#and like going from prob an orphan to a circle to being taken from the circle at like idk somewhere between 5 and 8

[stormlit]

uh oh here we go again (yet another rook concept has walked into my brain)

[oswednesday]

okay so everyone knows how i feel about ambigous kid age feets mcgee there, stuff i do like was the pinball machine like bumper cars and that she Likes candy according to the second creepiest trading card, 

(i obvi want to make her older, i think its more Fun if shes like Childish, as an adult, obvi again i guess omg so shes in her mid-30s and brags about being the strongest woman in galar)

(she ranks number 3 in the whole region so as far a league stats go, she would be right! )

(ability: technician, moves: rolling kick, rapid spin, gyro ball, drill run)

(okay i saw that rolling kick isnt a move that got in with this pkmn instead a much weaker triple kick was introduced? going to ignore that)

(this pkmn is not used in the cup rematch!)

(stow-on-side’s gym is protected by a union of regions, as a historic gym of the western regions, its the oldest gym in galar! this means that it can be a gym without being in the league and it answers only to the union representatives, or it did before bea has sole ownership of it)

(ability: unburdened, moves: sticky web, attract, play nice, play rough)

(she doesnt use this in the rematch, she likes to use sweet food pkmn but opal probs gets on her ass about it)

(her parents died in an “accident” in her mid 20s, leaving her an orphan, like no aunts, uncles, grandparents ect to speak of! and sole heir to a gym that had been operating outside of the league for generations, the funding it got from neighboring regions allowed them to keep it up to shape as a modest gym specializing in fighting, while teaching students the ancient fighting arts of galar (such as slinging a boulder with your bare hands)

(ability: filter, moves: power split, brick break, sucker punch, skill swap)

(sometimes she ends up copying other gym leaders and trainers who catch her interest, she doesnt get why others might take offense to this, she usually only holds on to a pkmn long enough to evo it before switching it out)

(bea doesnt use this mime again)

(bea is someone who gets bored easily and jumped at the invitation to join the league with the promise of interesting ways to transform the historic village, now stow-on-side is a must stop tourist attraction a 24 hr 7 day a week carnival town)

(ability: cute charm, moves: brutal swing, force palm, stomping tantrum, facade)

(this is the one she max’s out! and uses max guard!)

(she actually keeps this one and its a bewear next time you see it!  and youll be seeing it last in her line up)

(moves: brutal swing, hammer arm, stomping tantrum, body press) (she makes this one big but uses max knuckle this time!)

(no matter what her team is she always has one of these or the evo form on it, its like her signature mon and she has them imported, theyre prizes you can win in town! pokemon rights activists can been see protesting this practice, ones you see in the wild are due to people winning and releasing cause the amount of care needed for this type of pokemon in a lot, with no real predator unlike many other aggressive galar pokemon, theyre considered an invasive and dangerous pkmn species)

(the mini game is the same! except every time you hit a wall, one pkmn in your party has a 50/50 chance of becoming confused! the town is full of other pkmn themed mini games as well, her sponsor is like ballman brand, and like the corporation that owns basically anything cute and animated and produces most of the junk food in galar in partnership with like the food industry obvi, like if its on tv it probably went through this company at some point, because theyre her sponsor bea likes to be in charge of the snacks on opening day when the challengers get their numbers and stuff cause she often doesnt show up as its boring to her like the same thing as last year with just different people zzz)

(ability anticipation ,moves: rock smash, stealth rock, counter,endure)

(she’ll comment that this one was a gift but she wont say from who! youll be seeing it again at the championship cup, with everything basically unchanged, its just a higher level)

(because she gets bored easily she switches her team up a lot, it causes a lot of strife in her serious fan base but casual fans love the variety)

(ability: pure power, moves: seismic toss, detect, power up punch, recovery )

(hey vibe check on this pkmn? is it just like to inherently offensive to use or is it an abstract person enough that its like Fine with some tweaking, i plan to obscure its face more so it looks less ya know and push like parts of the design further away from human and more like weird mushroom maybe? but is everything else about it like Too Much A Racist Caricature to even use?  like using it as like being like a carnival fortune teller like fundementally like that or can the aesthetic and understanding that theres like history about it in the uk that just becomes its Own thing? the spiritual movements in the uk were taken way more serious than in The States, its weird that its so under represented in this gen?? anyway you’ll only see it for the gym battle!)

