I really enjoyed this episode.
Favourite:
will Scarlet- He added some humour, something which season 3 lacked for the most parts.
Robin, Marian and Roland playing happy families- That was a nice moment and another reason why Robin and Marian should end up together.
Hook on the cellphone- Hook trying to get to grips with modern technology is always fun and it’s nice to see Hook when he isn’t constantly fawning over Emma.
Hook makes a deal with Rumple- I was nervous about how the whole blackmail plot would go since Rumple is one of my favourites but I like how it was dealt with here. Hook made a deal with Rumple for his silence so now Hook isn’t allowed to say anything about the dagger. I got the sense that Hook and Rumple now have a grudging respect for each other even if they don’t like each other. I do question why Rumple put himself in the situation he has, Belle offered to give him the real dagger but he chose to give it to her instead. Why create a problem for himself when he could’ve just accepted the dagger and then wouldn’t be lying to Belle?
Charming tackles Will- That was a brilliant tackle by Charming.
No Anna- Anna annoyed me last week so it was nice to have an episode without her especially as they seem to be characterising her as practically perfect in every way and the only reason the characters we love are like they are is because they met Anna. Anna is too Mary-Sue for my tastes.
Kristoff and Sven- I like Kristoff and Sven the most out of the Frozen characters. It’s a shame they’re not in Storybrooke then we could’ve at least got some Kristoff/David friendship moments.
Hans correcting Kristoff- It made me chuckle because “left her to die” is obviously so much better than “tried to kill her” lol.
The Neal references- We got not one, not two, but three Neal references this episode and I think it’s nice to show that the characters actually haven’t forgotten him even if they don’t mention him every single episode. Would’ve been nice to hear Henry mention Neal though.
Least favourite:
Not enough Belle- We need more Belle. If only to see the RumBelle happy moments before it all goes to hell.
Operation Mongoose- First of all, it’s a stupid name. Secondly, it feels like Regina chose it just to have a jab at the Emma/Henry operation cobra in season 1 since in nature mongooses kill snakes including cobras. Thirdly Regina’s logic is seriously flawed. The book didn’t write Regina as a villain, it has not presented her wrong. It just documented her misdeeds. Slaughtering villages and sending innocent children into a cannibal witch’s house are quite villainous things to do. The book didn’t make Regina do those things, Regina did them by herself. Once again Regina is blaming others for her own actions rather than taking responsibility for them.
Robin’s kiss not working- It was a cruel way to try and push OQ especially Robin declaring his love for another when Marian was lying beside him still alive. Also, “act of true love” shouldn’t be boiled down solely to TLK. Robin does still love Marian since he didn’t just give her the brush off but chose to be with her. He may not love her in a romantic sense necessarily but he truly loves her in the way that he cares about her and doesn’t want to lose her again.
Henry taking so long to return from Regina’s vault- If all Henry had to get was a box, why did it take him so long and why couldn’t a normal box work?
Regina taking so long to pull out Marian’s heart- Why didn’t Regina tell Robin that’s what she was planning to do instead of being so dramatic and cryptic about it? Why did she have to wait for Henry to return with the box, she could’ve pulled out Marian’s heart when she was less frozen and kept it safely on the side until Henry returns with a wooded box.
Snow being overly possessive of the baby and not letting Charming even hold him- Snow is going to give the kid issues if she won’t let him out of her sight. There was no reason really why she couldn’t even let Charming hold him, he was sat right next to her and wasn’t going to steal the child away.
Clumsy Emma- There was no reason for Emma to fall over that tree branch. Sometimes it feels like the writers diminish Emma in order to make Regina look better.
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of Felix