Does anyone else miss the good ol' days when they'd tease a character, let it breathe and drag on a moment before telling us who they were? Good times.

Anyway this episode is about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!

It's a BAD time!

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For an episode that feels like a finale, we sure do have TWO WHOLE EPISODES LEFT! For an episode that kills off a character and resurrects another, resolving a lot of conflict in the process, we sure do have TWO WHOLE EPISODES LEFT!

We can't express to you how final this non finale feels since there are in fact TWO episodes to go!

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We don't know about you all, but we're ready to make like Eurydice and get the hell out of hell. You know, as she FAMOUSLY does in the very famous Greek myth?

Anyway did you ever wonder why Emma wore a jacket? We hope you answered yes, because you're going to find out anyway!

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What more could you want in the first episode of 2026 than a Cora 'You Stupid Girl' Mills episode? An iconic sendoff for an iconic character.

Also the twin brothers also have it out, so do with that what you will.

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OMG did you know Ruby's a friend of Dorothy's?! Like, a winky face friend!

We try not to be too cynical about the first canonical LGBTQIA+ ship on this show, but also JUSTICE FOR RUBY AND DOROTHY! They deserved far better than the show gave them, and yet this is all we get.

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We don't know what it means, but we DO know you never want to be the Belle of the scenario. Do with that what you will! All of that said, it is another Belle-centric episode, so make sure you have your potato of choice on hand!

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Ass: in basket. Scarecrow brain: out. Dorothy: frozen. Dress he's going to plow you in later: on. BBQ sauce: on my titties.

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Honestly, if we could give Liam Jones (the eldest) a standing ovation for this episode, we would. No, he isn't important to the plot. And no, he isn't really important outside of the plot (other than being the main focus), but he DOES deliver the most iconic reading of filth to Emma 'Savior Complex' Swan in the entire series. And for that we commend him.

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Who would have thunk that in this season of five we would get ADDITIONAL Rumple and Milah lore! Well, clearly the show didn't think of it either, but that's neither here nor there. Don't worry about it!

All that matters is Milah is in the underworld and it makes sense, actually!

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I don't know what we did to deserve this. What gods have we angered to be gifted the Temu version of Meg and Hercules? Why isn't she a sassy brunette with walls? Why isn't he a redhead? Why do we get them and then say goodbye all in the same episode even though this is the Underworld arc and they could have stuck around?

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