Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: N/A | 2181 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Fairy Tales Can Come True
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2011.10.23
Emma arrives home, and I just want to give kudos to the set decorator, because the outside of Emma's apartment door is covered in longhand script that you just know must tell a fairy tale. Emma kicks off her shoes, hobbles to her kitchen, and takes a little box out of the bag she's carrying. Inside is a cupcake. She decorates it with a blue star candle, lights the candle and says, "Another banner year." She then closes her eyes. You can tell she's making a wish. As soon as she blows out the flame, her doorbell rings. It's Henry. When she confirms she's Emma Swan, he introduces himself. "My name's Henry. I'm your son." Commercial.
Henry walks in despite not being invited, so he's not a vampire. Emma insists she doesn't have a son, but Henry asks if she gave a baby up for adoption ten years ago. "That was me." Emma excuses herself for a minute and retreats to the bathroom where she tries to catch her breath. When she rejoins Henry, he's swigging her orange juice, right from the bottle. He wants her to come home with him, and tells her they need to get going. When Emma says she's going to call the cops, Henry threatens to tell them she kidnapped him. Emma: "And they'll believe you, because I'm your birth mother."
Emma thinks over his threat and then calls his bluff -- saying he won't do it. When Henry says, "Try me," Emma smiles at him. "You're pretty good, but here's the thing. There's not a lot I'm great at in life, but I have one skill -- let's call it a superpower. I can tell when anyone is lying, and you kid -- are." Henry begs her not to call the cops and asks her to bring him home instead. When Emma hears home is in Storybrooke, Maine, she says, "Storybrooke? Seriously?" Nonetheless, she agrees to take him.
Enchanted Forest: A now pregnant Snow White is fretting about the Evil Queen's threats. Charming tells her she needs to let it go as they're about to have a baby. When he says Queenie can't hurt them, Snow says, "She poisoned an apple because she thought I was prettier than her. You have no idea of what she's capable." Oh Snow, if you're going to be all "of what she's capable," you should probably also say, "Prettier than she." Just sayin'... When Charming asks how he can ease her mind, Snow asks, "Let me talk to...h im." Whoever He is, He sees the future. Charming is against this at first because He is dangerous and locked up for a reason, but acquiesces once Snow asks him to reconsider, "For our child."