Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161024005929/@comment-24674051-20161024045155

Interesting episode:

liked:

- Parallel between Jasmine and Henry. Some may not have liked it, but I like the parallel that they set up, and if carried thorugh would point to the same type of setup for other saviors.

- Truth finally came out. I didn't necessarly like HOW it was forced, but I'm glad it's out in the open.

- EQ exposition to Zelena about revealing who she is to Robyn rather than hiding it. Surprised that that message came from the EQ, but I think is might very well be the right message for Zelena.

- Set up for the future. Jasmine clearly told Al that there was trouble in Agrabah and the Savior was needed. So this could set up having to restore Al's magic/savior status (which could play into restoring Emma's savior status as well should she choose to use the shears), or set up a trip back to the EF and Agrabah. There are so many ways this could go, and I like set up that doesn't need immediate followup.

Dislikes:

- Lack of timeline clarity - Other than the fact that the flashbacks of 6x5 occur prior to the flashback from 6x1, we have very little in the way of timeline placement. Where does this story occur in terms of Wonderland or Storybrooke. Even the fact that Al was in the EF when the curse hit does not help (and which curse? my guess is the first, and then he just came back with the second).

- Zelena ambivelance - She needs to do something, her character is really kind of pointless at the moment (which is hard for me to say because I like Zelena as a character).

- Disneyfication - The back story was a very slightly twistup of the Disney version of the story, except that Aladdin is himself the role of the Genie.

Now, to one scene. Jafar's staff breaking. I do not think that was Amara. I do think that, from a timeline perspective, this occurs after turning Amara to the staff. but Jafar did not need to carry Amara everywhere he went while he was in Agrabah. He had a different snake staff made that was a replica of the Amara staff that he carried for daily business.This would also be consistent with the fact that Jafar had a staff int he 6x1 flashback (which would have been after the 6x6 flashbacks).

Also, While there is nothing definitive about the timeline placement, I think that Jasmine departed for the LoUS prior to the first curse, and that the problem that she wanted Aladdin to resolve dealt with Jafar as he was finializing his search for the genies and just before (or maybe just after) he departed for Wonderland. So Jasmine may not know about Jafar as the genie.