Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160321010032/@comment-24674051-20160321180320

Ok, I enjoyed the episode. Maybe not the strongest of the season, but still good none-the-less.

Likes:


 * As others have pointed out, Cruella and Regina's scene. Cruella wearing Bambi's Mother (Bambi is now canon to Once), and the christening of Underbrooke.


 * The story of how Pre-DO Rumple still managed to screw over his wife and son. Pre-DO Rumple was just a terrible person and a coward.


 * The Horse scene. I don't think that was Regina's horse, but it was a great call back to her days of riding with Daniel, and shows her own compassion for horses. (Even when she was trying to hurt Snow, she only put Snow's horse under a sleeping curse, and didn't kill it).


 * The first meeting of Killian and Milah.


 * Hades is by far the worst villain ever, even out rumpleing Rumple. that whole Deal storyline was pure Gold.


 * Regina finding closure in her relationship with Daniel, and also the explanation of the Tombstones and the rules associated with it.


 * Loved the interaction between Milah and Emma. "So you slept with my son, and are currently seeing my ex-Lover?" (parapharased)  Classic exposition of the crazyness that is Once.


 * The sign over the river as it was going to where Hook was hanging. "Abandon Hope all ye that enter here".  Quite fitting, coming as it does from Dante's Inferno.

Dislikes


 * Milah getting killed by Rumple, again.  Destroying the boat was typical Rumple, but tossing Milah in the River of Lost Soles. totally uncalled for.


 * Belle being pregnant - I put it here because it's not that I necessarily dislike it, but I am not a huge fan of that twist. Other than it what it does to Rumple's story, which could be interesting.

Final comments


 * The fact that it is Regina, Snow, and Emma that were chosen for the Headstones. fitting, since Regina was responsible for helping Henry to leave, Snow was responsible for Herc, and Emma is Hook's GF, and therefore the only fitting choice to cover Meg's departure (since Meg was actually helped by Killian, and Killian already has a headstone). It will be interesting to see how this changes things now that the stakes are increased.

* Regina having magic issues - Emma seems to have no problems, though that could be easily explained away by the type of Magic Emma has. Cora had no problems, but then again Cora is a  resident in the UW, whereas Regina started out as a Visitor. And Rumple does not seem to have problems, to again it could be due to the fact that he's the dark one. However, I think the magic problems, and the sudden working again, could be conincidental to when the Headstones were completed.


 * As for the inability to rip out Emma's heart, I'm not sure what to think on that. Cora actualy had her hand in Emma's chest, but Emma's latent power was enough to prevent Cora from completing the move, and eventually pushing Cora back. I think there were other factors involved with Regina's inability.