Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171007005904/@comment-31231929-20171007035159

I thought this episode, while it does have some faults (technology in EF 2), was really good. It definitely felt like a pilot episode. However, it wasn’t as magical as the original pilot. I thought the set-up was interesting and I’m excited to see where this story goes. I think all the new characters are interesting so far, but the ones I like the most are Cinderella/Jacinda, Adult Henry, Lucy, Tremaine/Victoria and Alice/Tilly. I’m not sure how I feel about Drizella/Ivy and Tiana/Sabine yet. I’m really loving Cinderella’s badass princess vibe and how she punched Henry and stole his bike (fast learner that one). I think her and Henry have a lot of chemistry and I’ve already started to ship them (is there an official ship name yet?). I really like how in this version of Cinderella, the Prince kills Cinderella’s father, which I think is a really good twist to the story. And the whole revenge thing is very common on this show. Tremaine killing the Prince for rejecting Drizella was shocking. I really like her “magic can be taken, but fear forever” thing. Probably one of my favorite scene’s of the episode was the sword fight/Cinderella escapes one. I also loved the scene where Alice has Henry is some sort of creepy mind cave and tells him that he shouldn’t mess with other people’s stories because bad things happen. Also, Rumples knows her. Of course he does. Operation Glass Slipper. I like it.

In Hyperion Heights, I got some, but not a lot of Emma vibes from Henry. Same goes for Lucy and Young Henry. It’s really sad that the curse had Henry think his wife and daughter were dead. Henry was carrying hyacinth’s on the way to their graves (where is that cemetery?) is significant since they’re Cinderella’s flowers. I love how much belief Lucy has. I haven’t gotten an evil vibe from Victoria, but I definitely got one from Weaver. And speaking of the cursed original mains:

I’m not sure if Weaver remembers or not, but I’m pretty sure he’s a bad cop under this curse. While I do like Regina, i think I like Roni a bit more. She’s much relaxed and down-to-earth. I really liked how she stood up to Victoria and took back her bar. Now Detective Rogers. Rogers’ accent, mannerisms, and even the way he speaks are exactly like Killian’s. I was really happy seeing Killian again, but also a bit sad since Emma isn’t there. And speaking of Emma, does he remember her? When Rogers first looked at the picture in the book, a look of recognition came over him. At the end when he’s looking at it again, he looks sad. I am super excited and also extremely nervous for next week’s episode. It’s a Captain Swan episode, but it’s also the last Captain Swan episode. Here’s to hoping it’s more sweet than bitter.