I felt that this was a strong opening episode for season 3.
Scenes that I loved–
1). I loved the way Emma talked to her parents–I know it hurt them, but it was necessary. She was right–she is an adult with her own experiences an own knowledge that they have not taken into consideration at times, though I get that it is also hard for them, since they are the parents in this and they cannot help but think they need to still keep teaching her and leading her as though she were inexperienced.
2). Regina was finally tolerable. Season 2 she was wishy washy (as well as her actions being white-washed) we finally don’t get a whiney Regina, though her disbelief over how she did not ruin Snow White’s life annoyed me.
3). I loved the Hook and Emma scenes–I’ve been liking them more and more lately as a ship, and (judging from the later episodes) it seems like the show intends for them to be together.
4). Emma taking charge–finally, finally do we get more Emma time in this show, and she was awesome at it.
5). Henry and Peter Pan–loved their moments, together. I feel like the actors played well off each other.
6). Emma giving birth scene–just loved it. So heartbreaking and just so well-done. I feel like JMO doesn’t get enough credit for her work on the show. I hope we get more past Emma scenes.
Scenes that I didn’t care for–
1). I honestly didn’t care much for Neal as much as a I used to. He’s sort of “meh” for me now.
2). The way Greg died was horrible. I mean he went through so much suffering–he lost his mom, and he saw his father dragged away thanks to Regina. He tries to find his father, only to find out he had died, and then later on find out that everything he had worked for had been a lie. I didn’t;t like him much (and his character did suck out the life out of the show) but I felt that he did not deserve that kind of end.
3). Tamara’s character was wasted–seriously, I was hoping we would get more of her in this series, but instead the writers just quickly get rid of her. And the way Rumple killed her was just disturbing.