Home
Creators
Search Recent Missing Random
Posts
Search DMs Popular Hash Lookup Tags Random
Importer
Import FAQ
Register Favorites Keys Review DMs Logout
Community
Telegram ThePornDude
Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

Once Upon A Time 3x09 - "Save Henry" Full Reaction (Patreon)

Published:
2022-01-06 07:50:04
Imported:
2026-06
Tags:
haven't archived this post yet. have a subscription? use the importer!

Content

Link: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZIJ2F0ZbNgWvUJT8x0zOziwjQoUlSn5pPvV

Files

Previews only

Comments

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Save Henry- Thank you so much for another reaction! I enjoy this episode. It's not as good as those I feel are my favorites this season of course, or even a number of other episodes either. However, it's still acted really well by everyone around, especially by Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, and Robbie Kay too. My favorite moment in this episode is easily when Regina steals back Henry's heart from Pan, upon admitting to Pan, as well as to Emma and Mary Margaret that she has no regrets for all the pain she has caused in the past because her casting the curse and bringing them to Storybrooke allowed for her to adopt Henry. I really appreciate the overall idea just to be able to see how strong Regina's love for Henry really is. However, this moment also saddens me too, because it is revealed that Regina has no regrets even for killing her father, or for casting the curse that has hurt so many people. Not to mention for killing so many people in her past as the Evil Queen. It's a little unsettling. And I also kind of hate this moment too. I think I just love this moment... simply because I love seeing how much she truly does love Henry, and seeing her kick Pan's butt. I love seeing the strength she truly possesses. Regina is certainly growing. She's slowly changing into a better person, and after all the evil she's committed, of course her redemption is going to take a lot of work. And this is why I feel like her regrets are just as you said. That perhaps she has yet to come to the point of feeling such regret. Or at least... she hasn't come to the point of allowing herself to feel such regret. We've seen how torn up Regina felt after killing her own father, and we've seen her feel shame and remorse in the past. I think she simply chooses to suppress her guilt and remorse, because she doesn't yet truly understand it. Next... I also really love the group scene when everyone works together to get themselves out of Neverland as they cast Pan's shadow into the Jolly Roger's sail, then seeing Hook finally begin to sail them all home at last, along with Tinker Bell, Wendy, and the Lost Boys too. As for the whole backstory with Regina adopting Henry... I really love it all for the most part. I think it's sweet, and this backstory is definitely my favorite storyline throughout this episode. However, a small part of me feels a slight bit of dislike for it as well because at the time, Regina is still the Evil Queen, who still relishes in the pleasure of making everyone else miserable. Therefore, I almost don't like seeing her find any kind of happiness either. And therefore... I really appreciate that the creators and writers had baby Henry cry whenever Regina held him, as a way of showing us that Henry sensed Regina was evil and that he didn't trust Regina to love him for awhile. Showing us that baby Henry needed to feel a mother's love from Regina before he could feel her as his mother. And in the end... Regina proves to him as much as she was able to at the time, that she did in fact love him. And while she casts a forgetting spell so she could love her son and not worry about the future and threat to her happiness, which as we all know Emma was the threat... I like the cute story she tells to baby Henry as she brews the potion. Now... I also love that Hook offers Henry his quarters aboard the Jolly Roger once they all get back to his ship. It is a sweet little moment and as you know... I love and appreciate all scenes with Hook, no matter how small they are. I have to admit... a part of me feels this episode isn't as good as it could have been, had they included Hook more, but then I also see that his character isn't necessary to be a part of this episode any more than the few moments we see of him. You know I love him. :) I really love the moments with Tinker Bell as well, especially when she receives the pixie dust from Wendy, then as Regina comes over and tells her that it's begun to glow because Tink has begun to believe in herself. I love it! I love Tink! And then... I absolutely love, love, love the scenes between Regina and Rumplestiltskin/Gold like