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sambergscott · 4 years

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iconic booth and brennan episodes of bones

in truth, i could've listed pretty much all 246 and it was an almost impossible task narrowing them down (i've still listed SO MANY) but here's my personal favourites (a * signifies the most important, unmissable episodes)

(i've tried to keep it as spoiler free as possible although obviously some episode titles might give stuff away)

PLS WATCH BONES IT'S THE GREATEST, HART HANSON'S WRITING IS PERFECT, THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN ALL THE CHARACTERS IS INCREDIBLE AND I LOVE IT WITH MY ENTIRE HEART

* 1x01: Pilot (sets the tone of their relationship + they have some REALLY iconic moments)

1x04: The Man in the Bear (jealous booth + the first time they dance together)

* 1x15: Two Bodies in the Lab (jealous booth again + they save each other + it’s perfect)

1x21: The Soldier on the Grave (I know some people don't like the military stuff but the last scene is so!! important!! + soft!! so skip to the end if it's not your thing)

* 1x22: The Woman in Limbo (booth being the best partner ever, pivotal for brennan's character development, where is emily deschanel's emmy)

2x08: The Woman in the Sand (their first undercover mission as a fake couple. Iconic)

* 2x09: Aliens in a Spaceship (one of the best ever episodes of bones, booth desperately trying to save brennan, the final scene is perfection)

2x14 to 2x16: The Man in the Mansion, Bodies in the Book and * The Boneless Bride in the River (brennan is dating another fbi agent but oh my god they’re such good episodes ft tons and tons of jealous booth + the final scene of boneless bride is everrrything)

3x01: The Widow’s Son in the Windshield (booth misses brennan + it also sets up the s3 plot + i just love it please watch this episode)

3x05: The Mummy in the Maze (saving each other again + just an overall iconic halloween episode)

* 3x09: The Santa in the Slush (mmmmm christmas episode...... maybe there will be some mistletoe? 👀)

3x10: The Man in the Mud (they go on a double date + their dynamic with sweets is SO good in this episode)

3x12: The Baby in the Bough (they have to look after a baby together, cuteness ensues)

* 3x13: The Verdict in the Story (there’s an important trial + booth + brennan are on opposite sides + IT 🗣 IS 🗣 SO 🗣 GOOD 🗣) (they hug at the end + it’s maybe my favourite hug ever)

* 3x14: The Wannabe in the Weeds (the end scene......... i’m not saying anything else Just Watch It)

* 3x15: The Pain in the Heart (the aftermath of 3x14, they have some really, really, really good scenes in this episode)

4x01 and 4x02: The Yanks in the UK (so much jealousy)

* 4x10: The Passenger in the Oven (booth accompanies brennan on a flight to china and they end up having to solve a case on the plane and it’s my favourite episode of s4, such a good B&B ep)

4x12: Double Trouble in the Panhandle (another undercover-as-a-couple episode, a little weird because they’re in the circus but Iconic)

* 4x13: Fire in the Ice (the first and last scenes of this episode 😍😍😍 some of my favourites ever)

* 4x14: The Hero in the Hold (a part 2 to aliens in a spaceship, but brennan saving booth this time)

* 4x22: The Double Death of the Dearly Departed (there aren’t any major relationship moments in this episode but oh my god it’s the funniest episode ever, it’s set entirely at a wake and they have to steal the body and.... yeah. just watch it)

4x25: The Critic in the Cabernet (brennan asks booth an important question...... there is a Very Weird aspect to this episode but the B + B stuff is good)

* 4x26: The End in the Beginning (an Alternate Universe episode where booth + brennan are married, 10/10 would recommend)

* 5x01: Harbingers in the Fountain (the aftermath of the s4 cliffhanger, so!!! freakin’!!!! good!!!!!! also makes me tear up everytime i watch)

5x02: The Bond in the Boot (an plot based on Brennan’s books again which are always Gold)

* 5x05: A Night at the Bones Museum (the end scene 😍😍😍)

* 5x08: The Foot in the Foreclosure (meet booth’s grandpa, who is hilarious, + ships the hell out of booth + brennan.... same)

* 5x10: The Goop on the Girl (one of the best tv christmas episodes if you ask me! santa blows up! zooey deschanel is there! B + B are super cute!)

