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So I have a theory about that. Maybe her curtains are sheer so that way she can see if someone's hiding behind them? It would go along with why the woman in the pilot had a clear shower curtain, so no one could hide behind that without her knowing.

It's so sad that Emma wasn't placed with Ingrid when she was at an age when she still believed in magic.

A million times yes! Her body language was so defensive, her voice lower and more commanding... her word choice (okay, that I have to give to the writers, but still, JMo's delivery was perfect). While we've already deduced that Emma was scared, there was absolutely no hint of it. I'm not sure overcompensation is the right word, but I feel like now, her uneasiness might be more easily picked up on because she not only has to worry about herself (I don't think she really did worry that much about herself in early S1), but her family as well. But yes, I absolutely adored that scene. I really miss S1 Emma, who for the most part seemed competent and smart. This episode was like a breath of fresh air in that respect, because Emma was on her A-game and willing to do whatever it took to save everyone, even if it meant killing someone she once cared about. And she was so nonmelodramatic about it, unlike certain characters who've had to make a hard decision. She just wanted to get it done, be reunited and stuff. So yes, she may have come across as prickly (I'm still laughing about that exchange), but she still managed to have the softer moments, as well, like when she kissed Nealflake's forehead one last time before going to find Ingrid.

Sorry if my response was... god, I'm too tired to think of the word. From what I understood, people were getting hate for having a different opinion of Emma's eye color. That's what I thought, anyway, but I could've misunderstood the conversation. Yeah, that surprised me, but I can kind of see it. If that was Emma's first few weeks in Storybrooke, I don't think she could very well go around punching people, regardless of how threatened she felt, because the only evidence that Ingrid wanted to harm her was her memories of her time with Ingrid in the foster system. But I'm glad that she was going to (or at least bluffed) getting law enforcement involved. My new not-so-guilty pleasure is "Stalker", the new show on CBS that apparently everyone but me hates, and a lot of times, the victims could have saved themselves a lot of trouble if they'd just called the police in the first place. And I'm trying to word this in a way that doesn't sound like victim-blaming, because I'm totally 110% against it, but a lot of times the biggest question investigators have is "why didn't you call the police and/or tell somebody?" Obviously, it's not the victim's fault, and there is stigma about being a victim, something I assume Emma would be especially careful not to portray herself as, but to me, at least she was smart enough to at least pretend to get the police involved. But yeah, the day Emma Swan feels the need to call the police because she's scared is the day hell freezes over (haha Frozen pun... maybe?)

Oh, for me it isn't about the eye color statement. It's more of an annoyance that that's the type of thing people are getting hate over, because I've been getting hate for stupid things like that for the past few weeks and I'm just bitter about it I guess. I thought the episode was wonderful, especially with all the Emma flashbacks. JMo was on point as usual.

People are seriously complaining to fic writers about something as small as eye color? I've always seen her eyes as hazelly-green, but generally refer to them as green because Ginny's eyes seem more green than hazel.

Jen knocked it out of the freaking part again last night. Everything about the goodbye scene was so amazing. I'd love to write something coherent about it, but I think I'm still trying to process.

It was on tumblr, and I just deleted them. I responded to some of the hate (sent by anonymous users on tumblr), to make my point, and on ff.net, they were by 'guest' reviewers so I couldn't respond to them. But it's so frustrating when you can't respond to explain your train of thought.

Not that I wish hate on anyone, but it is just a tiny little bit gratifying to know that people who were previously worshiped and made no attempt to help supposed friends who were being 'bullied' are finally getting a taste of what it was like. I hate to be so vague, but I've gotten some hate and death threats these past few days (which have finally calmed down). But I think you get what I'm trying to say.

Sorry to veer off topic, but for those of you who are loving the show and want more of it (and are into reading fanfiction), it now has a spot on fanfiction.net, and one story has been posted.

I understand why some people think Beth's being stupid, but in her mind, what are her choices? She can't exactly go to the police, because she is the police. In fact, she's in charge of the unit that would be handling her case. She doesn't want anyone to know about her past, probably for reasons exactly like this so that some creep can't somehow find out and taunt her like this. And as she said in episode 2 (I think): she's a strong, ambitious woman. Coming forward about a possible stalker would make her seem weak and she'd then be portrayed as a victim. Now, this isn't true. She's survived so much, and I don't think anyone in TAU would victimize her or think any less of her. However, that isn't her perception. In her mind, her hands are tied. Also, there's no reason for her to think Perry could be behind this. As far as she knows, while he may have a fixation on her, how would he know about the fire or the teddy bear? She could chalk her house being rearranged to him, yes, but I don't see how or why she'd make the connection to Perry when the two biggest incidents have been associated with the past stalking incident. I may have missed something/misunderstood, but that's just my POV.

I'm torn. I sort of want it to at least bring attention to how delusional some evil regals can be... saying someone deserves abuse is NEVER okay, and I think that people should realize how one-sided the evil regal/ugly duckling "fight" is. Jen has never (to my knowledge) said anything negative about Lana or Regina, except for canon facts about what Regina has done, yet a certain section of the fandom thinks it's totally fine for Lana to be throwing insults at her colleagues.

http://badass-savior-with-perfect-hair.tumblr.com/post/101788787919/lana-is-problematic you can click the link I think. It goes to where I reblogged the post on my blog. *edited because I didn't know it would be clickable, thought it would be copy/paste

I just came across a "master list" of all the anti Emma things Lana has tweeted/said, and I'm really nervous this will cause a bigger fight than last summer's issue.

