I loved the final 10 minutes as the spell descended on the town. Loved Regina protecting Henry, and her final good bye to Robin. (But I hated that she still deeply believes that only Henry and Robin care about her.)
I particularly loved the scene with Mary and David holding hands as the glass entered them, and the looks on their faces changing from good to dark.
I REALLY hated Blue cowering behind the counter. Don’t these writers know that lots of us really believe in fairies? Even sneaky fairies? I would have loved it 10 times more if she had realized it was the hat, stood up, and sneaky-smiled as she was being sucked in.
I HATED the scene between Hook and Rumple. “You’re gonna be dead tomorrow.” Come on, really? Just a casual convo sitting on a bench. Their acting is better than that. I didn’t find it believable.
Also, I didn’t much like Belle going from helping the fairies save the whole town to letting her hubby close her up in the shop. She’s better than that, because heroes help save people. They don’t follow hubby to be shut away alone to save themselves while the rest of the town falls. I found that out of character for Belle especially after the episode where they built her up to be brave and heroic.
I’m afraid Belle, once again, took a moment to think about herself and put a friend in danger. First Anna, now Blue. And I know it’s Rumple’s fault, not hers, but still.
The whole Blackbeard/Arrendell story felt rushed. I liked the storyline, and that they brought Blackbeard into the story again, but it just felt rushed.
I love the storyline as a whole, and look forward to seeing where it leads. But, poor Keegolicious (Blue). Imagine getting the call that they FINALLY want you back on set, but, um, just for one scene, then in the hat you go till later in the year. Bye, Dearie, AGAIN.