Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 601 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Might As Well Jump
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2012.09.30
Mayor's Office. Regina plops Jefferson's hat box on a table and opens it, pausing to ask if Henry truly asked Emma to protect her. After Emma says, "Yes," she gets a look at the hat. She realizes it's Jefferson's. Regina plays dumb like she doesn't know who Jefferson is. Emma tips her...um...hat no further. Just then, Charming and Snow enter, with brooms, even though Sweeps isn't until November. (Sorry.) They'll serve as torches to ward off the wraith, when it returns. Our pretty crybaby knows it's old-fashioned, "But so am I."
Regina explains that the hat will open a portal to "our land." All they have to do is shoo Chintzy into it. While Charming scoffs at Regina's nonchalance, Snow is on the ball. "I don't understand. I thought our land was gone." Regina answers (and probably lies and covers), "It is, but sending it to a place that no longer exists -- well, that's banishing it to oblivion." Chintzy blows the doors open and seems to blow out at least a couple of the torches. We cut to commercial, to give our crew time to relight them.
Enchanted Forest. Aurora, who found one of their horses, catches up with Mulan, who is taking a page out of Kate Austen's book, and tracking Phillip. Suddenly, I'm shipping her with Charming, or possibly Whale. Yes, that's it! I've decoded Whale's other identity. He's Lost's Sawyer! Mulan really doesn't want Aurora's company. Since Phillip left to protect Aurora, Mulan is going to honor his wishes. She blathers about how everything he does, he does for Aurora and adds, "Now he's going to die for you. Love is sacrifice, something you clearly don't understand." Meow. Aurora refuses to let her beloved face the wraith alone. Mulan assures her he won't. "But with all due respect, Your Highness, Phillip's best chance is me." It's then that dawn breaks over Aurora's (ouch) head. "You love him.... Phillip. You love him, too." Mulan lies that she doesn't. It's just that they fought side by side for so long. Aurora knows the truth, though. When they hear the Chintz Monster's soul sigh, Aurora says, "Phillip!" We cut to...