Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: C+ | 848 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT The Right Thing To Do Was Not To Lead Me On
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2011.12.04
Farmland, Day: The man who will someday wed Snow White and father Emma, is herding his sheep. We now know he is not James, as James was raised a prince and died before Snow ever ambushed Charming's carriage, so I'm going back to calling him Charming. My friend, Steve, wants to know where the snark is in that, and suggests calling the twins James (who is not James) and James (who is), or something like that, but I'm not sacrificing clarity for snark (which is not snarky...um, no offense, Steve). Besides, look at Charming's fluffy, fluffy hair. It's got me too silly to snark.
Storybrooke, Mary's kitchen: Mary is scouring a plate to death, when Emma arrives home and mentions she saw David sulking away. Mary Margaret finds words hard to come by, but Emma knows what she means and says that since David is still married, Mary did the right thing by sending him away. She tells Mary to stop cleaning and have a drink, then grabs a bottle of MacCutcheon 60 year old Scotch Whisky off the shelf. Even my kids recognize the brand. Once they're having their heart to heart, Emma tells Mary, "Generally speaking, if you think something you want to do is wrong -- it is. So you gotta stay strong, and he has to figure out his life." They raise their glasses and clink.
Nolan House, Interior: I wish we'd get a close-up of the framed sketches on the wall behind the couch. The one in the middle is Pinocchio. The one on the left seems to be of two houses. I can't make out the one on the right, at all. Anyhow, David is going through old pictures, but nothing rings a bell. Kathryn talks a lot about how he used to wear his head in a buzz cut. The photos confirm this, but I suspect they're curse-created, too, so this whole conversation seems like a waste to recap. Kathryn says she's going to bed and asks David if he wants to join her. David: "You mean 'go to bed' go to bed, or go to bed." Kathryn: "Whatever you want." David suggests they sit and talk some more. Kathryn ignores that and lays a big kiss on him. David resists and first, but then puts his hand to her face and gives it a shot. It's not working, though. He pulls back from her. "This...isn't right."