*** 5x16: The Parts in the Sum of The Hole (the best 100th episode on tv. brilliant. incredible. amazing. showstopping. spectacular. never the same. totally unique. completely not ever been done before) (i don’t want to spoil anything about this episode AT ALL just trust me)

5x17: The Death of the Queen Bee (they have to pretend to be married at brennan’s high school reunion, it’s iconic)

* 5x22: The Beginning in the End (the end scene..... god the end scene....... P A I N)

* 6x01: The Mastodon in the Room (follows on from the s5 finale, the entire first half of s6 is pain i mostly skip over it if i’m perfectly honest)

* 6x09: The Doctor in the Photo (this one is so fucking sad but a very very very pivotal episode)

6x13: The Daredevil in the Mold (the end scene is significant 👀)

6x14: The Bikini in the Soup (they spend Valentine’s Day together)

6x15: The Killer in the Crosshairs (this episode is Stress but a very good booth episode + the opening scene is so fucking cute)

*** 6x16: The Blackout in the Blizzard (they get stuck in an elevator together..... realisations are made)

*** 6x22: The Hole in the Heart (no spoilies but Very Important)

*** 6x23: The Change in the Game (episode title describes it pretty well..... the end scene is Massive)

* 7x01: The Memories in the Shallow Grave (so much booth + brennan in this episode)

7x05: The Twist in the Twister (protective booth!!!!! need i say more)

7x06: The Crack in the Code (the first pelant episode,,,, you’ll soon discover who that is + hate him as much as i do,,,,, plus the end scene is adorable)

* 7x07: The Prisoner in the Pipe (a major plot point originates from this episode)

7x08: The Bump in the Road (so much cuteness i can’t even handle it)

7x10: The Warrior in the Wuss (parker’s back in this episode! and it’s great!)

7x11: The Family in the Feud (this case makes me laugh SO HARD + booth + brennan are adorable in it)

* 7x13: The Past in the Present (brennan is accused of murder + it HURTS but is so good)

* 8x01: The Future in the Past (booth has to try + exonerate brennan + it’s so good.... even if brennan’s blonde wig Is Not. there’s a scene david boreanaz fought very hard for which is the best)

8x02: The Partners in the Divorce (they spend most of this episode fighting but the end scene is worth it)

* 8x06: The Patriot in the Purgatory (the 9/11 episode. it’s so well done and pej's acting was stunning i cannot recommend it more highly)

8x09: The Ghost in the Machine (an out-of-the-box episode. if you don’t like it, just watch the last scene. booth and brennan dance together and it’s the best)

8x15: The Shot in the Dark (brennan is shot.... in the dark and booth is very protective it’s great)

8x20: The Blood from the Stones (several good scenes in this one especially the end scene)

8x22: The Party in the Pants (booth’s mom returns... there’s a wedding montage at the end which i'm completely + utterly obsessed with)

*** 8x24: The Secret in the Siege (Very Important Episode, Do Not Skip)

* 9x01: The Secrets in the Proposal (painful as hell but so good, introduces a priest called aldo who is an icon)

9x02: The Cheat in the Retreat (booth + brennan go undercover as a married couple again, I literally love this case so so so much and the end scene is 🔥)

*** 9x04: The Sense in the Sacrifice (Very Important Episode, Do Not Skip)

9x05: The Lady on the List (the first and end scenes of this one are the b e s t)

*** 9x06: The Woman in White (Very Important Episode, you’re definitely not gonna want to miss this one, the case is a cold case + kinda dull but the booth + brennan stuff is perfect) (emily deschanel’s husband also has a hilarious cameo) (aldo's back + i would die for him)

9x07: The Nazi on the Honeymoon (not a very popular episode amongst fans but I think it has a couple of really good B + B moments)

* 9x09: The Fury on the Jury (such an underrated episode!!!!! i love this case with my whole heart!!!! plus you get B + B missing each other + you're a fool if you don't wanna watch that)

* 9x10: The Mystery on the Meat (drunk brennan.... it’s so good) (the case is gross though, maybe don’t eat meat.... or anything.... when you’re watching)

9x13: Big in the Philippines (makes me cry but booth is great in this episode + david did such a good job directing)

