#trulyheroes

Episode 4x11 brought us Ingrid’s pain and her eventual death when she realized what she had done was wrong.  This quote jumped out at me:

“I am a monster, not because of my powers, but because of what they turned me into.”  

I am thinking either Emma shares this lesson with Killian but at the end, right before his death, he realizes that although he is filled with darkness, he can still redeem himself.

I am guessing we will see the same heroism from Killian when he realizes what he let the darkness do through him.

This will be why he saves Swan & the town, to overcome that darkness and redeem himself not only for what he did now with the Dark One powers but for all the years he let darkness overtake his heart.

He will let go of all of the guilt and pain that he holds for being a villain for all those years and give the ultimate sacrifice to atone for those sins.

Unlike Ingrid, Emma won’t allow for him to go to that final resting place though.  She will save him, to atone for her darkness & what she caused when she turned him into a Dark One.

Here’s to the next two weeks filled with angst, dark ones, and heroism.