Once Recap: Dark Swan *Spoilers*

Before we start talking about the season 5 premiere of Once Upon A Time I must tell you once more that this contains spoilers. If you have not watched the premiere yet I suggest you go and do that and steer clear of the internet.

First off I was not sure how I would feel about Dark Swan, but I got to tell you I love her already. We only got a taste of the new Dark One in the premiere but that was enough to know this will be one crazy ride. The end of the episode is when we see the Dark One, but it is also six weeks later. So we have another time jump, and another memory loss story line. I don't mind the memory loss, but I just think it's getting a bit out played for this show, they are always losing their memories. Other than that there was nothing I did not love about this episode.

I loved that in the beginning the flashback of young Emma she is watching The Sword in the Stone and is told she will have her chance to pull the sword from the stone one day but she must not do so. I also loved that the end of excalibur is the Dark One's dagger. I also loved the rose scene in which Belle does not want to leave her man in a coma in case he dies. Then Blue gives her an enchanted rose that is connected to her beast and as long as it has petals he is alive. It is little things like that I love being added into the show.

I really like that they are venturing into Camelot this season because King Arthur and Merlin is one of my favorite stories. I also really like how they added Merida into the episode so easily. It felt to me that last season they went a bit over board with the whole Frozen thing. They put pretty much everything from the movie in the show and it was not necessary. I loved the Whisp because that was an important part of the movie and it made sense being in the episode.

Now Emma in the forest with the past Dark One was pretty funny. I love Rumple as the Dark One becuase he was quite funny, and that was season one Rumple right there. We all know Emma embraces the darkness because we see her full out Dark One in the end of the episode. We just don't know how she got that way and what the F happened in Camelot.

I am for one very excited to see more Dark Swan. Next weeks episode should be pretty amazing. Regina needs to step up and be the Savior but can she do it? I do not want to see Hook anymore because that will just make me sad. He loves Emma and now she is consumed by the darkness. I am excited to see more of what Zelena's part in all this will be besides Robin's baby mama. Thank all you for reading and now that fall TV season is back so are my updates. Thank you so much.

~Keep Dreaming and Scheming~