* 9x17: The Repo Man in the Septic Tank (we haven’t had jealous booth in a while, this episode is gives you it in abundance, plus a funny scene with a lettuce and a brennan speech that does funny things to my heart)

9x18: The Carrot in the Kudzu (just watch the end scene, it’s the cutest thing EVER)

9x20: The High in the Low (a part 2 to 9x13 kind of, I just really love the end scene)

* 9x24: The Recluse in the Recliner (this case is gonna be real confusing if you don’t watch the whole season, and even then it’s still confusing to me, but basically there’s a massive conspiracy + booth is in danger + it hurts so bad but it’s important so? i guess you have to watch? rip im sorry)

* 10x01 + 10x02: The Conspiracy in the Corpse + The Lance to the Heart (i like to pretend these episodes just don’t exist but they do and you should probably watch them but be prepared to ugly cry)

* 10x10: The 200th in the 10th (the 200th episode... it’s an Alternative Universe 1950s movie bones style and the sexual tension is fantastic)

* 10x15: The Eye in the Sky (very significant in happy + sad ways i don’t know what else to say)

10x16: The Big Beef in the Royal Diner (fun fact: this is the 206th episode so they mentioned every bone in the human body! the end scene is absolutely adorable maybe just watch that)

10x19: The Murder in the Middle East (i’m not *crazy* about the case in this episode but the B + B stuff is important + expands on 10x15)

10x20 and 10x21: The Woman in the Whirlpool and The Light in the Life (dealing more with the booth s10 storyline, so sad but you see them pine over each other again so)

10x22: The Next in the Last (they hadn’t been renewed yet so this was written as a potential series finale + it was very stressful + emotional)

* 11x01: The Loyalty in the Lie (the opening scene is so!!! freaking!!! cute!!! i still remember the moment they released the sneak peak + i'm never getting over it. booth isn’t really in this episode because david was in hospital but there’s a montage that I Love)

* 11x02: The Brother in the Basement (finishes off the case from 11x01 if you want closure but.... the end scene is what I love about this episode 😭😭😭)

* 11x03: The Donor in the Drink (the first + last scenes are PRECIOUS you can just skip to them unless you want to see emotional booth stuff)

* 11x04: The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves (betty white guest stars + she’s amazing!!!! also booth is upset about something brennan writes in her book and it leads to some absolute GOLD, the end scene..... oh boy the end scene)

* 11x08: High Treason in the Holiday Season (brennan has a surprise for Booth... you can just skip to the end though tbh because it is adorable)

11x09: The Cowboy in the Contest (undercover pretending to be STRANGERS..... obviously they can’t stay away from each other) (jealous booth returns + it’s magnificent)

* 11x10: The Doom in the Boom (the opening B + B + angela scene is so cute and the rest of the episode is PAIN but it’s significant for another main character so if you want to understand why something happens, you kind of need to watch this episode)

11x12: The Murder of the Menninist (the end scene!!!!! i’ll never be over it)

11x13: The Monster in the Closet (i swear to god the end scene of this episode TERRIFIED me but it’s also cute after the scary bit is over) (the opening scene too 😍😍😍)

*** 11x18: The Movie in the Making (a documentary episode!!!! god-tier!!! so much good B + B too) (also emily’s eldest son + david’s daughter are in this!!!!)

11x21: The Jewel in the Crown (booth wears glasses. you’re welcome.)

* 11x22: The Nightmare within the Nightmare (so much protective booth!!!! and a scene that’s so cute that i’ve watched it approx. 1 billion times) (this episode is important for the arc in the final season to make sense)

* 12x01: The Hope in the Horror (my queen emily deschanel’s directorial debut!!!! B + B only have only really good scene near the start, but watch it for emily)

12x02: The Brain in the Bot (brennan’s surprise 40th birthday party)

* 12x07: The Scare in the Score (PAIN PAIN PAIN PAIN CUTE SCENE PAIN PAIN MORE PAIN) (it’s important though. watch)

* 12x08: The Grief in the Girl (literally heartbreaking but booth is trying to comfort brennan + i think it brings a lot of closure to the characters + series as a whole)

12x09: The Steal in the Wheels (the final undercover-as-a-couple episode 🤧🤧🤧 featuring david boreanaz’s wife + son!!!)

