I have a like/dislike relationship with this ep as a whole.
It felt like all those character scenes that usually end up on the cutting room floor, they were kept this time. The characters felt more like real people IMO, it wasn’t just plot plot plot left right and centre, they actually took time out for characters to talk to each other.
Problem is, I didn’t particularly like much of what they were saying half the time. EG: I die a little inside whenever Snow blames herself for things she shouldn’t, so while I like that she and Regina had an actual full conversation of a personal nature, some of the content was jarring.
Major dislike: Rumple being a word I can’t say on the forum.
Major like: Elizabeth Mitchell’s performance.