Once Upon A Time, S01E20
Emma wanted to move forward with her custody battle against Regina, but Mr. Gold wouldn't help her. She went to August for help, who said that he would show her the big picture that would help her defeat Regina. However, Emma failed to believe that August was from the magic world, even though he proved to her that he was the little boy that saved her as an abandoned baby. August's past life as Pinocchio was revealed, and we learned that his passage to the other world with Emma was conditional that he be the one to guide Emma to believe in the existence of magic and the world where fairy tales are true. Regina also tried to snatch up David with a story about fate and a good dinner, but he wanted to just stay friends with her.
Finding out that August's illness was actually him turning back to wood (no doubt for all the things he failed to do that he promised) was less interesting than I was hoping his ailment would be. It does explain why he looked like he was too stiff to get out of bed in another episode. What was better about knowing his identity was that Mr. Gold had already figured it out and was rubbing the fact that he hadn't reconnected with his father in this world yet. You have to enjoy that a little bit after the crap that August pulled in the previous episode. I felt bad for the old man who did everything to protect his child, but his kid turned out to be August, rather than feeling for August who saw his father for the first time in about 28 years but couldn't exactly have the family reunion he wanted. I just don't know why August hadn't found him before. He's had plenty of time to look around town (I assume Storybrooke is not that big) and see everyone.
I don't know if I was too impressed by the fact that Pinocchio was the one who got to come with Emma in the magic wardrobe to the non-magic world. I think it was a little pointless, really, that he did come because he didn't stay by her side long enough at all. You can't blame a boy that young for wanting to escape a horrible place so he could have a chance at a better life instead of guarding a baby for 20 plus years. That's a lot of responsibility for a boy that came to be from a damn piece of wood. I did feel bad for Emma, left on her own, when she could have had someone always out there to take care of her. If August had tried any time before Emma had entered Storybrooke to checkup on her or do the task he had been entrusted, I might have forgiven him. But instead he waited until he started feeling his limbs turning back into wood to run to her side. What a useless piece of wood he is! Almost anyone (besides the Queen) would have been a better traveling companion for Emma.
I half wanted Emma to believe August in the woods, but I half wanted her to regard him as a nutcase because I just don't care to see him end up happy. I don't know what the best way would have been for anyone to get Emma to believe at that point, but I don't think that showing her the tree that they exited out of to another world, was the best approach. I did like that Emma figured out that August was the one who tampered with Henry's book. Of course, that only made him look even less credible in her eyes. I did expect, a little, that if Emma touched that tree she would get some kind vision of the magic world and start to believe. Then again, Emma has no memories of that world since she was only there for a few minutes before they sent her away. I guess she can't remember her mother's face or anything like that.
MM had a brilliant scene with Mayor Bitch, where she forgave her and both pitied her for her sad existence that only meant anything to herself through making others' suffer. She totally detailed how pathetic and empty the Mayor's life is, and Mayor Bitch just had to stand there and listen. Points for you, MM! Later, when the Mayor was trying to get David in her clutches (no doubt to take a stab at MM), she was easily turned down. All of the pity and talk of how it was fate that brought her to save him that cold night ain't gonna make him want her. I hate David, but I give him credit for not being so stupid that he would think the universe wanted him to be with the Mayor. Although, the misery she could have brought to his life could have been a good punishment for him. Huh... No, I wouldn't want MM to have to see Mayor Bitch being smug about having David when she couldn't. It's better this way. The Mayor might try some other scheme involving David later that might harm him. That would be good. Maybe if he almost dies, I might be happier that he's still living and still scum.
Emma started to drive off with Henry to leave Storybrooke! Um...can Henry leave the town safely? Also, that's pretty illegal, and I'm sure she'll be charged with kidnapping if they make it out of town. If Emma thinks this is a good idea to get back at Mayor Bitch, she's crazier than she thinks August is. I groaned when I saw her driving away. This is going to blow up in her face so badly.
I think this episode was a little disappointing. I wanted to see more of Mr. Gold getting August back for that crap he did last week, but he only seems to be teasing him more than anything. August can frankly turn into a piece of wood right now and float away in a river. He's just below David as my least favorite characters right now. I think that Emma is going to be in a world of trouble if she manages to escape Storybrooke with Henry. It disappoints me even more that she would resort to running instead of fighting at this point. Something better get in her way as she tries to flee because I can't foresee her decision ending well for her or Henry.
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