Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: N/A | 296 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT I Will Sing My Maker's Praises
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2013.01.20
Frankenstonia. The events of "The Doctor" have already taken place. With the magical heart he tricked out of Regina, Viktor brings Gerhardt back to life or something like it. When Igor proclaims that it's magic, Viktor corrects him that it's science. We cut to the Frankenstein family parlor. Viktor has just broken the news to Papa and presents him with Gerhardt, whom he claims is still recovering. When Papa grabs and candle and holds it up to Gerhardt's face, Gerhardt reacts with fear to the flame. My fellow Buffy aficionados will understand how badly I want to say, "Fire bad, tree pretty," right now, but this is really just a "fire bad" situation. Papa declares Gerhardt a monster and gets verbally and then physically abusive with Viktor, so Gerhardt beats the snot out of him. Viktor calls him off and puts his fingers to the old man's throat then looks at his little brother. "You've killed our father." Gerhardt groans as he lumbers off. We flash forward to...
Storybrooke Waterfront. Red and Whale have a heart to heart about being monsters. Both actors should get Emmy awards for keeping a straight face throughout this scene. Red says, "I ate my boyfriend. Regina thought she was punishing us by erasing who we were, but I think she was underestimating how much crap we wanted to forget, but we can't let it stop us. She gave us a chance to start over, and I want to take it. I think you should, too." Whale says he wasn't such a bad guy. He starts blathering about how his father never got over their mother's death, but Red interrupts him and reminds him that there's a patient back in the hospital. Maybe Whale can fix him. We cut to...
Regina's car. When Regina asks if Cora is nervous, she says she's fine with owning up to what she's done, but these "carriages" are strange. Reaching under her skirt, she says something is irritating her. It's then that she pulls out Henry's plaque and reads, "Oh, for Mommy. That used to be you." When Regina asks when Cora was in her house, Cora lies that she wasn't, but Regina knows the truth. Cora doesn't care, and trying to manipulate Regina out of making things right with Emma and the two idiots. When she asks Regina what she wants, Regina answers, "My son back," but instead of driving to Snow's place, she pulls her car over and parks in front of that bar called The Rabbit Hole. Cora says she just wants her daughter back. She apologizes again and asks Regina to let her into her heart. "Together, we can get him back again." Regina leans into Cora, who takes her into her arms. When Regina asks, "How?" Cora answers, "I have a few thoughts."