I really liked just about everything inthis episode, starting with the opening title sequence of Tink flying around the titles in a way that was so reminiscent of the opening scene of Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. My favorite part was theTink-Regina relationship and seeing how it formed one more step in Regina’s path to becoming the Evil Queen.
I agree with Phee’s comment:
that Neal’s use of Roland might be foreshadowing of him coming to better understand his father. I also agree that it serves as another example of the recurring theme of questionable moral choices for all the characters. I have a hunch Pan is going to try to manipulate all the characters into making bad choices. But I also believe that Neal didn’t believe he was putting Roland into any significant danger. Neal had experience saving a kid from the shadow when it took him from the Darlings, so he was reasonably confident that he could do it again