Peter Pan Stole My Son (Once Upon a Time: Season 3 Recap)

[@darththespian4856]

Snow turning into a bug and charming recognizing her as a bug gives me real, “would you love me as if I was a worm?” energy

[@Dudeman23rd]

SAME

[@annabeatrizzimmermann7708]

and now we know he would!!!

[@Tw0Dots]

Even if i was a worm*

[@adamdavis1648]

Why does anyone ask that? Are they expecting to turn into a worm?

[@thatcher6923]

@adamdavis1648 Just in case

[@realoobi]

“i do not ship the pirate with that man. what they have is a lot weirder and sadder than that” is my new favorite way any relationship in any work of fiction has ever been described

[@Sapphykins]

the fact that OUAT fandom got it before anyone from the our flag means death fandom could is very funny

[@peppy_nb7578]

FOR REAL like he was with his mother, and now he with his girl. Like thats so weird. Hook and Emma are cute though 😂

[@ayla9498]

@@Sapphykins excuse me maam, I know you said this 6 months ago, but i'm so utterly confused about what you meant, and I really want to know what the hell any of those words mean

[@arbyswitch5580]

​​@@ayla9498 our flag means death is a (tragically cancelled too early) show that aired on Max recently, notable for featuring a handful of queer pirates (and they really are queer too!!!! It's not like the HEY LADIES???? situation with Emma and Regina, it's like they teach each other swordplay and then kiss in the moonlight) and it's also replete with relationships that are less of a ship (pun not intended) and more of a "weirder and sadder" thing. It's a great show and I'd recommend it quite highly if this made it sound interesting to you! And I hope I helped clear up the confusion a tiny bit

[@Badusername2000]

i LOVE that when gold meets up with felix and he calls him Rumpelstiltskin, he does his little pose but he does is so half assed, like he doesnt give a single shit anymore

[@lilchaos9212]

He looked so done, that scene is hilarious. His expression screamed, "You're not even WORTH a whimsical little gremlin giggle."

[@Night_Light9123]

I laughed about it for a solid few minutes

[@malyciousapple]

Lmao it's *so* sarcastic, i cackled

[@winterwine460]

When i rewatched this season recently, i absolutely lost it when he did that it was so funny😭

[@mollymcdade4031]

We truly don’t deserve Robert Carlyle

[@nsb144]

I'm so glad you acknowledged how fucking weird the Charmings are to Emma this season. They keep trying to parent her, but any time they have an opportunity to like replace her with another baby or abandon her to go live in Neverland forever, they will take it. Also it's just assumed that David is the person Snow loves most. Emma's name isn't even brought up. I'm just saying, Emma's abandonment issues aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

[@plushdragonteddy]

right?? i honestly thought snow was going to stab herself in the stomach for that one (as she was pregnant), but ur right it should’ve been emma !! either way she would def love her child the most! or at the very least come on how dramatic would it be if she DID kill emma only for the spell to not work because she doesn’t truly love emma enough. and then she has to LIVE WITH THAT

[@thelexicon7294]

OUAT being so soap opera, you could even understand a ship taking precedence had the writers not spent LITERAL SEASONS establishing that kissing one’s child constitutes true love and that both Emma and Regina’s biggest love is Henry. Kind of an incredible thing to forget, but here we are I guess.

[@loganwillselizondo8235]

Ok I just zoomed in closer on the whiteboard and Granny having 2 name tags that are Both “Granny” is SO fucking funny

[@Dudeman23rd]

She's really cornered the market on granny-ing

[@jitterbugg2]

LOL

[@thelexicon7294]

Ahhh, so her secret identity is hiding in plain sight. Ingenious.

[@Nagchampa765]

“zelena ignites all four elements; hearts, brain, courage, and baby.” I literally cackled

[@Bee-q8p]

She is the only legal granny

[@ClownTown]

"my special ability? i'm a mother" is the funniest thing you could say to the woman who's son you stole

[@PinsPages]

IKR 😂😂😂

[@cilantrolime]

Can't she also tell whenever people are lying?? I feel like they dropped it in the pilot and immediately forgot

[@Trashley112]

Ah lovely, the season where they realize "ah fuck we ran out of backstory to tell in flashbacks" so they just have a timeskip memory potion so that they can have the flashbacks still

[@musicbyxj]

it’s like LOST post time travel

[@homeiswonderland]

​Like, these are the same people who made Lost. They must have known the flashback storytelling--while compelling as heck--does not an everlasting story make.@@musicbyxj

[@musicbyxj]

@@homeiswonderland no i know that’s why i referenced it 🫡

[@homeiswonderland]

@@musicbyxj I hear you, I wanted to explicitly be like, "Hey, these are the same writers." Didn't think it was stated in the video. Not trying to be redundant :)

[@thelexicon7294]

Isn’t it wild that past this point where they blatantly ran out of content for 50% of their storytelling framework, it still went on for years? I look forward to recaps of those latter seasons so much.

[@leftpawedpolarbear]

Truly incredible that Gold/Rumplestiltskin wasn’t the Cowardly Lion analog since his whole story is about him being a coward and learning how to have courage without hiding behind his power.

[@dariarayden3986]

his whole overcoming his cowardness comes later, he's absolutely failing this task in season 4 he halfasses it in season five then regresses and stays in a weird oh i could be a saviour shtick by the time of season three he really was the big brain given how we slowly found out he orchestrated everything from the creation of the curse to moulding regina into someone who'll be desperate enough to cast it and then lying in waiting for 28 years oblivious because he KNEW his plan would work. rumple was playing 3d chess back then

[@Jouleside]

@@dariarayden3986Rumplestiltskin was honestly on some Light from Death Note shit

[@leftpawedpolarbear]

@@dariarayden3986 I’ll definitely allow that, in a show full of absolute idiots, there’s certainly no one *better* to be the Brains

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

​@dariarayden3986 mf was playing 8d chess the entire time and managed to lose every game 😭

[@dariarayden3986]

@@mrlagoonslawyer in my opinion his venture to find neal again was successful and it's his biggest and most important one. also the move to steal the dark one title back after killians death was very good. his plan to get back into storybrook after belle banished him also worked out fine. he had his fair share of failed plans but some of them were in fact successful and subtle

[@harley69]

Totally totally totally agree with you on Neil -- completely wasted potential for the character relationship shenanigans. It would give Emma the opportunity to have AN ACTUAL FRIEND BESIDES HER WEIRD MOM. And Henry can have an adult he actually trusts. And Belle can have a support to hold on to for when Gold is an actual evil person again and again again. And the fact that they killed him in the worst way possible is just so disappointing

[@jackharper2087]

Fr

[@Purplefoxsoul]

I'm just going to pretend Haley's explanation is canon and he's just offscreen doing all those things

[@Pendragons_Art]

​@@Purplefoxsoul Same. If I watched this show at all the fic would've already been in production

[@marocat4749]

Hell he could even come back as guest star. whenever needed.

