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I loved this episode a lot. It’s definitely one of my favorites this season. I love that Alice and Robin’s meeting was in line with other True Love couples. I think that Rose and Tiera have a lot of chemistry and this episode really showcased it. Alice’s escape from the tower was not what I expected, but I like that she was able to free herself by magically creating a troll. I really liked that Alice and Robin started off on opposing sides, but came together at the end. I love that Robin mentioned she stole Emma’s Bug for eight whole minutes. One of my favorite parts of the episode was when they were surrounded by the troll hunters, needing an escape and Emma’s Yellow Bug magically appeared and scattered the hunters. The Bug appearing was due to Alice most likely wishing for a way to escape. If she was able to turn a non-magical item into a magical one (since it was driving itself) and transport it to her by just wanting it to happen, she must be extremely powerful, say the Guardian powerful? Alice was able to talk down the troll from ransacking the forest and he turned into the troll statue she hangs out by in Hyperion Heights. And since the troll was holding, Emma’s bug, it is know a statue as well. Which means Emma doesn’t have her bug anymore because it disappeared. I really hope that when the curse breaks, the Bug becomes an actual car again and Emma can get it back. And speaking of Emma and her bug, Robin showed Alice a picture of it and a blonde-haired women (how does her phone work?). I’m not sure if the person in the photo was Emma since her clothes don’t seem to be what Emma would wear, but it was the right shade of blonde and it is her car, so maybe it is her.

I also loved the Hyperion Heights part of the episode. I thought it was great that Rogers invested Henry’s help in proving Tilly’s innocence. I loved the parallels between Alice knowing everyone in Hyperion Heights, but no one knowing her and being free, but still feeling trapped in the NEF. I also liked that Tilly started to read Robin Hood when she found a sticker from Hyperion Heights grocery. She then went looking for an alibi, but no one remembered her being there. She did, however, find her backpack in a dumpster after Henry pulled her off the sidewalk and into an alley. Eloise or whoever’s setting her up put the locks of hair in her backpack. I thought Tilly meeting Margot (cursed Robin) was great. I really loved that Rogers invited Tilly to stay with him.

In the side plot, Lucy investigated Facilier’s apartment, while Regina went on a not so pretend date with him. I don’t really feel that Regina and Facilier work well as a potential pairing, but we’ve only seen two episodes of them so my opinion might change. The fact that Facilier wants the Dark One Dagger is not helping matters. But why does he want it? Presumably for its power, but why does he need the power of the Dark One? Does he want to become the Dark One?