Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26186122-20170201030648/@comment-25926288-20170201152227

It is nice to see that Dark Waters and Street Rats trend towards the bottom, while episodes like Heartless and Changelings drift upward. Before accusations fly, I actually don't think Dark Waters was bad, ,or bad as it seems to be made to appear. At worst, a necessary evil, but nothing compared to the cringy Aladdin "movie" rip-off.

I'd say:

1. Heartless.

2. Strange Case (except the ending of Rumple threatening Belle).

3. The Savior (a bit exposition-y as premieres tend to be).

All the rest (special mentions: Wish You Were Here, which had too many contrived moments; The Other Shoe, which hit ya over the head a bit much with paralleling season 1)

9. A Bitter Draught. I really wanted to rank this high as I was a "Legend of the Seeker" fan, but While everything else was mildly iffy, this episode has my least favorite Once Concept: "Heroes don't kill", but it never came back up, even though Hook killed Jekyll and Emma tried to kill Queenie.

10. Street Rats. Once has a way that makes good, upstanding characters look insufferable. Jasmine and Aladdin might have some chemistry, but I can't see that past the smugness, the naivete, and the self-centeredness of both characters. Plus, Aladdin gives off a Will Scarlet vibe, which probably means that they've had too many funny, thief characters.

No surprises. I dislike Direct Disney Inclusion (mostly because it's done poorly anyhow) and the Hero's code of "Never Kill".