Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 116 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT PANdora's Box
By Cindy McLennan | Season 3 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.08.2013
Granny's. Hook enters through the back door. I can't help but think he's there to spy on the not-a-date-lunch-date. When Tink exits the ladies room, she bumps right into him and asks if he's okay. When he says he's "fine, love," she starts off, but he catches up to her and turns up the flirtation. It's clear he's been at the rum, but he's not falling over. When he asks Tink if she'd like to share a drink, Tink says, "We both know you want more than a drink. You want me to help take your mind off Emma." Has she been down this road with him, before? Hook tries to front. "Emma? Who's Emma? I only see you." Tink is having none of it. "I may have lost my wings, but I haven't lost my dignity. That's never going to happen." They're interrupted the sounds of screams coming from outside.
Hook and Tink arrive at the sidewalk, just as Charming's truck arrives at the curb. In some funky editing, Charming gets out of the truck twice. Emma has only had to get out once so she has time to react to the screaming and says, "What the hell was that?" Hook says, "We had the same question." Emma looks from Hook to Tink. Hook looks from Emma, to Tink. Tink looks from Emma to Hook and then back again. Emma says, "Wait, were you two..." Tink says, "No!" Hook, realizing he just stumbled into some luck, waits a beat and says, "Perhaps." Now that Charming's finally done getting out of the truck, he takes a good listen to the screams, says, "There," and runs between his daughter and his new buddy and toward trouble. Tink follows. Emma gives Hook a pointed look and chases after them. Hook brings up the rear. We cut to the...
Convent. Well, I think it's the convent. It's some big building. Blue runs up the steps. The Shadow swoops down, grabs her shadow, and flies off with it, leaving Blue lifeless on the ground. Charming says she's gone. Tink asks why the Shadow would kill her. Hook has no idea, but reminds them the Shadow only takes orders from one person. Emma says, "Pan." We cut to...
Henry's room. Panry is reading the Once Upon A Time book, when Regina opens his door and tells him to come with her, because something has happened. Panry couldn't look less surprised or more delighted. Commercial.
We return to the Enchanted Past. Snow and Charming are now inside Medusa's cave, with isn't a cave at all. It has bright mosaic floors and constructed walls, some of which are broken, but you know, it's not a natural cave. Charming draws Medusa out, and leads her past a hiding Snow, who swings her sword at the creature's neck. Instead of getting herself a Gorgon head, though, Snow is left holding nothing but a now bladeless sword hilt. So much for this crack plan. It's time for Plan B, which amounts to escaping. Along the way, Medusa is able to snatch Snow. Charming manages to free her, but Medusa spins him around and turns him to stone. We flash forward to...