7×03 "The Garden of Forking Paths"–Favorite/Least Favorite Moments

[RumplesGirl]

Another episode has graced our screens! What were your favorite and least favorite moments of 7×03 “The Garden of Forking Paths”?

[RumplesGirl]

My apologies in advance, guys. I’m not going to be home for this one–someone else will have to open some topics of conversation!

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[nonnie]

Rating:    7 / 10

So far I am liking this episode better then the first.  Episode 2 with the Emma send off was okay but sad in  that J-M will not be back.  Yes, Hook was funny in all capacities and versions. 

 

Liked:

Seeing the Resistant movement and Cinderella’s story advance.

Kind of like the reenactment of HENRY & LUCY  in the cave. …. although I thought Archie and Henry’s adventure was more dramatic and scary then this episode.

Liking WEAVER playing the long game …. so Rumple/ Gold …. also like BOBBY’s style and clothing… reminds me a lot of other movies and features I have seen him in.  You can not have heroes  unless you have villains. 

Loving Regina /   RONI   … in all forms.

West sometimes looks like a grown up Henry … sharing a lot of his characteristics.

Liking the new character … the witch…..oooh scary.

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Not Sure:

Not feeling the actress playing Cinderella … not sure why.   I think she is a bit of a coward.  I also thinks she is over dramatic with her acting.

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Kind of like the reenactment of HENRY & LUCY  in the cave. …. although I thought Archie and Henry’s adventure was more dramatic and scary then this episode. 

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[bibliophile]

I think this was definitely the best of season seven so far. It will probably get surpassed by next week’s Alice/Rumple/Belle centric, but for now at least it’s the best.

I liked that we learned what Tremaine’s goal is (watch out Henry/Lucy!) and the woman in the tower at the end (is this New Rapunzel?).

Weaver’s long game gave me happy chills.

I think Daniel is right that since ‘Wish Realm’ was supposedly created by a wish only maybe 15-20 years ago than Wish Realm Hook’s daughter can’t possibly be any older than that…however, I don’t think the writer’s care about that point, so yeah, I still think Hook’s daughter could be any age (and is probably Rapunzel).

I don’t really have a lot to complain about this week. If I have one it’s that I’m still not on board with New Cinderella (I didn’t like old Cinders much either come to think of it). I don’t know if it’s the coward thing like Nonnie said or just the general unhappiness of her character so far, I just haven’t been able to embrace her yet and I really hope that changes soon since she’s obviously so important to Henry’s story.

[AKA]

I actually really enjoyed this episode I would give it a 8.5/10

Liked:

Rumple/Weaver:  Said this last week and will say it again I love the Season 1 feel of Rumple.  I love that we don’t know what he is up to, what he knows, and whether he is awake or not (I think he is)

Regina/Roni: I love what OUAT is doing with her character especially in the flashbacks this week. Her scenes were  absolutely amazing with Cinderella.  It just means so much when we have a character giving really good advice and we understand that she is giving that advice from a position of complete understanding and empathy.

Lady Tramaine:  I was not feeling her the first couple of episodes but she is most definitely becoming a big bad with a little gray thrown in.  She came off as dangerous and scary this episode. The best villains are the ones who believe they have the moral grounds to do the evil that they are doing.  Lady Tramaine is looking at this as just trying to save her 14 year old daughter and getting revenge on whatever happened to her.

Mystery:  I like all the mysteries.  I feel excited about trying to figure out what is going on and why and I haven’t felt like that in a very long time.   What did Cinderella do to cause Anastasia’s mostly death, who is the evil witch captive and how does she play into this, and who is Alice and how is she connected.  Love all these questions.

Mixed:

Henry and Cinderella’s chemistry is not quite there and needs some work

Lucy: I actually liked her better in this episode than the first one.  She was a little more spunky and a little less whiny.

Henry’s heart: I think they addressed this latter on when the captive witch stated that Lucy’s heart will have been protected also.  No one can take Henry’s heart because Regina protected it from removal in season 3 after Pan.

Anastasia:  Hope they explain this is not the same Anastasia from Wonderland and actually she couldn’t be because that Anastasia was at least late teens early 20’s (Still waiting for the explanation of what happened between Will and Anna, but will probably never get it so i will continue to go with my little fantasy of he was in Storybrooke trying to get back to Wonderland and Anna who he had an argument with and got trapped in the enchanted forest during the Snow and Charming curse and that he was using Belle with her permission to try and make Anna jealous so she would send the rabbit to come get him)

Wished they had not solved the mystery of whether Lady Tramaine was awake or not a little longer.  I was enjoying trying to figure that one out, but at least we have another mystery or two to take its place.

 

[Gaultheria]

Tiana gives Hook a curious look when they’re introduced, almost as if she recognizes him from an early memory. (“My father had a hook just like that, but he’d be a lot older by now.”) Hook introduced himself as “Captain Hook”, and it’s possible he never used that swashbuckling nickname during his brief time as a family man.

Henry is in danger because he has the heart of the truest believer — except that in Seattle he isn’t a true believer. Could the new curse have been done to protect him? (Does the curse require a lethal sacrifice? If Regina sacrificed her own memories of Henry as part of the new curse, would that be enough to power it?)

Rapunzel is the new Rumpelstiltskin. Perhaps that’s another family connection.

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[timespacer]

Given the title of the episode, I was hoping there would be some references to the short story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges, since it is one of my all time favorites. I didn’t really see much to connect the episode to the Borges story except perhaps that the garden turned out to not be what it appeared to be, but was in reality the hiding place for Anastasia’s coffin. Also, the presence of the Wish Realm (which I still grumble about) does bring in the idea of alternate realities which Borges story addressed.

