Did anyone else see the parallels between the compass in "Tallahassee" and the magic boon in "...And Straight On 'Til Morning"?
Both the boon and the compass are necessary tools to travel between the worlds and are a symbol of hope. Both items take a lot of hassle to procure - climbing the beanstalk and fighting the giant for the compass and growing and fighting Tamara and Greg for the bean.
In "Tallahassee" Emma has the compass and refuses to let Hook hold it before deciding to not to risk trusting him and chaining him up. She couldn't risk trusting him because she had to get back to Henry.
But in the season finale she physically puts the boon into Hook's hand and lets him open the portal to Neverland to rescue Henry. This time they're all taking the "hard path", she could have easily just thrown the boon herself but Emma's taking the hard path and choosing to trust him with her ability to get back to her son.
On the beanstalk Hook asks Emma to trust him and, with the bean, she finally does.
Both the boon and the compass are necessary tools to travel between the worlds and are a symbol of hope. Both items take a lot of hassle to procure - climbing the beanstalk and fighting the giant for the compass and growing and fighting Tamara and Greg for the bean.
In "Tallahassee" Emma has the compass and refuses to let Hook hold it before deciding to not to risk trusting him and chaining him up. She couldn't risk trusting him because she had to get back to Henry.
But in the season finale she physically puts the boon into Hook's hand and lets him open the portal to Neverland to rescue Henry. This time they're all taking the "hard path", she could have easily just thrown the boon herself but Emma's taking the hard path and choosing to trust him with her ability to get back to her son.
On the beanstalk Hook asks Emma to trust him and, with the bean, she finally does.
Never trust a killed employer
