I wanted to do a post about last week’s
episode, but I got lost in everything I had to do. Then I figured that an hour
episode might be easier to talk about compared to a two hour one, so here goes.
Episode 10 was titled the "Fall" and I feel it was appropriately
titled. Mostly seeing how the curse fell from the sky and into everyone's eyes.
I felt that this episode was really a filler paving the way for what the second
half of the season is going to be and the calm before the storm. There was also
no concept of time in this episode because everyone had enough time for a
thousand goodbyes when the curse was right upon them.
In this episode there was barely
any Snow Queen. Just her appearance in the beginning with striking a deal with
Rumpelstiltskin and at the end as the curse is descending. I guess she thought
her work was done and she would hide from the rest of the town until they had
all destroyed one another. Though I enjoyed the vision of the cursed sky since
they always seems to be storm clouds and purple. It was kind of like the night
sky in a way with all that twinkling of broken glass, though I how it entered
the buildings was a bit weird. One question I do have is why is Rumple immune
and not Regina? Could it be because she is reformed? But don’t worry everybody the
curse comes a costume change for Regina and no one else.
So besides that I will focus on the
Arendelle verse to help sort this episode out. So they unfroze and the moment
that happens in walks Hans. Hans who was frozen way before everyone else and
unfroze at the same time. He had enough time to get his brothers and plan his
takeover of the throne. I feel like in Arendelle all of the villains are
smarmy/goofy men who want the throne. I’m sorry but you are going to have to do
better than those side burns and facial hair to be a villain, no matter how
hard he’s trying. That’s why he had Blackbeard, which when did Hans have time
for that? He must have had a lot of time being frozen in a dresser to talk to
Blackbeard and his brothers.
So Anna and Kristoff want the
wishing star to get Elsa back to them unknowing of the time jump. So they are
stuck in a trunk and thrown at the bottom of the ocean next to where the parent’s
ship had gone down. Which who knew that exact spot…really? I noticed the bottle
that the parents had thrown in the ocean was conveniently next to their trunk. I
did enjoy the Kristoff and Anna in the trunk thinking they were going to die
and him not excepting of that. Also, Blackbeard’s comments about the fins made
me think of Ariel. Is she a character that is coming back because they did just
cast Ursula? I hope she does and is revamped a bit. (If you want to check out
my OUAT Ariel, you can check that out on my other blogspot or Ao3 at the
username Nonnahsshannon or Tumblr at I Dream of Shannon. How’s that for shameless
plugging).
Back to Storybrooke, they have to
find a way out or a way to protect themselves. When climbing the wall does not
work, but reveals the necklace that Elsa had lost in the beginning of the season,
it becomes a game changer. The necklace can save the town from the curse by the
dust in it or be used to locate Anna. They try the latter first and come to a
stop at a wall in the tunnels beneath the library. Where everything exists,
dragons, fairy dust, and missing sisters. So they don’t have enough time to
continue searching and I loved how Regina reminded the Charming’s what they
were all about. I love how her character is evolving over these past couple
seasons. She is not just the evil queen anymore. They had to do what was best
for their town and that was using the dust. Yet Elsa obviously tricked them giving
them rocks instead of the necklace. I mean come on she has been searching for
her sister the whole season. She is not going to give up on her and I felt that
it paralleled a lot of the OUAT relationships, where they never gave up on
someone.
So Elsa blasts open that wall and
suddenly on the beach. Which was a bit unrealistic seeing as there was a tunnel
that went in that direction just over the right of them. I noticed it the first
time they went into the tunnels following the necklace. Also I first thought they were in the Enchanted Forest because it looked different and there was no ice wall. So the glow goes out,
but Elsa does not give up on her sister and wishes her to them. Once the
wishing star was mentioned the necklace popped into my mind, especially after
Blackbeard said it had been purchased. So the wish brings her sister to Emma
and Elsa on that beach. I loved the reunion mostly for the unwavering loyalty
and hope these sisters have for each other…and I was glad they were finally
reunited. I am enjoying how Elizabeth Lail brings Anna to life, the rambling is
just spot on, and they picked a great actress to play Anna. It was also weird
how the bottle came with them and they didn’t notice it, so I’m going to keep
my eye on that.
Let’s focus on Hook for a little
bit since he was up to no good this episode. His heart got taken which I feel
was a little bit unnecessary, but Rumple has to keep up appearances. I feel
like I won’t watch the show if he really dies. I mean is good looking don’t get
me wrong, but I love how dynamic his character is. I also loved that he finally
got new clothes that he didn’t take off for a couple of episodes. The hat is
beginning to get on my nerves. Couldn’t he just suck Rumple into it and be done
with it. The Blue Fairy could have helped him maybe before she got vacuumed into
the hat. He is without a heart, but not much has changed. When others did not
have their heart, they lost their feelings. I feel like it is different for
every character, but that makes it more confusing. He still has feelings for
Emma despite not having a heart?
I am also glad that they resolved
the Emma-Snow tension. Snow told Emma of how she is accepted being special and
also finally got to hold Neal. So then they were locked up and the curse fell.
The whole shattered sight/glass looks painful and kind of grosses me out. I do
enjoy how they merged the tale with the frozen storyline. If you want to check
that out, here is the link to the original story by Hans Christian Anderson. http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/972/.
Now everyone is cursed except the ones who are immune.
The Snow Queen wants her perfect
magic family that accepts her. Yet all around her the characters are accepting
of these magic characteristics. Belle accepts Rumple despite not knowing what
he is up to. Henry, David, and Mary Margaret accept Emma for who she is and
love her for it. Though Regina stated that no one besides Robin (Go Outlaw
Queen!) and Henry accept her despite the rest of the town starting to change
that. With all of this, the Snow Queen has forgotten her fallen sister, Helga.
Helga believed in her even as she accidentally froze to death and turned into a
pile of ice cubes. I feel that being accepted for who you are is the big
message of this part of the season.
So those are my thoughts about “The
Fall.” I hope that you enjoyed them. If anyone has some other theories as we
always do, let me know if you do happen to read this.
