The return of Once Upon a Time promises new duels, but also the continuing battle for Emma Swan’s heart. Read on and judge for yourself who Emma should be with!
Valentine’s Day arrives tomorrow and love is on everyone’s mind. Fans of Once Upon a Time have quite the love triangle waiting for them when the series returns Sunday, March 9. At the close of this season’s first half, Emma’s mind was erased of all memories involving the fantasy world.
As the final minutes drew to a close, Emma’s life in New York had only one guy in it, her son Henry. But when Hook knocks on the door and tells her that her family is in trouble, the baggage that arrives with that intrusion is quite a lot to sort through.
Before the season returns, let’s take a journey back through the relationships that Emma shares with the dueling bachelors! Once Emma remembers the sordid history she shares with each lad, who should she choose?
Neal and Emma, criminal lovers with quite the rocky history together, start out in murky waters. Add in a mix of fairytale secrets and Neal’s battle for Emma’s heart becomes that much more difficult.
Arriving with a plethora of his own daddy issues, Neal discovers that Emma gave birth to a son after he left her to take the fall for his criminal activity. After the curse is broken and memories resurface, Emma allows Neal into her life and warns him not to hurt Henry. They slowly build as good of a relationship as they can when Regina and Rumplestiltskin are both parental figures in the web of a family tree.
It is the arrival of Neal’s current fiancé, Tamara, that places Emma on her guard as he struggles with his guilt from their past and the roadblock for their future. Well versed in apologizing to Emma at this point, it seems no words can make up for the trouble he put her through.
I wanted to look for you, but I was too afraid that you wouldn’t forgive me because I never forgave myself. There hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t regret having left you.
That is until Tamara takes Henry to Pan, forcing Emma and Neal to come together when their son is kidnapped. Tamara’s wedge between the two grows larger when she shoots Neal and he saves Emma from falling into the portal that transports him to the Enchanted Forest. It is only at the thought of losing Neal forever that Emma confesses her love for him.
Neal’s quest across realms and his willingness to live a lifetime paying for his mistakes, creates a second chance for their love to blossom. Hook’s willingness to back off for the sake of Henry helps, but Emma’s mind and heart are unsure where to go next.
If Emma is faced with losing Neal again will she be able to see the man who is willing to do anything to redeem himself in her eyes?
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Recall Hook and Emma’s history and cast your vote!
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