*** 12x11: The Day in the Life (a wedding episode where you see the day over + over from different character’s perspectives.... such a GOOD episode + the first half of the series finale)

*** 12x12: The End in the End (the series finale 😭😭😭 booth is very protective + the end scene is the perfect way to end the show + mirrors the pilot in the way i always thought they would, bring tissues)

#bones #booth x brennan #if this encourages you to watch the show or you just wanna talk to me abt bones PLS DO #I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I LOVED COMPILING THIS LIST!!!

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stahlop · 4 years

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Once Upon a Time 3x07 “Dark Hollow” Review

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Well, we officially have a love triangle going on, although Emma seems to want no part of it. Ariel and Belle make quite the plucky duo. And who would have guessed that Peter Pan was keeping John and Michael Darling alive for his own nefarious plan? On the plus side, Rumple now has ammo to capture Pan, thus ensuring he can come home to Belle.

Summary: Neal tells the group how he used the coconut to get off of Neverland the first time, which leads himself, Hook, and Emma into Dark Hollow to capture a shadow. Ariel and Belle search for Pandora’s Box for Ariel to bring back to Neverland, but are held up by an unlikely pair.

Opening: Clock Tower

New Characters:

John and Michael Darling: We really don’t find out too much about them. Basically, Pan has kidnapped their sister, Wendy, presumably allowed them to grow up enough to be able to do things for him, and now they need to get and destroy Pandora’s Box in order to get Wendy back. They are obviously very loyal to Wendy, and blame themselves for her predicament. Fortunately, Belle convinces them (after setting a coal cart on them), that they are the winning side and they can beat Pan with Pandora’s Box.

Character Observations:

Henry: He is convinced that Pan is hiding his family from him. Henry wants to know where Pan goes when he disappears from camp if it’s not to see his family hidden somewhere. Henry tells Pan he’s going to find out what it is. Oh, Henry. The first rule of trying to find out if someone’s hiding something, is not to tell them that you think they’re hiding something. Pan sends Felix to get ‘supplies’ and so Henry follows him, in the least stealthy way possible. He’s practically breathing down Felix’s neck he’s so close. He even does the classic step on a twig and hide move so Felix doesn’t catch him. Henry eventually finds the tree house(?) that Pan has put Wendy into (Felix drops a bag of apples in front of the ladder). He wonders why she’s so far away from camp and she tells him that she’s sick and Pan doesn’t want anyone else to catch it. Wendy also tells him she’s sick because the magic of Neverland is fading. Then she tells him how much he looks like his father, and that she knew him when he was a boy. Wendy then tells him he needs to leave so he doesn’t get sick and he promises to come back for her. He ‘runs’ into Pan on the way back to camp and confronts him about Wendy. Pan pretends he hid Wendy from him because he didn’t want Henry to know that because magic is dying, so is a young girl. Henry buys this hook, line, and sinker, and now wants to know how he can help save magic. Pan tells him it’s not how but where and leads him to Skull Rock, where the heart of the truest believer will be their salvation. Pan feeds into Henry’s wannabe hero complex by telling him saving magic will require heroism and sacrifice, and if Henry doesn’t realize that by sacrifice that means him, then I don’t know if he’s worth saving.

