Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 5 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Happy Birthday
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 15 | Aired on 03.03.2013
Manhattan. This time, Gold and Henry lead the way, while Emma and Neal trail behind. Henry looks up at his newest grandparent and asks, "So, should I call you grandpa, now?" Gold's voice is flat. His face is stony. "Call me whatever you'd like." We cut to Neal and Emma. When he comments on what a good kid Henry is, Emma agrees, but she doesn't engage him in conversation, so Neal points out that he's trying his hardest. If that's true, Neal, then perhaps you should tell the kid how you set up his mother to go to fricking prison for your crimes. Perhaps then he'll understand a little better why she lied to him. At any rate, Emma mentions that they'll have to go back to Storybrooke. If Neal wants to get to know Henry better, then perhaps he should accompany them. When Neal doesn't immediately glom onto that idea, Emma says, "I've seen your apartment. It's not like you've got a lot going on, here." Neal says that looks can be deceiving and there's something he's been meaning to tell her, but they're interrupted by Henry.
Gold holds open the door to Neal's building as his insta-family enters. Inside, Neal and Henry run up to the flat to get the boy's camera. Emma and Gold remain in the lobby, so she informs him that Neal says leaving New York is complicated. Gold is disappointed, so Emma suggests that maybe Neal needs some time, but before the conversation can continue, Hook bursts in, throws Emma down, and using his trusty hook, he stabs Gold in the chest. As his victim slumps to the ground, Hook says, "Tick. Tock. Time's up, crocodile." How did he know a commercial was coming?
After the break, Hook is still crowing over Gold. "You took Milah. My love. My happiness. And for that, I now take your life." Before he can get his hook into Gold again, Emma rises and smashes Hook over the head. She rushes to Gold's side. Neal runs down and asks what the hell is going on. When Emma explains, Neal recognizes Hook on sight. Emma: "You know him?" Neal touches Gold's wound. Looking at the blood on his hand, he says, "Papa?" We cut to...
Neal's Flat. As Neal settles Gold down on his couch, Emma takes the Exposition Fairy's wand and says she locked up Hook in a storage room. Showing the guys a map, she says it looks like Hook sailed his ship to town. Speaking for all of us, Neal asks, "How did he get a pirate ship into New York?" Emma answers, "It's cloaked," and then tries to reassure Henry. When Emma and Neal hustle off to do whatever, Henry goes to his new grandpa's side. "Mr. Gold, are you all right." Gold sits up as best he can and is too rough as he grabs Henry by the shirt. "You stay away from me. You caused this. You brought us back here. You did this." Emma enters just as Gold shoves the kid away. She gives him her phone, tells him the batter is dead and asks him to look for charger in the other room, because Jared Gilmore's work hours are limited.