Awww, thank you. 

I just said that ‘cause I think at this point I am nightblogging and I should probably get to sleep. It’s nearly 1am. Nobody wants to hear my rants at this time. 

This scene has always bothered me. Always. And I finally figured out why. 

Until now, I had thought my discomfort had come from the same place as most of the dissent I had seen around online regarding it, that Henry was speaking out of turn, that snapping at Emma as punishment for lying was Henry doing something wrong… and in turn, I had chosen to ignore this, because I didn’t want to come across too much as a Henry hater, because as much as the kid makes mistakes - he is only ten and kids make mistakes, hell, look at all the grown ups he lives with, they’re all making mistakes left, right and centre… so I left the scene alone and buried this discomfort. 

But, I finally realised that it wasn’t any ill feelings towards Henry for what he said, it’s Emma’s reaction, it’s this face right here. 

She’s holding it together for Henry’s sake, that rictus of withheld emotion, but she’s fully devastated. And not just because Henry is angry at her, or because her initially well intentioned lie has been discovered and causing problems…

But because for her entire life, Emma has been taught one lesson and one lesson only: She is not good enough, she will never be good enough, and sooner or later, no matter what she does, people will leave her; they will give her back, they will decide she is no longer good enough for them, if she ever was. 

Finding Storybrooke gave Emma a sense of home she never had before, she’d found a son who loved her and, eventually, her parents, a community that cared about her. She discovered that she’d always been wanted. And even if her parents had given her away, even if she still felt somewhat abandoned by that,even if she was still waiting each day for these wonderful people to realise the mistake they made, to finally click to the idea that Emma isn’t anybody worthy… waiting for that hat to drop… 

Emma knew… she knew deep down there was one person - only one - that truly believed in her, that suck by her, that HENRY had never given up on her, not for one reason, not even for leaving him for those ten years… 

And here, this instant, mocking her so casually on the street in front of Rumplestiltskin and the man who only cemented the foundation of her abandonment issues, here is where Henry finally does what she had just begun to trust that he never would: Henry is telling her she is not good enough. 

ordnance:

this is what i was working on when i should’ve been working on my prospectus powerpoint

Okay, I am the first to admit that my mind is not what it used to be. BUT, I like to think that I am fairly eagle eyed when it comes to picking out small bit part actors that appear in two or more of my favourite shows… I am often annoying people I know with things like “Hey, that guy standing behind the coffee maker, I know him! Wasn’t he in… yes! He was the guy wearing a blue shirt in the background of that Buffy episode!”

People have often stopped listening to me when it comes to these things. 

THAT SAID, how the fuck did I not notice this?

Not only has he been in one or two of my favourite shows, he has been in no less than EIGHT shows I watch religiously. Not even just as a casual viewer, but shows I OWN THE DVDS TO and have watched SEVERAL TIMES. 

I just… I don’t even know. 

RAPHAEL SBARGE, I salute you and your ability to blend. 

• Once Upon A Time;
• Dexter;
• Heroes;
• Rizzoli & Isles;
• Dollhouse;
• Cold Case;
• Profiler;
• The Pretender.

* I knew the first two… and now that I think about it, I can vaguely remember him as Rachel’s brother in Profiler (oh, season four, nobody watches you, you sucked), but… what the hell? How did I miss this?

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jmoist:

Lana/JMo hybrid

egbuns:

OK SO I WNET TO MY THERAPISTS TODAY RIGHT YKNOW THERAPY AND SHIT

AND WHILE I WAS W AITING I FOUND THIS BOOK

AND IT WAS THE BEST MOME NT OF MY LIFE

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I can deal with Dexter being my father… I mean, he’s very cool and would have lots of fun facts to teach. PLUS, ain’t nobody gonna mess with me and get away with it. 

I have no idea who Liz Lemon is, though. I am assuming, however, that if she slept with Dexter, then she must be pretty cool (or she’s a gross, English titty vampire, which I am not cool with). 

miss-nerdgasmz:

What ship do you think I’m the child of?

#oH FUCKING YES #PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE I’M SO CURIOUS #CROSSOVERS COUNT BTW LIKE IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE A STANDARD SHIP OR ANYTHING#WHICHEVER PEOPLE YOU THINK MADE ME