I’ll start us off.
1) Overall, I’m going to give 3.1 a solid B+ I think for the most part it was fast paced, adventerous, but had some wonderful character development moments. Neverland did start to wear on the soul after awhile and I was glad to leave. I wish there had been more rescue attempts on Henry before 309 by the JR6. They just sorta moved from tangent to tangent. I liked that NL made people both off kilter but also more sure of who they were. The finale was mind twisty and epic and but heartbreaking. I wish I had more answers: SO. MANY. UNANSWERED. QUESTIONS.
2) Top two favorite episodes are probably Ariel and Going Home. A very close third place is Nasty Habits. I expected “Ariel” to be more fluff than it was. Turned out to be quite serious! But it was very enjoyable to have one of my favorite Disney princesses on screen after waiting for 3 years. The finale was just amazing. I’m still having trouble processing it all.
3) My least favorite episodes were “Good Form” and “Save Henry.” I’ve really wanted Hook’s backstory for a long time and it fell flat to me. I wished it had been about his father instead, that was the story I wanted. I didn’t feel anything when Liam died because it was a seriously dumb way to die. And I am not happy that Charming’s first individual storyline (dreamshade) outside of Snow felt very plot device-y. Just a way to get to Hook’s story. That’s now how Charming should be treated. Save Henry was fast and while I did love some parts of it, the backstory was wholly disappointing. 2.5 years I speculate about Henry’s adoption and it was super mundane. Makes me worry about other big reveals.
4)I think my favorite moment over all was the Rumbelle reunion in the shop (yeah yeah yeah. I’m a shipper). It was everything I’ve waited for since Skin Deep. He’s ready for a real future with her.
5)While I absolutely LOATHE his character, the take on Peter Pan was spectacular. Really twisty but I could see where A and E were coming from. Peter Pan does have a certain creepy factor. And Robbie Kay was brilliant in the role.
6) Biggest OMG moment, easy: Rumple dies. I’m not okay. I’ve been crying on and off since 9pm last night
7) Funniest moment: anytime Regina spoke in NL. They gave her the best lines
Saddest moment: Rumple’s death for me, obviously (no body= no death, I chant). But Emma’s speech to Snow in 302 about always being an orphan killed me. JMO did that really well.
Happiest moment: the family finally being united with Henry in 311 outside the tower. It was nice to see him being hugged. Poor kid