[@wlas4146]

If Neal was still alive, Rumple wouldn’t have gone back to his evil ways or at least to the extreme season four made him. Neal is really the only one that Rumple is scared to lose. Compared to having Belle alive with him for the remaining seasons, Neal had a much bigger influence on him for literally one and half season.

[@ridley_grace]

i am OBSESSED with felix and pan. that is a crazy dynamic. i need you to imagine being felix for a second. youre his right hand man. youre his attack dog. youre more loyal to him than you are to yourself. he trusts only you. hes the only thing you need. you love him, in whatever way you want to define it. he loves you, in whatever way you want to define it. he lets you in on every plan. he trusts you to be the one to bring him what he needs to survive. he promises you eternal youth and immortality ruling as his right hand man. and then. when hes not even in his own body. he kills you. as you beg for your life. because youre the only thing hes ever loved. that is a CRAZY ASS dynamic and i NEED to know more about it. why is felix like that. why.

[@ridley_grace]

SORRY IM STILL THINKING ABOUT IT. anyone else notice that he doesnt dance . HE DOESNT DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's only a lost boy in title because he doesnt feel lost!!!!!!!! he knows where he belongs and its at pans right hand!!!!!!!!!!!! what is going ONNNNNNN

[@ridley_grace]

the rituals. theyre so intricate.

[@plushdragonteddy]

@@ridley_graceoh my god you’re so right,, this show was truly just fanfiction fodder and they knew it huh

[@marocat4749]

cult member number 1 ?

[@Sk8erMonkey]

​@@ridley_grace I need you to know I am *dying* at "the rituals. They're so intricate" 😂😂😂😂

[@rue...whenwasthis]

"THEY'RE ALL IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS" bestie, sweetie, i think Cora went the other way

[@chickflikguru]

All but Daniel let's be honest

[@aidanl7711]

canonically in the underworld if we remember

[@chrismeandyou]

haha. witches get hell not halos

[@nicholasfactor]

@@chrismeandyou Bayonetta called

[@jungtothehuimang]

God I hope she did Cora was so rotted

[@ThePigKnight]

In Neal is alive timeline, I would love an episode where Neal is super excited for the Super Bowl and bonds with Henry over football while Hook is just S T R U G G L I N G to eat buffalo wings with one hand the whole episode. And the B plot is Gold hiding that he has an illegal gambling ring over the game gathering bets from everyone and hiding it from Belle but then Belle finds it and her issue with it isn’t the illegal underground gambling it’s that the payout ratios aren’t set up fairly.

[@haleywhipjack]

I wish so deeply that OUAT had more human world focused one-off episodes like this, there is so much untapped comedic potential. And Neal WOULD be a sports guy, you're so correct

[@ThePigKnight]

@@haleywhipjack imagine Gold spending an episode to track down a bad online review

[@henryapplebottom7231]

Iconic.

[@DearxMyxSongs]

It would be hilarious if when Belle mentions that, Gold replies, “but YOU’RE the one who suggested those ratios!” (from her time as Lacy lol)

[@Site_42]

The Neil Cassidy Alternate Future Ted Talk is now my headcanon, it’s brilliant and the show can’t take it away from me thank you.

[@haleywhipjack]

Neal Cassidy alternate timeline is so real to me that I worry I will be wondering when he's coming back from England in future seasons

[@wolfe1511]

Someone should really make a fan fic for that

[@lemonace6695]

I need the Neil Cassidy weirdly the weird uncle of his own kid and just Storybrook as a whole doing weird shit in the background and noping at magic as a fanfic (also I think the thing is as long as he would just stop soo many awfull things by doing what Bella can't and just non-nonsensing Gold).

[@catazoe7535]

i remember being sooo into peter pan when i watched this at the age of 12... finding out he was in fact a middle-aged deadbeat father SHATTERED me lmao but it also was the plot twist that convinced me this was the best tv show of all time

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

Peter pan was a universal tween experience

[@Fire-Lord-Azula]

Literally me

[@QuietM4n]

The bit where Pan makes an offer to Hook, tells him not to tell the others then Hook immediately tells the others lives rent free in my mind

[@glitter_skeleton35]

And I love how snows Absolute inability to hold a secret returns. If Hook Knew, ge probably would’ve told just David, but he didn’t so the conflicts beans just… immediately get spilled. That’s so funny

[@steelfoot98]

Honestly king behavior because the second that scene came up I was like “ugh more easily avoidable melodrama” and then he just immediately spills and it was like a weight instantly lifted off my chest. I would kill for the characters to be that rational all the time.

[@hannahhannah7002]

It's great characterization though--like Hook was regularly working with a whole crew of people. His brother died partly because of these shenanigans. He knows when to yap

[@meeeg7029]

Neil should be the fun uncle (Co-parent) he realizes he only ever loves Emma but in a trauma bonded QPR way, never unpacks his feelings towards hook but is still his best buddy

[@tyler-df3wy]

The idea of being a fun uncle to your own kid is actually hilarious

[@marocat4749]

yes he is so fun with everyone and has enough issues to do interesting stories. And if henry can have 2 moms, he can have 2 dads.

[@Dudeman23rd]

3:41:02 I can't believe Snow actually pulled a "would you still love me if I was a worm" and it WORKED

[@janus9371]

Reading comments while the video is playing and I am absolutely baffled and flabbergasted by this out of context

[@mels-bells14]

Nothing has made me laugh harder than "I'm always saying the real problem with OuaT is that there's not enough storylines all happening at once." Truer words.

