Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20150928010102/@comment-25758988-20150930171706

Well I have just watched the episode and I have to agree with most of the comments so far! This episode ROCKED!!!! It was genius, no other words to discribe it! It so reminded me of season 1 in regards writing and story.

LOVED:

1) Jennifer Morrison! Now I am not a fan of Emma normally and it is not because I dislike the actress but more so the character. She always came across rather flat but the moment I heard about her becoming the dark one I had high hopes that it will add another layer to her and boy was I right! She played the Dark One beautifully. She showed depth and emotion and humor to her character and I was literally blown away. :) I can not wait to see how she seeks her revenge and revel in her darkness. Also bears mentioning that the child actor for Emma was brilliant again!

2) Excaliber/DO Dagger. Wow that was a surprise. It was a great twist, right up there with the revel of Red and the wolf. I had tingles. Genius. It does make sense however as people have already mentioned a blade that evil would have to have a link to a equally good sword. It gives us great questions as to how? Where? Why? And what did the original Dark One do to Excaliber.

3) Granny, Belle, Grumpy, Happy and Doc going with them to Camelot! I like these characters and with them in the episode it leads to a interesting series of flashbacks. I want one of a younger granny and a younger Red. I also like the fact Blue and Nurse Ratched was in the episode, again flashbacks please.

4) Rumple in Emma's mind. What a nice way to keep Robert on the show. I love him as evil Rumple so its a great way to see more of him. He played it so well and gave a lot of nice lines. His sparks with Emma were lovely and again added more depth to Emma as she tries to ignore his evil ways.

5) Oh the rose in a jar! That was a lovely touch and it makes me sad as we will see the rose wilt during her flashbacks, meaning Rumple is dying.

6) Merida! Wow. I saw the cast for Marida but did not recognise the actress, that was until I heard her speak. A lovely actress from a TV series here in England whom Michael Socha was also a star in. She is a perfect cast and her role in the epiosde is intriguing! I love the concept of a polictal war occuring between her clans. It may answer how these kingdoms work their politics. Her father is dead? Mmmm interesting! She also mentions her brothers which can lead to an expansion on her story from Brave. It does not look like Brave will be a Frozen mistake either (or I am hoping it will not be). Her fight with Emma was brilliant and I was pleading with Emma not to crush her heart.

7) Zelena! She is just brilliant. She is quirky, very evil, funny, a bit of a bitch, crazy, powerful and really clever. Cuting her hand off to remove the bracelet? Clever girl! Also the line about meditating floored me! Its nice to know Adam and Eddy have not lost their comical touch.

8) Effects/Costumes/Magic/Sets: This epiosde as one of the very best for effects. the set for Camelot was magnificent and I loved how they worked all the magic, it made sense. The costumes are always amazing on this show along with hair and make up, but putting the characters all in Enchanted forest wear was brilliant.

However I do have a few things that were a little weird. So Sneezy, Sleepy, Bashful and Dopey decided to stay and two of them decided to be sherif? Mising a few people on the ladder there.

This memory thing is getting old, I can let it slide due to how epic the episode was but come on writers can you not think of anyother way?

And last but not least why did they need to use the twister? There is a door in the Apprentice's mansion that leads directly to Arendalle. Adam has specifically said Camelot is only a few days ride from Arendalle (boat time not included). Would that have been easier? Did the writers forget about this? Like they forgot about Zelena's heart?

That being said. I still LOVE LOVE LOVE this episode! :) :) Cant wait until episode 2.