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Once Upon a Time S05E03: Siege Perilous (Full Reaction) (Patreon)

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2025-08-30 13:00:19
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Heroes in Camelot work to free Merlin; when David goes on a quest to retrieve a magical relic, Arthur insists on coming along.

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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Siege Perilous- Another fantastic reaction for a phenomenal episode! Thank you very much, Reds!! I absolutely love this episode a lot!! It's fantastic, and definitely the first of my favorites from this season! It has its flaws of course, but I still absolutely love it! :) First... I absolutely love Killian's strength to resist Emma's pull and seduction... As much as I love seeing him and Emma together! But of course... I want them to be together under the right circumstances. I also really love, love, love seeing Killian's strength and his humility upon him admitting how he really had wronged and hurt Rumple way back when they first met so many years ago. How he was the villain in that story back then, until now... As he has grown to become a true hero. Once again proving to us as viewers that he would remain a hero even if he were to lose Emma permanently, and that he loves Emma because she has helped him to find the good in him and has helped him to bring the good back out. He isn't willing to risk becoming a villain again and to give up on all of his hard work to become the man he wants to be, just to be with Emma as she is now, and who is now trying to seduce him into becoming evil again because she has become evil. I absolutely love, love, love Killian's story arc this season, especially within this Camelot arc!!! Killian's story arc throughout this episode is my favorite arc for sure, without a doubt! :) Also... I love seeing all of these fairy tale characters be more human than they are in their Disney movies. And Once Upon a Time really excels at this. We've seen this from way back in season one. Like we saw with David especially when he was struggling so much with his love for Mary Margaret, while having false memories of his love for Kathryn. And David made some really big mistakes that Charming most certainly never would have made. So did Mary Margaret. We see this time and time again with so many characters, including Rumple and Belle too. Killian, Emma, Regina, etc... I love it! And now... I will say that upon King Arthur being revealed to be a villain... This really, really took me aback in the beginning. It breaks my heart a little too. I didn't like really like this twist at first, in spite of the end scene between Arthur and his squire being really intriguing and well acted, especially by Liam Garrigan who plays Arthur. Because while Arthur is evil for manipulating his squire, as well as our heroes, especially David, so completely in both this present day storyline, as well as within the backstory too, I can really understand why Grif believed in him and was so devoted to him and to Camelot, even unto death. Arthur's conviction is so strong in this scene. But with this being said... I deeply love all of the Arthurian Legends, and King Arthur has always been a hero, whom I deeply love and admire. I have loved the King Arthur legends very deeply since I first read them when I was young and in school. So, to see him twisted to be made into a villain here in Once Upon a Time... It has made me a tad bit upset at first. Like I said way back in my thoughts for throughout the Neverland arc, Pan was another villain that I didn't like the idea of him being a villain at first either. However, I quickly came around to really loving the change with Pan because it definitely makes sense, especially with Hook slowly becoming a hero throughout season three. And because Robbie Kay plays Pan so brilliantly! And the twist in his character is absolutely brilliant! With Arthur... Him being a villain for me at first just didn't work. At least not at first, and Arthur does come to annoy so many fans of Once Upon a Time from here on out, which is too bad. However, after I've really thought about his role throughout the storylines within this episode and in the episodes to come, the more I really have come to enjoy this twist. Or at least... Maybe understand it far more than I first did. It just makes sense, especially for all that's to come, and it's great! And now of course since I've seen this episode and the rest throughout season five a hundred times, I've really have come to like this twist with Arthur being the villain more and more. He does annoy me at times too, but not quite as much as he annoys most everyone else. Back to this episode once again... I didn't suspect Arthur to be a villain throughout this episode until the revelation came when we see that Arthur had stolen the Crimson Crown from David when he saved him upon David finding the toadstool among the things that had fallen out of Griff's