In terms of the Flashback storyline with Rumple and Alice, it was very good. Dr Faciler did feel a little shoehorned in there but it was ok because we got to see more of his character.
However the pay off in the Hyperion heights storyline of Rumples missing dagger wasn't the best. The story doesn't seem to be moving a long enough.
I very much enjoyed seeing Alice with her powers and I'm glad of rumples decision and filling in the plot point of why Rumple was scaly in "The Eighth Witch".
This episode didn't do much to move things forward in Hyperion Heights, besides Henry's discovery.
The flashbacks very much felt like "Beauty"(episode 4) part 2 which is great because that was brilliant episode.
The preview for next ep looks promising and I want to see Gothel back in action.
I really don't know how they will fit in the storylines of finding out Gothels backstory, Faciliers Backstory and motive, how Facilier and Regina started off, and wrapping up the entire series as a whole in just a few eps.
I have hopes but I feel it will be rushed and it will end with a lot of unanswered questions and storylines.
Review of The Guardian
