fox24

I need to listen to it later today.

obisgirl

No problem!

scififan2009

Killian and Henry. Operation Light Swan.

fox24

The snow globe was suppose to be a dark one detector but they cut the scene

CityGal

99 Episodes in 99 Days
Episode 5x08 | “Birth” | #96

Written by: David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
Directed by: Eagle Egilsson

Tensions in Camelot come to a head when Merlin, now under Arthur’s control, delivers an ultimatum to Emma: hand over the Dark One dagger and the Promethean spark or he will kill her entire family. Refusing to give in, Emma and our heroes face off against Arthur, Merlin and Zelena in an epic battle of magic and will. Just when the end is in sight, Emma is forced to make a gut-wrenching choice that no one saw coming. Back in Storybrooke, Zelena’s pregnancy mysteriously accelerates and Hook goes to new and desperate lengths to get answers from the Dark Swan.

T'Lynn

My favorite episode of 5A. Amazing, touching, shocking! I love that they released the commentary for it!

obisgirl

Hopefully, that commentary also ends up on the BluRay.

CityGal

99 Episodes in 99 Days
Episode 5x09 | “The Bear King” | #97

Written by: Andrew Chambliss
Directed by: Geofrey Hildrew

Zelena and Arthur journey to DunBroch on a mission to retrieve an enchanted relic that will provide the advantage they need to vanquish Emma and our heroes. Their path will cross with Merida’s, who is on a journey of her own to pay a debt that her father, King Fergus, owed to the Witch when he died. Merida enlists the help of two friends, Mulan and Ruby, but, in order to satisfy the Witch and save DunBroch, she first must discover the identity of the knight who killed her father. In flashbacks, Merida learns about bravery and honor as she trains for combat and rides alongside Fergus into the infamous battle that claims his life.

CityGal

|every once upon a time episode » 5x09 the bear king

I’ll teach you the most important thing you need to have to fight… honor.

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livstevi21

Birth ~ Crazy upsetting episode. So, we finally almost know the full story of what really happened in Camelot. Things just got seriously more complicated than ever! So, to save Killian, Emma used the sword to change him into another Dark One! And they’re both Dark Ones? So how come Killian is his normal self back in Storybrooke? I know Emma erased his memories, but how could he have returned to normal? And there’s something else that happened….oh it gets worse!? If only Killian didn’t receive that tiny scratch from the sword, none of this would have happened…also I can't quite understand how there were no signs leading to Killian also being a DO, no change in behaviour, despite the memory loss...really confused here.

DO Emma speeding up Zelena’s pregnancy to the point where she gives birth….I wasn’t exactly expecting that. Zelena in labour was kind of hilarious. Everyone thinking Emma wants the baby but it’s actually Zelena she wants. Poor Regina, I wasn’t thinking that not only is Robin her true love the father but she’s also the aunt of course! Another complicated mess, as usual.

I like the talk Regina gave Emma before as she was preparing to fix the dagger and Excalibur. She had to get Emma to admit why she was secretly reluctant to give up the dark power.

I actually preferred The Bear King, despite missing Regina and the others terribly. The first 15 minutes or so felt disjointed, the way it jumped from the present time, to that six weeks in Camelot with Arthur and Zelena, to past DunBroch, to a couple of years later...it got a little confusing. But as the episode went on, I began to understand the timeline a little more. Though it's not exactly accurate...

It was great to see Mulan back! I loved that she was there in DunBroch to teach Merida how to fight and they were good friends. That's awesome. And Red! I missed Ruby so much. It was great that they included a scene with Mary and Red in a flashback from when Mary and David were announcing the name of their baby son, so we could find out where Ruby had gone. it made sense that Ruby wanted to go back to the Enchanted Forest to go in search of the rest of her kin, though I was thinking what about Granny? I liked that Ruby helped Mulan find the killer of Merida's dad. I knew it was Arthur. The witch's test for Merida I did not see coming, though I should have. She was so convincing to be evil! Happy to see Merida be Queen. And that last scene with her dad was so sad and sweet at the same time.

Ruby using sleeping powder on Zelena! About time. Shame it didn't last long. Can't wait to see how this ties up with the main plot! I need more explanations with Hook being a DO?!

livstevi21

Sorry, double post!

fox24

Yeah I was going Damn it Arthur for weeks being a cser.

obisgirl

-- From The Bear King

Meliana

Thanks! Lovely photo!

obisgirl

You're welcome