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All I can say is WOW! I am looking forward to a couple of rewatchings to soak in the details.

The pacing was extremely fast, and they crammed a lot of revelation into one hour.

Ok, Lily being Mal's daughter... Not a surprise, but very well handled in the way they confirmed it.

I loved Abby Ross playing an Evil Emma and ripping out Snows Heart. That girl has a future in acting for sure (and to get a chance to actually work with Ginny must have been a real treat).

Snow hit it right on the head at the end of the episode. "We're no longer heroes". But then David response is even better. "I have to believe that we'll get a second chance." I love how the point of hope bounces between these two. WHen one loses it, the other picks it up.

As for irrational decision, Let's see, Snow was placed under a sleeping curse, has just won a hard fought victory to reclaim her Kingdom, Just married to her True Love, Almost lost him on their honeymoon, find out that Regina is looking to cast some sort of dark curse, JUST found out she is pregnant... The combination is enough to unsettle the most grounded woman. The combination of messed up hormones due to pregnancy, combined with the stress of all the recent events, just sent her flying right over the edge. And David was just trying to find SOME way to help his wife hold it together. He stood by her, and helped, even when he had doubts about what they were doing. The point is, the story makes it believable, which I liked.

I'm still mixed about the Author, though if he is as manipulative as we have seen, he could be a good match against even Rumple.

One thought throughout the whole episode, though. How the heck is August so knowledgeable about the Sorcerer and the Author. Unless he was chosen as a successor to the failure that was locked in the storybook. There's still a bit of explaining to do on that count.

The writers finally rememberd that Henry was a main cast member, and actually wrote some scenes. (and I like the touch of Henry's middle name being Daniel.)

I'll probably post other thoughts as they come.