LulaMaeBarnes

I'm loving the idea of Hook in armour. And after last week's episode, I'm hoping it's as subtle as Regina literally giving her heart to Robin Hood in terms of Hook being a knight in shining armour!

I am another of the rare voices that actually liked the finale. My much bigger problem was the terrible decision of stringing out the final season over one weekend, and the fact that it was getting harder and harder over the last couple of series to remember why I liked the characters so much in the first place all those years ago when I first saw them. I know it was a sitcom, but it never shied away from dealing with real life (the best executed example for me was when Marshall's dad died). I am a bit older than the characters on the show and the realism of everyone's future, particularly Robin and Barney's divorce and the mother dying didn't feel completely contrived. (Note, I must add the caveat that a 30 second explanation that Robin & Barney's marriage wasn't working because of Robin's job did a huge disservice to both characters, especially Barney.) I loved Cristin Milioti as the mother and I believed completely in her relationship with Ted and that they were really happy. I loved the scene at the train station - it was beautiful, and definitely delivered what I had been waiting for. But as the flash forwards were progressing, I also started liking Robin again and somehow Cobie Smulders convinced me that she could be the person she had been earlier on in the series - the one Ted would steal a blue French horn for, rather than the one who screams at Patrice like a banshee. Do they live happily ever after? Who knows. But it was believable to me that if Ted was going to move on, he would try to do so with Robin.

I know, my eyes are still bleeding from the Enchanted Forest hot pants. No. No. No. Just no.

Nicely done Arandil! I love the new description and have little doubt that there is much more to discuss and debate about his past villainy, his current role on Team Nevengers: The Age of WWW, and of course his yet to be revealed year in the Enchanted Forest. And if in those conversations his blue eyes and chest hair come up from time to time, well, these things happen.

Add one more person to the list of former lurkers with intentions to post a lot more here. I am so glad that so many of the TWoP community are moving over as I am a daily forum reader and OUAT would not be the same without all of your opinions on it!!