Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: N/A | 296 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT I Will Sing My Maker's Praises
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2013.01.20
As Emma orders the EMTs around, Snow realizes there's a driver in the car the hit Hook. The Charmings conclude that the driver is a stranger. Emma: "Looks like the world just came to Storybrooke." After the title card, we cut to the hospital. Whale is multi-tasking; he's studiously ignoring the voice paging him to the E.R. and drinking at the same time. We flashback to...
Frankenstonia. It's Christmas time. Viktor (look, the show changed the spelling of his name; I'm just going with it), his brother Gerhardt (Chad Michael Collins, whom my Ringlets might recognize as Agent Conroy) and Papa Frankenstein (Gregory Itzin) share a Christmas toast in front of a towering tannenbaum. Gerhardt has just been awarded the Silver Cross and Papa is bursting at the seams. Papa presents his sons with gifts. He gives Gerhardt his grandfather's pocket watch. He gives Viktor a military commission. While I am unimpressed with Papa's gifts, Papa is unimpressed with Viktor's science, and has kicked him off the gravy train, as well. Defending himself, Viktor says, "I have made great progress. The name Frankenstein is going to stand for life! Life everlasting, here on earth." Oh, as usual, dear. We flash forward to the...
Storybrooke Hospital. Emma orders the triage nurse to hide Hook, and that's a good thing because here comes Gold. I know, I usually stick to the Fairy Tale names, but I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. I hope that by now, you've all watched and read enough to follow along when I waffle between names. Anyhow, Charming barks to no one at all to get Gold out of there. He's freaking out over Belle. Whale all but staggers out and tries to control the situation. We flashback to...