Re: Sneak Peak for Ep 19

[Slurpeez]

My initial thought after watching the third sneak peek is that the only deal Mr. Gold ever broke was the one he made to his son. The episode summary reveals that Rumpel made a deal for his son to find a way to safely rid him of his dark powers and to become the loving father he used to be. There is also the official photo of Rumpel shaking his son’s hand as if he’s making a deal. I wonder if the consequence of not fulfilling that deal is losing his son. We saw Rumpel and Bae at the mercy of a green vortex in another promo, which is probably a portal to another world (this theory seems to be confirmed by the author of the episode, Jane Espenson, in an interview posted in the spoiler section). We saw another occurrence of this in episode 4, when Cinders tried to get out of her deal with Rumpel by having him sign another contract with a quil that removed his powers. Rumpel said no one ever breaks a deal with him, and then Cinders lost Prince Thomas in FTL. We have, however, seen Thomas in SB, which makes me wonder how he got there….worm-hole….

My second thought is that the ball Mr. Gold is holding is perhaps a ball that used to belong to his son, Baelfire, in FTL. Perhaps Mr. Gold is going all sentimental on us, like he did over the chipped cup in episode 12. I also love the way that Mr. Gold has one up on Regina again. Major pay-back for what she did to him in episode 12. All signs point to the fact that Regina was behind the conspiracy over Kathryn’s abduction. No matter how she tries, he can also say the magic word: “please.”

One of the most ironic things about that scene is that Regina did exactly what she warned Emma not to do in episode 8. Regina said, “[Mr. Gold’s] a snake. You don’t want to get into bed with him.” Regina seriously should have known better than to trust him. She also should have been more discerning. After all, Mr. Gold did tell her in episode 8, “I like small weapons you see: the needle, the pen, the fine point of a deal. Subtlety, not your style, I know.” In both that instance and the one in sneak peek, all Regina could manage to retort is, “You’re a bastard.” You’d think she learn. I love how episode 19 ties echoes lots of scenes in episodes 8 and 12, since all three episodes are written by the same screenwriter, Jane Espenson.