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I found this episode to be overwhelming with information. It was nice to FINALLY get an idea of why DQ is in town and what she is up to, but the writers threw everything at us in minutes. I don’t mind them using elements from the Frozen story to help move along the Once story ( such as grand pabie telling Anna about her aunts ) . There would be no one else who would make to tell Anna about her family’s past. It is a themed season and the theme is Frozen. I honestly think they did a smart thing involving the SnowQueen so that it didn’t become the Anna and Elsa show. We still see both characters a lot, but the show’s focus is on this new character and her mystery.
Going back to the layout of this episode, Belle kind of announcing the point of the mirror was a strange way to deliver the information. I would have liked to see Rumple explain what she saw and why it happened while trying to calm her down, then have a scene cut in where Rumple has just finished telling the rest of the town and they react.
I was left confused as to why Emma looks identical to Elsa’s aunt. We know Emma’s family tree so there is no way that Emma could be blood related to Elsa or her family. I’m sure they will go into why they look so much alike but it felt just thrown at us like a side note.
Also Belle using the dagger against Rumple seemed oOC to me but I appriciated that they covered that and handled it as the episode went on