Belle: She’s obviously upset about Rumple leaving and going to sacrifice himself, even if it is for his grandson. Archie, the Blue Fairy, and the dwarfs see that she is upset and discover that Rumple left her with a cloaking spell to protect the spell. It’s the first spell she’s ever cast so she’s nervous. Blue Fairy tells her she needs to believe in herself (do spells not work if you don’t believe in them?), and it looks like it won’t work for a hot second, but then it does, and a huge cloaking dome encapsulates Storybrooke. Five days and four rejected cheeseburgers later, Archie is trying to psychoanalyze Belle in Granny’s (with his first question being ‘You miss him, don’t you?’ Well, duh!) Belle is upset because Rumple has gone off to his death and she feels like she can’t do anything to help him. Archie reminds her that she helped put up the cloaking spell, but pouring a potion over rocks apparently isn’t that big of a deal in her eyes. Archie tells her that she’s protecting the town from outsiders, but she thinks that was just a distraction because he doesn’t really need her. Which is when Leroy brings Ariel over with the news that Rumple needs her. Ariel hands her the sand dollar Rumple gave her and Belle is confused about what she’s supposed to do with it. She finally figures out that it holds a message from Rumple that gives clues as to how to find Pandora’s Box. Belle’s just excited that Rumple wants her help. I have to roll my eyes over this whole thing. The Belle that we saw in the Enchanted Forest knew her worth. She used books and her smarts to find the Yaoguai and figure out that he was the enchanted Prince Phillip in The Outsider. Yet here she has self-doubt because the man she loves didn’t take him with her to find his grandson? And she only gets her mojo back because he needs her? Ugh! Belle finally figures out that placing the chipped tea cup in it’s normal place in the cupboard activates a secret panel on the floor which is where he keeps Pandora’s Box. Which is, of course, when John and Michael come in with their guns, tie up Belle and Ariel , and take the box. Belle tries to convince them that they don’t know who they’re working for, but they are quite aware that Pan is their boss and that Greg and Tamara were patsies for their plan, which confuses her even more. They leave with the box. Belle laments about how every time she tries to be a hero she fails (I’m sure Prince Phillip would disagree). Belle figures out that they can get out of the ropes if Ariel gets her fins back, and somehow this words (not sure how considering they were mainly tied up around their chests, but okay). Belle figures out the men went to the mines to destroy the box with one of the dwarfs' pick axes. Belle tries to play on their sympathies by telling them that people they care about will die if they destroy the box, but they tell her they have the same issue if they don’t destroy the box. At least Belle is smart enough to send a coal cart careening their way to stop them from destroying the box. Belle finally convinces them that Rumple will be able to stop Pan, thus freeing their sister, and that’s when we find out, officially, that they are John and Michael Darling. Belle says goodbye to Ariel at the shore and is happy that Rumple will be able to defeat Pan and come home to her.

Neal/Emma/Hook: Oh look, the love triangle no one asked for. Anyway, Neal informs them that he escaped with Pan’s Shadow, but Emma doesn’t think they’ll be able to get it because they can’t get near Pan. Hook informs her his shadow is an entity unto itself, so they don’t actually need to get anywhere near Pan. Neal is actually thankful that Hook is going with them to find the shadow, since he knows the island just as well as Neal. Emma asks Mary Margaret when she’s going to forgive David since she’s still giving him the cold shoulder. Emma understands where David is coming from, not wanting to jeopardize the mission with his problems. Mary Margaret tells her to be careful with Neal and Hook since they both have feelings for her. Emma doesn’t want to deal with that. All she cares about is Henry. The trio head back to Neal’s cave to find the coconut. Emma goes to find where it’s hidden and Hook has a really awkward conversation with Neal about his and Emma’s kiss, assuming that Emma had told him. Neal tries to play it off as Emma being too focused on getting their son back (and also throwing in his face the fact that they have a son together), but you can see the hurt in his eyes that Emma kissed Hook and didn’t tell him, especially after he told her he’d fight for them. Emma brings the coconut to them and Neal says it’s not a star map but a way to trap Pan’s Shadow. Neal tells them they have to go to Dark Hollow. Hook looks frightened, Emma wonders why it couldn’t have a happier name. Hook tells her that it’s basically where the Shadows live and all light is snuffed out. They get to a particularly dense piece of jungle and Emma takes out Neal’s cutlass that Hook gave her in The Heart of the Truest Believer, almost slicing Hook who is behind her. Neal thinks she found it in the cave, but she tells him Hook gave it to her. Hook says he thought Emma might want something to remember him by, but Neal reminds him that he’s there now and goes off to hack the jungle brush. Emma wants to know what that was all about and he tells her he accidentally told Neal about their kiss. Emma wants to know why he would assume she’d told him, and Hook thought that maybe it meant something to her. Poor Hook. He’s really looking for some validation that it wasn’t a one time thing. She tells him that it meant a lot that he told them Neal was alive. He tells her it was a test from Pan, to see if he’d choose an old friend over the woman they both wanted. She’s impressed because he’s a pirate. For the first time, Hook looks upset over being called a pirate, or that Emma only sees him as one. He tells her that when he wins her heart, and he will win her heart, it won’t involve any trickery. It will be because she wants him. And I’m just going to cry in the corner now, because that is the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard. Emma takes a minute to catch her breath over that confession, and tells him that it’s not a contest. Hook tells her she’ll have to choose and she says she only has to choose how to save her son. Hook tells her she’ll get him back because he’s never seen her fail, and Emma is just glowing from all the faith he has in her, because, let’s face it, no one, especially Neal, has ever had this much faith in her. Neal interrupts their little moment when he’s finally found Dark Hollow. Neal explains that they’ll light the candle in the coconut and the Shadows will be drawn to it. Once in the coconut, they put the lid on and they have a trapped Shadow. Neal tries to light the candle with a Zippo, but it’s too windy. Hook gets impatient and tries to steal the lighter, and then he and Neal start fighting over it like children. Yep, that’s definitely the way to impress Emma. Even Emma calls them out over it. They lose the lighter in the scuffle and then the Shadows come and take the men and try to rip out their shadows. Emma is hunched in a corner of some logs freaking the eff out. Eventually she remembers that she has magic, and after a few false starts, manages to light the candle and catch Pan’s Shadow. She is very impressed with herself. Neal wants to know how she managed to do it and is not happy that Regina is teaching Emma magic. Emma has now gone from impressed to stunned. I find it pretty ironic that Neal left the Enchanted Forest to get away from magic, and now the girl he’s fighting for has it. Emma is pissed off at both Neal and Hook for their behavior. Hook feels the need to tell her that it wasn’t the lighter they were fighting over and she just looks at him like he’s the biggest idiot in the world. She tells them the only person she is choosing is Henry (this always reminds me of the 90210 moment where Kelly chooses herself, rather than choose between Brandon or Dylan). At least both Hook and Neal look properly chagrined. When they get to Tink’s place, Neal comes in like the conquering hero, like he did all the work when all he did was almost get himself killed. Neal and Tink have a lot of chemistry going on there. Maybe he can forget Emma and get with Tink instead. Problem solved. Anyway, Hook angrily states that they did it, and wonders if Tink will now help them (you can tell he’s angry because he’s popping all the letters when he speaks). Tink finally agrees to work with them now that they have an exit plan. Neal apologizes again to Emma and agrees that they need to put Henry first.