(some claim chairman rose’s modest alternative energy company has deeper ties to bea’s sponsor but its obvi simply because theres a mutual partnership as chairman he needs to make sure the games are the best after all)

(ability: iron fist, moves: mach punch, dynamic punch, slam, stone edge)

(you may be wondering how she stays at number 3 like this, well mostly because allister doesnt care about ranking up and raihan never loses to her, but its also because she has just so many fully evo’d pkmn at hand, she uses their pent up aggression, at being kept in a box or under exercised as they work in town, on the battle field, she’s also known to rotate pkmn during league matches which isnt against the rules but is considered poor sportsmanship, bea’s opponents never being able to predict what she’s going to do is her greatest strength)

(she’ll use this pkmn in the cup!)

(im probs going to aim for strong woman ring leader vibes for her design! like galar is the uk right, thats like uk History right there along with like the highland games, way more on? themed? than karate?????)

(ability: lightening rod, moves: mega horn, horn drill, smart strike, sword dance)

(after you get off the the spinning cup theres a platform and an unavoidable “carnie”” trainer” who’ll let you know in uncertain terms that they’re not getting paid enough for this, the first platform is likely Fine with a low level machop but the second and third platform the pkmn might rebel! as theyre not pokemon trainers just part time worker residents)

(ability:rivalry, moves: entertainment, yawn, hyper beam, noble roar)

(just a cup critter!)

(if they do you have a chance to catch them like wild on the platform after a battle! platform two is a machoke, platform three is a machamp,  who can dynamax completely on its own!! weird right? if that happens in my nuzlocke sheid’ll send em to the prof like a Clue to get! )

(her stadium terrain behaves like trick room, wonder room and magic room are in effect altering between the 3 every sixth turn!)

(ability: limber, moves: circle throw, taunt, revenge, payback)

(another pkmn just for the cup!)

[apirateandaprincess]

So im gonna give scene analysis a go because i havent loved an episode this much all season.

So here it goes.

Killian quite literally running down hill. Such a good representation of his arc. We got so much angst and this episode is going to be the come down to all of it. The settling. 

And just like his past created the the beginning of the climb to this story/arc, it’s interesting that in the scene where he is going downhill it is literally because he’s being chased by what could be seen as symbols of his past. Who he was in the past. (Referring to the lost boys).

Lol I love the whole buried Rum line. Very Captain Jack Sparrow-esque

I got someone waiting for me at home. The show IS NOT ACCIDENTALLY THROWING OUT THIS TERM A LOT. It’s done with absolute intention. 

I don’t know if we will ever get real backstory on Killian and Tiger Lily but his little smirk he has upon saying her name and the era of confidence has me thinking it isn’t anywhere near as bad as everyone speculated.

Ah and there’s Captain Floor again. I gotta say they really do love messing with this man’s neck.

Nice reference to the fact that Hook is family.

I also dig Charming saying that this is REGINA’S curse. He didn’t differentiate in this moment.

Ugh the Snowing theme song always chokes me up. I love that there Love is enough to snap her out of this. Always a sucker for TL moments.

IT still makes me so giddy that these are real life husband and wife being all romantic on my screen.

Okay BF is stunning. Like damn.

I laugh at the idea that had Charming not said Emma’s name Rumple could still be living mindlessly in the 21st century Storybrooke Regina made. 

Ahh Charms saying “I know Hook is out there doing the same for you,” is so important because she needed to hear it and I think Charms knew that. You can see the instant relief in her face as she embraces him. I think it both calmed her and it also solidified that he wasn’t as mad anymore as maybe she was worried he was.

“Skull Rock” nice throw back to the animated version!

Killian’s anger and desperate need at having to get back to Emma, the woman he loves, will always get me in the feels.

I love that fate comes into play when it means creating the chance to save someone you love. There is so many great moments around this idea, this episode. We have Snowing later sacrificing themselves so Emma can get Killian. Which by fates hands will connect her with the weapon she needs to stop the BF. We also see this same fate come into play when Killian ends up in Neverland with the woman (tiger lily) who has the needed weapon. It’s all connected my friends. 

20:1, “well I feel sorry for those lads, they don’t stand a chance.” Ah that pirate swag. 

I love that the FB all share some significance to season 1. I mean the scene where Regina sends Archie and Pongo to the mines is very reminiscent of season 1. It makes you wonder how much of these moments influenced those moments.

