User blog comment:Jdg98/6.21/22 - "The Final Battle" Review/@comment-30564209-20170517210503

Hi, I'm Rena, I'll be reviewing your review. How are you doing, Lady Junky? Cos I really want to know.

Ok that is so absolutely fucking true about 3.22 being the perfect wrap-up for all of the core characters of the show. The last three seasons have been a complete waste, with every arc ending with the characters as normal as when they first started the story, like any given episode of any given cartoon show. They should have chosen to end the narrative with that season and start anew in season 4, when the future of the series was more guaranteed, when Rumple had already fulfilled his purpose of finding his son - who then perished - and married Belle, when Robin hadn't been completely ruined by season 4, when Snowing had already had their baby - heck, Ginny and Josh could have left right there and then to be full-time fat parents instead of being continually sidelined. The author's story could have worked well with a narrative starring an adult Henry, and there - hopefully - wouldn't have been the messes of fake Marian, Lily, Camelot, Will Scarlet and the land of untold stories. But anyway...

Tbh I don't remember nearly enough of the s6 premiere to even argue that Rumbelle didn't get the best moments. Woteva. Lol I didn't get the wedding problem in 6.02. Ha. Ooo nice with the impalings. I feel like I've been so disconnected from the season as a whole and missed out on so many things you guys apparently took notice of. There are legit entire scenes of several episodes I haven't seen thanks to the livestream always being laggy, and countless more scenes I simply didn't bother to pay attention to.

Lmao, Belle's tape. I take it that's a reference to 13 Reasons Why even though I have yet to watch the series or finish the book - and I wanna do both. I read the first 27 pages. Was enjoying it greatly. Awww sad no Dr. Lydgate reference.

"Hey when was the last time we spoke?"; "Bitch when was the first time we spoke?" - I laughed. Who the fuck is Dwsherlockfan even, what's the story there? I also don't get what the image of the feet is alluding to after Adam and Eddy say they wanted to have some fun with the wish characters. And was Robin's age never explained? Who's Alex? Oh, Rousseau.

Interesting that you liked having the Evil Queen about, I was just never particularly enthused about her. Lol was I seriously the only one who enjoyed 6.15? So that Spongebob meme is becoming a thing, huh? Keep seeing it online. I don't remember the throwback, sorry. Wait, what episode is that orange title card from? I expect answers to all my questions that I could just be asking you in real time on Messenger.

Ok that Belle meme is perfect. On to the finale itself. What was even the title card for it? Sigh, I should rewatch at some point, but really don't feel like it. Yh I love that AD! episode. Wait, how is Fiona Henry's fourth mother? Who was the third? Oh, the separated Evil Queen? Right. Isn't it strange how it appears they have spent years in that curse but it's literally just a few hours? I mean, I presume Henry wakes up in that rooftop at the same time that Emma first appears in a nuthouse and Fiona in the mayoral office.

Ok did you start noticing stuff like who opens an act etc. since you started your film studies? Lol I can't believe you're taking issue with "oatmeal raisin cookies". Were you happy then when the detective in episode 6.16 of DH legit took no time whatsoever with her phone call and could not possibly have heard whoever was on the other line say that Penny had checked herself into a hotel using her parents' credit card? Lol ISIS. And what is it with Belle and finales starting with s4? In s4 she missed 4.20 and 4.21. In season 5, she missed the last 3 eps altogether, after spending 2 eps sleeping. This season, same as s4, gone from eps 20 and 21. It's just hard to think that, when watching a finale episode, Belle's last appearance had taken place 3 eps prior to it. She did take pictures, though. Good for her. I thought that was funny.

Had to google Big Boo but somehow I knew it'd be an Orange character. Ok I'ma stop here and get some sleep.

