Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151116022115/@comment-24674051-20151116171959

I have to agree with everyone. Judged in terms of the storyline for all of 5a, the episode made absolutely no sense. And only the future will tell us if there is any longer term significance for the events of the Episode.

But, taken on just it's own merits, it was actually a decent episode. I like that we get to see 3 of the more BA females on a quest together. I liked more of the callouts to the past, such as reminding us that Tiny is still hanging around SB. I liked Merida's story, and the casting for Fergus and Elinor was really well done. I'm even starting to like the Actor they chose for McIntosh. This episode could be used to launch a spinoff. Merida being queen kinda limits her involvement, but you could have Mulan, Ruby, and McIntosh (and maybe pick up some other characters along the way) and (with a good story) have a compelling spin-off series.