Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170417005933/@comment-5679696-20170417210433

I loved the episode. I don't think it was retconning at all. I love Esk's grade report, so I'll start my own.
 *  Characters 
 *  Snowing  was on point. Loved them both.
 *  Regina  is being quite helpful to Snowing. She is truly redeemed. <3
 *  Gold and Belle  have never been better. Particularly Gold.
 *  Hook  doing everything he can to go back to Emma. Nothing new.
 *  Tiger Lily  was meh, Tinker Bell 2.0 as many pointed out. I still give them credit for bringing her over.
 *  Emma  was once again very selfish. Of course, her mother would insist on having her reunited with her fianceé, but actions say a lot more than words do. She followed her mother's words, instead of her actions. If she had followed the latter, she would have acted selflessly and tried to wake her parents (which doesn't even require much selflessness to begin with). However, as selfish as it was, it was not out of character.


 *  Plot 
 *  Present Day Storybrooke 
 *  Highest Darkness Records  go to the first Dark Curse and its creator, the Black Fairy!! This also supports my theory about Neverland and the Black Fairy (I may post that soon), since pixie dust only grows in presence of the darkest of magic.
 *  Breaking the Sleeping Curse  I'm glad the sleeping curse arc is over. I enjoyed it, but I'm glad Snowing is finally back together. Never thought I'd say that. I'm not so convinced about the solution Regina found at the last minute. I still think it should have had lasting consequences on them. If it was up to me, I would've had them both fall asleep permanently, with Regina's last minute solution being to somehow destroy the Netherworld torture rooms and Snowing finding their happing ending in the Dream World.
 *  Present Day Neverland  Could've been more exciting if Tiger Lily actually led her tribe into battle against the Lost Boys both during her first appearance and the time when she helped Hook get to the magic tree. My headcanon is her tribe was murdered or something.
 *  Storybrooke Flashbacks  Uh-mazing. I don't buy any of the retcon ranting about this one. Everything was consistent, and the Season One vibe was definitely there.