Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 523 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Mother Knows Best
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 3 | Aired on 2012.10.14
Enchanted Past. Lancelot brings Snow to Charles Widmore. My mother doesn't care for past-Snow's costume in this episode -- she thinks the high collar is too queenish (as opposed to princess-y) and from a distance, she keeps confusing past-Snow with past-Regina. I point out how past-Regina isn't even in this episode, and that Snow typically wears white, while Regina's wardrobe palette tends to feature black and occasionally dark purples and reds. Mum doesn't care. I disagree. I love Snow's costume this week, and this is my recap, so neener neener, Mum.
When Lance takes the hood off Snow's head, she immediately yells at Widmore that she'll never tell him where Charming is. Widmore pretends to be cordial and instructs Lance to get Snow some water. There's some verbal volleying, during which Snow tells Widmore that all he knows about pain is how to inflict it. As she drinks her water, Widmore declares her wrong. He talks about James' death, and how he offered Charming the chance to step into James' shoes but, "He rejected me. He humiliated me in front of my kingdom, all for the sake of true love." Those last two words are a sneer. Snow sneers back that Widmore knows nothing of true love. He begs to differ. His own true love and he were blissful, but then, "She became cursed. She drank a vile potion that made it impossible for us to conceive a child. Family is everything, my dear. Losing all hope of having one -- there is no greater misery. Charming could have been that hope for me, but instead he made my suffering worse. For that -- death is too good for him. First, he must know pain -- my pain." Lance, standing behind Snow, narrows his eyes at Widmore. Snow looks down at the goblet in her hand. When she sees her reflection staring back from the dregs left in the cup, she cries, "No." Lance: "You poisoned her!" Widmore: "I cursed her. She will never bear a child." We flash forward to the...
Haven. Present. Mulan opens a weapon chest and tells Emma and Snow to choose wisely. Snow grabs a sword. Emma grabs a dagger and asks for her gun. Mulan pulls it out and wonders if it's magic. Emma: "Depends on who's pulling the trigger." As Snow grabs a bow and a quiver full of arrows, Mulan says, "Follow my lead. Step where I step. Do exactly as I say and you might survive." When Emma scoffs that they'll be okay because she just killed a dragon last week, Snow's eyes flash with concern at her girl's hubris. Mulan asks if she's ever seen an ogre. Emma: "Pretty sure I've dated a few." Mulan ignores her and says, "Legend has it that when they kill you, the last thing you see is yourself dying, in the reflection in their eyes."