[@wrenwintersong4941]

As a fellow Neal lover, I am also devastated by all the lost potential of even more weird family dynamic and Henry having just SO MANY parents

[@hannahleigh6152]

He should have as many parents as there are US senators.

[@homeiswonderland]

It takes a village. Or kingdom.

[@marocat4749]

Yep, i dont even want emma with neal, for gods sake. you can resolve that love triangle with emma and neil just deciding to strictly coparent. Why? Its also lazy to need kill pweople to resolve a love triangle in most cases. Why neal is so mucxh more and a great actor, and henry needs every parent he gets in the show with all that nonsense

[@isbammoi3358]

@@marocat4749 YES. Same! For me, I was devastated by the loss of Hook and Neal's relationship. They had that really heartfelt moment and hug in the hospital, showing how much we didn't need 'all the nonsense over a girl.' He had started to become family to Killian, but Hook didn't know, or let I suppose, himself be better yet and messed it up in the past. It made me really emotional! And that was just a SMALL portion of the potential Neal had

[@homeiswonderland]

I HAVE to believe the actor was just done for whatever reason. Such a bizarre death.@@marocat4749

[@sofcarolq]

I feel as though Charming recognizing Snow White as a bug does confirm in canon that he would still love her if she was a worm. As annoying as they are, good for them

[@moxperidot1012]

Can't believe that The Solar Eclipse summoned the Whipjack Once Upon a Time Season 3 video. Hopefully we won't need to wait for the next astrological phenomenon for Season 4.

[@jungtothehuimang]

the next total solar Eclipse in the same part of the world isn't until 2200 🥹

[@MissMyce]

@@jungtothehuimangit’s,,, definitely not that. It’s 2044 & 2045

[@jungtothehuimang]

@@MissMyce ah, I looked it up and for the specific county I live in, the next total solar eclipse won't pass over me until 2200, the 2044-45 one was for the northern states I believe and canada? I live in the southern Midwest so it won't be nearly as close as this one was. I only had to drive 2 hours for this one.

[@profdracko]

The fans never forgot Felix and his tragic unrequited love. His interactions with Pan were absolutely an awakening for some people I know.

[@tyler-df3wy]

It would genuinely be so funny if Henry tried to explain a non-magical version of how Emma and Hook met. Just trying to tell a girl he likes about how his mum’s partner used to date his paternal grandmother then later adopted his dad. Between that and his adoptive mother being his step great grandmother, he’s got a great litmus test to see how people will react to the magic

[@JDM-is-my-name]

"let me tell you about my family and THEN you can complain about magic being real, k?"

[@thelexicon7294]

If they stick around long enough to get to the magic portion, they’re a ride or die.

[@blueisasomedancer]

So maybe a spoiler but the last season of this show actually features Henry's daughter trying to get her parents, who've been memory cursed, back together. I did not watch enough of the season to know how that worked out but it's truly so insane.

[@viceursa]

Henry having a comically large number of parents is genuinely my favorite bit in this show. Like you seen tropes where characters just collect children to parent but never the other way around and god bless OUAT for that!

[@caseyoung1527]

Her mentioning the Black Fairy and that this is the first time we've heard of her, within the same two minutes as laughing that we simply don't know who Rumplestiltskin's mother is??? that's sixteen-shadowing or something my guy

[@Me-ss2gq]

I WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED THIS OMFG

[@yolandag8436]

Thought the same thing. But also don't they mention her in season 1 when Rumple kills Cinderella's fairy godmother to take her wand?

[@liamross340]

i don’t even know if haley’s gotten that far into the show yet and if she has it’s a masterful play and if she hasn’t it’s an incredible coincidence

[@dwell7315]

she also points out that the entire family tree is entirely comprised of only children IMMEDIATELY before launching into the Zelina half of the season, who is either literally or via adoption and/or metaphor (i haven't watched that far yet and simply don't remember which it is) Regina's sister

[@kellywolstenholme8134]

@@dwell7315literally Regina’s half sister, unfortunately 🥲 Zelena is Cora’s first child that she had out of wedlock and sent away to Oz so that the shame wouldn’t ruin her chances of marrying a prince

[@Alysan73]

I've only just started this video but "lace up those shoelaces that you got from the president" did severe psychic damage to me lmfao

[@EvilGeniusIIpi]

The sheer audacity that Peter Pan took exactly 3 monk levels just so that he can show off with Deflect Missile

[@clover2309]

those goofy little leather bracelets he wears are actually modified gloves of missile snaring

[@gabrielgroenendaal3007]

I think literally every magic villain in the series catches an arrow or bolt aimed at them mid-air. I know both Cora and Regina had by this point lmao

[@kestreldomann2787]

I know its because Sebastian left to go to the MCU (and good for him because i am, at the end of the day, a Bucky Barnes *Stan*), but I love that Jefferson and his daughter just fuck off after Season 2. They find each other, they fuck off, and presumably live happily ever after in... Somewhere? Absolute King behavior 👑👑

[@thelexicon7294]

I will never not believe that this isn’t in part what brought Hook about and gave him the kind of prominence that it did. It’s a personal conspiracy theory and y’all ain’t getting me off this hill.

[@jandm4ever716]

@@thelexicon7294not really. The writers wanted to bring in hook in season one but was unable to for many reasons

[@lajourdanne]

41:44 Peter Pan being the Pied Piper makes the most sense of anything else lol

[@blackjay4596]

It certianly makes more sense then Rumplestiltskin also being the beast and also being the Crocodile that took hooks hand

[@Dudeman23rd]

@@blackjay4596 Don't forget the fairy godmother

[@Theology.101]

lowkey the god of rape and insanity being pied piper is HORRIFYING

[@lilybellevedere3991]

They even have the same initials, so if he wants monogrammed towels or something, both bases are COVERED

[@thatrantinggirl7376]

⁠@@lilybellevedere3991I love the idea that Peter Pan got really excited when people started calling him the pied piper specifically because he was thinking about how much money he’d save on towels

[@magicalgirllaurie]

