'Once Upon a Time' Recap: 'Only You' / 'An Untold Story'

​Written by Shae

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I finally had the chance to sit and watch the season finale of Once Upon A Time. Which, okay, I'm still three episodes behind on Supernatural, but you know, I was gone for two weeks. Life happens! And don't worry, a vacation blog is coming up! Anyway, this last week or the week before, we got two episodes! Or a two hour finale, whichever you prefer, because you're an adult and you can decide if it was one two hour finale, or two episodes.  The story line we had for the finale was, well quite unexpected. Still it did set up the next season pretty nicely. I'm not going to recap this so much as give my reaction. I'm quite shocked and weirdly okay with how the season wrapped up.

First and foremost, nobody dies! Can we take a moment and appreciate that? This whole season broke my heart with nearly every episode, so it was only fitting that the very last episode was far more gentle with my feels. It did remind me that not everyone is safe, and sometimes characters you love are brutally murdered right in front of you. For seasons, Regina flip flopped between her good and bad self. This last episode was no different, except that the queen seemed quite depressed about the whole thing. I really can't blame her; every love she had was killed right in front of her. Regina's desire to not let the "Evil Queen" out and free is commendable. She doesn't want to hurt the people she loves. That being said, my heart goes out to her. To have the person she loved more than anything die right in front of her, saving her, that's crushing. Especially when her BFF Emma gets to have her love. I'd be a bit miffed too. What I like about this show, though, is the balance they show everyone having. Like yeah, there's your loving partner, oh and also other people. It's not like a lot of stories where the love interest is somehow far more important than family or friends. Everyone matters and everyone shows that.

I really wasn't sure how I felt about this Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde storyline, but I don't hate it? I don't know. Dr. Jekyll was not what I imagined; he's very mousy. I honestly thought it was Dr. Frankenstein! Clearly, I was wrong, but that's alright. Mr. Hyde on the other hand does embody that evil, sociopathic, crazy monster of a human. I'm not a fan of him, yet I am a fan of him. Does that make sense? It probably doesn't. The shock of Dr. Jekyll actually completing his serum and splitting himself into two different people was pretty intense. I think it'll make for an interesting next season. The set up was done well, the character development was nice, and really the world they had for Hyde was pretty cool. The Steampunk flair to the whole thing was so different for the show that it felt new and so exciting!

Okay, Zelena. I really did not ever think I would love her. And yet, here I am, adoring the absolute hell out of the Wicked Witch. She's so adorable, especially with her and Regina's relationship. Finally, the two have the family they always wanted! I love them. I love Zelena. I want her to find happiness so bad it's not even funny. To see her working with Prince Charming and Captain Hook to help save all of Storybrooke? That's pretty awesome. The amount of development that her character has gone through in such a short time, it's astounding to me. Speaking of character development, Henry has come into his own. Running off with Violet to destroy magic, and then actually destroying magic? Yeah, that's pretty intense. To see Henry bring Magic back was also pretty cool. The kid is pretty talented. Plus the kiss between he and Violet? Finally! I've needed those two to kiss for quite some time.

The ending was.....I kinda saw it coming. Yes, I'm happy Regina finally got her chance to purge out the Evil in her, thanks to Jekyll's serum. The fact that she actually does was a bit shocking. Then again, is it? Purely evil Queen Regina vs. moderately not evil Regina? It's pretty cool. Especially when, for just one moment, we got to believe that Regina killed the evil Queen for good. Only, she didn't. Instead Evil Regina manages to live and that's....not shocking. Guess we know who our antagonists are for next season!

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