Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 397 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Take Heart
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2013.03.10
And talk about manipulation. Snow is startled when Regina finds her at the vault, but in addition to being the Fairest, Snow may well be the Fastest, at least when it comes to thinking on her feet. Snow presents Regina with Cora's heart and says that without it, Cora is incapable of giving Regina the love she craves. As she waves the bait of real motherly love and the start of a family worthy of Henry, "...Or you could have her be the Dark One. The choice is yours." Commercial.
Enchanted Past. Night. Exterior. Cora and Rumpy meet up under a tree. She's carrying the heart box with her, and as soon as Rumpy kisses her, he knows something isn't right. He thinks she failed to get the king's heart but she corrects him. She chose not to. She apologizes, but tells Rumpy she won't be going with him. She will marry Prince Putupon. It's not Xavier's heart in the box, but her own. "I had to. You told me not to let anything stop me until they're on their knees. My heart was stopping me." Rumpy's face sinks as he says she never loved him. He tosses out threats, including the fact that he'll take her baby, but she reminds him he amended the contract. "You only get your own child. And any baby I have -- it won't be yours." Now I'm sorry, but if the Brothers Grimm were writing this, I'm pretty sure he'd rape her right then. We flash forward to...
Storybrooke. Gold's shop. Cora looks down at the dagger and watches the letters disappear, then redoubles her efforts at breaking the protective barrier. We cut to the...
Cemetery. Time for a little more self-plagiarism. David finds Snow outside the vault she's clutching her head in her hands. Telling David he was right, she says, "This isn't me." Oh, Snow. No it isn't. "The Miller's Daughter" is full of strong acting, but Ginnifer Goodwin's performance in this small scene just blows me away. We cut to...