Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171028005802/@comment-28011742-20171028212938

I friggin' loved this episode. Definitely the best one of the season. What with the Rumbelle scenes and Ivy's character arc, there's plenty about it to discuss.

First, Rumbelle. It was so satisfying to see the happy and content for once. Seriously, if you haven't been with this show from the beginning, you have no idea how great it was to see them like that. I'm glad that Belle got to see the world, since most other versions of her never really do, and living her life with her true love was the only adventure she'd ever need. When she died, I pretty much fell apart. And Rumple's reaction...I had to stop the episode and eat some chocolate. That's how upset I was.

Rest in peace, Belle. May you stay happy in the great wide somewhere.

Next, the star quartet (that's Henry, Jacinda, Lucy and Ivy, in case you were wondering). I'm still not happy with the whole Ella character, so Henry not being able to ask her out wasn't a big loss for me. And really, what screentime she had wasn't the greatest. Lucy was fine, I guess. I liked the trick she pulled by switching with someone else, but other then that she wasn't really present, so that's all I have to say. As for Ivy, I'm actually pretty intrigued by her character at this point. Yes, her personality is kinda cliché, but her overall character is still interesting. It does look like they're setting up a love triangle between Henry, Jancina and Ivy, and I'm pretty okay with that. My only disappointment is that Henry's obviously going to pick Jacinta over Ivy, which is annoying since Ivy is a much more solid character then her stepsister Ella. I mean, she had more chemistry with Henry in two minutes of screentime then Jacinta did the entire season. That's definitely annoying.

Speaking of, I'm questioning Ivy's intentions. Is she actually falling for Henry? Or is her mother just setting her up with him to be her little mole? That look she gave him at the end was pretty suspicious, and she did bring him a drink of her own. I was expecting him to fall over at any moment because she'd drugged him. (Seriously, Henry. You have a history with this sort of thing---don't take drinks from strangers!) I am kinda sorta totally shipping them anyway, because again, their chemistry is much more solid then his and Jacinda's. We'll just have to wait to see how this goes.

Then there's Tilly. I have to admit, I wasn't crazy about her the first time she appeared. But now that I've seen more of her and how she bounces of the other characters, she is starting to grow on me like she did on Weaver. That throwaway line was a clever way of revealing her sexuality, and I have to say that she's an interesting character to out. Now she's queer in several ways. I can't wait to see more of her. As for the whole her being Wish Hook's daughter thing, I just don't see it. Sure, the took and the horse seemed like obvious clues, but they just don't seem to fit like that. I prefer that his daughter be Rapunzel, since that seems more interesting to me.

Anyway, that's all that I have. I'll be sure to tune in next week to see what happens. Let's hope there's more of that witch!