Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 3 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT You Don't Know Jack
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.10.2013
Storybrooke. The rest of the dwarfs, save Sneezy, arrive at the scene. They rig a rope to the trailer hitch on David's truck. Snow tells David that most people would let the giant die after what he's done. David smiles at his bride. "You wouldn't." With that, he climbs down. I don't really see the point of that because while Anton is now human sized, I don't think David can give him a piggy back out of there. Anton is going to have to climb the rope on his own. I guess we just need Charming to be extra heroic this week. He's probably still trying to purge the stench of David Nolan off himself.
When Charming descends the rope, he tells Anton to take his hand. Anton and I yell, "No," at the same time. I yell because while I want Anton saved, I'm a little worried that he'll dislocate Charming's shoulder. Thanks to the wonders of modern medicine, my oldest son has three titanium screws in his shoulder, so I'm always a little skittish about shoulder injury. Anton yells, "No," because he just wants to die. "I don't want to go back up there. I should just let go. [...] Maybe death hurts less than life." David says if Anton truly wanted to die, he would have already let go, then orders him to take his hand. I don't get the logistics of this rescue any more than I get the logistics of humans getting off the top of the beanstalk, but whatever. The important thing is Anton is saved. He looks up at all the White Hats surrounding him and says, "You saved my life." Snow says, "That's what we do." Nice echo to Arlo's words, Show. Very nice. Perhaps Anton has finally found a family, at long last. Can we keep him, please? We flash back to the...
Enchanted Past. CGIsland. As Jack battles with Olaf, James loots the treasure. Although Jack manages to stab Olaf with her poisonous blade, he picks her up and returns the favor. When she cries out to James, he temporarily stops looting, but does nothing to save his lover. After Olaf drops Jack, he too falls to the floor. Anton runs in and rushes to his side. James grabs a little more booty and starts out with nary a thought to his booty call. When Jack begs for his help, James says, "I'm sorry, Jack. I have a kingdom to run. I'm sure you understand." Anton and Jack watch as he runs away. I yell, "Die, Jack. Die." She obliges, allowing me to kill her twice (after a fashion, anyhow).
Returning his attention to his dying brother, Anton reports that all the beans are destroyed. With his last breath, Olaf says, "I know your path is hard. Someday, you will know which road to choose. When you do, you will need this." He takes out a glass vial and explains it contains, "A preserved cutting from the stalk. Plant it. New beans will grow." Anton: "You had me salt the land. Nothing will grow here." Olaf: "Then someday, you will find new land." Anton asks how, but it's too late, Olaf is dead. We flash forward to...