Ok you don’t understand how funny young Rumplestiltskin’s voice is to me as a Scottish person. Because when me and my dad watched that episode when I was a teenager we couldn’t stop laughing bc the Scottish accent he was putting on was from the opposite side of Scotland that Robert Carlisle is from. The voice was very silly but it was also just THE WRONG SCOTTISH ACCENT 😭😭😭

[@Dudeman23rd]

This is such a specific form of humor and I'm obsessed with it

[@annabeinglazy5580]

Omg yes, i didnt realize that Hes from Glasgow. But Just Imagine him speaking proper glaswegian. Noone in the American target Audience would understand him but it would be so glorious

[@glitter_skeleton35]

Oh my god I thought he was doing German. Cuz if a was a 6 year old and told to play young RUMPLESTILTSKIN I would absolutely do that

[@Sapphykins]

full respect to him that he recognised the role was 100% written for an american doing a terrible and moderately offensive attempt at some kind of regional british accent, and decided to stay true to that vision despite literally being from the british isles

[@DoodleBugGames]

Audible gut wrenching GASP as I got this notification, I have been eagerly awaiting you

[@DoodleBugGames]

4 HOURS?! I'm making popcorn

[@DoodleBugGames]

Got my seatbelt I am BUCKLED IN

[@_frostiebites_]

Samesies, my attention span only applies to her videos lol

[@nicholasfactor]

rightttt

[@nerdywolverine8640]

moments ago i let out the same gasp

[@kellywolstenholme8134]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEAL CASSIDY TED TALK bc the fact that they just unceremoniously killed him off and threw him away pisses me off so bad. Not just because his character had so much potential, but it also just seems like bad story writing?? Like, this story only takes place bc Rumple wanted to find his son. Regina was a pawn in Rumple’s plan to find his son. If Bae had never disappeared, then Rumple wouldn’t have cared how mad Regina was, there never would’ve been a curse. The ONLY REASON that there was a curse and Emma was the savior was so Rumple could find his son. Then Rumple finds him, they go on some adventures, Rumple KILLS HIMSELF to save his son… and then what, the writers decide Neal served his purpose and they just??? Throw him away?? So we can get Rumple back and give Emma and Hook the spotlight?? Neal’s character deserved so much better!!

[@ashleighcalvert8937]

I can only hope that the actor wanted out because if this was their idea none of them should be allowed to write again because you’re 100% right

[@marocat4749]

Really and emma and neal just could have decided to strictly coparent, and he has a good dynamic with everyone

[@kellywolstenholme8134]

@@marocat4749 YES I understand they wanted Emma with Hook, they had a lot of chemistry. But wouldn’t it be a more interesting story if Emma had to realize who she truly loves and learn to let go of her past with Neal?? SO much of her character is about moving on from her past trauma and embracing a new, happy future. Abandoned by her parents? Healing her inner child with a loving relationship with Mary Margaret and David. Never felt a parent’s love as a child? Making sure Henry never goes a day without knowing how deeply she loves him. Abandoned by Neal? Learning how to move on from her 18-year-old self and embrace a coparenting friendship with Neal. Commitment issues? Finds true love with Hook. It fits Emma’s arc so well and would also make Henry’s story more interesting! There’s only pros and no cons to keeping Neal 😖

[@xxgirl101xx]

@@kellywolstenholme8134it’s such a weird pattern with shows like these that they just can’t have characters… break up. At least not if they loved each other? Like once it’s decided that they were in genuine love, they’re never allowed to move on from it unless one of them is dead or one is revealed to be an evil liar who was never in love at all. It’s a very juvenile view of relationships to be honest. the fact they feel Neal has to die to be out of the way rather than just having him and Emma decide to remain friends because they’re just not the same people they were and their chance has passed is so odd because they aren’t even some big built up couple.

[@beatm6948]

​@@xxgirl101xxit's a weird stuck in happily ever after thing. Because people aren't allowed to fall out of love apparently. No, you either get happily ever after or you die.

[@chickenelafsworld7105]

As someone who watched the entire series (I have been through so much) some of you cannot possibly comprehend how funny this season is for me. Times were simpler then.

[@rachellawhead6923]

You are so correct. This season is TAME

[@emmathomas2832]

the way that when i want to watch some ouat that isn't the most insane thing ever I watch the last two episodes of this season (i've just washed my hands, thats why they're wet. No other reason) and those two episodes involve a woman and her boyfriend having to parent trap her parents to ensure that she's born and then the canon events of the show change and also her mum "would you still love me if i was a worm"s her way out of being burned alive is a testament to how increasingly off the rails this show gets

[@lhumyaki]

i've stopped after season 4 and i am both very worried and impatient for the future now

[@GuiSmith]

@@lhumyakiGood luck! I stopped before season 7. Wow. I’m glad I waited to watch any of that 😅

[@SadToasterMadeOfGlass]

"These people are awful, I'm obsessed with them" really just sums up this whole show for me

[@Theology.101]

I wish we got more ‘Maternal grandparents of henry are snow and charming, and paternally its the Dark One/Beast/Crocodile/etc and a woman who ran off with a pirate’ Just a fun bunch

[@drawingsticks5333]

They should have had a Gilmore Girl-style subplot where they are forced to have regular family dinners for Henry's sake so we could witness the increasing trainwreck

[@jungtothehuimang]

the found family I wish I had growing up

[@thelexicon7294]

@@drawingsticks5333That trippy-ass scene from Friday Night’s Alright For Fighting. I NEED the OUAT version of it. I REQUIRE it urgently.

[@beepboop815]

she left Henry's grandpa to be with Henry's stepdad

[@jungtothehuimang]

@@beepboop815 she's got a thing for old men who are related to Henry, you gotta give her credit for consistency

[@kir-is-here]

5:10 you - and i mean this in the best possible way - phrase your life updates like fanfic writers in their notes. “so sorry this took forever to film, i got MARRIED” and “i somehow tripped into teaching kindergarteners,, ANYWAYS” it’s iconic 10/10 (edit) it’s taking me a while to get the time to watch this entire video but 2:06:14 BOILING WATER???? ARE YOU OKAY???

