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Good episode!

Alice and Robin have chemistry, and the pacing of their relationship felt much less rushed than Ruby and Dorothy's in S5. Since this season does new iterations of characters, I love that Zelena's daughter is technically the new iteration of Robin Hood, rather than there just being another random Robin Hood running around. That said though, the villagers had heard of Robin before. Since it was the NEF, does that mean that is was Robin's dad that they knew of or a different Robin all together? Hmm...

Rose Reynolds is an amazing actress. She's not put on a performance that I've not liked, and she just plays this character so perfectly. It was nice getting to see her lead an episode, both in the past and the present. I do wish Rumple was in the episode and we got to see more of his dynamic with Tilly, but the stuff with Henry and Rogers was alright. I liked Margot's introduction at the end and look forward to Tilly and Margot rediscovering their feelings for one another.

There was some bits about the story that I didn't really understand though, like no one seeing Tilly. Was she truly invisible or was it just because she didn't have any friends that no one recognized her? And if she was truly invisible then why could Hook, Rogers, and Weaver see her? Feel like I might be missing something. Also, does Emma's bug showing up in the NEF confirm our fears that Emma drives a minivan now?

I don't really know how I feel about Regina and Facilier yet. I find them interesting enough and think they have chemistry, but it's just such an odd storyline to have with only a few episodes left. I don't know. I liked seeing Regina and Lucy work together, and Zelena's ambush during the date was funny. I love Regina and Zelena working together and do hope we see more focus on that soon. Zelena's HH reunion with Robin was nice also.

Seeing Henry and Ivy together is weird since we know it's not going to last, but Adelaide is a good actress and I always enjoy her being onscreen. I do hope she and Anastasia make amends and that Ivy gets a happy ending. Victoria died via redemption, so Ivy dying would be overkill.

Overall, it was a really nice episode, and I look forward to seeing all this stuff play out. :)