Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20160119214649/@comment-24674051-20160405205458

And the commenting on the Bear King as filler. It may have seemed so at the time, but now that we have Ruby showing up in this episode, and then both Ruby and Mulan showing up together in Oz the next one, that one may turn out to be less filler and more just early tease of coming attractions.

And based on the promo for this one, this will not be filler. Hades "recruiting" Gaston to hunt the Beast (the main Gaston story from BatB), Belle obviously having to deter Gaston, and also Her and Rumple having a discussion on how to prevent Hades from taking the Baby. That part of the story is definitly moving forward. And the Snow White Story of missing Neal may take a drastic turn as well.

The only plot that won't move significantly (my prediction, not fact) is the plan to actually escape the UW, and even than may get nudged based on a couple of scenes from the promo.