I thought this was an outstanding episode with a beautiful chain of events on the theme of parents and their children.
I felt bad for Regina getting stood up by Henry, but this has always been his MO. When Henry isn’t invited/allowed to help save the day (for his own good!), he will sneak off and do it anyway. It’s what makes him a fairy tale character in his own right, I think. But I felt sorry for Regina being so excited to have him reach out to her and then be stood up. The one scene I wish they’d had time to include was her letting Henry know that being stood up hurt her. She deserved that, but we may also still see it next week.
I loved “Grandpa Charming” getting them wooden practice swords and teaching him the ropes…it was also Charming getting his longed-for son.
I actually liked that Regina sent Charming after Henry. She knew that Henry might run from her, but that he trusts Charming, and would be more likely to listen to him. It makes me believe Regina wants to change. Will she really reform? Time will tell and it’ll keep me glued to the screen! 🙂
I loved the links between Charming’s Mother and Snow’s short story together and then Emma and Snow in this episode. When Emma and Snow had their scene in the nursery and Emma left, and THEN Snow let herself cry…wow. So true, so poignant, so beautiful.
I liked that Charming actually killing the Lady of the Lake had consequences. I thought that was well done.
I also love that there’s going to be a posse of fairytale land princesses saving the day!
All in all, I think this episode may be a new favorite of mine. I admit, it made me cry more than once!