Re. Hey, is that still a thing? Prolly, it was so ingrained in us. Hehe just the other day I watched the musical with my goddaughters, one who's seen the show, one who hasn't, and the one who didn't was puzzled by Emma and her parents being the same age, which to us is just so normal now. I actually thought about all that watching the episode, that the reasoning behind Belle not being around would have been that she and Gideon are the same age, and that's also why there is no discernible bond between Gold and Mayor Fiona. Guess not though, cos none of that is addressed.

How the fuck even did you only now realize Henry leaving his shoe behind was a Cinderella reference? I only ask because I too took forever, but it still struck me a couple years ago, so I'm surprised you didn't witness that and just went with it too.

Tbh the most hilarious Belle pic is the very last one. Who TF poses like that? She's slouching forward with one hand over her hip and a stupid smile on her face, you can just tell she's trolling. Lol remember when Belle did act like a clumsy troll in season 3B for no reason? Was that supposed to be cute?

I wonder if JMo is allowed to keep one red leather jacket... Ok "now me" also made me laugh. Stopping at the end of part 1, as I've told you.

Re again. So I'm rewatching the episode as I have dinner, and something that you didn't comment on upsets me a fair bit, which is the fact that, post-teaser, they start showing the guest credits during the wedding bit, only to continue them after the curse has struck. I hate that, for some reason. Like, just do "guest starring", ALL OF IT, continuously AFTER the curse has hit. It's also happened before, though I've forgotten when, featuring some subtitle (like "Enchanted Forest, Many Years Ago") between the guest credits too, and oh Lord how I loathe that. Also how they still do "Part One and Two Written By Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz", even though they don't do separate credits for the producers who act as producers in both episodes. Effing. Retarded.

Bobby unfollowed Jmo? Wot? I need the tea. The crumpets too. Oh yeah, all those characters teased in the season 5 finale... Tbh whom did we get? Captain Nemo... is that it? No Gulliver, no Don Quixote... Fuck you OUaT. God I despise Tiger Lily's face, I'm sorry Tiger Lily's portrayer. But also not cos you're not very charismatic. Just like Aladdin and Jasmine. And the Black Fairy. Come to think of it I hate every new recurrer this season except for Gideon. Gideon's cute. Not nearly as hot as Joe makes him out to be, but cute.

Why didn't burning the book automatically kill everyone in it? I fail to see the logic of this episode's premise. Jasmine and the bombs made me laugh too. I never wished for Alice to be Jasmine, just for Cyrus to be Aladdin. Not really the same thing.

I just love gay Charming running gags. Bless Lilly Sparks for that. I wonder what if she would've said about this episode and the musical. Lol the little dog. What even is that show gonna be like...? Wow, it legit takes Belle THAT long to appear? I honestly thought she'd be locked up like she was in season 1, another throwback. Fiona prolly just took Gideon's heart out again somehow as the curse hit.

So Fiona's death breaks the curse but doesn't stop Gideon from targeting Emma. Sure, that doesn't seem the least bit arbitrary. A mega-powerful, curse-to-end-all-curses that breaks down the barriers between magic and lack of magic is broken by her demise, but not a simple task? It also sorta just hit me that the final battle teased in the very first episode is between Emma and Gideon... well okay then. I actually have no opinion about that, it just sorta hadn't dawned on me yet. God did Belle twisting her ankle ever piss me the fuck off...

Emma has Meg Griffin syndrome, she needs those beanies. Lol the Rapunzel cameo. Hehe "I am woman..." I never actually considered that Gideon might be turned back into a baby but yeah, cute that he did. Weird as fuck, but cute. I don't really get Emma's "death" and revival. Whatever. Yep, the good and evil also confused. Maybe it's everyone? Cos they were all kinda doing the right thing? But also Joe, what did you actually think of the final battle itself, as in, the climax? Cos, pretty meh, amirite? Unsurprisingly.

Ok I had to google Wilby. OUaV is coming back? I haven't even finished it...

Hehe loved the ending. Great review. Long as all hell, obviously, took me 3 days to finish reading it, but very on-point.