Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 1 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Seeing Red
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 15 | Aired on 03.11.2012
Snow: You can save everyone!
Back in Storybrooke, Ruby steels herself before entering the diner. She talks up her job as if she's almost a deputy but then Granny points out she's still getting lunch for other people. Granny says she hopes Ruby finds what she's looking for. Ruby's eyes are teary as she asserts that she is.
Red and Peter are alone in the Enchanted Forest. She is not wearing her red cloak. She tells Peter about the wolfman. After some back and forth, he is convinced it's a possibility. He's devastated by the thought that he could have killed all those people. Red comforts him and says she'll get some rope and tie him up for the night. Peter just happens to have chains on him. And as the forumites have pointed out, he is a blacksmith's boy, but I still think it's goofy that he's walking around with chains in his satchel. Those things are heavy. Anyhow, while goofy, it is convenient. He tells Red he'll show her how to bind him so that he can't get loose, and that once that's done she must leave. Red says she's staying with him all night, and for all the night's to come. Peter is touched that she'd do that for him. Red says, "I would do anything for you." She lays her head on his chest and sighs. Poor dear.
Back at the Sheriff's station, Henry is locking his Once Upon A Time book in a desk drawer (to which we hope Regina has no keys), when Emma says he has to leave. She needs to find David. Henry's got to meet Regina, anyhow. Before he goes, Henry suggests Emma let Ruby do more.
Henry: She's Little Red Riding Hood.
Emma: With the little basket? That's badass. I'm being sarcastic, here.
Henry: She is. She's cool, she just doesn't remember her capabilities. It's true. Ah well, I should have known my screen time would come to an end. At least I was in a couple of scenes, this week. Stupid child labor laws.
Recapper: See ya, kiddo. Before I continue, I want to address some email I got asking why Henry would think Ruby/Red is badass. To me, it seems Henry's been reading his book again, which would tell him at least some of the real stories about Red, which would be why he thinks she's badass. I hope that answers that.
To continue, Ruby returns with lunch but Emma decides to take Henry's advice and include Ruby in the search for David. Ruby's afraid she'll screw it up but Emma knows she can do it. Out in the woods, it's more of the same until Ruby hears something. She must retain some of her lupine senses because there is no noise, yet Ruby runs right to David who is lying unconscious. He has a gash on his forehead. Emma shakes him awake. He has no idea what happened to him since he left Emma's office -- last night. Commercial.