Well, what the world needs now, is ... Captain Swan, Captain Swan.

As everyone who follows 'Once Upon a Time' must know, romance has busted out all over the show. The cute nickname for the primary romance is Captain Swan, as Hook and Emma Swan flirt every Sunday night away.

I think there isn't enough romance - real romance, where the people actually like each other - on television or in the media in general. Everybody is trying to compete or prove something or show how you can't trust anyone. What's wrong with just a little affection?

In honor of romance, herewith we present some clipart specially selected for you, the dear reader who has romance in her/his soul and a love of life. We may get to some of the other romances, too, but this page is just for Captain Swan.




2014

Now that the first half of Season Four of 'Once Upon a Time' is in the history books, let's take a quick look back at some of the Evil Queen's hammiest moments as displayed by charming Lana Parrilla.

As is often the case with these types of dramatic series, over time the rough characters gradually have their rough edges shorn off. Soon, the 'evil' characters are trading polite banter with their former 'enemies' and making darned sure to be politically correct as they shoot off the occasional wisecrack showing that they're 'just plain folks' after all.

Well, fortunately for fans of 'Once Upon a Time,' Lana has not fallen under that particular television 'evil spell' among all the other curses that befell the denizens of Storybrooke recently. She had a few choice moments during these episodes to revert to the hammy goodness at the heart of her evil character and toss off some trademark snarls. Of course, she gets a tremendous kick out of it herself as she vamps it up for the cameras.



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Here is a neat graph showing the screen time for the major characters of 'Once Upon a Time' during Season 4.

It shows that Emma received the most screen time this year, whereas Regina had even less time than Rumple, Hook or even Charming, which is a bit of a surprise.

The biggest surprise, though, is how Hook managed to get the third most screen time - basically tied for second - even though he isn't even supposedly a regular. Obviously, his character is the breakout star of Season 4. Colin O'Donoghue must be smiling.

Snow's screen time, meanwhile, has plummeted. She had a new baby to take care of during 2014, so that may be partly the reason.

Well, the numbers do not lie, Hook has become a mainstay of the show. Don't kid yourself - these folks keep close track of who's getting air time - and who is not.





2014

Once Upon a Time 4x11 "Heroes and Villains" (Winter Finale) - 'Prepare yourself for the chilling Winter Finale. As one great story comes to an end, another begins. Welcome the queens of darkness!'

It does not take a genius to figure out from the shot below - of a certain car parked outside Mr. Gold's Pawnshop on 2 December 2014 - where the spring block of 'Once Upon a Time' will lead us. It merely takes having seen a certain film that is a classic  Walt Disney animated feature film.

The Pantherville

Cruella De Vil (Victoria Smurfit) is on her way in her black and white with red interior showcar. One has to wonder if there will be any cute animals involved. We shall see.

It also means that the 'Frozen' block is coming to an end.



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Colin O'Donoghue 'Hook' challenges fan 'Jake' to a duel

Once Upon a Time 4x11 Promo "Shattered Sight" (HD)



Once Upon a Time 4x11 "Shattered Sight" - A curse brings out the no good dirty rotten in everyone. Even the sweet Snow White is taking evil to another level. Just one episode remains until the winter finale!

It's a little unclear what is going on in this episode - the good townspeople of Storybrooke were supposed to kill each other, not go to jail - but it's a bit refreshing to see the Evil Queen being evil again. It looks like a good episode for Mary Margaret as well, she actually gets to do something again.
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