Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 2 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Let My Wrath Be Unleashed
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 10.30.2011
Enchanted Forest, Site of the Failed Curse Casting, Night: Queenie's father tries to convince her that it may be best that the curse failed. "The forces you're summoning are darker than we can conceive." Queenie: "Oh, now you're trying to protect me." Oh, and OKAY! That just confirmed something I've been thinking since I looked up the show on IMDB, to find Regina and Henry's last name. I see some people on the boards have come to the same conclusion. I want to discuss it, but I don't want to ruin things for those of you who would prefer to avoid my speculation, when I'm convinced I'm right, so I'm going to stick a pin in this and save my speculation 'til the end of the recap. Okay? Let's start a new paragraph...
Queenie's father says that protecting her is what he does. Queenie: "I know. You're the only one who does." She wants help figuring out why the curse failed. Father suggests she find the person who first gave her the curse. He does leave her with this warning, though: "Revenge is a dark and lonely road. Once you go down it, there is no heading back." Queenie: "What is there for me to head back to?"
Dungeon: Rumplestiltskin eyes a mouse nibbling on an apple and says, "It's just us, dearie. You can show yourself." In a puff of smoke, the mouse turns into Queenie. She tells him the Dark Curse he gave her isn't working. He tells her Snow and Charming were there, and are anxious about Queenie and the curse. Queenie asks what Rumpy told them. Rumpy: "The truth, that nothing can stop the darkness, except of course their unborn child. You see, no matter how powerful -- all curses can be broken. Their child is the key. Of course the curse has to be enacted first." Rumpy will tell her how to get the curse to work -- for a price. Queenie: "What do you want?" Rumpy: "Simple, in this new land, I want comfort. I want a good life." Queenie guarantees him riches and an estate. Rumpy: "I wasn't finished. There's more. [...] In this new land, should I ever come to you for any reason, you must heed my every request. You must do whatever I say, so long as I say... please." He laughs at his own, creepy, evilness. Queenie says, "You do realize, should I succeed, you won't remember any of this?" Notice that Rumpy doesn't confirm she's right. He just says, "Oh then, what's the harm?" Regina smiles: "Deal."
When they get to talking about the curse failure, and that Queenie used her steed's heart as the blood sacrifice, Rumpy reaches his hand through his cell bars and grabs her face. She must sacrifice what she loves most, and spews out a Gollum-like, "Precious." Queenie: "What I loved most, died because of Snow White." When she says she's willing to go as far as it takes, Rumpy says, "Then please stop wasting everyone's time and just do it. You know what you love. Now go get it."