Something that I'm really enjoying about this half of the current season of Once Upon A Time is the fact that it takes advantage of incorporating characters who may not have had as much development as others. Characters that may have originally been one shots in past seasons before getting axed off get to be further fleshed out here in the Underworld and in flashbacks. Last night's episode was no different.
So the main story of the episode centers around Belle and Mr. Gold running into Gaston who has a score to settle with the latter all while showing flashbacks to reveal more about the earlier days of Belle and Gaston during the infamous Ogre Wars. As this is going on, Hades learns that flowers are starting to grow in the Underworld where everything is supposed to decay. The reason for this being that our heroes have brought hope to the Underworld's residents which doesn't sit well for him. Additionally, Emma discovers that a nightmare she had is actually a vision of the future and tries to prevent anyone else from getting hurt.
An overlying theme of this episode was the balance between light and dark magic. Belle is determined to keep Mr. Gold from using his dark magic, but finds this to be pretty difficult when she asks him to use his magic for less than honorable means. This goes to show that not everything is clear cut black and white.
The flashbacks also provide a little more background into the Ogre Wars when Belle and Gaston come across a young ogre and have differing opinions on how to deal with him. Speaking of Gaston, outward appearances naturally prove to be deceiving as the episode progresses and his chivalrous nature falls away. It almost reminded me of Prince Hans from Frozen now that I think about it.
Additionally, it's interesting to see the lengths Hades is willing to go to to snuff out any chance of hope in the Underworld as he tries to play on Belle's fears of losing her baby to him by making a deal with her. The temptation Belle deals with regarding the offer is played out rather well also as she has been trying to keep Mr. Gold on the right path, but finds herself drawn to a decision that is definitely non heroic.
Something that I was kind of annoyed by though with this episode was the cocktease bullshit when Hades goes back on the deal because of a technicality. Really? We're going through this again? That's really starting to get old fast.
So with that said, this is one of my least favorite episodes of the season, but that's not really saying much as I can't think of any episodes that I've outright hated entirely. It still might be worth a watch if you find it worth your time and the last few minutes reveal the return of a character that's got me curious about what's to come. All I'll say about the returning character is that it's nice to see her back after her short-lived run on another show.
And that was my review of the latest episode of Once Upon A Time and I'd like to know what your thoughts were on the episode if you've seen it. Feel free to comment below, keep loving movies and TV Shows, and stay tuned tomorrow when I'll have my double Gotham review. Til then, I hope you guys have a great rest of the day. Take care.
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