*Support group circle*
Me: *stands up*
Me: Hello. My name is Emily and I lowkey ship Snow White and Hercules.
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Snow: We were friends...
David: Define friend.
Snow: We made out once...
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Ok, I don't know where Rumple was this episode but I'm very glad he wasn't anywhere I had to see. Next week though... Ugh. Hades teaming up with Rumple will literally cause world war three I promise. This is how it's gonna go:

Hades: I'd like to make a deal.
Rumple: A deal?
abc: Will Rumple do the thing?
Anyone who's watched ten seconds of this show ever: Rumple ALWAYS DOES THE THING
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Can we talk about Killian Jones this episode because damn boy, you're already dead, what more do you want?? He's bruised and bloody and can only see out of one eye, because the other one is swollen shut, has a hole right through his stomach (thanks, Emma) but this bitch still seeks out the quickest way to die.

Like, oh? A hellhound? COME AT ME!
Haha, Hades? LET'S FIGHT!
And I'm gonna somehow still look hot doing it, you're welcome underworld.

In all seriousness though he's such a hero for saving Meg and I cry.

(But also the fact that he knew Emma was there and not a trick because "when you love someone, you know" EEEK)
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We're going to go back and drool over Hercules (Hunkules) for a second because he literally had chemistry with everyone. Put him beside Charming and I still think I'd ship it...
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I can't be the only one who's waiting for Killian to walk up to those gravestones and just write Rumple, Rumple, Rumple all over them.
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Moving on to the promo for 5x14 though. We see Gold and Hades making a deal, like I said, which I choose to ignore shut up that didn't happen.

Then, what I DO care about is Killybear being lowered into one of the rivers. Any of my fellow Greek mythology nerds (pjo/hoo heeeeeey) will know that those rivers by Hades' throne thingy represent the five rivers of the underworld. I'm willing to bet that the one Hades is lowering Killian into is the River Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. What I think is happening is that Hades' plan is to completely erase Killian's mind of anyone or anything he ever knew. If Killian ends up in that river, he's done for, his entire personality, all his memories of his long life are gone. That includes Emma. I bring Emma up because as this is happening, she finally finds him. Like imagine this:

She's found it, Hades' palace. Rushing in, she braces herself for the worst, knowing what to expect from Killian. She saw him before, and will be the first to admit he looked awful. And it was her fault...

"Later, Emma," she tells herself. She'd feel bad for herself later. Right now, all that matters is finding the man she loves. And she is close, so close. With Hades across town, and Cerberus dead, there is no one to stop her from saving her pirate.

Or, at least, she thought. When she enters the cave that the lord of the underworld deems a palace, her attention is immediately drawn to the man hanging above one of the five rivers that surrounds a dark throne in the centre of the room. She realizes almost immediately that the man is her Killian, and she rushes forward, looking for a way across the steep put that separates her from her love. Looking around, she finally finds a narrow bridge a few dozen feet away.

"Hang on, I'm coming!" She calls, looking up to him, in hopes that he's still conscious.

"Emma...?" She hears his weak reply.

She smiles, hope filling her entire body as she continues along the narrow stone bridge. "Yeah. It's me. I'm here to get you back," she calls, tears stinging the corners of her eyes.

Suddenly, a cloud of dark smoke appears in the centre of the room, just in front of the throne. Hades' smug grin raises a rage in Emma she has never felt before.

"You didn't actually think I was so stupid as to leave him unguarded, did you?"

Too far from him to do any good, she snarls. "I'd hoped," is her sharp reply.

Hades simply chuckles darkly, waves his hand, and then, as if time slows down, Emma watches as Killian falls into the river he was suspended above with a splash and a weak cry for help.

Emma rushes toward him, finally reaching the other side. She helps him out, but he looks at her with a blank expression.

"Killian...?" She breathes, heart beating frantically.

"Who now?" Is his reply.

She was so close.

I'm just saying, it's the perfect set-up for a true love's kiss, if he forgets everyone and Emma has to make him fall in love with her again...

But I'll also hate myself forever if this happens...
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But yeah, that's my rant. I'll see you guys next week, after my OTP is finally reunited (with it without memories ahem).

Also, a huge congratulations to Emilie de Ravin (Belle) on the birth of her first child, her daughter Vera Audrey de Ravin-Bilitch!!!

Thanks for reading!
~Emily