bag of things he had stolen from the reliquary. I definitely should have suspected it, because there are definitely subtle clues leading up to Arthur being revealed to be a villain, especially with the fishiness of how Arthur failed to help David sooner on their quest to retrieve the Crimson Crown and how it suddenly came to be missing. But I suppose because I've only ever seen Arthur as a hero, I just didn't want to see the signs that were hinted to him being a villain throughout the episode. And then in the end... Arthur is really seen as a villain when he asks his loyal squire, Grif... to drink the poison of the Agrabahn vipers in order to keep his secret that he is a traitor to the crown. I didn't like this scene, aside from Liam Garrigan's fantastic acting, until I became used to the idea of Arthur being a villain. And since then, this scene in this episode is great, and really well acted like I said above. And I feel bad for Grif, who is seduced into taking his own life upon Arthur using his love for Camelot against him. So cruel, and yet so brilliant. Now... I really love the meaning of "Siege Perilous"... An empty seat reserved for a knight with the purest heart and the one destined to carry out the most sacred of quests. Which in the end, is rewarded to David for his heroism in an effort to seek out the Crimson Crown in the hope that they would be able to communicate with Merlin in spite of his imprisonment inside the tree. And for his drive and strength to fight even when all hope seems lost. Unfortunately, Arthur only rewards David more so, in order to distract him and the rest of the heroes from discovering the truth about him not being the King the heroes all believe him to be. And this breaks my heart because we see just how proud David is, and how much David truly needed this uplift upon feeling so useless and powerless ever since Emma's become the Dark One. However, I really love this moment for David, because he certainly deserves the honor. I just feel bad for him because it is nothing more than a deception. Regarding David being all smiles whenever Arthur is around... I think it's just because like he tells Arthur... Arthur is a bit of a legend, and someone he deeply admires. He's basically starstruck. That's all. Next... We also learn that Lancelot is somehow still alive, after we have believed him to be dead all this time since the reveal of his supposed death back in season two's episode, titled... Lady of the Lake, when Cora reveals to Emma and Mary Margaret that she had killed him. And no... We never do in fact see him die or received confirmation of his death, which indicates it is certainly possible that this truly is Lancelot. I was surprised to see Lancelot return to the show again, and I did like his character back in this first episode with him in season two. And now, I like how he appears to Mary Margaret with the big reveal that Arthur is the real villain of Camelot. The question is... Can Lancelot be trusted? Very interesting for sure. Do I like this twist that Lancelot is still alive after all this time? It's okay. I don't mind it so much. It definitely makes us wonder who we can truly trust. Now... I really enjoy David's and Arthur's quest to find the Crimson Crown, and David's brief battle against the phantom knights. I love how David struggles throughout this episode upon feeling useless, which leads him on such a quest. I love how his struggles are shown within both his Camelot storyline and in his Storybrooke storyline as well. Arthur tags along with David on both of his quests in order to keep David from succeeding. In Camelot, Arthur steals the toadstool. And it isn't until they're all back in Storybrooke that David finds the Crimson Crown on the ground partially covered up by the tent flap, and David believes that it had been among the items Grif had supposedly stolen. Also... I really love their talk about how they are known for specific aspects within their fairy tale and legend, like Prince Charming is mostly remembered for waking a sleeping princess, while Arthur is remembered for pulling a sword from a stone. In David's case... In the Disney movie... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and in most Snow White stories, Prince Charming is sadly only known for waking Snow White with True Love's Kiss. Even though, David in reality is known for so much more. He just doesn't believe so right now because he has lost his confidence in himself for now. Whereas, Arthur is actually known for so much more than just pulling Excalibur from the stone. Even in all the legends about him. However, I love how they both long to be remembered for more. :) I also really like the scenes with David, Mary Margaret, Emma, Regina, Belle, Arthur, and Zelena as they're all looking for ways to free Merlin. And I love the banter once again between Regina and Zelena as well, when Regina finally allows Zelena to talk so they can discuss hers and Robin's baby. As for the present storyline in Storybrooke... I love the very first scene of the episode