Posted by Dustin on 03.06.2015 at 8:31 pm

So it’s been a few days since the “Once” premier and I’ve been thinking about what all occurred on it. Definitely some interesting developments. Let’s dish!

I was somewhat confused by the whole backstory with Rumple and the Queens of Evil. It seems he got the idea to find the author long before Regina did? Is this why he was later obsessed with the sorcerer’s hat? He, like Regina, thought the sorcerer was the author? It seems both were wrong though, as Blue told Regina that he (or she) was not the author of the book. I hope the author turns out to be someone amazing that we never suspected.

If Maleficent was left for dead in that cavern, and they allude to her still being there, how did she fight Emma as a dragon and do all that other stuff, like trade the curse to Regina? Sometimes I need to remember that this show is from the creators of “Lost” who seem to forget what they’ve written, or hope the audience forgets, or just write stories to confuse their audience.

The idea that Emma is the true dark heart is intriguing. What does this mean? Does it have something to do with whatever deal the Queens and the Charmings made in fairytale forest long ago? I have a feeling baby Emma is very much involved. Don’t tell me there was a baby-switch made!

I have to say I really do like dark Snow much more than boring goody two-shoes Snow.

I was hoping that weird stone demon was Goliath from “Gargoyles.”

Spoilers for the next episode below!

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THE CHARMINGS ARE PAWNS IN THE QUEENS’ PLANS, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”

Kristin Bauer van Straten (“True Blood”), Merrin Dungey (“Revenge”) and Victoria Smurfit (“Dracula”) Guest Star

“Unforgiven” – David and Mary Margaret suspect Cruella and Ursula have come to Storybrooke looking for something more than their own happy endings – something that threatens to reveal a secret they thought was long buried. Emma begins her own investigation of Cruella and Ursula, but she can’t shake the feeling that her friends and family are keeping something from her. Regina and Henry continue their search for the Author, turning to Pinocchio and Marco in the hope Pinocchio might remember a clue that will help them. Meanwhile, in a flashback to Fairy Tale Land, Snow and Charming cross paths with the Queens of Darkness as the threat of the Evil Queen’s Dark Curse hangs over all of them on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, MARCH 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Guest stars include Tony Amendola as Marco/Geppetto, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Merrin Dungey as Ursula, Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jakob Davies as Pinocchio and Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent,