Once Upon a Time: The Apprentice
In this fourth installment of Once Upon a Time Season 4, the fates of Emma Swan, Princess Anna and Captain Hook are put to the test as they each confront their own inner darkness. And a new enemy tightens her icy grip on the people of Storybrooke; an enemy that will force both Emma and the people of Storybrooke to face their darkest fears.
The irony of this episode is that although Hook and Anna are from two very different worlds, their motivations are identical and so is the price that they each must pay. They are both driven to make a deal with Rumplestiltskin because of someone they love, but they both must make a potentially significant sacrifice in order to achieve what they want.
For Killian, his desire to be a true man for his beautiful Swan is the catalyst which compels him to strike a deal with Rumplestiltskin to have his real hand restored. But as is the case with all magic, the magic that Killian requires also comes with a price. In this case, the price that Killian must pay is two-fold: not only does he have to overcome the darkness embedded in his own heart - that of the selfish and cruel pirate that he was; he also has to submit to the will of Rumplestiltskin as well.
Princess Anna’s actions are driven by the purest of motives; her desire to protect her sister, Queen Elsa from their parents’ dark secret. When Anna strikes a deal with Rumplestiltskin to discover the truth about why her parents were in the Enchanted Forest, what begins as an innocent quest to save her sister turns into something much more dangerous when Anna must choose between remaining in the light or saving herself from a tragic fate by killing the Dark One.
Emma faces a similar conundrum, but for her, the choice is much more difficult and the stakes are much higher. Does she overcome the darkness within her and remain in the light? Or does she surrender to the fear and doubt that has been created in the wake of her discovering that she possesses magic and become a pawn in the Snow Queen’s twisted game?
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
In this fourth installment of Once Upon a Time Season 4, the fates of Emma Swan, Princess Anna and Captain Hook are put to the test as they each confront their own inner darkness. And a new enemy tightens her icy grip on the people of Storybrooke; an enemy that will force both Emma and the people of Storybrooke to face their darkest fears.
The irony of this episode is that although Hook and Anna are from two very different worlds, their motivations are identical and so is the price that they each must pay. They are both driven to make a deal with Rumplestiltskin because of someone they love, but they both must make a potentially significant sacrifice in order to achieve what they want.
For Killian, his desire to be a true man for his beautiful Swan is the catalyst which compels him to strike a deal with Rumplestiltskin to have his real hand restored. But as is the case with all magic, the magic that Killian requires also comes with a price. In this case, the price that Killian must pay is two-fold: not only does he have to overcome the darkness embedded in his own heart - that of the selfish and cruel pirate that he was; he also has to submit to the will of Rumplestiltskin as well.
Princess Anna’s actions are driven by the purest of motives; her desire to protect her sister, Queen Elsa from their parents’ dark secret. When Anna strikes a deal with Rumplestiltskin to discover the truth about why her parents were in the Enchanted Forest, what begins as an innocent quest to save her sister turns into something much more dangerous when Anna must choose between remaining in the light or saving herself from a tragic fate by killing the Dark One.
Emma faces a similar conundrum, but for her, the choice is much more difficult and the stakes are much higher. Does she overcome the darkness within her and remain in the light? Or does she surrender to the fear and doubt that has been created in the wake of her discovering that she possesses magic and become a pawn in the Snow Queen’s twisted game?
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.