Episode Report Card LuluBates: A | 2 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Why the Caged Bird Sings
By LuluBates | Season 1 | Episode 10 | Aired on 01.22.2012
Speaking of things not working out, Snow White is heartbroken as she leaves the castle. On the road out of town, she finds that Grumpy and his now-six brothers have waited for her. They want to take her home and protect her. Snow cries that it's too late. Luckily she has her potion from Rumpy. Grumpy looks at it and says, no sister, there's a hair in that. Snow cries some more and Grumpy makes her an "It Gets Better" video about how pain makes him who he is (grumpy!) and that the pain is a memory and he cherishes those memories. Snow resignedly puts away Rumpy's magical hair elixir.
Back in Storybrooke, Mary Margaret is mooning about her house, totally ruining Emma's appetite while she's just trying to eat her breakfast. Emma looks up and sees that it is 7:15 and Mary Margaret is still sitting there. She smiles sadly at her brave roommate/mother. You would actually think that Emma would want her mommy and daddy to get together, but you can never tell with these kids from a broken home.
Prince James rides through the fields shouting for Snow White. Red Riding Hood comes out of the woods where she loiters indefinitely on the off chance a prince needs a message delivered. She tells him that Snow never came back after her trip to the castle. Prince James loudly declares, "Then I will find her! I will always find her." And Red smiles and pats him on the hand because she knows a thing or two.
At the dwarves' home Grumpy goes to wake up Snow with some good news: The Royal Wedding is off! It's super-convenient and highly unrealistic but Prince Charming isn't getting married! Snow White wakes up and stares at Grumpy who reiterates his news: James is still on the market! Snow White stares at him and asks, "Who?" Uh oh what do you think Rumpelstiltskin will want to reverse the spell? A toenail?
In Storybrooke, Mary Margaret runs to Granny's for a cup of coffee. It's not 7:15 so she figures she's safe. The problem with destiny, though, is that it gets in the way of your coffee drinking. As soon as she orders a cup, David opens the door and sees her. He has no choice but to turn and run. I mean, right? That's Prince Valiant for you. Mary Margaret ditches her coffee and runs after him. She finds him outside and is like, what? He tells her that he tried to avoid her, and she admits that she tried to avoid him, but since they live in a one coffee shop town they are kind of in trouble. David blurts, "She's not pregnant." Those three magical words are enough to break down their resolve and they start kissing each other in broad daylight. In front of Regina. Well, that's one way to get out of going to marriage counseling.