I liked the episode overall, while I agree that it was a little disjointed.
Oddly while I felt for kid Rumple, it did not make me feel bad for adult Rumple. Adult Rumple made me mad because he carried on the family dynamic of: 1) refusing to move and getting a fresh start (had he done that Milah might have stayed) and 2) abandoning his son.
To me, it is hard to believe that Malcolm becomes Pan. Malcolm reaked of desperation and did not seen that bright. Pan is brilliant and in control. It is very odd. It’s hard to reconcile the two as the same person. I can do this with Little Rumple, Cowardly pre-Dark Rumple and the Dark One. The trajectory is there.
Robbie Kay knocked it out of the park. That kid is an amazing actor.
I am about to commit heresy on this board, but I think Rumple and Regina would sizzle as a couple. I would like to see them together.
The casting department did a great job with Rumple and Daddy Malcolm.
I liked Skull Island.
I liked that Hook didn’t try to push to stay with Emma and was willing to stay behind with Tink. I really hope we get Hook and Tink’s backstory, as well as Hook and Pan. Again this is Hook, Pan and Tink’s fairytale so we should get a lot more of them, but I think TPTB chose to sacrifice all that to give Rumple his daddy time. Having said that I did like the Rumple Pan confrontation.
I didn’t like how gullible Henry was.
Keeper of Hook and Emma's smoldering first kiss, a certain Pirate's sauciness, the Evil Queen's snarkiness, Grumpy's gruffness and a drop of true love to make it all go down smooth.