notice all that immortality he's got.

I saw the C+ before the episodes and could not understand why it was rated so low while watching Birth, which was fantastic. But yeah, pairing it with The Bear King wasn't a good move. I just wanted to get back to Emma and Hook.

I wouldn't call "The Bear King" the best. But that convoluted writing featured in the ending of "Birth" was a horror to behold. I'm curious. How was it that Hook never sensed that he was or one of "the Dark Ones" upon their return to Storybrooke? Despite Emma's memory wipe, he should have become aware of the…

I like Zelena, but I think it's more because of how much fun Rebecca Mader is obviously having.

Charming killed Percival early in Camelot. Emma killed Cruella by pushing her off the cliff. Rumple thought he killed magic-less Zelena at the end of S3. He also killed himself and Pan before that. He crushed Tamara's heart. Pan killed Greg. Tamara "killed" August and the Dragon Dude. The show wanted us to believe…

I think I can stand Belle as she isn't a threat to our core characters' interactions, unless you count any interference with Rumple. But then I don't really see him as completely core, in the sense of being part of the same group as Regina/Emma etc. who are bound by bizarre family bonds (ignoring the Grandpa bit, as…

Yeah, Hook's hook isn't well done at all if you look at it too closely. Or look at it at all.

Belle I find better than Hook if only as she seldom threatens to take the focus away from Emma/Regina. I may not ship them, but I do think that their relationship, and by extension theirs with Henry, and with Snow Whine and Prince Gormless, are the heart of the show. Hook needs a shave - both on his chin and his…

So you're saying Hook and Robin should get together instead? Because I approve of that.

No, you're not. That's a ship I want to sink. And yes, Robin/Regina is unwatchable. I keep hoping that one day she's going to find another man with the same tattoo and realise that she was going after the wrong guy this whole time.
I'm not a Swan Queen shipper either because I think those people are the same sort who…

I've never been that much of a hook fan I hope he stays dark. I need them to kill of Arthur and Zelena their not even entertaining villains. I love that Dr. Whale came back in his Blaine get up love it. So Ruby and Mulan are the couple we finally get. I was kinda hoping it would be Mulan Merida but still good.
Emma…

Hook and Emma have had some nice scenes together but I've never felt the actors have any chemistry together, which makes the big plot twist about Emma creating a second Dark One to save her great love - while clever and unforeseen - kind of hard to care about from my perspective. And they really have de-fanged Hook…

Dr Whale is totally Blaine right? I mean like his hair and attitude and everything! :D

Am I the only one who is really not on board the Captain Swan? Like I want to run a mile from it. I like Hook. I love Emma. I so dislike them together.