Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20150928143524/@comment-1894786-20151115003600

CoolDudeAl wrote: I think everyone is being a bit hard on this episode. Let's let it air first before we declare that it adds nothing to the show and/or plot. Even if it adds nothing to the plot (thus a filler episode), it could still be an amazing episode. Look at True North, for example. What exactly did that give us plot-wise? Oh, Regina sent children to their deaths. But we still got some of the most beautiful looks Lana has worn on the show. And it was an enjoyable (if somewhat predictable in what happens to the Blind Witch) retelling of the Hansel and Gretel tale.

Not to mention, it gave us a brief insight into Regina's familial pain when she confronted the Woodcutter.

So who's to say that just because The Bear King is centered on three non-mains that the episode will be bad? It's definitely filler, but filler doesn't automatically mean bad.