Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20160314010238/@comment-24674051-20160314165732

First, comments on the episode:


 * Young Snow was amazing. Bailee was spot on. And that she got her first On-Screen Kiss from Herc was a bonus.


 * I liked that the writers acknowledged the question of who taught Snow to be an Archer, and finally provided a reasonable answer.


 * People complaining that Snow could have delegated facing the bandits, Snow was set up for that by her Step Mom. If Snow delegates, she looks weak, and makes Regina look like the better ruler. So she HAS to basically step it up, and is unable to until she meets Herc. Overall, very good storyline there.


 * Regina and BW conversation. "what did you think would happen when you steal from a witch? witch!"  Best line of the evening. and that scene acknowledges what happened in True North. They haven't buried that hatchet, yet, though.


 * Mary Margaret is dead. Long live Snow White! and to quote Regina, "It's about time".


 * Speaking of Regina and Snow, I am glad they are finally getting back to showing some of the Step-Mother/Step-Daughter relationship, and maybe even showing that relationship mending and growing in present day. That whole bedroom conversation was nice, including Regina actually acknowleding that they need Snow White (not Mary Margaret).


 * The setup for Cruella and Henry. I'm interested to see where that subplot goes, but I think it's good that Henry is actually getting something of his own. It might actually let the writers start building his character. As to why he is so stupid now (as someone above asked), Henry is a teenager.  All teenagers go through that "I think I know everything, but I'm really just being Stupid" phase.


 * Also, Cruella's tempting offer. Bringing her back to life would restore Emma's pure standing. I love it for the pure evil of the temptation. And I know that it isn't that easy, and that one is going to come back and bite someone harder than a Cerberus chomp.


 * Hades is just downright evil. and I love it. FInally someone that I can love to hate again. ANd I like that they tie up the fact that Hades is Zeus's brother, and Herc is is nephew.


 * One personal dislike. Cerberus should be pronounced with a HARD C, not a soft C. But that is just nit-picking.

Side comment about Olympus being the equivalent of Heaven. I think maybe we should consider that Olympus may be a realm, with Mount Olympus being where the Gods reside, and the surrounding area is like the Elysium fields where normal people go for a good afterlife. But that's just my thought. And I am thinking that there may be problems on Olympus by the end of the season that will need to be addressed in a future arc.