Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 364 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The Shadow Knows
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 21 | Aired on 2013.05.05
Emma rises, says, "You should be," and kicks the gun out of Tamara's hand. I'm not your action recapper, but the two women struggle. Emma gets the better of Tamara and gets in a nice body slam at the end, then runs back to retrieve her gun. Once it's in hand, Emma says, "It's over." Tamara says, "No, it's not," then casts down a magic bean. It spins into a glowing, crackling vortex. Tamara says, "Bye," and runs off. As the portal grows, Emma has to grab onto a nearby pipe, to keep from falling in. Neal rushes to the edge, reaches out and grabs her. Once her feet are on the floor, Emma says she has to get Neal to a hospital, but the portal widens further. They both start to fall in. Emma grabs onto a floorboard, while below her, Neal holds onto her hand. He knows she can't hold both of them, though. Emma insists she's not letting him go. He's been shot, and if he falls through the portal, he'll die no matter where he lands.
Neal argues that Henry needs Emma. "He can't lose both of us. Don't make him grow up like we did." Emma says, "Then don't let go." She's crying now and adds, "I need you." She looks down at Neal then says, "I love you." Neal says, "I love you, too." As Emma smiles through her tears, Neal looks into her eyes and works his hand free. Emma screams as he falls away into nothingness. The vortex closes. Emma weeps. I throw stuff at my TV.
Woods. Groan is digging fast and furious, when his shovel hits something that sounds like metal, so of course it's a shirt. Yes. He cries, "No, no, no," which is exactly my answer when you ask if I care about his personal loss. After finding the shirt, he soon comes across a skull and says, "Dad." I'm ignoring how improbable it is that Groan could find exactly the right spot at their unmarked campsite in which to dig, mostly because I have a deadline. The Contrivance Fairy says, "You're welcome." We cut to...
Snow's Hovel. Blue waves her wand over Regina, then tells Snow and Charming, "Now that the cuff is off [Regina] is going to be okay. Her magic will return." Well whose dumbass idea was it to remove the cuff? We don't get an answer to that, because Emma returns and she's nearly catatonic. David asks what happened. Emma doesn't answer, so Snow adds, "Where's Neal?" Emma stares blankly, then finally says, "He's gone. She killed him." We flash back to...