The field of flowers. Hmm well if Regina’s curse and season 1 evilness = 1 found pink flower. And now we’re seeing hundreds. She must really be a big big bad huh?

“NO mother should have to watch their child die,” hmm me thinks someone with a mom on the show might experience just that. SPOILER: my thoughts are Emma but I think she’ll be brought back. 

Killian Jones the host of all current hope speeches.

And there he goes again, risking himself to ensure his TL get’s what she needs to live. 

A single flower. A symbol that there is always hope. There is always something there that will get you through.

Okay so the scene with Snowing and young emma is really heart breaking. To me it’s not just a conversation of right vs. wrong. But a moment of just decision making. A hard one. And that’s why it was so important to have both sides of it. One side represented by Charms the other by Snow. It was the same conversation the audience would be having. So it fit well. But this scene was also meant to contrast what is coming next. It was also really nice to see that second chances run in romances. Ayyyee. That rhymed. But seriously Snowing and Captain Swan really do parallel the crap out of each other. The second good byes, the second reunions. Sometimes things happen more than once before they stick. 

And his fricken shadow caressed her face and im dead on the floor. I love that it kind of parallels the scene where Charms touched Snows hand and it was enough to just catapult a shift in emotion. 

And here we have the scene the FB’s were built for. One of them at least. Snow giving Emma the potion to bring back her love. TO have that happiness. To not have to wait. To do something for herself. EVERYTHING in contrast to what was done when they saw her through that door earlier, comes down to this moment. Snow is making the other choice. And it will pay off.

My understanding of that potion by the way, is that the one seeking their true love has to use it. So Im under the impression that everyone who will be mad at Emma for using it cant really be mad anyways? Because Snow has already passed out before she has a chance to use it. 

Also can we talk about how Snow knows that to win this battle. To fight this big fight, Killian has to be there. He’s part of what matters most to her and without that she wont be at her strongest. In a way Snow is once again doing what’s right by the people. She’s not only giving her daughter a chance but by letting her get Killian back and allowing her to have that person by her side for that fight, she is also potentially saving the town. 

Everything was just so perfect in that second that he saw her face. He was both scared and surprised and relieved at the same time that he saw her. And then not a second later he is warning Tiger Lily to run and again thinking about those other than himself. Here comes the full circle arc guys. I can feel it. 

Tiger Lily’s little happy smirk makes me happy. 

ALSO can we talk about how the last time they were in Neverland together everything was different. He felt like an orphan and had no family. Emma felt like an orphan. She was running away from him. He was declaring that he would one day win her heart because she’d WANT HIM. And now we have them both, with their families and each other, no where near alone and he has won her heart and she is running towards him and not only does she WANT HIM SHE AGREES TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH HIM BECAUSE SHE NEEDS HIM. THEY NEED EACH OTHER!! *loud screaching*

.2 seconds. Count with me. .2 seconds until Killian apologizes and gets right back to where he left off. This is so vital. So important. He’s tired of waiting. He wants to be different and he knows he is. He doesn’t want to waste time thinking about himself. He wants to get that truth of his and that apology out there because that’s what he’s been dying to say to her this entire time. Redemption arc! Redemption arc! You can even see Emma in my mind, taken a bit by surprise. He’s hurting and he doesn’t care. He needs to talk to her and clear the air. This is a clear showcasing of what he’s learned and what he finds important and Emma sees that.

He also owns up to the fact that he considered running away. He owns it. He didn’t have to but he did.

 The change off is so so good here. Emma’s line of “lets go get you cleaned off” showing where her concern in this moment lies. On his wellbeing. On his feeling whole. And his reluctance because he needs her to know that he loves her. That he wants to marry her. That she will never ever ever be alone and need to worry about him leaving ever again because he will always be with her by her side. (His concerns lying on her wellbeing, and her feeling whole).

Second proposal. SECOND FRICKING PROPOSAL. AND IM UGLY CRYING. DEAD AND ALIVE AT THE SAME TIME. My god. The single tear. The fact that they both had a chance to now ask each other. 

They’re both so vulnerable and delicate and AWARE of the stakes of life here. And it just guts me in the best kind of way. 

MARK MY MAN. THAT MUSIC THOOOOOOOOO AH.

