Great idea!
Two spring to mind right away
1) Lacey (2×19)–I remember a lot of people thinking that this episode felt like filler and didn’t advance the Home Office Story as much as it should, but I have a special place in my heart for this one. There’s something endearing about Rumple trying to get back the love of his life with wine and dinner and flattery. It has dark undertones which I thought were compelling for both Rumple and Belle/Lacey.
2) Nasty Habits (3×4)–another episode that I remember people mostly thinking was filler but I *adore* this episode. My two favorite guys working together to save their family; an interesting flashback, and a really successful B-plot (Emma in the Bae-Cave) It was my favorite episode of S3.
’ll start off by talking about “Dreamy.” During my initial watch I thought the episode was kinda whatever, but upon re-watch I’ve grown more of an appreciation for it. It’s actually a very nice standalone episode for Grumpy, and I was a fan of the Leroy and Mary Margaret team-up. I’ve even grown to appreciate the flashback, which might be off putting because of things like dwarfs hatching from eggs, but if you look past that it’s harmless fun. Amy Acker is also fun as Nova/Astrid. Another reason people aren’t crazy about this episode is because it comes off as filler, but as I said this changes when you review the episode on it’s own.
You know…Dreamy really improves on re-watches. It’s a lot of silly but it also has a lot of heart. I love the moment where Leroy causes the blackout in order to sell the candles. It’s perfectly in line with who Grumpy is: he takes somewhat drastic measures but his heart is in the right place.