Once Upon a Fangirl...: February 2013

I'm sorry I haven't been on in a while, but I'm back! I think this episode is the strongest one I've seen in season 2 so far! While it wasn't surprising that Neal was Baelfire (SPOILER!), the way they executed it was amazing, especially Emma's reaction to realizing this revelation and that Henry is Rumple's grandson! Also, I think this episode features Robert Carlyle's best performance in the show so far, especially in the flashbacks to when he was in the Ogre Wars and when he sacrifices his leg so he could see his son after he was mislead by the Seer which looked like a toned down version of The Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth with red hair! Also, I loved the little scene with David and Mary Margaret thinking of their family tree and that Thanksgiving line was hilarious! Kinda funny David forgot you can have 2 sets of grandparents from each side! The only downsides I have are Henry was incredibly annoying as usual, but is a bit more tolerable and Regina was pretty stupid leaving the door wide open while using magic to rummage through Belle's bag which anybody could see and record (which was exactly what Greg did with a VERY HQ camera on his phone) and her plot of redeeming herself has gone to waste all thanks to Cora! Still, these are nitpicks and I enjoyed the episode overall mainly because things are finally explained, the acting is amazing (except for Henry) and the effects have been improved! Why can't they make more episodes like this because the more recent ones have been sloppy or filler?