Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20180512005811/@comment-24593235-20180512023347

Good episode, but both parts should've been on the same night like the last several seasons. I like that the Seer's prophecy is coming back. Yeah, it was resolved in Season 3, but it makes more sense to me to retcon that than have Rumple die because of unrelated circumstances. I like that, in the end, Henry is still his undoing. It just makes the story feel more complete.

I really like how big of a role Rumple's played overall in the finale, thus far. It feels like they're finally taking his character journey seriously, and I will accept nothing less than a beautiful reunion with Belle in the afterlife when this is all over. Robert acting across himself when playing wish!Rumple is always a treat, of course.

I do wish, however, that Regina was playing a larger part in the finale. I'd like to see more focus on her character journey too, so I'm hoping that comes next week. Henry and Nook have done well, and I enjoyed all the Hyperion scenes with Alice, Robin, and Tiana, the latter of which had some nice character moments, albeit a bit random given that she's such an afterthought. Jacinda and Lucy have been kept to the bare minimum, and I have zero complaints about that.

I don't like how relevant the wish realm is to the finale or to the show in general after S6, but I did appreciate getting to see Robbie Kay, Joanna Garcia, and especially Victoria Smurfit. Her scenes were great! We also got to see the Apprentice, and honestly it only made me more upset that Giles Matthey wasn't invited back. Hell, Gideon should've appeared over any of the guest cameos we got, but whatever. Cruella's was great. It was nice to see Pan and Ariel. That's that.

Anyways, good episode. One more to go!