Family is always complicated onOnce Upon a Time, amirite?
A determined Cruella is driving through hell, looking for the quill with Henry.
What unfinished business does the Apprentice have down here?
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If he can find the key, he can find the quill.
Meanwhile, Emma is trying to take care of Hook.
I wish that worked in real life.
Hook doesnt think he deserves to be saved.
Emma, obviously, is not having this.
What the hell could HE be doing with unfinished business?
Liam says Hades has everything rigged down here and talks about needing a storybook to defeat him.
If they can find Hades story and figure out his secrets/weakness, they can exploit it.
As usual, simple plan… What could go wrong?
(Or, the Overworld as Hades likes to call it.
Pretty practical, I think.)
Liam approaches Emma for some sibling grilling because he thinks shes not good enough for his brother.
James, of course.
Theyre interrupted by Cruella, who sashays in looking for her lover because apparently THATS a thing down here.
(Look, I dont blame Cruella.
I mean, Josh Dallas aint bad looking.
Id be on board.)
Okay, thats not true.
Captain Silver was a bit of a cruel overlord, though.
And Hook wasnt exactly a good kind of kid.
Still, Liam protected his brother even when he didnt deserve it.
What a noble thing to do.
Whats not a noble thing to do?
Steer your crew into a storm, which is what Captain Silvers doing because, hey, why not?
And apparently the show has the budget.
What does Hades want?
He wants Liam to willingly sink the ship.
Not a bad deal, all things considered.
After the ship crashes, Hades keeps his end of the bargain, sparing both Liam and Hook.
Liam, the hero!
Hades really does love making deals.
No wonder hes president of the Rumple fan club.
They split up, leaving Henry alone, who isnt too happy about that.
But Hook refuses to believe his brother is anything less than the hero who always protected him.
His fate is down here, not up where he can actually do good.
She knew he wasnt her lover because he didnt have unique delicious damage.
What does that mean?
Apparently, James is pissed at David and resentful because David got the better family life.
Man, I cant wait for that episode.
Which means that BOTH Jones brothers get to die.
Liam falls, but to Hades annoyance and anger, he gets a nice journey to the other side.
Hook chooses to stay behind, unsurprisingly, because hes staying with Emma until Hades is defeated.
Liam asks him to apologize because moving on really does solve everything.
But they have bigger problems on their hand teenageproblems.
Henry is avoiding his family, so David goes to try some father-son bonding.
Family is important, and hell, Henry has a lot of it.
He should be grateful for that.
Henry is going to re-write Hades story.
And maybe we can figure out what Hades is hiding.
What IS Hades hiding?
A romance, apparently.
Someone make this family tree or timeline this is getting out of control.
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