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This was a pretty okay episode. It was far from bad, but it didn't exactly break any new ground, either. We always kind of knew Alice was going to be the Guardian. We pretty much know Rumple isn't going to fall back to darkness. And, honestly, I'm getting kind of bored of Facilier and wish they would focus some on Gothel -- especially since Facilier isn't really doing much of anything. This episode was basically about how he failed at his goal and we still don't know what's going on between him and Regina. (But I've basically given up on seeing that.)

I'm glad they're actually developing Alice and Robin as a relationship and not just a token. It's a shame I don't have a single ship to be particularly supportive of this season (Hook/Tiana is the closest but I'm like 80% sure it was an accident and I'm trying to keep my hopes low), but I guess Jacinda/Sabine's friendship and the little bits I like of Henry/Cindy will be enough.

I'm finding it hard to focus on the parts I liked but I swear there really were some. I'd give this episode a 6/10 for a solid structure and better than several other episodes, but unfortunately boring.