Once Upon A Time 2x06 - "Tallahassee" Reaction

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[@rogvortex58]

Emma couldn’t trust Hook because she thought her last partner in crime betrayed her and she couldn’t take the chance it would happen again.

[@xShineyxDiverx]

Man, rewatching this series through your eyes reminds me how good the writing for the series is.

[@theadamabrams]

Everyone was confused by August and Neal's conversation-what was in the box?!-in this episode. Somehow August clearly convinced him that the Curse (and Emma's destiny to break it) are real. But from Emma's perspective he just set her up and possibly planned to for a while. Ouch. Also, shame on August for stealing the money Neal tried to give to Emma.

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

There is very much a reason why the boyfriend instantly believed August. It will make total sense once they explain it.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

the thing you have to wonder is what August showed Neal to make him believe in a curse, if August just showed Neal anything he would probably think he was crazy, so whatever he showed him wasn't normal, we don't know too much about Neal already so August must know something about him that never told anyone, not even Emma

[@joeypotter6051]

What I love about that is that it actually makes total sense when you find out what was in the box. Good consistent writing.

[@leilanyx]

I remember how confused I was in this episode over Neal's whole deal ajsjs

[@lucijamiskovic5848]

Hook and Emma best thing ever👌

[@altinaykor364]

until they became the worst thing ever(spoiler) Season 5

[@imweirdimmaweirdoidontfitin]

Favorite episode. Why? Neal!!!!

[@euphoriapotion2075]

yes!!!

[@user-sg4dj4mg9l]

i promise you will understand soon

[@euphoriapotion2075]

Neal!!! I love him so much!!

[@dianaudodova4592]

Neal and Hook ❤️❤️

[@sherrys5172]

Thank you for putting out what I assume you've done fairly quickly for girls like me (rare disability genetic) stuck in from that a lot plus now with quarrantine in US stay at home order. This is my favorite show and I've seen most shows old and new and seeing you go through it is really bringing me a lot of joy and I want you to know that and to thank you because of my situation I can't afford the patreon to see you tomorrow early so thank you for not waiting month in between at this time where we are all forces in and need the joy I'm watching you and your reactions is bringing me joy so thank you Shannon. From recently new sub-Sher

[@Mesjoukje]

Neal

[@soixsantes]

you loved neal you too ?

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

Oh my Neal. *sniffles*

[@soixsantes]

you have loved neal you too ?

[@soixsantes]

me too i loved neal, he was one of my favorite character

[@soixsantes]

and you haved loved his relationship with emma too ?

[@ajra2612]

Of what i remember a lot of actor that were in lost are in here 😁 (regina and belle were in lost)

[@kevinmcnamara7021]

Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz who created OUAT were writers on Lost. In addition to the two you mentioned, Zelena, Jafar, King Charles and the ice queen are all from Lost. They drink McCutcheon scotch and eat opollo candy bars which are from Lost. The clock tower was stuck at 8:15 (oceanic flight 815 and the numbers 8 and 15). Regina's house number is 108 (the number of minutes between pushing the button in the hatch and the sum of 4+8+15+16+23+42) This episode is called Tallahassee. Lost has an episode called The Man from Tallahassee. The parallels and Easter eggs go on and on.

[@Buffy8Fan]

I love backstories set in the Land without Magic aka our world.

[@altinaykor364]

what I felt during this episode was,finally the flashback of real world and Emma's backstory!until this episode,all she did was just seeing others backstories!

[@caius6800]

Almost at 20k subs!!!! WOOO

[@heidimarcum5984]