Mary Margaret/David: Mary Margaret is not speaking to David and he’s not happy about it, but he knows he’s in the dog house, so he doesn’t push it. While the love triangle goes off to find Pan’s Shadow, Mary Margaret and David head to Tink’s tree house to let her know about the plan. David tried to get her to talk to him, but she’s not ready. He tries to defend his decision not to tell her, but she just keeps heading to Tink’s. David changes tactics by pointing out the nice places in the jungle that he could build a hut. Mary Margaret just gets annoyed by that. She just continues on. David actually calls her Snow to get her attention, and eventually tells her that she needs to say something, anything. That gets Mary Margaret going. She wants to know why she needs to say something when he didn’t say a word to her about his being poisoned. He wanted to find a cure and then he wouldn’t have to say anything and worry anyone. Mary Margaret points out that he was cured and he still didn’t say anything. David finally tells her he was scared. Mary Margaret thinks he was scared that she wouldn’t stay with him, but David was actually scared that she would. He didn’t want to force her to stay with him. Mary Margaret says love means staying together, but David says it also means sacrifice. Mary Margaret says she’ll happily stay and dodge poison arrows and Lost Boys with him, as long as they’re together. She tells him he didn’t believe in them, and he needs to believe. David apologizes. And this is a really sweet scene between these two. It’s no wonder they’re married in real life. They pull off being a married couple so well. It seems these two lovebirds have finally made up.