[@kir-is-here]

2:29:05 “cursona” 😭💀

[@thydann]

"REGINA, you are TRULY *your own worst enemy* " Oh, you have no idea... 🤭

[@liamross340]

teehee (one of the worst arcs in the whole show 😭)

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

HAHSJSJFOSICSJSJ the writers were doing coke. Coke. Hard drugs. PCP. Ket. Meth. Start naming random acronyms yep they were doing them.

[@Pandie2828]

Oh my WORD I forgot about that, and it was so frustrating and weird. And they made evil Regina kiss Gold and they down graded Robinhood to give Evil Regina a love interest. And she was only kind of the main villain bc the weird Jekl and Hyde thing was going on. So she would just show up and make things worse when team hero already a had things to deal with😤😤

[@lhumyaki]

Honestly, hearing you describe the taunting Peter Pan does on Gold is so jaring when you realize that's his dad. Imagine your dad calls you a little unloved orphan who got abandonned by his own father. like dude he's so evil that's amazing Also, that Neil storyline? canon to me now.

[@mse90]

"Aurora has two hands!" Aurora has two hands! Also, obligatory love for the pirate outfit. 🏴‍☠💚

[@jungtothehuimang]

almost all love triangles could be solved by polyamory but Hollywood producers are cowards and fools

[@glitter_skeleton35]

I think we DESPERATELY need more subplots in this show that are just “the Charmings being annoyed that Henry likes getting parented by Hook so they crash a car trying to teach him to drive”. Like that’s Soooo cute give me more of THAT

[@augusthuffle3043]

i’m gonna be honest i have generally gotten tired of the “listing events that happen in media for hours” video format but 1. this is very well done in general and 2. It feels like that format was made, specifically, for Once Upon a Time

[@jackharper2087]

I love how passionate & entertaining Hayley is

[@bigbraveboop]

i fear there is literally no other way of discussing once upon a time

[@RatKingShriggy]

(un)fortunately OUAT is literally a list of events happening on a screen for hours so yeah checks out

[@KaishaLouise]

@@bigbraveboop Frankly, there is not. Even when discussing it with friends.

[@cupcakejack7375]

Also hayley talking about this show so happily and excited triggers my neuro divergent brain in a very specific way because I FEEL THAT

[@charleshockenbury353]

I love it whenever a OUAT character gets to ham it up as a villain, *especially* when their usually a good guy. You just know everyone is watching Rumple and Regina's actors eating the scenary and going, "Man I sure would love a bite."

[@zareklordofthefries7858]

My two top Things I Am Baffled By about this season: 1) BLACKBEARD??? I know he gets a brief reference in the book Peter Pan, but...they know Blackbeard isn't a fairy tale character right? Did they forget he was a real guy that actually existed in real life?? 2) I'm so disappointed they introduced a plot point as high-concept and weird as "there is a secretive organization trying to destroy magic" and then they were like "actually that's too cool for our show, it's just Peter Pan doing a prank"

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

Ngl 11 year old me was SO happy that there wasnt actually a magic destroying organization cause i wanted them to all keep existing magically without any serious threat. i wanted a show with 0 conflict 💀💀💀

[@chocolateiguess1613]

​@@mrlagoonslawyerthat sounds about right for an 11 year old lmaoo😭

[@EmeraldcityVA]

There is an alternate universe where this show had access to the Disney junior catalog and Tamara and Greg were just brutally murdered by Jake and the neverland pirates.

[@Octorawk]

33:07 - "Sometimes I wonder why this show shows me anyone other than Regina." Honestly that's my review of the whole show.

[@PinsPages]

Same

[@rissjohnson3308]

I’m so glad you addressed not only Hook and Neal’s underrated relationship but also how much of a disservice it was to take Neal out of the show! I watched this while it aired and was in the fandom and when I tell you I LOVED Neal the MOST out of ALL these characters, I’m not even kidding!! He was such a good man! He just wanted to be a good father to his son, to make it up to Emma in some way (he definitely wanted to get back together with her but he was always respectful that she may not want the same and just wanted her to be happy no matter what), and to repair his relationship with his father which has caused him SO much grief and trust issues. He lived a whole life on his own when I imagine it would have been hard for him, he fell in love and wanted to spend the rest of his life with Emma but got strong armed into letting her save the world, and is genuinely a really kind person and this is how the writers repay him?? Just let him be Henry’s father PLEASE! Literally your rant about what they could have done with Neal instead of killing him off has gone through my head on an endless loop since that man died on screen in the year of our Lord 2014. Also, Neal could have been so helpful for Rumple actually having a redemption arc with lasting impact. Like, can you imagine a timeline where Neal’s dislike of magic becomes a sticking point in their relationship? He just gets sick of his dad being addicted to this primordial evil magic and says, once again, “hey, please stop, this is really hurting our relationship.” Maybe Hook has a talk with him and helps him sort out his feelings about it, which would also allow so much development between Hook and Rumple, thus better explaining why they relax around each other. Can’t really go hating each other when the grown son you have shared custody of loves you both!!! Take THAT! Plus it would open up so many doors for co-parenting hijinks between the Regina-Emma-Neal triangle 😭 Anyway, all that to say I’m definitely going to revisit my favorite OUAT Neal-centric fanfics after this

[@keykey6324]

I remember finding this series with the scene of Henry in this season screaming something like "MOM! AND MY OTHER MOM!" I was so confused on how Snow's daughter fell in love with the Evil Queen to have a kid with her, jokes on me I guess

[@ashleighcalvert8937]

This is kind of the thesis of the Swan Queen ship so you were kind of on to something there

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

Swanqueen shippers screaming in the corner

[@eleanorigami]

​@@mrlagoonslawyerME 😭😭😭

[@frabjuosity]

Ah yes, the four elements: hearts, brains, courage, and baby.

[@PinsPages]

Underrated comment

[@SweetMeeksCheeks]

HOLY SHIT CONGRATS ON FULL TIME KINDERGARTEN!!!

[@haleywhipjack]

thank you, those kids keep me BUSY!

[@rolanslide8509]

Henry this season being immediately, enthusiastically, and ruthlessly ready to murder a man is just incredible. Henry Mills you will always be an icon

[@koolaidman_]

Tinkerbell may not be from Succession, but she is, i think more importantly, the Christmas Princess herself

[@Acornzest]

NO WAY

[@symwinter]

She was also a power ranger.

