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Sail back to learn of someone’s origin and conclusion. Bid farewell to love and hello to an a vengeful alliance.

These are just our first thoughts about this Once Upon a Time episode, and we’ll share more in our upcoming full episode.

Belle’s disgust over Mr. Gold’s continuing thirst for power comes to a head, and she threatens to leave him if he can’t change his evil ways; the dwarves pick up their axes and try to find fairy dust in the Storybrooke mine; and a reunion with an old acquaintance could prove to be Belle’s undoing. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin attempts to save his wife, Milah, from being kidnapped by a band of cutthroat pirates.

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Initial reactions

Some of our interesting discussion points (in no particular order):

  • Rumbelle fans may hate this episode, but feel hopeful yet with the ending.
  • Our suspicions were confirmed that Rumplestiltskin’s wife ran away and that he killed her for it!
  • Gold is making spells, trying to figure out how to break this “new curse” keeping him in Storybrooke.
  • We saw how Smee and Captain Hook got to be the way we know them.
  • Belle gets to reopen the library, just like from Beauty and the Beast.
  • Rumple was the first to pull out beating hearts and crush them—this makes sense how Cora and Regina learned it.
  • What fairy tell was a butcher turned into a pig?
  • We’ve now seen Rumplestiltskin play major roles in four of the characters’ fairy tales:
    • Hook’s “crocodile”
    • Belle’s “beast”
    • Cinderella’s “fairy godmother”
    • Rumplestiltskin to the Miller’s daughter
  • Hook and Cora are allied to return to Storybrooke for revenge against Regina and Rumplestiltskin, respectively.
  • We’ll update our Fairy Tale Land Timeline with this new information, to help clarify the timing.

We gave everything a brief overview and would love to hear your thoughts! Start talking about “The Crocodile” in our Once Upon a Time forums.

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