Regina/Rumple: Rumple has drawn some kind of map to get Ariel to Storybrooke. She says she would have to cross several realms, but she can do it. He enchants a sand dollar for her to give to Belle with instructions. Ariel asks Regina where she’ll find Eric, but Regina tells her she needs to bring the box first, and then she’ll tell her that information. She tells Ariel incentives are important. Ugh! She’s a grown mermaid, not a kid Henry’s age. That was very condescending. Ariel wonders how she’ll know Regina will uphold her end of the bargain, and Regina says she’ll just have to trust her. Considering what Regina did to her last time, I’m surprised Ariel took the deal. Regina and Rumple discuss whether Rumple truly believes Belle will come through for them. Regina realizes Rumple truly loves Belle. She seems shocked that he could love someone. Rumple takes her tone to mean she’s jealous. Regina scoffs at being jealous of Belle, but Rumple accuses her of being jealous that he has someone and she doesn’t. Luckily, Ariel arrives before Regina can either ruminate on her feelings or send a fireball at him. Rumple seems shocked that they actually managed to get the box to him. Regina magicks Ariel’s bracelet so she can have legs whenever she wants. Ariel tells them about Wendy and the Darlings and that Belle wants them to try and rescue Wendy. Regina doesn’t want to stray from the mission to save Henry, but Ariel reminds her that without her and Belle, they wouldn’t have the box to save Henry. Rumple says they’ll do their best and Regina isn’t happy about another side mission interfering with her trying to save her son. Rumple tells Ariel to tell Belle he loves her and will see her again. Regina looks like she isn’t too sure about that last part.

Pan/Wendy: Pan basically manipulates Henry into believing magic is dying and he’s the only one who can save it by making Wendy lie about being sick because of magic dying. Wendy doesn’t like lying to Henry (especially since he’s Bae’s son). Pan finally has Henry right where he wants him.

Questions:

Did Rumple give Belle a spell or a potion? Or was it instructions as to what to do with the potion? Because a spell usually involves some chanting or saying of instructions, and all Belle did was pour the potion into the vein of fairy dust.

Is Rumple drawing a portal map to Storybrooke? How would he know how the mermaid portals work?

Does Ariel normally live in Neverland waters? How does Pan know when she leaves? Is it because she was sitting on the rock?

Ok, seriously, how does Pan communicate with people not in Neverland?

When did Rumple ‘record’ the sand dollar message for Belle? Or is it just a magic message?

When did Rumple have time to set up the hiding of Pandora’s Box and the teacup to activate it? Did he think that Belle would be the only person to have access to it, or was it just a sweet reminder for himself?

Why is it so light in Dark Hollow? When the lanterns went out it didn’t change the lighting level at all.

Why is the Shadow attracted to light? In Second Star to the Right Bae used a match to scare the Shadow into dropping him in the water.

What are the holes for in the coconut? To let the shadow breathe?

How the hell does Belle walk in the mines in 6 inch stiletto heels? I get that they didn’t have a lot of time, but she couldn’t have found a pair of flats or some boots?

Why is Belle always so confused when villains have personal stakes in the game? She had no idea about Milah’s true death in The Outsider with Hook, and now she’s completely stunned that Pan is forcing the Darlings to help him because he has their sister.

How has Pan kept the Darling boys alive all this time? Were they in Neverland until the time was right for them to ‘grow up’?

Why did Pan take Wendy? What purpose does she serve him? He obviously doesn’t care for her like in the books and movies.

Does Wendy really think Henry looks like Bae, or did she just tell him that to help believe?

Observations:

It has been five days since Emma and crew went to Neverland.

I don’t know why, but Belle’s blue nailpolish bugs me. It doesn’t seem in character for her to have blue nailpoilsh.

There’s a teddy bear keychain hanging from the dash of the Darling’s car.

What luck that the Darlings just happened to be trying to get into Storybrooke at the exact time that Belle was casting the cloaking spell.

The Darling’s license plate is from Minnesota.

Ariel’s bracelet is only enchanted for 24 hours.

Pan senses when Ariel leaves Neverland.

There’s a No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service policy at Granny’s.

Emma and crew rescued Neal from the Echo Caves the day before according to David.

Pandora’s Box contains the World’s Greatest Evil.

Emma only yells Hook’s name when the Shadows take him and Neal.

I’m going to assume that it took longer to rip Hook and Neal’s shadows from their bodies because they’re from the Enchanted Forest, whereas when they just ripped Greg’s from his body in a few seconds, it was because he was from The Land Without Magic.

John uses Happy’s axe when he attempts to destroy Pandora’s Box.

Wendy looks pretty good considering she’s been in a box for over a century.

It looks like Pan finally has his plan moving into place, now that he has Henry believing, Emma is not playing into the love triangle at the moment, and both David and Mary Margaret will be staying in Neverland once this is all over. Rumple now has Pandora’s Box, so let’s hope he is able to use it and actually defeat Pan.

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