Once Upon a Fangirl...: Second Star To The Right!

As the first part of a two part season finale, this episode starts a major plot for season three by introducing Neverland, as well as the possible destruction of Storybrooke! The flashbacks were amazing, continuing the story with Bae by showing him in Victorian era England and being adopted by the Darling family from the classic JM Barrie novel, Peter Pan! I love how dark Neverland looks compared to the Disney version, especially with the Shadow being creepy (and later on voiced by the creepy Marilyn Manson in season 3) The special effects looked amazing when the Shadow flew Baelfire around London, especially with Big Ben (for the 8:15 which references LOST, OUAT & even Disney's Peter Pan) As for the Storybrooke scenes, they're OK, but at least they're finally progressing the plot and hopefully the stupid Home Office plot and Greg and Tamara can finally come to an end (which it finally does in season 3) I wish we could've seen more of Lacey and Gold falling in love, but what I was baffled at was Lacey being OK with magic despite being frightened and thinking he was crazy in 2x12! Well, at least they kind of had chemistry! I loved Emma and Neal, it actually made me cry when he went through the portal after being shot and telling Emma he always loved her after she confessed that she still loved him. Despite the Storybrooke scenes not really being that great, the flashbacks are very strong and are the reason why this episode is one of my favourites!