"Once Upon a Time" Recap: "Devil's Due"

​Written by Shae

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So. That happened. Like, that happened bad. Did anyone else scream? Or cry? I half cried. You know when you don't get tears in your eyes but you feel them. Right, Rumple kind of got what he deserved, which sadly involved screwing everyone else over.

On a happier note we finally found Hook, which yay! About time! I can't believe we actually got to that point! Except everything leading up to it. I thought this episode would be just like the others, only another soul would get free and Hades would be mad. Except, that didn't happen. We expected it to be Milah...which, yeah Emma slept with her son and her ex-boyfriend. I'm not saying that's gross, but it's kind of really weird.

​Still, seeing Milah again gave us mixed feelings. We saw more of her past marriage with Rumple and finally understood the events that lead up to her leaving with Hook. However, she was kind of a raging bitch to Rumple. I get it, given the time and where they were he was considered a cowardly traitor, who brought shame to his family name. On the flip side, he didn't die. Rumple is actually quite a clever man, definitely a coward, to a point, but quite innovative...mostly he's a selfish prick. Still, we love to hate him, or have to love him. He makes Belle kinda happy, and that counts for something, right?

Speaking of Belle, holy monkeys, she's pregnant! I didn't see that coming at all, but I guess it makes sense. They are technically married and accidents do happen. From the sounds of it Rumple is having a son. Which kind of puts a damper on the happy moment when you realize Hades now has the contract he held so long ago. Promising your second born to save your first? Little twisted, but it's not like he planned to have anymore with Milah. Speaking of that, Rumple straight up kills her, again, and I'm not even sure I'm sad about it. I feel bad, I really want to like Milah, except that I just don't. She's an awful character!

And then, there was that ending. Emma's plan to split her heart and save Hook gets stopped by her name being on a headstone. They may have Hook, but now they're stuck down there until they can all figure out a way to escape. All while Rumple helps Hades, less the God of the underworld takes his kid. Talk about a strange predicament.

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