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A-FRIGGIN-MAZE-ING!

Ok, now that that's out of my system...

Overall, I thought it was a very well done episode, and probably the best in the series so far. The Character development really hit stride for once, though we have not seen too much from Snow and David yet. I bet their time comes in the next couple of episodes. However, Snow telling everyone to set the nonsense aside, and having more of the old bad-a snow attitude about it was refreshing.

The scene in Gold's shop between Killian and Regina was nice, I thought (Ok, I'm going to ignore the 2 dying men in the room). Their fire, their angst, was well played. And the snark on both sides was well delivered.

As someone else pointed out above, real character development for Zelena. Given an opportunity, she at least tried to hijack the portal creation to escape, just her and her unborn child. Maybe she's moving on past her desire to screw up Regina's life. And Regina showing hte presence of mind to use light magic and catch Zelena at a weak moment is a great addition for Regina as well.

They finally gave Robin a bit of intelligence. Not enough to avoid getting caught by Zelena, but at least enough to recognize her in disguise. They still need to work on his character some, but I'll give them a pass, given everything else we got.

Grumpy, Doc and Happy barging into Granny's and demanding to accompany the group. Maybe a little fan-service on that one, but I'm glad that we're seeing more out of the supporting cast (Granny, the Dwarves, The Nurse, Blue).

Speaking of Blue, she for once did not seem totally shady. She was actually helpful, giving Belle the Rose (Nice touch, that one) and encouraging her to get out and have an adventure.

And, at the end, when everyone (plus the diner) are dropped back into Storybrooke, I love that everyone was dressed in Camelot's finest (Even Henry, who is finally getting to enjoy more time in the EF). I'm definitely interested to see what Eduardo has in store for us in the upcoming episodes. He deserves an Emmy nod for his costume designs.