Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: N/A | 268 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT A Sticky Wicket
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2013.01.06
Storybrooke. Morning. Waterfront. Archie is walking Pongo down the pier when he greets Regina. "Beautiful day, isn't it?" Regina: "Why should I answer you, bug?" She gives him what-for for telling Emma about their sessions, and thereby betraying her trust. "How am I supposed to prove to people I've changed when you're there to chirp in their ears and remind them of my past?" Archie says he didn't breach her confidentiality, but he totally did. That said, Regina, no one needs reminding of your past. No one. When Archie insists he would never betray doctor/patient confidentiality, Regina is all, "Doctor? Doctor! Need I remind you you got your Ph.D. from a curse." Red is jogging by at the time, and approaches the duo to see if everything is okay. Regina never meets Red's eyes. She just says, "Private conversation. Go take yourself for a walk." Red's smile is all so that's how it's going to be as she trots off. Once she's gone, Archie assures Regina he can be trusted. Regina nods. "You're lucky I've changed." So say we all. We flash back to the...
Enchanted Forest. Snow and Charming's War Room. Jiminy Cricket informs the War Council that Regina cannot be trusted to change. They must dispense justice. When Charming agrees and asks what their options are, Grumpy grumbles, "How about giving me five minutes alone with her and my axe?" He turns toward Blue who is hovering over the round table and asks, "She's still restrained, right?" I don't blame you, Grumpy. Bluster should be fun, not suicidal. Blue confirms Regina's magic is still restrained but will only remain so for a short while. When Granny suggests banning Regina to another realm, Jiminy says it would be unconscionable to subject another realm to her evil. Red agrees. Charming rises to his feet. "Only one this is certain: as long as the Queen lives, the kingdom is in danger." Snow looks up at her true love. "Are you saying..." Charming says, "Yes. We must kill the Queen." After he dismisses the Council with his thanks, Snow wonders if this is the right thing to do. Charming says there's no choice, but Snow disagrees. After all, Charming stopped Snow from killing Regina. Charming did that to save Snow, not Regina. Besides, that would have been an assassination. This is an execution. I'm pretty sure, from Regina's point of view, the technicalities matter not. At any rate, Charming says, "If we don't stop her now, there's no telling what she'll live to do." We flash forward to...