Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 944 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Bibbidi Bobbidi Botch
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2011.11.13
Emma and Henry visit Ashley, who has named her baby Alexandra (even though Ella didn't care for that suggestion, when Thomas made it back in the Enchanted Forest). The new mother cries with relief when Emma tells her she made a deal with Gold and that the baby is now Ashley's to keep. When Emma notices it's almost five, she rushes Henry out. We cut to...
A bedroom: I knew Regina looked too damned good to be going to a Council Meeting. She's getting dressed and talking to her mystery (not really one little bit) lover, who is showering in the adjacent bathroom. As she leaves, she reminds her secret lover that his socks are under the bed.
Emma's car: Emma suggests her code name could be "Pumpkin" in honor of Cinderella. Henry shoots it down, so Emma asks him if he has a better one in mind. He does. Emma: "Well?" Henry: "I'm not sure you're ready yet." Yeah, because it's totally Mommy. When she gets to the Mayoral Mansion, Henry rushes out of the car, but Emma stops him. "Henry, about what you said at the hospital -- about me being able to leave..." Henry says, "Yeah?" Emma smiles at him. "See you tomorrow." His face lights up as he races inside. He just gets in when Regina's car pulls in the drive. As she approaches the house, he races up to his bedroom. Like Cinderella fleeing the ball to beat the clock, our boy loses a shoe on the staircase, because every story needs a memorable detail. He just settles onto his bed and opens up his book when Regina enters his room, yelling about him leaving his shoes lying on the stairs. She then softens her tone. "Someone could get hurt." Henry smiles and nods at her, and we cut to the...