 

I too like the mysteries that make this reminiscent of the first season. Especially the ambiguity in Weaver. I like to think that Rumple is awake and scheming to break the curse.

[Stahlop]

So, I didn’t like this episode so much, but maybe I just need more info so things will make sense later.

Liked:

Our 3 Musketeers get together. Henry is just so terribly awkward and I love it.

Lucy’s blind optimism. She doesn’t have quite as much proof as Henry did originally, but I feel as though she’s getting through to Henry.

Really want Tiana’s backstory and how she became a member of the resistance. Also, I didn’t realize Lady Tremaine was powerful enough that there could be a resistance movement against her. Or is it mainly against the kingdom and she just happens to be one of the players on that side? Also, loving the whole resistance as that is part of the newer version of the Broadway musical.

I’m intrigued about Cinderella’s backstory and the whole Anastasia bit.  I’m guessing my theory that the other step-sister was Rapunzel is not correct  or that she is Wish Realm Hook’s daughter.

Mixed:

Nothing too exciting happened in the tunnel. But how did Lucy and Henry miss the coffin down there?  Or was it buried off a different path?  They jumped in immediately so I’m not understanding the logistics or timing of that whole plot.

Jacinda grew on me a little this episode, but Dania Ramirez’s acting is still horrible.

Is Regina the new Snow, because that’s what her speeches sound like  I’m not sure I’m ready for that level of optimism from Regina yet.

Any one else catch a possible romantic vibe between Tiana and WR Hook?

Disliked:

For someone who claims power is better than magic, Lady Tremaine seems to a) be amassing quite a bit of it and b) using it quite often.

So, Lady Tremaine is awake and has, who I am assuming is Mother Gothel locked in her building in present day. How does Lady Tremaine keep getting the upper hand on these magically powerful people?  I still don’t think she cast the curse as I can’t think of whose heart she’d use to cast it. Why she is awake is a mystery.

[WickedRegal]

Rating: 7/10

Don’t have much to say about this episode except it surpassed my expectations a little…even if it was a little rehash of one of Season 1 Episodes, I feel as if we made more progress in this episode than the last two.

Liked:

Seeing the Rumple in Weaver tonight! We see you Weaver, we see you!

I love that Roni’s Bar has become almost like a favorite place of Henry’s. And I love how evolved Regina’s character has become, like she’s actually “Cat Grant”-ing this season with all these speeches and good advice. Snow White is a proud step-daughter somewhere!

Lucy grew a little more on me, this episode! I guess because I could see 10 year old Henry in her character tonight. Henry and Lucy gave me some real Season 1 Emma & Henry flashbacks tonight.

And I guess Jacinda/Cinderella grew a little on me too, that speech at the end was pretty neat!

Mixed:

Although I liked discovering part of the reason Tremaine has it out for Cinderella…I feel like it’s just too reminiscent of Evil Queen’s reasoning for hating Snow White. Right down to the preserving of the loved one’s body….I don’t know, I just, I guess I was really hoping for something a little more fresh.

So Tremaine hates magic, but constantly uses it…and is collecting it…I’m confused on her character’s stance on this.

Disliked:

Didn’t really have any dislikes this episode, none that I can think of at the moment. Aside from the fact this was basically a rehash of Season 1 Archie’s Episode.

"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor

[ry4christ]

This was the best episode of the season so far for sure. I thought there was a noticeable quality level difference. I very much enjoyed this one.

Liked:

– Dania’s performance – I know a lot of people have been criticizing her portrayal of Cinderella/Jacinda, but I felt like she really came into her own this episode. Her emotions were very believable to me and her speech was a typical inspiring OUAT monologue – in a good way.

– Jacinda making the right choice by the end of the episode.

– Lana Parilla – I am loving wise sage Regina giving Cinderella motherly advice based off of what she’s been through in the last six seasons – Hooray for character growth

– Henry still has the “Heart of the Truest Believer” and his heart is still protected – Hooray for continuity!

– Emma Booth’s character at the end. Aside from her bad wig (what is with the bad wigs this year??), I’m very intrigued by her.

– Tiana continues to be awesome. OUAT does parent-child and friend relationships the based and her friendship with Jacinda feels very genuine.

– Not seeing Anastasia’s face was classic OUAT and I liked it. This episode in general just had more of that S1 feel of mystery and revelations. I’m excited for more of that.

Mixed:

– So Lady Tremaine is anti-magic based on 7×01, but we’ve seen her use it every episode so far! I hope they explain that and perhaps her complicated relationship with magic.

– Anastasia – There goes the tiny, tiny sliver of hope left for a ScarletQueen resolution. I was glad to have her “introduced” this early in the season though. It’s her child so it’s different than Regina and Daniel, but it feels a bit too familiar – at this point anyway. Also, her motive is revenge/avenging a death just like Regina’s was…I’m hoping Jacinda actually is to blame for Anastasia’s death and not another “big-mouth little Snow situation.” I do like that we know so much about Tremaine’s motivations and end goal already though.

– I’m really glad we didn’t have a “Lucy’s trapped underground episode.” But the verbatim recycling of dialogue….Andrew and Allison are doing a great job with it, but there’s just a little too many “echoes” going on, as A&E put it.

– It’s nice that they moved on from the burnt petition storyline, but they needed to show Roni and Rogers being at least a little aggravated with Jacinda.

Disliked:

– After last week’s episode it would have been nice to get a little more feel for WR Hook’s character, and more good guy vibes?? from him. So far I’m not impressed with what we saw and I don’t want to see Sleazy Hook’s character growth again. Let’s just have him start out honorably this time – I hope they go that route.

– No Alice again 🙁 But I’m excited by next week’s promo!

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