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I think they could not have taken over Fillory because of the two gods. Fillory is supposed to be reality TV type of entertainment but those fairies seem rather stern. Also, as decided by Ember, Fillory is to be ruled by Earthlings. So the fairies little cue would have most likely been perceived as rebellion against the will of the gods. That's why they plotted to get Ember assassinated.

Mine too, what happened? Julia told Q she had left law school because... and then she shows Q she can still do magic though she has no idea why. Leaving her the only known mortal in the universe that can still do some magic. End of the season.

So Hook frees his shadow and hops on it and is only stopped by the lost boys. Doesn't it mean that he had the means to leave Neverland the second he arrived? Turning this whole adventure and Emma's seemgingly useless rescue mission (since he just had to push two boys and was already out of the camp) into a joke? Can we be more cheated?

I wonder if OLU didn't bless Julia when she touched her cheek and Julia showed faith in her. Essentially giving Julia what she wanted after she was no longer interested. It's like when Quentin managed to cast the storm to win a game (back in season 1) when he didn't care anymore. I don't think Ember was more powerful than Umber but rather they are not about the same thing: Ember (chaosà is about destruction while Umber (Order & Law) is about creation. Umber likes the peace and quit while Ember likes wars. Julia has learnt two particular spells : one to extract divine essence (escaping through Umber's breath) and the other one to turn said essence into a weapon or place it into one (from the Ars Deicidium). Which is why she had to be the one to do it. Quentin merely grabbed the now god slayer sword and pierced Ember with it.