when Emma appears in the mines to the dwarfs to steal Happy's ax so that she can try to use it to destroy the stone Excalibur is trapped in. I just love the eeriness Emma continues to bring as the Dark One in this scene. And this brings me to my favorite moments throughout this episode... Now, like I've spoken about above... I absolutely love every scene between Killian and Emma aboard the Jolly Roger. Again, Emma continues to be eerie as she's spending the afternoon with Killian, not just to learn from him about his past with Rumplestiltskin before he became the Dark One so she could get ahold of Killian's sword that touched Rumple when he was still a man so she would be able to wake him, but also so she can continue to try to seduce Killian into being with her while she's the Dark One. I love how Killian continues to resist Emma's temptations, although it's sad that he finally has to lie to Emma about having loved her in the past tense in order to get her to let him go. Because we know that he still loves her very deeply. But I love how he recognizes that he can't love her now, until she is freed from the Darkness. Because Killian knows that Belle has failed so far with Rumple despite her continuous love for him. Killian just wants the real Emma back. The Emma he helped to break down her walls and the woman who saved him from his own darkness he has struggled with his whole life. Who pulled him back from being a villain. I love, love, love the moment Killian becomes angry with Emma upon tiring of her games, as he states how he had been the villain in Emma's tale about him and Rumplestiltskin back when Rumple had still been a good man, knowing he had helped create the Dark One in Rumplestiltskin when he held his sword and threatened the good man he had been. His story about humiliating Rumple by using his sword to touch him back when Rumple had been a weak and vulnerable man, is how Emma knew she could use Killian's cutlass to wake Rumple. She must have already suspected she would need to get something from Killian to wake him, given that Killian is the only person still alive who knew Rumple when he was still a mortal man, before he became the Dark One. Killian's story just gave Emma the tool she would need to wake Rumple. I also love how Killian's story shows that Killian really is remorseful over his actions that day, and truly remorseful for all of his evil deeds. Such phenomenal acting from Colin O'Donoghue all throughout these scenes between him and Emma, and this particular scene being my very favorite scene within this episode!! :) And in regards to Killian's love for Emma... Killian does truly and deeply love the woman and Savior she was before she became the Dark One. As was revealed back in season three's episode, titled... Good Form, we learn that Killian was a good and honorable man before he became a pirate and Captain Hook. However, the loss of his brother and then the loss of Milah at Rumplestiltskin's hand caused him to bury the good man he was deep down inside himself, and from episodes throughout seasons two and three, we come to see the good in Hook fighting to come back. We saw that Hook never lost sight of the good and longed to become a hero again, but struggled greatly to find the hero inside of him again. It is because of Emma that he was finally able to become the hero Killian is now. To become Killian Jones again, as well as to bring honor to the name of Captain Hook. So yes... Killian loves Emma for all she's done for him. As his love and his Savior, Emma has allowed for him to find the good in him and to find his happy ending. This is one reason why I love Killian so much as a character, and why I absolutely love Killian and Emma so much. Why Killian and Emma are my all time favorite True Love couple throughout this show! They're incredible!! :) Next... I also love the moments between Killian and Robin as well!! Especially when they're looking at the sonogram of Robin's and Zelena's baby. I absolutely love Killian's confusion and frustrations with technology. So funny. :) But more so... I love how Killian comes to Robin seeking help to break into Emma's home so they discover what she hiding in the basement of her home. And lastly... I also really love the moment in the end when Emma returns to wake Gold using Hook's cutlass, as Rumplestiltskin as the voice inside her head mocks her for crushing Hook's heart beneath her impractical boot heel. Now... Gold is finally awake again once Emma crushes the cutlass into dust that enters Rumple's body upon enacting a spell to wake him. I was quite intrigued by the mystery behind why Emma needed Gold when I first saw this episode, and why it was she needed to talk with Killian to find something that had touched Rumple as a man before he became the Dark One... Killian's cutlass. Overall... This is an absolutely fantastic episode! I really love it!! And a lot happens in it that is most definitely intriguing. Thank you so much once more for your reaction for this episode, my dear friend! Sincerely, Heidi