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This episode had a
whole roller coaster of feelings, causing me to yell at my TV in anger and then
leaning forward in anticipation waiting for the next scene. I enjoyed it a lot,
more than I thought I would. Next week’s episode looks a little Lord of the Rings, but it might be okay.
I was watching on
Twitter a bit and oh my goodness I think the Captain Swan fandom broke a little.
I was a small part of that, though I wasn’t too surprised. They practically got
engaged in the Enchanted Forest last season anyway. It just makes sense that they
would take that same step in Storybrooke. It’s nice to see Emma so casually happy
with him, not worried about doom and gloom or creating problems for the sake of
the story (those stupid shears). No, Hook does that fine on his own at the
very end, with a twist I did not see coming but I did enjoy. This will make the
rest of the season interesting (Will you marry me? BTW, I killed your grandfather apparently).
Robin cursing the
alarm clock is how I feel every morning. It’s been so long since we’ve had a
new character in Storybrooke and that was a nice touch. I am also appreciating the
stark contrast between the two Robins. This one is definitely a thief, and has
a thirst for vengeance and doesn’t like following the rules. Him trying to kill
the sheriff of Nottingham was a little much, but I enjoyed the scene in the
vaults. And him stealing that special powerful box next week? That I’m looking
forward to. Regina in pain is never fun, but this season will be a good
learning experience for both of them. I’ve never liked Zelena and her
appearance in this episode was just grating. Why can’t she just get killed off?
Can someone explain
to me how sweet little James becomes such a jerk? He’s such a pure, innocent
soul who doesn’t want to be a knight, but wants to hide in Pleasure Island (a
place which I thought was a little creepy). I loved the cameo of Pinocchio as
well and his little lying bit. Again, this is feeling like early season stuff
and I’m loving it. I liked the actor for David/James’s father, though I didn’t
like the actor for their mother. The story was kind of sweet and very sad, but
seemed to work. At least we resolved that coin from earlier. (Also, anyone
else think “Rickon Stark!” when they saw little David/James?)
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| Killian likes David's answer. |
Like I said in my
last review, I’ve been getting a little bored with the Charming/Snow storyline.
I’m still not a fan. It did take me a little while to remember the whole drama
about David’s father from last season, but most of it got re-explained anyway. However,
I did appreciate Josh Dallas’s acting in the scene in the prison, as he
struggles to make his decision and just breaks down. A little bit of fragility
in an otherwise stoic character. Though how he remained a bit “pirate-ist”
against Killian got on my nerves after a little while.
Overall, it was a
pretty good episode. A lot happened, and as we resolve old storylines new ones
keep popping up. I suppose that is how it will go until we come into the
inevitable final showdown in the finale. Next week’s episode looks like it
might be a little “meh”, with more Gold and Gideon drama, though the flaming
arrows and CGI trolls or whatever might be interesting.
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