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
Neal's smile is bitter as he gives up the lighter and steps back. Hook can't do the job, either. The two men struggle over the lighter like two toddlers with a toy. The lighter goes flying into the rotted remains of a tree trunk. Emma reminds them they don't have time for this. The guys run off in search of the lighter. Emma grabs the coconut and immediately draws her sword because the Shadow is approaching and he's got a couple of friends with him. Emma and Hook do their best to ward the creatures off with their swords. One Shadow throws Hook up against a tree. Emma screams his name. Another Shadow then throws Neal up against a tree. He screams Emma's name. She ducks down near a fallen tree and we duck out to a commercial.
Emma is clutching the coconut to her bosom and warding off the Shadow as best she can, while the men are still being tormented by the others. They're trying to steal Neal and Hook's shadows, and as we all know from that joyful moment in the premiere when we got to say goodbye to Owen, that can kill ya. Emma's boyfriends scream at her to leave and save herself, proving neither of them knows who she really is. Finally, she uses her emotions to light the candle and sucks in Pan's shadow. As soon as she places the lid on the contraption, the other two shadows disappear, leaving Hook and Neal to fall to the ground with a thud.
Neal considers the mother of his child. "How did you do that?" Emma answers, "Regina." Neal says, "She's teaching you magic?" Emma says, "Yeah, I guess she is." She's as stunned as anyone else. We cut to the...
Jungle. Henry follows Felix. We cut to...
Storybrooke Down in the mine, Belle and Ariel find the Darling Doofi about to destroy the box. Belle pleads with them and explains that if they do, people they love will die. The Doofi understand. If they don't destroy it, someone they love will die. They warn the women to walk away, but Belle says never and sends the cart at them, which knocks them over. The Darlings lose their guns in the process. Belle grabs the box. It's John's turn to plead their case. They don't want to destroy magic. They're trying to save their sister who has been Pan's prisoner for over a century. They're only alive because Pan has kept them that way to do his bidding. As long as they do, Wendy lives. When they're done, Pan will free Wendy and them. Belle tells them their team is the best chance at beating Pan so that their sister can be free. She tells them that if they get the box to Neverland, Pan is going to have a lot more to worry about, and they can save their sister in the process. Ariel asks who their sister is. Michael, whose accent has improved in each scene, answers, "Wendy. Wendy Darling." Belle looks amazed, so while she might have missed out on the Disney version, I suspect she's been reading some Barrie at her library. Michael adds, "If you see her, tell her John and Michael are waiting for her. We cut to...