Got it, you haven’t forgotten Neal. And while I never warmed up with that character, I would understand if Neal fans would find such fanservice, as it is, ambiguous at best.
I agree with Phee. There was a lot of Tallahassee/Neal stuff going on and while the photo moment at the end was genuine and powerful and kinda ripped me up, it was also clearly bait to keep watching and silence all the criticisms people had after he died and the lack of emotional follow through. I was saying this last night in SF…but I’m not sure how I feel about the whole moment because I do recognize that I’m being used. (by “I” I mean the general Neal fan population)
Best thing about this ep was probably the Snow Queen’s lair. It’s a decadent and awesome set, and Mitchell portrays her as really being a part of that environment. She moves and speaks with such confidence and that makes her feel like a formidable threat.
EM is fantastic. The lair was good though a bit too “Jadis, Queen of Narnia” for me.