LIKED
– The sword as a way to defeat the Queen is revealed – Progress!
– Aladdin and Jasmine leave for Agrabah! – More Kind of Progress!
– Gideon as being under the hood, and the fact that he was previously in a sped-up dark realm. I like this concept and hope we get to see the realm and learn more about it.
– Jmo’s acting as WW Emma was so much fun – I love how this show constantly gives its characters opportunities to play different versions of themselves.
– Seeing Robin (sorta) again.
MIXED
– Still no reveal that Blue and Black are one in the same. I have not hoped for a theory to be true in this show more than this one. It would make so much sense, but also be a “surprise” – a logical twist. At least it seems like it’s still a slight possibility. #HOPE
– The AU Wish World – More logical consistency would have been nice, but I can buy the whole, “It’s Emma’s ‘fantasy’ so it doesn’t have to make total sense,” I guess, but what was up with the way WW Snow and Charming died?! They were just sitting there, and boom, their heads just fall to the side. LOL.
– Gold cutting ties with EQ. I’m very alright seeing this relationship end, but it seemed OOC for Gold to let her go unscathed with just a threat after what she did to Belle.
– EQ getting turned into a snake. It’s cool to see that Gideon is so powerful, but it sort of just seems like a way to shelve the character until it’s convenient to bring her back.
DISLIKED
– I could maybe go with the idea that genie lamps work differently than genie bottles, – I think A&E made a point of making a distinction in interviews – but we’ve already been shone that genies give three wishes back in “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.” If this genie/lamp randomly plays by different rules, fine, but at the very least acknowledge that and give us some sort of reason why. Don’t punish your long-term fans, reward them.
– I would have liked to have seen a tie-in to the Land of Untold Stories since that seemed to be a driving force when the season started. We haven’t dealt with it since Nemo in episode 6, unless you count Jasmine.