Once Upon A Time: Cora Strikes Again!
Once again we got a very flashback filled show that gave us more background to Snow’s heartbreak and Cora’s machinations. Soon we’ll see what turned Cora’s heart black, with her own flashback episode staring Rose McGowan as a young Cora . . .
The episode took place on Snow’s birthday, in the present and the past. In the present Snow learned Cora was out to find Rumple’s dagger and wanted to stop her. In the past Snow’s mother the Queen became mysteriously sick . . .
In the past, Snow was desperate to save her mother. The Blue Fairy offered her a potion that would save her mom, but it was dark magic . . . Snow couldn’t do it. She felt guilty, but her mother told her to to as she did the right thing. We learned that the illness was brought on by Cora, who also was disguised as the fairy to tempt Snow. Cora was determined to turn Snow’s heart black as coal . . .
In the present, Snow manages to find the dagger, but Cora and Regina have her old nurse maid as a hostage and will kill her unless she gives up the dagger. She does, and of course Cora kills her anyways. But not before Snow realizes it was Cora years ago who posed as the Blue Fairy. This bit of info sends Regina’s mind into overdrive. Her mother had been plotting for years before she realized to make her the Queen . . . but why? Unfortunately Regina still doesn’t have the guts to stand up to her mom and whatever her ultimate plan is.
Hook meanwhile escaped and headed to New York to get his revenge on Rumple/Gold, which he did get kinda. He stabbed him, but Neil and Emma come to his aid before Hook can fully kill him. Oh and Emma learned Neil has a fiance . . . akward!
The episode once again wasn’t my favorite. I think though we are leading to a mother daughter show down eventually, and it will be over Henry. When Cora learns he is Rumple’s grandson, she’ll want him. Rumple will also want him, because he could be his undoing. Rumple and Cora clearly have some bizarre sexual past. I can see them possibly teaming up, or going to war over Henry. Either way, I think it will force Regina and Emma to work to save him from both of them.
This episode was heartbreaking. I felt so bad for young snow. I think the flashback episode is going to show that Cora wanted to be the queen and had a rivalry with Snow’s mom.
On another note, think they are leading up to Bae being Peter Pan? First Rumple mentioned he had been the dark one for centuries so how is Bae only 30ish? Second, he knew Hook and could sail the Jolly Roger? Last – he said if he had not gone where he went, he would be extremely old. I am interested by this because the whole Hook/Rumple fight is getting old!!
03.05.2013 at 8:53 pm
YEah there has been a long standing theory that he was Pan. Definitely looking to be true. The problem had originally been that Disney/ABC lost the rights to the Peter Pan story and couldn’t do Pan supposedly. Not sure if they worked something out.
03.05.2013 at 9:04 pm
I do not like young snow. It the way she talk that I have trouble with. It sound like it all one level. Do you know what I mean.
03.06.2013 at 6:56 am
Core standing over the Queens body after the funeral made me wonder if she is dead or under a sleeping spell. It would be nice if they would bring her back.
Who is Snow going to kill? I think it will be Hook.
03.06.2013 at 11:50 am
Maybe I was confused, but I thought Cora implied she was Snow’s mother’s sister.
I thought the actress portraying young Snow did a great job.
03.06.2013 at 12:05 pm
I too wondered if Eva was not really dead. The way Cora was talking to her at the end made it seem not so.
03.06.2013 at 12:54 pm