always. I love that Gold still acts impish and smug with Regina when she comes to him seeking to adopt a child, then complains to him about how he came to do so and who the child's mother was, even though Gold never was actually awake until Emma first arrives in Storybrooke and spoke her name to Granny when she's checking in at Granny's Bed and Breakfast. While Regina suspects Gold knew more than he was letting on... he really didn't, even though he has always acted just as smug even when he was cursed, as when he's his true self. He's so brilliant. Also... I love that Regina comes to learn that Henry's birth mother is quite possibly a threat to her upon Sidney finding out for her that she was found as a baby just outside of Storybrooke the very day the curse was cast and Storybrooke was created. This is a brilliant twist to the storyline revealed way back in the Pilot episode when Emma first arrives in Storybrooke. I absolutely love this! And it's great how this episode reveals that Regina didn't know Emma was the Savior destined to break her curse for quite awhile throughout season one because she had taken the forgetting potion in order to make herself forget about the truth as to who Henry's birth mother really was once she figures it out. I also like that we get to see Storybrooke again for a bit and characters like Archie and Granny, as well as hear Sidney's voice too. Also... I always love the beautiful moments between Emma and her parents, whether they be just between Emma and Mary Margaret, Emma and David, or Emma with both of her parents. They're so sweet and quite beautiful. Once again... I have to admit that I don't really like that Neal is so suddenly on his father's side again, and that they're immediately so loving the moment Neal releases his father from Pandora's Box. I know Rumple has proven to Neal he loves him and will do anything for Henry too, but their relationship has been so strained and so full of distrust for so long, that to see them suddenly act as though everything is completely fine between them now has thrown me a bit. And I don't trust it. It's not that I don't like this sweet moment between them, because it's a beautiful father/son moment. But it's just weird to me more than anything else. And it's mostly because Neal has been so wishy washy towards his feelings for his father in the wrong kind of way that's fees a lot more than him struggling to love Rumple again after Rumple did so much to hurt him, and I really don't like it. I hope that makes sense. And lastly... of course Pan isn't through yet. He and Henry have now switched bodies and Pan is pretending to be Henry, while Henry is trapped inside Pan's body that is now trapped inside Pandora's Box. Not good, but what a great twist. It's interesting seeing Jared Gilmore acting as Pan and to see him act evil. Because we've seen Jared acting as a sweet boy for two and a half seasons now, so this is different in a really good way. Can Jared Gilmore achieve skills enough to pass himself off as Pan, while Robbie Kay is so much more the better actor between the two? I think it most certainly works, and far better than the examples of body swaps you talk about from Charmed. But you will have to judge this for yourself, of course. As to how Pan is able to switch bodies with Henry... Pan switched with him when their eyes glowed while he was still holding onto Henry's shadow, just before Henry in Pan's body is pulled into Pandora's Box. You see Pan's eyes light up as he is staring coldly at Henry to enact the body switch, then Henry's eyes light up as Pan enters his body, and finally Pan's eyes light up again upon Henry entering Pan's body. I really love this moment! Overall... a good episode and I am so happy to have watched your reaction for it, so thank you again, Dodo! I look forward to more like always. Until next time... Sincerely, Heidi

Miss Tickle

From this episode onwards, Henry & Regina's relationship becomes my favourite thing on the show. Like you, I just get so teary eyed towards the end when Regina sort of tucks Henry in (before it all goes wrong, oops).

Miguelito

It sucks that we find out that Regina doesn’t regret any of those horrible things she’s done in her past. The only thing I take away from this scene is the strength of Regina’s love for Henry. I truly believe that she really loves Henry and this episode proved it. I agree with your idea on her redemption arc, she has to feel guilty and learn the chaos she caused. I loved Neverland, but I miss Storybrooke and I am glad that the group is returning home. You guessed it! Pan was able to switch bodies with Henry before he gets trapped in Pandora’s Box. Such a great twist in my opinion! I hope that you enjoy this storyline. :)