I love this episode so much, so thank you for another fabulous reaction! Of course you can probably guess, that of course my favorite scenes throughout this episode were between Emma and Hook, given that they are my favorite characters, which I've mentioned more than once already. I just absolutely love these two characters. :) I love their banter, Hook's cheekiness towards Emma, and how he always flirts with her. Although, not just towards Emma, but how he flirts with all women including Mary Margaret, Aurora, and Mulan too. However, it's clear in this episode that Hook is more so intrigued by Emma like he indicates when it's decided she's the one going with Hook up the beanstalk, and he states to her, "I hoped it'd be you." when Emma comes over to him so he can place the magic cuff on her wrist. He also tries to learn more about Emma as they're climbing the beanstalk together because he genuinely appears to want to get to know who she really is. And I love it! I love, love, love Hook... like I've mentioned a number of times. :) One of my favorite scenes in this episode, is the moment Hook and Emma share as he's helping her by wrapping a rag around her bloodied injured hand. He's totally flirting with her, all the while helping to protect her from the legends he knows about the giants smelling blood and of them being dastardly and evil. I especially love when Emma notices his tattoo and calls him out on his real reason for wanting to kill Rumplestiltskin... for him having killed Milah. Such a beautiful moment between these two. Also... you stated that Hook stole Milah away from Rumple and while it was wrong of him to have an affair and be willing to take her away from her husband and son, Milah was the one who left them and willingly left with Hook because they loved one another. The fault for what happened to Milah was her own, and Rumplestiltskin. Another of my favorite moments is when Emma and Hook are climbing the beanstalk, when Hook reveals he can read the look of loss and lack of love on her face, because he had lived among the Lost Boys in Neverland for centuries and knew the reason for their despair as well. Both Emma and Hook are very perceptive characters, which makes them an amazing team... just like Hook tells Emma. Now... I understand why Emma locks Hook's wrist in the shackle in order to force him to stay behind long enough to give her and her mother and their friends a head start. Because she doesn't trust him, especially given the circumstances of her past in regards to Neal, as well as from her parents all abandoning her, and seeing Hook only as a villain. It makes sense that she would be especially skeptical of Hook and his true motives. However, I was just so disappointed too, because I really would have loved to see where things went from there on out between the women and Hook had he continued on with them. In my eyes, Hook truly did appear to be genuine in his desire to help them in spite of him being a pirate, and I believe that he was telling the truth. Which is why he was so hurt that Emma would abandon him up there, especially believing the giant would kill him. Sadly, Emma could only see him as a pirate out for himself though and she is desperate to get home to her son. And now... Hook is angry all right. Next... I also really like the scene in the very end with David and Henry, as David lights the candle for him to catch Henry's nightmares like he used to do for Snow. It's so sweet and the parallel between this scene and Aurora having the same nightmares in the Enchanted Forest is fantastic. As are the parallels between Emma and Hook, with Emma and Neal eleven years ago. Now... I was thrilled to see August again in the flashbacks with Neal and I really like this scene with them, even though I don't really care much for Neal as an overall character. I think he and Emma have good chemistry, but I don't like that they were both thieves and that Neal didn't really do much to encourage her away from going down the wrong path. There's more, but I can't say given that anything more told would be spoilery. But with all that being said... I love August and I really wanted to see him more in the present day in Storybrooke. But it was brilliant to have him come back into the show's story here in this moment to show us the reason why Emma was all alone when she first came into the story and arrived in Storybrooke, why she was in prison when Henry was born as was revealed back in season one's second episode... The Thing You Love Most, why Emma is so angry with Henry's father revealed by Emma to Mary Margaret in season one's episode... True North, and why he isn't involved in her life or even knows about Henry just like she states to Regina in the Pilot episode. For me, it's so much better with August being the reason for Neal abandoning her, rather than Neal simply abandoning her for the watches like I initially speculated might have been what happened while watching this episode, before August appeared. It makes their past together that much more intriguing for me. I love how August convinces Neal to listen to him and to leave Emma, which eventually allows for Emma to eventually find her way to Storybrooke thanks to Henry having to come find her. I wished then that we could have found out what he revealed to Neal inside that box. But yet I love the mysteries like that too. You're right that anyone would think August was crazy for going on about magic and such as he does. But it all depends on what's hidden within that box. :) It's just sad about all that Emma had to go through, with being abandoned by the man she loved until he turned her in, she became imprisoned, and worse... upon her having Henry in prison too. I can't even imagine how difficult her life had been back then. She wasn't innocent in the crimes that landed her in jail, but she didn't deserve that kind of pain. So sad. And all of this of course explains why she felt she had to give Henry up for adoption. So he could have a better life she couldn't offer him. So she could give him his best chance, as was shared way back in the Pilot episode as well. Emma's past is so sad, but I absolutely love learning more about her. And as for August being there in the first place... August told Emma that it wasn't until his own arrival in Storybrooke that he finally found her again. However, over the years, he never forgot about his promise to his father that he would take care of Emma and therefore, he searched for her within the past years. Unfortunately, the temptation of the money Neal gave to him was too much for August and so yes... he stole the money and strayed from trying to help Emma once again. And back in season one's episode, The Stranger... when he tells Emma he got a painful reminder at 815 AM in Phuket, which was at 815 PM in Storybrooke upon Emma's first arrival in Storybrooke, while he was living in Phuket as he started to become wood again... it's because he lost track of Emma once again after stealing this money. Phuket is the name August wrote down for the cops when he sends Emma the keys for her yellow bug, yet no money, as is revealed in the end scene when the guard shows Emma what she'd be getting when she is released from prison. So we know then that August had stolen the money, and had started living in Phuket not long after he left Neal in this episode, and where he had been living when he started becoming wood again as he revealed to Emma back in The Stranger. I love all of the great parallels to past episodes in this one! Next... I also like the moment with Mary Margaret helping Aurora to sleep like David did for her when she had nightmares, even without the candle. I like how very motherly she is for Aurora while her own daughter is busy trying to get the compass with Hook. I also really like how Emma asks Mulan to be the one to cut the beanstalk down in case she didn't return in ten hours. Because she knew her mother would never agree. And I love even more how Mary Margaret fought Mulan to protect her daughter when Mulan started to cut it down with her enchanted sword, and the moment afterwards between Emma and Mary Margaret as her mother pleads with her daughter never to ask something like that of Mulan again, because they need to return home together. So beautiful. :) And lastly... I really love the giant we saw in this episode and especially how he reveals that the victors were the ones to tell the stories their way, to make all people believe giants were evil, when in fact none of it was true. This giant isn't evil at all. Just lonely, misunderstood, and sad after there had been a great battle between the giants and humans. The special effects for the giant might not be so great, but I really like this overall storyline with him and I like the actor who plays him a lot too from another TV show... Hawaii Five-0. I never watched Lost because I never had any interest in it, but I also know he's from that show as well, which is pretty cool. But I am always able to look past all of the special effects when they appear to be bad, because I appreciate this show so much and I absolutely love the story that this show's creators, writers, and especially the actors are trying to tell. :) Overall... I really love this episode so much and it is definitely one of my overall favorite episodes throughout season two. Thank you again, so much for reacting to Once Upon a Time!!!! Be well and be happy. :) Until next time...

