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
Granny peers over the counter and gives Ariel the up and down with a sneer. "Uh, maybe you didn't notice the sign. No shirt. No shoes. No service." TWoP Tennison gives her a warning for starting her statement with, "Uh." For what it's worth, Ariel does have Grumpy's jacket draped over her shoulders. Grumpy grumps, "Now you've got a dress code? I seem to recall some Ruby outfits that are seared into my brain." Hee. Stop that, Grumpy. Once Emma broke the curse, Ruby cleaned up rather nicely.
Belle rises from her stool and asks Ariel who she is and why she's there. Belle is thrilled to learn that Rumpy is alive in Neverland and sent Ariel to her. Ariel holds out the sand dollar and says, "He wanted me to give you this." We cut to...
Gold's shop. Back room. Holding her new gift, Belle says, "A sand dollar? What am I supposed to do with it?" Really Belle? You walked all the way from Granny's to the shop before asking this question. I hate when the dialogue and cuts are overly cutesy. Ariel comes out from behind a curtain, dressed in some of Belle's Storybrooke clothes. "Don't ask me. I'm just the delivery girl. Belle lays the sand dollar on a table and picks up what might be a magnifying glass, but it has some sort of attachment, which she seems to move. I can't really figure out what she's doing here. Can you? Maybe I'm already supposed to know what that object is, but it isn't anything that's stayed in my memory. I suppose it doesn't matter much because Belle sets it down just as quickly as magic shoots out from the sand dollar.
A hologram of Rumpelstiltskin appears in the magical mist and says, "I hope you've raised the cloaking spell. The people headed for town are far more dangerous than even I first believed. They're unwitting pawns in Pan's game. I told you I was going to my death, but I've found another way. I can defeat Pan and live, but only if you get me something from the shop. The object I need is hidden, but I know with the strength of our love, you'll find it. Belle nods and the magic disappears. Ariel cracks that Rumpy is into being cryptic. She should meet him when he's all twee and glittery. Belle is beaming with pride that Rumpy wants her help to save Henry and everyone else. We cut to...