[@herefishyfishy13]

This fraudulent fairy, Tinkerbell

[@johanna6648]

@@symwinter and a zombie, if I remember correctly.

[@JuniperJadePR]

@@johanna6648 Yup, Liv Moore!

[@Trashley112]

I also love that this season is the first use of "actually someone figured out the plot beforehand but used a forgetting potion"

[@jacquelynworkman8516]

The FIRST use??? 😭

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

​@@jacquelynworkman8516 oooooooh boy. Do i have a tale to tell you.

[@Trashley112]

@@jacquelynworkman8516 yeah they love doing this in flashbacks later on where like actually plot points got figured out early a while ago but memories were erased so that the early seasons still make sense

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

​@@jacquelynworkman8516 you have so much to learn

[@lizzieheart709]

Not ashamed to admit that I always work out to the first two of these just starting them over whenever I finish. So I’m very excited that season three is out

[@haleywhipjack]

i am honored to be your workout buddy!!

[@mariasell9346]

@@haleywhipjack for real now i'm excited to have a new video to watch during my workouts this week! i watched the other two when running on the elliptical and time flies when you're remembering all the OUAT lore

[@lizzieheart709]

@@haleywhipjack as of tonight, can confirm that season three is just as good for working out with

[@mildlydazed9608]

1:47:00 BLUE IS SUCH A HEARTLESS FAIRY. Actual villain of the series.

[@yolandag8436]

Lol i thought i was the only that disliked her 😅

[@elainaperry3519]

Evil cleavage theory still applies, what a jerk

[@rissjohnson3308]

I’ve read so many fanfics starring the Blue Fairy as a villain

[@BlindZubat]

"More outsiders in our beloved Maine" is the most rural Mainer thing I have heard all day. Source: From Central Maine, this is exactly what my rural family memebers think of people who are from outside the state.

[@fleabhag]

as a coastal mainer with summertime approaching, i understand

[@BlindZubat]

@@fleabhag Oof, my condolences.

[@mako6403]

Vermonter here- its in our rural blood to scrunch our faces in disdain when we see a New York/Mass license plate.. when they were being paid to move here during Covid ive never seen so many angry rednecks in my life

[@zz12233]

"Cursona" - chef's kiss

[@lianajay04]

you explaining every single detail about hook and neal's relationship made me wanna sob omfg that brought back so many memories and feelings my 11yo self felt. you've awoken a hyperfixation that's been sleeping for 9 years and it's about to become my whole personality once again

[@albertand2484]

The fact that Henry's uncle is younger than him is HILARIOUS to me - like, the writers are allergic to having even a single, normal family dynamic

[@nacho5801]

The fandom went absolutely WILD for Robbie Kay back then 😂

[@jortsofficial173]

AND THEY WERE RIGHT!

[@bbroken14]

That "If Neil was kept around" story that you told would make for, like, an amazing fanfic or something that I would read the absolute shit out of!!

[@a-go-go19]

"You probably also dont remember who half these people are" the half I don't remember is the second/third names of every character on that board 🤣

[@bigtiredniece]

this was perfect timing because i was having a big sad over not knowing how to write a plot and this has reminded me that you can just make shit up and keep making shit up for infinity. thank you!

[@Dudeman23rd]

This may be the most important lesson OUAT ever taught

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

If in doubt TIMETRAVEL YOU GET A RANDOM SISTER YOU GET A RANDOM SISTER YOU ALL GET RANDOM (EVIL) SISTERS

[@kristinlinnae372]

I will never understand, how after the whole Leopold thing with Cora, later when Cora sets up baby snow to meet Regina and make Regina the new queen… SHE marries leopold, so like how does leopold not recognize Cora when her daughter is marrying him????

[@HLGamez]

Also it establishes just how utterly insane the age gap there was. Like Leopold was one foot in the grave marrying this woman who was in her mid twenties at the LATEST. Like sure it’s normal in a fantasy setting but it’s still crazy

[@davidfairweather3301]

The showrunners explained it away at some convention basically saying they both moved past what happened and there were no bad feelings. Ok…😂

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

​@@davidfairweather3301 NO BAD FEELINGS??!? SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH ANOTHER DUDES KID

[@davidfairweather3301]

@@mrlagoonslawyer 😂😂😂

[@lethallan95]

“where you come from people bathe in the river and use pinecones for money” WHAT TOPS THIS???

[@rae3781]

NOTHING!!!! Idk its hard to top

[@sarahkwast1250]

Emma totally pulls the "I'm the main character. You don't exist without me!" card by jumping off the ship. Because the only people who would care about her, enough to put aside bad feelings and stop fighting, would be her parents. Everyone else is there for their own selfish reasons. Gotta love main character plot devices.

[@thewizof0275]

Well, Hook is in love with her, and Regina knows Henry would be pissed if she let Emma die (and he knows she could save her with magic), so there's that.

[@sarahkwast1250]

@@thewizof0275 @thewizof0275 I'm sure she knows, in the back of her mind, that Regina wouldn't want her taken from Henry. But I don't think she knows for certain that Hook loves her enough to care. I am questioning why Emma thought jumping off the ship would stop everyone from fighting. She was basically saying she believes her life is more important than anything people are fighting over. Holding grudges is a specialty of everyone on the ship. Except, perhaps, her parents.

[@tyler-df3wy]

@@sarahkwast1250 I mean she had one parent in each fight, so even if Hook and Regina didn’t care about her enough to protect her, I doubt Snow and Charming would let their arguments carry on while their daughter was actively drowning. I think it was less main character plot device and more ‘I believe my parents will put their issues aside for me, even if the ex-villains won’t’ And even she was just thinking ‘I’m the saviour, they need me’, she probably believed Regina and Hook would be self-interested enough that they’d try to keep her alive to make sure they can escape Neverland, especially since her parents would absolutely lose their no killing rule if they let her die

[@sarahkwast1250]

@@tyler-df3wy I guess I misremembered the scene. I didn't think her parents were involved in all the fights. In that case the fights would stop.

