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Esk's Grade Report for the episode.

Plot ( 2 of 3)

- It was a solid plot. Positive all around; however:

- Retread: TL is a Tink retread and Snow and David's story retread's what we;ve known and seen in a more effective way prior. Doesn't hurt, but wasn't necessary to do.

- Macguffins galore. Every story has their macguffin; however, there were too many to be sustainable. Shadow ripping sap, Piece of an ancient wand, Dust from the Pixie Flower is beyond the necessary amount. Used wisely though.

Character ( 3 of 4)

+ Hook: Not much more than showing a true display of how much he has changed. Was pretty rough around the edges, but the positives outweigh the iffy delivery and context.

+ Snow and David:  Retread that was more of a return to form than anything. By any account this would be neutral; however, their return to the sacrificial heroes we knew was fully deveoped with them receiving the love of the people and even performing actions of those (Ruth) that sacrificed themselves for their child's happiness.

+ Everybody else. Felt like a town filled with clashing fairytales into the real world once again.

o Less of a character balance between the Black-Rumple-Belle-Gideon dynamic.

General Consensus ( 1 out of 2)

- It appears to be received as pretty "meh". Some seem excessively disturbed by the flashback dynamics. Others seem to be moderately happy by the present day drama.

Balance (.5 of 1)

- Where as Adam and Eddy balance extremes and Jane and Jerome use muted elements of both, Andrew and Leah seemed to try to establish a muted effect that unfortunately falls flat.

Overall Score: 6.5 out of 10, or a D+, or a mixed episode.