Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160307020620/@comment-26301707-20160307223652

Wow. Just wow.

Honestly that had to be the best episode since I don't even know when... Better than all of 5a combined and better than most if not all of 4b.

-I really liked the Neal scene in the beginning, although I did think it was ridiculous to say that he didn't have the unfinished business of saying good-bye to his son.

-I was glad to see Cora return. She is always interesting, and I think plot points when she and Regina are involved are always well acted.

-I'm beyond thrilled that this episode focused more on family than romance. That really hasn't happened since 3a (I could see an argument for 3b but still...)

-I did think the flashback was a little repetitive, but once I found out that it would address a plot-hole from Season 1, I was too impressed the crazy writers even recalled that happening to complain about it. Plus it was interesting to see more about how Regina's father felt about the whole epic vendetta against Snow that Regina had.

-I enjoyed seeing the clock handle move. It was a nice call-back and did a good job of reinforcing the theme of hope without it being incredibly redundant with one of the Charmings 882 so-called "Hope Speeches".

-My favorite part however was, without a doubt, the meeting of Henry Sr and Henry Jr. That scene made me tear up, and, to be completly honest, the show hasn't made me feel anything like that since probably sometime in Season 2. It was very sweet, and it was lovely to see probably the two most important people in Regina's entire life meeting each other.

-Although I predicted it happening, seeing Henry Sr move onto a better place after helping Regina be the person he always wanted her to be was wonderful too.

-I also think Lana Parilla's acting sold the episode.

Lastly, I must say that I can't help but be happy that Hook essentially wasn't in the episode. He didn't have any lines anyway... It was an extreamly welcome break from Captian Swan...