[@tyler-df3wy]

@@sarahkwast1250 yeah Regina and Snow are fighting over Regina turning the mermaid into wood then Hook calls them slags so Charming punches him. Snow and Charming were winning their fights at the moment she jumped so they stopped to run after her

[@mrjanestestsite9821]

Whipjack - "tearing into the absolute madness of season 3 with passion and pizzazz" Cat dangling from Whipjacks arm - "Purr" Me - "awww kitty"

[@nh-wq6sw]

I KID YOU NOT. This was not suggested to me. I thought to myself “we really need that season 3 review” so I searched and here it is. My comfort video for the next week lol

[@jessielefey]

Neil's, like, some kind of fridge-nuke, which is to say he's fridged but it goes off like a nuke. He's just enough of a character that we mourn his lose as much as anyone, but he only exists to give LITERALLY EVERYONE man-pain(gender inclusive). Man-pain being the sort that provokes revenge and bad interpersonal decisions, as opposed to victorian widow pain which provokes despair and self-destruction. I can't believe Neil ends up the Uncle Ben of OUAT; literally everyone else dies and shakes it off like a migraine, but Neil bless him stays dead.

[@fraserking4747]

The fit? Stellar. The show? Insane. Hotel? Trivago. Edit: Finished the video at last, and my main takeaway from it is that Haley’s love language is crushing hearts. Honestly, kind of iconic.

[@nerisse_]

Right now I'm remembering 14 year old me's completely unhinged obsession with this version of Peter Pan when 3A was airing. That magical man child with the eyebrows had a hold on me like no other. I read every fanfic. I watched every fan edit. I liked every tumblr post. Genuinely concerning but absolutely no regrets

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

it was a rite of passage 😭

[@floettefavors]

I could watch the show myself, but then I don't get your fun commentary and the joy of seeing that cat intent on making it as hard as possible for you to hold them

[@jungtothehuimang]

trust me Whipjack explains it better then the show does

[@personne-fp6cr]

Hermes being the silliest little guy is one of my favorite parts of both haley's channel and their podcast, he's just so cute

[@liamross340]

If any of you are wondering where you recognise Zelina from her actress was in The Devil Wears Prada. She was the one holding the belts and saying theyre so different which kicked off the cerulean monologue and she's the florals for spring girl

[@jolynelovemail]

See, I get the "why introduce yourself as a liar" point, but I feel like Peter Pan is just kinda like that? Even in the original book, or the plays, or the Disney animated film to some extent, one of his main characteristics is that he's mischievous and a bit of a trickster.

[@jolynelovemail]

like I think he just thinks it's fun or something

[@Kaiheart]

Accepting Neil headcanon - just gonna pretend going forward that he left all this magic business behind and moved to England to live with the Darlings and got therapy.

[@JadedJupiter]

Have I seen OUAT multiple times? Yes. Did I watch all of the last two OUAT videos? Also yes. Did i get excited to watch another 4 hours of someone else talking about OUAT? Yes, yes I did.

[@MumboJ]

Adding Robbie Kay to the list of "child actors who are so good at playing adults that you forget they are child actors", alongside Aiden Gallagher from Umbrella Academy.

[@tangally]

CAN I JUST SAY Emma: Paladin Snow: Ranger Charming: Fighter Regina: Wizard Gold: Warlock (hexblade) Hook: Rouge Neil: also rouge Ruby: Bloodhunter Belle: Artificer Robin: Ranger Zelena: Sorcerer Henry: Bard Thank you for your time

[@herefishyfishy13]

And Emma would have some sort of magical amulet that would be running a zone of Truth spell around her at all times, hence her superpower (I know that's not exactly how the spell works, but we're all having fun pretend time here so let's just be fun)

[@DudeDude319]

@@herefishyfishy13Probably made by a Planetar, since one of their special abilities is being able to detect lies when spoken around them.

[@herefishyfishy13]

@@DudeDude319 oooh, good idea!!

[@tangally]

@@herefishyfishy13I would just give her insight expertise 😅 especially since the superpower really only works when the plot needs it to 🤷‍♀️

[@KBRyou]

You are so correct thank you

[@LuckyBossuet]

i love that the title works for both emma and rumple

[@LuckyBossuet]

i have ALWAYS felt wierd about prince neal, as a concept and as the name

[@matte5705]

The reason everyone has one child is nobody can stay together long enough in this universe to have a second kid

[@aoafngyp5312]

i cant leave this video without prematurely airing my grievances about all the other fairytale characters in this having their own cool unique looks and then the frozen characters showing up in children's halloween costumes. WHY would they do that to us. catastrophic.

[@sahana757]

Legit they look like they took them from a Disney store. Like did they run out of money??

[@kairi99roxas]

I don't know if this is a fact, but it feels like Disney picked up OuaT at season 4 because it is so much more specifically Disney starting there, and that's why the outfits match those movies more than they did before

[@demitwice]

i see the foreshadowing you're doing to all the extra siblings that will be showing up later lol

[@LordWizardy]

"Magic doesn't come with a price if you're fucking Robin Hood." Well, Regina would object probably...

[@alienobrien]

its actually INSANE that we never see Mulan again... it bothers me to this DAY

[@HLGamez]

I might be misremembering this but I think she shows up again randomly in like… season 5? Idk she shows up randomly during the Camelot arc

[@alienobrien]

@@HLGamez oh you might be right I just wish we could have seen more of her

[@livliveart]

The studio execs weren't ready for the sapphics, I guess 😭🏳️‍🌈

[@alienobrien]

@@livliveart you right 😭😭😭 it would’ve been too powerful

[@kairi99roxas]

She does come back later, cuz I remember she helps other girlies help realize they are lesbians too

[@tyler-df3wy]

It’s honestly so cute how much your cat blatantly loves you

[@livliveart]

FR THO omg 😭❤

[@niightingale]

Robbie Kay is such a fucking great actor, Ive never hated anyone as much as Pan. Even Jack Gleeson wasnt as hateable

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

ooooooooh nah joffrey baratheon vs peter pan is a cage fight (no magic) that I want to see

[@rissjohnson3308]

@@mrlagoonslawyerperhaps this is the 2014 tumblr in me speaking, but I fear they would fall in love

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

@rissjohnson3308 no you're onto something there

[@pilluche2664]

2:49:11 Your take on what the writers should have done with Neal Cassidy is so perfect and amazing it should be canon and will 100% be my head-canon from now on. If anyone asks me, your version is the correct one.

