It was inevitable that Lily (Agnes Bruckner) and Emma (Jennifer Morrison) would meet again, in a world where flashbacks are law or lore, fairytale lore that is. But Emma couldn't believe that she and Lily were living so close by when they were older and she didn't even know. That's one thing about Emma, she's the Saviour and all that, but she's a bit slow on the uptake at times, does a lot of running away and walking out on people, which means she still needs growing up to do and that includes still needing to learn what it means to have a friend. She called August (Eion Bailey) her friend, her second friend after Lily, but even that came at a price. Especially when he was changed back to a little boy and losing his memories, so that means she lost him too.
After the reveal that Lily was Maleficent's (Kristen Bauer) daughter and was still alive, Emma had to find her which also saw Snow (Gennifer Goodwin) and David (Josh Dallas) having to apologize to her mother. As w know apologies don't mean much in this show when we're dealing with villains. It's not Maleficent they must ask forgiveness from, but Lily. The other thing about Emma is how she bears grudges, particularly where her parents are concerned and they make mistakes, as they're human, as Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) told her, but she still didn't want to listen. No one's asking for outright forgiveness, but some understanding and not going half cocked into a situation, I mean look at the number of mistakes Hook's made. Oh and another thing love, she's far from perfect herself. Not going to go into all the mistakes she made in her past, the most glaring being giving up Henry (Jared Gilmore) after he was born. So in that respects, like mother, like daughter, but Snow had to give up Emma cos of the curse. She didn't want to.
Anyway Regina (Lana Parilla) needs to find Robin (Sean Maguire) to warn him about Marion being Zelena (Rebecca Mader). So she and Emma decide on a roadtrip to New York and to get Lily back for her mother. Which gives Regina and Emma more time to talk. Regina bringing along the scroll for magical purposes and getting back to storybrook. Flashback to Emma having found a foster family, now finds Lily in the garage and says she needs help. Later finding out she robbed a store withe her boyfriend and can't go back there, asking Emma to retrieve her mother's necklace. Only she is found out by her foster parents and once again Emma runs away, without giving anyone a chance to explain, or hearing them out. See a trait she's never lost!
The other thing, coincidence or not is how Emma and Lily's life mirrored each other's in many ways and not an Evil Queen's mirror in sight. Though she was hypocritical, even at that age, she berated Lily for resorting to stealing with her boyfriend and lying to her. But then that was Emma a few years later too with Neil. And what's more is that he left her holding the bag literally and then taking the wrap for him. Now Emma why were you so judgemental back then and still now.
Oh the kicker at the end, Zelena is carrying Robin's baby, well they didn't waste any time getting back into the everyday rigours of married life! As well as getting one up on Regina cos Robin and his code, he won't leave the baby. Zelena really up to her old tricks as per usual, you'd have thunk after everything she's been through, she'd have given up on her revenge trait, but green it seems is for life!
Gold trying to get his happy ending and ensure his heart isn't completely blackened. But isn't it the case, the more he tries, the darker it'll get and quicker. Now there's this quest to get Emma to turn dark and killing Cruella was meant to be that turning point, but it didn't come. Perhaps since she's lived in the real world and knows how people can really be, that dark maybe isn't in her vocabulary, but bearing grudges is her norm. What was good about this episode was no foray of flashbacks into the magical world, or the Enchanted Forest, it was just all about the modern world, saving Lily and saving Robin.
New fave character of mine has to be Hook, well, not so much new, at least he's consistent and willing to accept other's flaws, especially those of the woman he loves and can understand the choices people make. As said he's made his fair share of bad decisions, even if many of them were as a pirate. It's not as if he had anything to lose back then or anyone to keep on the straight and narrow for. His character has evolved though and whether it be for the love of a good woman or not, it's good to see that taking place since so many revert back in this show.
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