Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 4 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT The Unstable Girl
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.01.2012
While poking around in the sand Emma finds a shard from a shovel. She says it must have broken off when it hit a rock. Emma says if they can find the shovel, they can prove Mary didn't bury the heart, which would prove her innocent. August smiles as he says he figured Emma must know to whom the shovel belongs. He hands the shard back to Emma, who smiles in delight.
Mayoral Mansion, Night. Regina peeks into Henry's room. He feigns sleep. Once she's gone, he gets up and makes sure she's in the shower. Using the walkie-talkie he says, "The eagle is in the nest, and the package is secure." Hee. Emma radios back she left her code book at home, so Henry simples it up. Regina is getting in the shower and the keys are under the mat. It doesn't take Emma long to find the broken shovel, right in Regina's garage. August comes over as she holds the shard up to the broken blade. Emma smiles. "We've got her."
Enchanted Forest, Regina's Family Manor. Alone in her home with young Snow, Cora pretends to be warm and loving. She proposes that Snow serve as flower girl at King Leopold and Regina's wedding. When Cora says Regina will make a fine mother for Snow, you can tell the little girl doesn't want to lie, but she doesn't want to break her promise either, so she simply says Regina is kind to her. Cora notices how close Snow and Regina have become. She asks why Regina has pulled away from her. Snow doesn't understand so Cora lays it on thick about her love of and motherly devotion to her Regina. Cora tells Snow she knows Regina is unhappy and asks if, perhaps, she's confided in Snow. Cora finally finds the magical manipulative words to start worming her way into little motherless Snow's heart and confidence: "I would do anything to make her happy." Snow tilts her head and takes a good look at Cora's bereft expression. She asks Cora if she'd really do anything. Cora assures her she will.
Gah, this is a talky-meat scene but I want to show how thoroughly manipulated Snow is by the time she breaks her promise and spills Regina's secret to Cora. Cora tells Snow that Leopold told her how much Snow's mother loved her.
Cora: Losing her must have been so hard.
Snow: It was.
Cora: Hearing him I realized he might as well have been talking about me and Regina. I don't want us to lose each other. If only I could show her how I feel -- that no matter what, all I want is her happiness.
Snow (rising to her feet): Then don't make her get married.