Non Spoiler Review- This episode was by far the best of the season as it had interesting reveals, great character moments, and some pivotal emotional scenes.
*******There will be Spoilers from this point on*******
Highlights of the episode
1. Emma breaks Henry's heart to free Merlin- The big reveal was that in Camelot, Emma manipulated Violet using her heart to ensure Henry's heart would be broken so she could free Merlin from the tree. I think this moment as highlighted in the episode paralleled to what Cora did for Regina. I think it was a very difficult decision for Emma to make but she did it to ensure that Merlin could be free and help them. It seems as though she was trying to make up for it through manipulation by helping Henry win over Violet in actuality as she interfered in Camelot.
2. Merlin freed- It was interesting to finally see Merlin on the show as he was been teased since last season and I wasn't expecting him to appear so soon. He seems to be very powerful and I'm curious to see if and how he relates to Emma going full dark.
3. Emma still cares about Henry- Even though Emma is full dark she still certainly cares about Henry as she wanted to see him happy and ensure she made up for her mistake in Camelot even though Henry didn't know about it. There's a piece of her that still wishes to be good similarly to how Rumpelstiltskin cared about Belle and Neil and was willing to do anything for either one of them.
4. Merida teaches Gold to be brave- I thought it was very interesting to see Merida go research about Rumple's history and then use that to instill courage in him. I liked that she used the chipped cup that is so significant between him and Belle to motivate him. And then she mentioned she wants to use him to stop Emma so she has other motivations to training him besides being forced to.
5. Emma sees Regina's heartbreak through the dreamcatcher- I thought it was very interesting how Emma was able to see into the Dreamcatcher's as they relate to her history and how she was even able to see Regina's memories inside of one. I'm curious to see how important dreamcatchers are to her role as the Dark One and if they relate to her plan. And then it must have been eyeopening for her to experience Regina's pain through viewing the memory and understand what she went through.
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