Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24386552-20161217174626/@comment-24386552-20170114004236

Lola987 wrote: Worst Eps*"Dreamy" - Really dislike this episode. Served NO purpose to the storyline and had LOADS of cheesy moments. I love Amy Acker so I wouldn't of disliked it as much if we saw more Astrid/Nova, and a Leroy love story, but that never happened. Best Eps
 * "Good Form" - Not a massive fan of the Hook-centric episodes. Didn't really see the flashbacks as awesome and a powerful motivation for the character going bad. The dreamshade storyline was boring for me too.
 * "Save Henry" - While there were some important plot points in this episode, it wasn't my most favorite. I also really disliked the fact that they had a flashback emding in Regina erasing her memory (just a form of retcon for me)
 * "Dark Waters" - Didn't really see the point of this episode. Dealt with Hook and Henry's relationship which wasnt handled well. I wanted Liam to be a character of more significance, but his reveal wasn't handled well.
 * "The Bear King" - Why was this episode even a thing? Loved the characters but took away from the main storyline.

I agree with almost all these points except Save Henry. I loved that one, minus the retcon moment, because as someone who is adopted, I did get to see the other side and what it was like for my adopted parents. Definitely not the same situation, but it still resonated with me. Everything else in your points, is spot-on. Also one more disagreement: Skin Deep and The Outsider were Belle's strongest episodes. I never realized how great The Outsider was until long after.
 * "The Miller's Daughter" - I love this episode for being dark. We saw character development (Neal forgiving Gold, Snow killing Cora, etc), and had a great origin story. Bonus points for having a small time-jump in the flashbacks with the Cora and Rumple love story so it's not like the characters meet and fell in love instantly (like with Zelena/Hades and Ruby/Dorothy)
 * "Pilot" - Great setup to the series. Very character driven. Probably one of the best Pilots I've ever seen
 * "Welcome to Storybrooke" - Loved the flashbacks more than the present storyline, but overall it was an awesome episode, plus I'm sure many people predicted this, but I definitely didn't see the twist at the end.
 * "Operation Mongoose" - My most favourite finale. AMAZING ENDING. Extra Points for Evil Snow.
 * "Changelings" - Wasn't expecting this to be a good ep. Strongest Belle-centric ep in my opinion, tragic ending for Gold, Belle and Gideon, major-flashback-twist-that-came-out-of-nowhere.