If the high road means acting like a mature adult and not going on mass murder sprees, then yeah, she's doing great! (Though I agree he's a bit of an ass. But at least somebody's giving her a tiny taste of her own medicine).

I know a lot of people don't like these types of characters, but I find them absolutely fascinating, and Beth is no exception. I get that the writers are trying to make Jack be mysterious by not sharing a lot about him... but it falls flat to me. And maybe Beth does cause questions/suspicions (and I'm totally agreeing with you, webruce), but if she doesn't want to talk about herself or explain her actions, then she doesn't have to. I think Jack's a little too pushy in that respect.

I actually don't mind Belle as a character. I think she was alright in 2A, and in the flashbacks of S1. I think the problem is mostly when she's buying Rumple's antics. I'm hoping that the "Epic Dagger Fallout" will sort of push her to stand up for herself against Rumple. I can't remember if it was early this season or last season, but she stood up to Regina and showed more of a backbone. I personally think the mirror shows the deepest, darkest parts of yourself that you don't want to be true, so I'm hoping she'll make a conscious decision to not be 'weak and pathetic', as Mirror!Belle put it.

Anstar, that seems like a very likely scenario. If only we had even a tiny bit of Jack's past. I think we're supposed to feel sympathetic toward him, but I don't. I think his storyline could be interesting if Rohmbot wasn't playing Amanda. Or are we supposed to think that Jack's super duper creepy and weird? Right now, the only reason I'm staying with this show is Maggie Q. Beth is one of the most interesting characters I've come across in a few years, and I think Maggie plays her perfectly. I could care less about Jack and his storyline as long as I have Beth's. Heck, even Ben's nonexistent storyline is more interesting than Jack's.

I wouldn't blame Jen for not wanting to get involved on twitter for 4X05. She could say something super positive about SQ and still get hate for it. Or, you know, she could've just been busy with family things or something because she does have a life outside of OUaT (which some fans can't understand for some reason).

Yadda Yadda, I agree. And the only reason we get the shoe lace and jacket is because of JMo. She said in an interview (I can't remember which one) that she asked if they could have a memento or something that Emma has of him, and they let her pick it. They had no idea that Emma might want to keep something from him.

I swear, this fandom argues more than my family about politics on Thanksgiving.

While I think that is probably the most likely scenario, I hope they put a twist on it. I don't want Jack to end up saving Beth. It happens too often in TV (nearly every time). It would be nice for a change. Maybe Perry could take Jack to lure Beth where he wants her? Also, was it just me, or did anybody else see a hint of tears as Beth was looking through her scrapbook thingy?

Oh, it's absolutely an opportunity -a perfect one at that- but Adam and Eddy have proven time and time again that they just won't take them and run. I really wish I had Snow's optimism rather than Emma's cynicism about this, but I'll believe that a Charming Scene will happen when I finally see it. Also, sorry to change the subject, but I've been thinking about Captain Swan. This is speculation, but still thought I'd hide it behind the spoiler thing:

Rumsy4: I agree, that would be a way better solution. But didn't that already happen in the show? I read an interview with Jamie Chung, and she confirmed that Mulan was going to tell Aurora that she loves her. I think I've been traumatized by a better part of the post S1 episodes, so my memory might not serve correctly, but I thought it was addressed in the show? And even if it wasn't, Sleeping Warrior was still the intention, and Mulan was still lesbian/bisexual, so wouldn't they count that as representation? Or does it only count if it's specifically Regina/Emma? Because when other minorities have been demanded and given, Rapunzel didn't "count" because she was a minor character, and Sydney doesn't "count" because he's evil. I'm honestly getting a tiny bit scared that they might just kill Hook and make SQ canon. (I'd predict that Regina would rip out Emma's heart and make her into Graham 2.0, but Emma's heart can't be ripped out).

I don't even know why I bothered hoping over the summer that this season, we'd finally get some Charming Family development. Now that Emma has Killian, I can see Snow feeling as though Emma doesn't need her anymore, and even more so now that Snow has Snowflake. David at least tries with Emma, but I don't see Emma really wanting to go there, if you get what I mean, because her past would be too painful for him, in her mind. She isn't going to want to delve super deep into her past. I believe it was on here (though it could have been a fanfic I was reading) somebody talked about how she's okay opening up to Killian because the pain caused by her childhood wasn't a result of his decisions. He's an unbiased third-party who she can vent to without having to worry about his feelings. I wonder how much of that has to do with New York? Had Emma (and Henry) not been forced to go to NY, would she still have let Killian comfort her while watching the video of her and Lily? Would she have let him even see it? Heck, would she have even played it herself? Also, is it just me thinking this, but would S1, or even S3 Emma have put up with Regina's BS? I can totally see her decking Regina after the first few snarky/sarcastic/rude/obnoxious/hurtful/delusional (and incorrect) comments, if this was S1. *Sighs* I really miss take no prisoners, tough as nails, badass Emma Swan. The writers really need to remember how to write her.