Are you crazy, or just a misplaced character?

These are just our first thoughts about this Once Upon a Time episode, and we’ll share more in our upcoming full episode.

Some of our interesting discussion points (in no particular order:

* Storybrooke is definitely 28 years old.

* Jefferson’s name is the same in both Fairytale Land and Storybrooke and he’s trapped by knowledge.

* Might the Queen of Hearts really be Evil Queen’s mother?

* Was Evil Queen’s dad shrunken in that chest? When did Queen of Hearts kidnap him?

* Is Gracie also Alice [via Bookworm1102]?

* So Mr. Gold was really the one who left the key. What is he getting out of his deal with Regina?

* Mary Margaret used a croquet stick to smack Jefferson. Nice nod to Alice in Wonderland [via Fortuna].

* What do the other doors lead to? We’ll have screenshots later.

We gave everything a brief overview and would love to hear your thoughts! Start talking about “Hat Trick” in our Once Upon a Time forums.

Season-one finale party?

We’re making plans for a season-one finale party in northern Kentucky near Cincinnati. Let us know if you’d like to come!

Upcoming full episode and live show

Join us this Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. (ET, GMT -4:00) to discuss “Hat Trick” in more detail. Visit the Noodle.mx Network live-streaming page to watch and chat live.

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