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Esk's Grade Report for the episode.

Plot ( 1 of 3)

+ Flashback was solid.

+ SB was solid

- While it was fine, the storyline was rather tangential and the story ended conveniently.

- Jafar said "What you did to me" to Aladdin. The Emir called Aladdin "Prince". None of that makes sense with the finish of the flashback.

- Wonderland had stricter and better genie rules which were left aside in the main show.

Character (2 of 4)

- Jane and Jerome do pretty nice character development in past and present in ways that don't seem like they are hitting you over the head. But this.....

+ Emma and everyone else Getting to have quiet moments like this can be better used to look at a character outside of Plot!Plot!Plot! New Emma may be quite pessimistic, but given some self-reflection.

+ Hook and everyone else: Hook was a bit too angry, but understandably so. The interactions were new and explored a good deal of character.

o The lack of story for Zelena, the lack of screentime for Rumple, Belle, and other townsfolk hurts the balanced impact of character when only two are focused on and they aren't given the peripheral, especially when some are more integral to the storyline.

o Jasmine under a fine-tooth comb is just Young Snow + Belle. Fear prevents her from saving her people until a half-human comes along and encourages her to face that trouble. She's arranged for marriage to save her kingdom because they need an army to fight baddies. Aladdin seems to be a needy cynic. So, a vain coward + needy cynic really doesn't scream true love.

General Consensus ( .5 out of 2)

- There were a lot of nitpicking thoughts and I wanted to have the score reflect the general consensus negating the nitpicking elements, but this is supposedly objective.

Balance (1 of 1)

<p style="font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;">- The humor and darkness were balanced, even if they were often oversahdowed by peculiar character and plot elements.

<p style="font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Overall Score: 4.5 out of 10, or a F+, or a solid episode. A weird end to a rather tangential storyline. I try my best to be objective, thus even if I think it was a passable episode, the more objective looks don't lie.