[@adamisajoker]

You should react to The 10'th Kingdom. If you like Once Upon A Time then you'll like this.

[@Strangeado]

She is too busy at the moment and is not taking requests, the only way to request something is via the pilot tier on patreon.

[@jessiem3169]

Oh the 10th Kingdom, I actually watched it again not too long ago! I remember coming home from church every week excited to watch the next part of the miniseries

[@anisa7591]

This is my favorite episode of the season!

[@jannievanderwalt6696]

Hang in there all will make sense

[@springsimmer1908]

You should see Motherland:Fort Salem too.

[@TonyWasHere]

She currently has no time to be taking on any new shows due to a very busy schedule, If you'd like her to react to this show, You can try obtaining a spot in the Pilot Tier on her Patreon so you can select it yourself😌✌

[@inspirasiislaminow6742]

Good video .... I like this.

[@sophiarose5879]

random thought but I think you would love the show Lucifer, maybe check it out sometime :D

[@TonyWasHere]

She's seen all of Lucifer in her private time, Unfortunately that means there are no reactions to it

[@shadycnetwork]

On the last episode you said your name is Shannon. I'm surprised, you don't look like a shannon. I thought it was going to be Britney or Becky lol.

[@TonyWasHere]

Just a friendly reminder for future reference, it's Shannan with an A or preferably "Shan" for short . It's a big pet peeve of hers when people spell her name wrong.

[@shadycnetwork]

@@TonyWasHere damn bro are you writing a book about her lol?

[@TonyWasHere]

@@shadycnetwork As her moderator I'm obliged to tell people when they spell her name wrong. Also, no book.. We're going straight to a 3 movie picture deal. Shannan is excited to see who is playing her.

[@jneal214]

Where is Legends? Your schedule said it'd be released today

[@TonyWasHere]

Sometimes YT likes to be a dick and block things, It'll be up when it's up, Sorry for the inconvenience😌✌

[@billyhargrovedeservedsomuc183]

"He's very pretty." Bisexual culture is not knowing who is prettier, Hook or Regina. And then just saying both.