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OUAT Rewatch 2x22 - And Straight On ‘Til Morning

Once Upon a Time 2x22 Disney Animated Movie Parallels

Hook and David’s interaction in this scene is genuinely so much more important than it comes across.

Not only does it set up the perception these two have of each other going forward - it also puts their respective actions later in the scene into perspective.

David is fighting for people who aren’t himself, thats why it’s so easy for him to rush off in a hurry and forget about the danger it’ll impose upon him - he isn’t doing this for himself, he’s doing it for his family. Why would his own life matter to him? That’s not what he’s protecting and is his last thought in any situation.

Hook, on the other hand, isn’t fighting for anything but his own life. First and foremost, he is preserving himself. That’s why he can’t fathom why David would rush off and get himself killed just to catch Greg and Tamara or get them a few more beans. Why would he risk his life just to save it?

This stark difference means neither can really understand the others actions. David wants more beans because more beans means a higher chance his family can escape and survive, Killian wants to settle for one because backing away from Greg and Tamara means his life won’t be in any more danger, and he’ll live to fight another day.

Both of their views are narrow and that’s the reason they both act so hostile and confused over how the other chooses to behave - Killian being bewildered over David’s extreme lack of self preservation, and David being aggressive in response to how Hook holds him back from continuing the fight.

favourite ouat scenes: 17/?

A+ brooding

OUAT 2.22 | And Straight on ‘Til Morning

OUAT 2.22 | And Straight on ‘Til Morning

"I thought you didn't care about anyone but yourself."

OUAT 2.22 | And Straight on ‘Til Morning

i will never not get emotional watching the season 2 finale of ouat. like just watching killian's face fall when he finds out neal is dead. the realization the emma may have lit the spark of his redemption, but his love for baelfire is what fanned that spark into a flame

the direct parallel of the scene in the past of killian telling bae that he could change for him and bae saying he would never change bc all he cares about is himself

AND THEN WHEN HE TURNS AROUND AND COMES BACK EMMA SAYS SHE DIDN'T THINK HE CARED ABOUT ANYONE BUT HIMSELF AND KILLIAN JUST SAYS HE NEEDED REMINDING THAT HE COULD ASJDHHDJSK

and that reminder came after emma's speech in the diner. after she told him that he could be a part of something. he still didn't give her back the bean. he gave her an empty pouch and dipped. he had nothing to lose by leaving storybrooke to be destroyed, but he came back.

without anyone there with him to say just the right things and encourage him to make the right choice. emma already did that, but that wasn't enough. he still betrayed her

but he sat there with his own thoughts. with the knowledge bae was dead. and looking at the carving he made to teach this boy he once loved how to sail. AND HE TURNED BACK

BECAUSE HE BLAMES HIMSELF FOR TEARING APART BAE'S FAMILY. AND ONE OF HIS BIGGEST REGRETS WAS SELLING BAE OUT TO PAN. BUT HE'LL BE DAMNED IF HE DOESN'T TRY TO MAKE IT RIGHT. SO HE TURNS BACK TO SAVE BAE'S SON. BECAUSE HE MAY HAVE TAKEN BAE'S MOTHER AWAY FROM HIM ONCE AND PLANNED TO MURDER HIS FATHER, BUT HE WON'T LET HIS SON SUFFER THE SAME THING. HE WANTS TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND TRY TO MAKE IT UP TO THE BOY HE ONCE LOVED AS HIS OWN

and then he finds out that storybrooke's safe, but henry's been kidnapped, and he doesn't even hesitate to volunteer to help get him back, even when he finds out he has to work with the man who murdered the woman he loves and who cut off his hand. HIS LOVE FOR BAELFIRE OUTWEIGHED HIS HATRED FOR RUMPLE, JUST LIKE HE SAID IT WOULD WAY BACK WHEN HE TOLD BAE HE COULD CHANGE FOR HIM. HE MADE GOOD ON THAT PROMISE

and he finds out that henry's been taken to neverland, a place killian DESPISES, and he still doesn't back out. bc he may have sold bae into pan's hands, but he will save his son from suffering the same fate.

and everyone believes he's on neverland solely for emma, and he lets them believe that. bc he knows why he's there and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. he may be falling in love with emma. she may inspire him to become better. but she was never the reason

and i can't stop crying

OUAT 2.22 | AND STRAIGHT ON ‘TIL MORNING

“I thought you didn’t care about anyone but yourself.”

hey mari ?? stop hiding your heartbreaking analysis in the tags bc they deserve to be seen

The loss in his eyes… OUAT 2.22 | And Straight on ‘Til Morning

OUAT 2.22 | And Straight on ‘Til Morning

COLIN O’DONOGHUE as KILLIAN JONES OUAT 2.22

OUAT 2.22 | And Straight on ‘Til Morning