Something that I had failed to mention in the last MLP episode review was the fact that I had watched that episode the day that it was released on YouTube. Even though I was at the Expo at the time, I made sure to watch it that day as I wasn't sure if it would even still be around at a later point on account of copyright take-downs. I say this because the Once Upon A Time episode Ruby Slippers was one that I also watched during that weekend so it was pretty easy for me to stay on top of both of them.
In this episode, we get to see the return of Ruby/Red Riding Hood as she winds up in the Underworld after tracking down Zelena. Her reasons being that her friend Dorothy was put under a sleeping curse by Zelena with no known way of reversing it. As this is going on, Hades is trying his damnedest to snuff out any chance of hope any residents of the Underworld might have, showing that there are no boundaries to how far he'll go.
This was a very enjoyable episode for me mostly because of how much darker it got. Hades' plans to destroy everyone's hope goes from removing the "haunting booth" to straight up condemning an innocent soul to the River, swearing to do the same to anyone else who helps out our heroes. According to him, "it's not easy being a hero when no one wants to be saved".
We also get some interesting flashbacks to Mulan and Ruby searching for her pack in Oz only to discover Dorothy. As it continues, we get to see the friendship that develops between Dorothy and Ruby as the latter starts to question if she even knows what she's looking for anymore. Maybe what she's really looking for is even closer than she thinks if you know what I mean.
With that said, where it eventually goes might be somewhat controversial and rub some people the wrong way. I know one person who posted a status about how this episode "ruined The Wizard Of Oz" for him. All this time, though, I was just thinking to myself "Seriously? Dude, you need to calm the fuck down".
Finally, Snow White gets to return to Storybrooke to look after her and David's son after David has his name replace hers on the tombstone while Belle puts herself under a sleeping curse in order to prevent Hades from taking her baby. That and Hades is still trying to woo Zelena in the hopes of escaping from the Underworld.
Onto the next one now, Sisters centers around Regina trying to prevent Zelena from getting together with Hades with some help from their mother, Cora. But that's not the only case of sibling rivalry going on as David is forced to confront his twin brother, James, who's none to happy with all the glory David's been receiving that he believes should've been his. We're also given a flashback to when young Regina and Zelena first met.
Something that I found interesting about this episode was the way that it shows the different manners in which characters deal with the past. Regina and Zelena start off as being very bitter towards each other, not knowing how close they used to be in the brief time that they were together as little girls as they had their memories erased (well, Regina did at least). But, once they get help remembering this, they actually become much closer to each other and a former villain even gets a chance at redemption in the process.
But we also get to see the negative side of this between David and James, the latter of which refuses to let go of the past, proving that there will always be those people who will never change. This point proven even more by his eventual destruction in his attempts at revenge.
Additionally, it was interesting to see the change of heart made by Regina. She starts off as being completely against Zelena getting together with Hades as she feels that he'll only use and harm her, but, by the time the episode ends, she's fully accepting of it if it makes Zelena feel happy. This part might be iffy to some people and I myself am not fully sure about it, but it's still pretty harmless I guess.
With that said, the episode does end on a cliffhanger regarding Mr. Gold and his father, Peter Pan, but I won't give away any major details. All I will say is that I'm curious to see what the 2 of them are going to do come next Sunday, especially since this is the first time in almost a month that we've even seen Peter Pan make an appearance.
And that was my double review of both Once Upon A Time episodes and I'd like to know what your thoughts are about them if you've seen them. Feel free to comment below, keep loving movies and TV Shows, and I'll see y'all on the next post. Take care.
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