Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 23 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Lost
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.12.2013
Waterfront. Groan manhandles Henry as Tamara leads them past the cannery. Since they tried to destroy Storybrooke, Henry's not inclined to buy her assurance that they're not going to hurt him. Tamara says, "That wasn't the point." Henry takes one for the entire audience when he says, "It wasn't?" Groan says, "We came here to destroy magic, Henry, but then we found something more important. Something that changed everything. You." Groan grabs the boy even more roughly and drags him into commercial.
Regina, Emma, Snow and Charming arrive at the waterfront to find the Two-Headed Obstacle absconding with their boy. When Groan spots them, he throws a magic bean into the water. Regina says, "The last bean," but do either she or Emma try to use any magic to freeze the trio in place? They do not. Sigh. I'd be okay with them failing, since they just expended a lot of energy, but I'm not okay with them (and especially Regina) not trying. Regina and the Charming family rush toward Henry shouting his name, so the Two-Headed Obstacle grabs him and jumps into the portal. As the vortex closes, Emma tries to jump, but Charming holds her back. As they argue about whether there's a way to follow, Gold and Belle arrive on the scene. Charming begs for his help, but Gold says there's no way. "I spent a lifetime trying to cross worlds to find my son. There's no way in this world, without a portal." Regina can't believe that's it. "He's gone forever? I refuse to believe that." It's then that Belle spies Hook's ship returning to port.
After the Jolly Roger docks, Emma asks Hook what the hell he's doing there. He says he's there to help, but Emma tells him he's too late. Hook wonders if that's true and hands Emma the pouch. She grumbles about him not caring for anyone but himself. Hook says he just needed reminding that he could. Having learned her lesson the hardest of ways, Emma checks the pouch until the bean falls into her gloved palm. Regina says they've wasted enough time. It's time to go. Hook says, "Go where? I thought we were saving the town." Happy to be one step ahead of the scalawag, Charming smiles. "We already did." Emma explains that the Two-Headed Obstacle took Henry through a portal. Hook offers his ship and services. Gold says he can handle tracking them and get them to where they need to go.
Gold and Belle hang back as the rest of the crew boards the ship. Belle expects she's going along, but Gold says the town is no longer safe. Charming overhears and asks what he means. Gold says, "Well, Greg and Tamara weren't working alone. Others will follow." Charming doesn't want to leave anyone in danger. Gold produces a small scroll and holds it out to Belle. "After we've gone, follow these instructions. It's a cloaking spell. It will shield the town, making it impossible for anyone to find." Belle nods and puts the scroll in her pocket. "Then how will you find your way back to me?" Realizing he's intruding on a tender moment, Charming charges up the ramp to the deck.