Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151026005934/@comment-5106672-20151026032115

I absolutely LOVED this episode.


 * I'm in awe at the 180° reversal between Emma and Regina in their motherly role. This episode's Emma was basically Season 1 episode 2 Regina: she actively and deliberately stepped onto her son's feelings to get her stuff done. She reminded me of that scene when Regina had Henry listen to Emma calling him crazy and unwittingly break his hart to try and separate him and Emma. That was wicked on the writers' part, I loved it!


 * Regina really shone. They're finally showing (and not telling or letting guess) how much self-aware she's becoming about her past. Not only in trying to advice Emma against giving in to dark magic, but also in downright recognising that her own moral ground is very low. There's a whole thread for that, but O think that's a milestone moment in her character development.


 * As much as I dislike Henry, I really got invested in his story with Violet. That's some good writing.


 * Oh my gosh, I love when the show remembers it had Season 1 and Season 2. All the nods to Neal and Daniel were amazing!


 * So Emma's dreamcatcher crafting obsession seems to be somewhat like Rumple's spinning straw into gold thing. Well, Dark Ones need a hobby, after all.


 * Am I the only one who thinks Merlin is fifty shades of shady?


 * Against all expectations, I actually like Merida. Oh yes, she's sassing a fan favourite character, but she's shown some reluctance at the beginning. I don't know how much she's responsible for her chipped cup number, I think it's better to open a thread about that.