Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
How I delight in seeing Regina as the Evil Queen in fairy tale realm again! Lana Parilla has come to nail the deliciously evil side of the character, and she's at her best when she's sneering at Snow White. That wasn't always the case, but it feels like the writers have embraced the over-the-top factor in a good and flattering way. The negative side is she's preaching the same message we've heard over the course of the series. She's taking a stand against Snow and trying to control her (again) and even though the words are different, the tune hasn't changed. It gets boring.
Is anyone else surprised that any time a seemingly unsolvable problem comes up in the other world they run to Rumpel? Even if they didn't use his services this time, he was the first place Charming went for an answer. He's the Dark One; the realm dislikes and fears him – shouldn't they, I don't know, try to think outside of the box? Go to someone else? As they like to remind us continually, his deals come with a price. You get results, but you pay for them. Maybe they don't have a Dear Abby in their realm, but it seems like they should have learned their lesson a couple of seasons ago.
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