[@Aeroductile1]

this series has made me, someone who has never watched a single episode of once upon a time, care greatly about once upon a time. i'm genuinely debating watching all of it but also i wanna find out what happens in this format first bc it's so entertaining lmao

[@CharlieViola100]

As someone who has watched it, it's all downhill from season 3

[@DearxMyxSongs]

If you take on the endeavor, just do season 1-6… 7 should really only be consumed through recap videos because… and when Haley gets there, you’ll see why. It’s absolutely unhinged.

[@JuniperJadePR]

There are times where it's worth it but other parts of the show are just people repeating the same mistakes. If you do ultimately decide to watch it: do it with friends. That's the best way to survive the groan worthy parts.

[@emmathomas2832]

look im never going to recommend ouat. It's an absolute shit show. But its my shit show. If you decide to make it your shit show too you have to meet it where it's at. The CGI is absolutely awful the writing decisions are downright weird and nothing makes any amount of sense. But they sure know how to ham up interpersonal conflict when they want to which is why people keep teleporting into scenes and monologuing. These characters are going to keep making the same stupid decisions over and over and over and you're going to forgive them because you love them anyway

[@lilitheros7565]

No, you guys don't understand how insane tumblr girls went for the "evil guy wearing green" because of this show

[@randomgeekcrap]

Oh I remember it's like PTSD

[@livliveart]

How ba-a-a-ad can he be?

[@chriskagamine358]

I find it funny that towards the beginning Haley tried to figure out who to replace with tinkerbell, and didn't choose Astrid... The character who was in 1 episode in Season 1, lol

[@nautil_us]

The time travel bit was SO written with Emma & Neal in mind and shifted to Hook bc he was too handsome you cannot convince me otherwise

[@glitter_skeleton35]

Ohohoho I disagree! I think Neal was always gonna lose that love triangle. From the Moment his backstory with Emma was introduced in brief flashbacks the SAME episode Hook had that pornographic bandaging scene it was Over for him. He’s also like… the only not model-looking important character on the show, that can’t be good if you’re supposed to compete with the guy who’s Always in eyeliner. I’m not a Neal hater, I like the dude even, the reminds me of my favourite love interest from a different show even, but God was he never a choice. I think they wanted a cute little fanfiction episode, they pull the same shit at least two more times and Neal’s flashbacks were there for the unconvincing illusion of the show not forgetting him.

[@yolandag8436]

​@glitter_skeleton35 agree. Even the show creators said they wanted Hook in once upon a time since season 1 but were still working on copyright stuff. People think Neal was just killed off to push Hook with Emma but ur right they were always end game and it just makes sense that Rumple does all that shit to get Bae back and loses him immediately as a tragic failure for Rumple that one just hopes he learns from but alas one step forward with rumple like 1000 steps back 😅

[@glitter_skeleton35]

@@yolandag8436 oh, I didn’t think of his death like that but it makes complete sense for Rumple to lose his son almost immediately after finding him tragedy-wise

[@MaleficentED]

Neal was killed off to have Emma and Hook (Aka eyes candy for the female audience with no depth and the worst fb of all secondary characters) put in. That stuff they wanted Hook in the first season doesn't mean anything. The hook we would have gotten certainly wouldn't have been this, since the actor wasn't available. If you want to play this game, I'll quote you all the interviews from season 2 where they wanted Neal and Emma to be the main characters in a new story and how they wanted them together from the beginning. But you only see what you want to see anyway. And btw, cs has been a cancer that has been slowly destroying this series. But I don't feel like arguing with those who live by Hook bias.

[@cameronschultz8253]

Ur kindergarteners are gonna find these videos in middle school and they’re gonna be like “holy shit she was so much cooler than we realized”

[@sunflowers_sarah]

12:38 Regina giving Biance del Rio "Let me ask you a very fair question, what do you do successfully? Quickly."

[@musicnerd2639]

ok but this season was so epic. peter pan being a villain?? first captain swan kiss??? intro to zelena? yes please 🙌 🙌

[@tyler-df3wy]

I think the reason Pan let Neal leave Neverland is because he knew he would be Henry’s father. Coz Felix has a drawing of Henry when Neal was still a kid so Pan could probably see the future and knew it was the way to become immortal

[@felixgrayrussell]

The show is also trying to convince us that Henry looks like young Neal, so it could be that Pan saw Neal and saw the 'resemblance' between him and the drawing of Henry, and that's why he knows Neal will be Henry's dad.

[@demitwice]

i still haven't recovered from the queerbait-y clownery that was aurora and mulan... they really were my introduction to my favorite trope, beautiful princess and lesbian with a sword

[@felixgrayrussell]

No seriously, as a little bisexual 12 year old I watched that happened and screamed internally. Why give us literally two minutes? Okay cool Mulan is canonically queer, but could you DO something with it?

[@sunshineeee]

2:52:43 I can almost visualize an episode after Robin and Regina get together, Robin begins realizing how fatherly Hook and Neil are to Henry, and starts trying to randomly insert himself for Regina and act more father-y-and Henry’s very “it’s okay I have like 47 parents, we don’t have to rush this” lmfao

[@caseyoung1527]

nah henry would welcome that

[@Mnightsnacks]

"Sometimes I wonder why this show ever shows me anyone that isn't Regina." Same, babe. Also that line convinced me to not only watch the rest of this recap, but also to go back and watch the previous ones. Nothing but respect for fellow a Regina fan. ~M

[@juliakrystosek8003]

I'm only like, six minutes in, and WAIT HOLD ON are you telling me that the Disney films EXIST IN THIS CANON AS MOVIES

[@IISheireenII]

Yes, and it is part of the reason why Emma thought this whole fairy tale thing is ridiculous

[@jorbus1581]

LITERALLY this morning I was thinking "man, can't wait for Once Upon a Time season 3. Wonder when that'll come out?" Ask and you shall receive, I guess.

[@once4608]

Greg and Tamara overstayed their welcome all together, but the nerve of killing them off in the FIRST EPISODE OF THE NEW SEASON. Insane, I'ld be throwing hands right and left