Out of a possible 10 points, I am giving this episode a 7.5. It was much better than the previous two weeks; it flowed nicely, had some moments that actually made me laugh. But with that said, there are still things I don’t like.
LIKE
–Elizabeth Mitchell: she is phenomenal. I really enjoy her here; she’s going to knock it out of the park! I like how she’s a quiet villain. She doesn’t need to shout or scream. She’s cold (hah) and manipulative, but scary.
–Will Scarlet! Finally. Glad to see him back. He’s always a hoot and a half.
–Sven. Need I say more?
–Emma and Will. They were funny together.
–Kristoff might be my favorite Frozen adapted character. He’s funny and I liked him much more here than I did previously.
LIKE/DISLIKE
–The flashbacks. They were good in places and not so good in other places. Parts of it dragged. I felt like Hands was mostly filler. He didn’t really need to be there.
–The Mary Margaret stuff. I’m not liking her over possessive, must control everything mode. Also, good lord: put Ginny Goodwin in some better clothes! But at the same time, it’s nice that they are TRYING to give Snow something to do.
–Neal shout out. On the one hand, I am VERY angry that his name gets wrapped up with Graham (whom Emma kissed once) and Walsh (who was a monkey) as if they ever could possibly mean the same thing to Emma that NEAL did (y’know..father of her kid, first love, true love). On the other hand..I should just be happy that I get a sometimes reference right?
DISLIKE
–Sorry, I can’t do OQ. At all. This whole relationship and with Marian just leaves me with a bad feeling.
–Hook blackmailing Rumple. Why couldn’t he just ASK Rumple for help? Instead he just goes and blackmails him. Three steps forward, five steps back with these guys. Just reform them already.
–Operation Mongooose: seriously? And no…the book did not get it wrong. YOU WERE A VILLAIN. You did terrible things, just like Rumple and Hook and Cora and Pan. Accept what you were and move forward.