Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 157 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT PANoply
By Cindy McLennan | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.10.2013
Camp Operation Cobra Rescue. Snow won't let Charming help her. She walks away from him and over to Emma, who pleads her father's case. He only hid his illness to keep their focus on the mission. Snow says, "Good to see you've inherited his tunnel vision." Emma asks what that means, but Snow only answers, "Nothing." Emma: "You say a lot with nothing." Snow changes the subject and warns Emma to be careful with Hook and Neal. Emma says what they need to be careful of is the Shadow. Snow says it's dangerous that both men have feelings for Emma. Emma says none of that matters. "All I care about is getting my son back." We cut to...
Pan's camp. Pan asks Henry to take a stroll with him, but Henry refuses to go with him. He says he thinks Pan is lying to him. "My family -- they're here on Neverland. I know it." Pan never outright lies. Instead he manipulates the boy. "If your family is here, Henry, why haven't they come for you?" Oh, I don't know, probably because some smug, all powerful teenager is keeping them from him. Henry nearly says as much. Pan promises Henry he's not holding his family prisoner. I guess that's technically true, except for how he holds all of Neverland's inhabitants' prisoner. Henry ignores that and asks why Pan keeps disappearing into the jungle. "You're hiding something from me, and I'm going to find out what it is." Henry swans off into the verge. Felix notes it appears they're losing the boy. Pan grimaces. "He just requires some effort. Given his lineage, I'd expect nothing less." That's because you're his paternal great-grandfather, you stroppy baggage. Felix asks if he should bring the cage to camp. Pan says he has a different idea. We cut to...
Baelfire's cave. Neal is looking for his coconut candle holder/star map contraption. Emma says she hid it and goes off to find it. The Contrivance Fairy cues up to take a big bow. Once he's alone with Neal, Hook says, "I owe you thanks for being so understanding." Neal wonders what he means. Hook says, "Emma and me." Neal automatically straightens as he turns to face his newly minted romantic rival. I commented on it in the recaplet, too, but I just love the physicality of these two actors in this scene. It's very male and quite appealing. Anyhow, Neal says, "Emma and you?" Hook says, "Our dalliance," then winces and adds, "You don't know, do you? Well, the two of us shared a kiss. Apologies. I assumed she told you." Oh Hook, you sly fox, you know she didn't, because you were spying on them when they had their "private" conversation. Good form. Or possibly bad form, but I like it, so I'm happy to believe it's good. And while we're stuck in this ever dark land that runs on belief, that makes it so. Right?