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My thoughts on the episode were positive overall.

I think that the Wish Realm is an interesting concept that I hope comes into play again.

I liked Gideon's motivation, I think that it is much more complex than him simply being corrupted by the Black Fairy outright with a desire to kill the Savior. From what was presented, they have laid the groundwork for some excellent complexity. So I am looking forward to seeing how this unfolds.

I liked the idea that August has been watching over Emma her whole life, but my concern is how does he find her and get to her? He was as much an orphan in the LWM as Emma. Also, if he has been looking over her at various stages of her life, and sewing the seeds of belief in her throughout her lfie, then why was he turning back to wood based on one choice he made when he was a small child. He said something in the first season to the effect that his failure with Emma was the major reason he was turning back to wood.

I liked that they finally tied in an explanation about Emma's name.

I am interested to see how things will progress with Robin and Regina. I firmly believe that David's wish for the Queen to get what she deserved had effects for Regina as well and that is why Robin appeared when he did and is not aged. I am hoping that if Robin is not sticking around that Regina at least gets the closure she needs.

Wish Realm Belle was confusing to me. Did no one check the Evil Queen's palace for prisoners after she was banished? I am sure that the Queen was not kind to Belle, but in the original timeline, she kept her fed and alive since she was 'a valuable chesspiece'. My only thought is that Snow and Charming did not go and release the Queen's prisoners and so they are just as culpable. I did like the idea that it was a metaphor for the fact that the writers and characters seem to ignore her unless she is needed for plot reasons.

Another thing that confused me was that the wardrobe took Geppeto months to construct and complete and it seemed to take Pinnochio mere hours. Unless there was an unseen time jump, then that is a bit weird.