Way better episode than last week. To be perfectly honest, this might be my favorite episode of 4B so far.
Liked
– Ursula’s flashback was a lot of fun. True it was ripping off Ariel’s backstory from the film, and even the Direct to Video prequel “Ariel’s Beginnings.” However, I still found it enjoyable. Young Ursula was cute, and my inner child loved hearing her sing “Fathoms Below.”
– Will and Hook’s exchange about the size of a man’s ship. lol
– Continuity! So Pan had Hook doing errands between realms to explain why he was back in the Enchanted Forest this early in the timeline. Though I wonder why they didn’t just place the entire flashback in Neverland instead, since mermaids can cross realms and do reside in Neverland, too. They also explain that Ursula was named after the Goddess Ursula, which matches with the established continuity that Ursula is a Goddess who hasn’t been seen in over a thousand years.
– Snow hitting Cruella with a frying pan.
Mixed
– August’s torture. A part of me laughed when they used his nose as a lie detector, but it was still weird and awkward.
– August felt a little too plot devicey in this episode.
– So we got more answers about the Author, but the Sorcerer trapping him inside a door is strange.
– I enjoyed seeing Ariel again, but she was underused and another plot device.
Disliked
– They got both Ursula and Ariel in the same episode, and they couldn’t have them interact once. Part of me wonders if Joanna Garcia had limited availability, because they had Poseidon cross realms to talk to Ursula with Hook instead of just using Ariel.
– Ursula’s happy ending seems to be resolved, so what’s next? Is she done for this half of the Season already, aside from some possible flashbacks? If that’s the case, I guess Ursula at least didn’t die like virtually every other villain on the show.
– Regina speaking through Snow’s body just came off as weird.
– This is more in regards to the media than the episode itself, but I feel they overhyped what Hook did to Ursula. I was expecting a death involved, or something.
– So, there’s three Ursulas now? Regina Ursula, Deity Ursula and now Former Mermaid Ursula. Talk about confusing.