LIKED
– The moment where Gold punctures Henry’s ridiculous bravado by putting him to sleep in the library with a flick of his fingers. So much for putting up a fight.
– The moment where Hyde steals Pandora’s Box from Gold’s hotel room. One moment Gold was strutting around, the next he was crying for his wife’s box while clutching his crystal (which has rather an unfortunately suggestive shape). The contrast was hilarious.
– Jekyll and Hyde. They were rather intriguing, so I tentatively like them at this stage.
MIXED
– Gold mentioning Belle’s desire to see the world. It was nice to see someone talking about Belle as a person who has feelings and desires. Far too often, she’s treated as nothing more than a pawn in people’s games against The Dark One. It makes me sad to remember the girl who wanted to decide her own fate.
– Regina’s speech about redemption and suffering. It was good in that it confirmed that she now has a conscience. But it’s baffling how she thinks that her suffering is the result of being good. Also, it’s darn unfair how Regina is the only one who has to deal with the fallout of her dark past.
DISLIKED
– Henry’s behaviour. Stupid, selfish and reckless. He was messing with immensely powerful forces he didn’t understand. All because the people in his own family have serious issues. Besides, when he was spouting off his list of ‘bad things magic has done’, he conveniently forgot that he himself wouldn’t exist without it. Without Neverland’s magic to keep Neal young, his father would have been long gone by the time his mother was born.
– How Henry got away with his bad behaviour. His self righteousness overpowered both his mothers as it always does. For once, they should have told him that he was wrong and not given into the guilt that he always manages to invoke.
– Violet. She was nothing but a passive cheerleader. Boring.
– How little we got of Merida.
– All the macguffins we have to keep track of these days. The box, the crystal, the wand – it’s like a fantasy video game.
– The idea that Neal wanted to destroy magic. It came out of nowhere.