And again .2 seconds later he wants to know where her parents are because homeboy is not playing. He’s not messing things up this time. He knows who is important to him and how keeping them means being honest with them and he needs to talk to his bro before anything else. And make sure that the full truth is out there and that he is 100 percent the man he needs and wants and knows he can be and REDEMPTION ARC! REDEMPTION ARC!

Ah holding hands while walking to Emma’s parents. 

.2 seconds my friends. This is what i’m talking about the closing of a redemption arc. He is wasting no time owning up to everything, making amends for everything. Not only is Killian a vital part in breaking the curse. But he is the first step in making it happen. He is using his ACTIONS in CURRENT TIME to make amends for his ACTIONS of the PAST. All this is on purpose and it’s what makes this such a good redemption arc. I mean seriously who does a redemption arc better than Killian mother f’n Jones. 

I loved Killian and Emma’s little smile at Leroy. Especially sense they have a spotted past with him haha.

Idk why that little look on Emma and Killian’s face gets me. The one right after Granny takes a sip. It’s like Emma is seeing what he waiting until she was 28 to find her parents really did. It brought these people together. It made this group. These friendships. It was worth something. And Killian is just looking like he is desperately waiting for his bro to resurface. He needs the chance to Look David in the face and own what he did and make sure he knows that he is sorry. 

^^ Point: Colin and Jen are fantastic fricken actors. I will follow their careers until i’m probs dead.

I love the whole Season 1 feeling of Snow waking up, only now they are next to each other. Im a sucka for some parallels. 

And here’s another contrast point to the FB. This moment. Where they wake up and see what everyone has done for them is to show Snowing and the audience that when you help others they will return the favor. It won’t go unnoticed. 

Emma and Killian look so regal laying there haha.

Also David rushing to his daughter has my eyes rushing with tears ya feel.

Anyone else get a little father daughter feeling when Emma woke up at Charms touch. I could imagine him waking her up for school in the morning as a little girl when I watched this.

And CHARMS HAND REACHES TO HELP KILLIAN UP AND IM DEAD. IM ABSOLUTELY DEAD. Like the symbolism. Killian is still down because Charming needs to know how he feels. How he’s sorry. And now Charming is lifting him up and they are eye to eye and here it comes. The man who he inadvertently hurt is the man helping him to his feet. Coming to his hand and his rescue. And Killian is given the chance to finally say what needs to be said and HE TAKES IT. OF COURSE HE DOES. 

Can I also holla at the parallel shot (like literally parallel) of Emma and Snow looking at each other right next to Killian and David looking at each other. The newly engaged and the parents. In an actual parallel. I mean can you scream symbolism because I can “SYMBOLISMMM!”

Can I also point out that Killian is still scared. It’s not going to hinder him from being the good man we know he is. But he is scared. He tells David that he guesses “Emma didn’t tell [him his] secret.” And this line doesn’t have anything to do with Emma it has to do with Killian thinking there is no way Charms would help him to his feet and ensure his safety if he knew. Because how could he be forgiven so fast. How could something he was so ashamed of and so terrified of acknowledging and scared of knowing yet alone saying be forgiven. This is the bow on the top of a very important package. 

I love everything about this scene. Charming saying that Hook is a changed man. Ensuring not only him but the audience. Charming had a lesson this episode about the past. He knows that once was is far away from what now is. And the way he looks at Emma as he says Hook has changed. Ensuring his daughter that all is well. That he is still supporting their marriage and love and happiness and Emma’s knowing look. That look that says “these are my parents and I love them. I love who they are.” Is the best. And i’m in tears again.

“No matter what she does you will not face her alone.” This is so important. Because let’s be honest. Of course Emma is scared of the battle. But what has always scared her more than some big bad has been who will be there by her side when this darkness comes (Whether its the darkness of being an orphan or a literal dark one). Emma has her family. She has come full circle too. She isn’t alone and never will be again. 

AH Gideon kept a flower alive. You go my dude.

Can we also talk about the contrast in family dynamics. Rumples whole family is a mixture of people chosing to love each other and being forced to obey each other in some weird representation of false love. Meanwhile the charms-mills-swan-jones/town is having one big huge family moment. In which people are actively choosing, with their hearts, to be a part of this family that was built out of love and respect and forgiveness and sacrifice. They contrasts are on purpose. And it’s glorious.

Honestly this episode was so good. This is long because I had many feelings. Sorry not sorry. haha. 

Im ded.