Season 5 Episode 2: The Price Review

(Note: This review is a little different than my last review, I'm still trying to find what type of format works best for me)

This episode had 2 plots:

In Camelot: Right after the Storybrooke crew arrived, they find out where Merlin is and Regina pretend to be the savior to protect Emma, and King Arthur throws a royal ball to welcome the crew.

In Storybrooke: With Emma now dark, Regina has to step up to save Robin from a creature, and Hook tries TLK with Emma


Camelot:


Right after the group arrives, Arthur introduces Guinevere and announces that they are throwing a Royal Ball in their honor, and Arthur shows the group that Merlin is inside a tree and it was phrophesized that the Savior would free him. Regina steps up and says she's the savior

One of the knights, Percival give Regina a necklace that he uses to spy on her.

Snow and Charming teach Regina how to dance before the ball

At the ball while all the couples are dancing, Henry has his first crush with Violet which David urges him to go talk to her and he shows her song from his iPod

Percival recognizes Regina as the Evil Queen during the ball, Robin gets stabbed, and David kills Percival.

Regina can't heal Robin because the sword was enchanted to kill her. She asks Emma to do it for her. Spirit Rumple says magic always has to come with a price

Srorybrooke:

The episode opened up exactly like the second episode of Season 2 with the dwarfs deciding which one of them should cross over the line to see what happens with this new curse. The one that did it in S2, Sneezy, is the one that Emma turned to stone at the end of last episode.

Henry summons Emma to apologize for whatever happened in Camelot and Regina steps in. Emma baits Regina saying she can't be a savior

Arthur and everyone from Camelot arrives in Storybrooke and Excalibur is missing. Robin is captured by a Furie to take him to the Underworld

Hook talks to Belle to ask why TLK didn't work with her and Rumple. Belle explains that he wanted the power, Hook decides to try to see if it will work. It doesn't work and Hook denies Emma.

Regina, Mary Margaret, David, Leroy, and Arthur stop the Furie by teaming up together.

They all have a party at Granny's to celebrate their victory while Emma reveals she has Excalibur in her basement

Henry meets Violet (again) at Granny's while the same song that they played at the ball plays on the jukebox

Best Moments From Starring Characters (Camelot):

Snow: Her mother/daughter moment with Emma in Camelot and noticing Henry's first crush

Emma: Her mother/daughter moment with Snow in Camelot

Regina: Her scene with Emma where she explained why she pretended to be the savior, David teaching her how to dance, and her reaction to Henry talking to Violet.

David: Teaching Regina how to dance and urging Henry to talk to Violet

Belle: Her scene with Leroy at the ball. Great way to bring back that friendship that was back in S1 ad S2

Hook: His dance with Emma at the ball

Henry: His scene with Violet during the ball

Zelena: Her one scene with Regina

Robin: Him protecting Regina at the ball

Rumple: Once again, liked his scenes as Spirit Rumple


Best Moments From Starring Characters (Storybrooke)

Snow: Wanting to take care of Regina

Emma: Her interactions with Henry, Regina, and Hook

Regina: Her scenes with Emma and trying to protect Robin

David: His reaction when Dopey turned into a tree after crossing the town line

Belle: Her scenes with Hook

Hook: His scenes with Belle and Emma

Henry: His scenes with Emma, Regina, and Violet

Zelena: (Wasn't in Storybrooke)

Robin: Trying to convince Regina that she can be the savior

Rumple: His monologue at the end when Excalibur is revealed in Emma's basement


Final Thoughts:


The way they got rid of the Furie was weird. Mary Margaret said it was a lucky guess that coming together would work. What would have happened if it hadn't worked, and Snow, David, Regina, Arthur, Leroy, and Robin all died? Henry would only have Emma, who is the Dark One now and Hook and Roland wouldn't have a father. (I wonder how long it will be till someone writes an AU fanfic of that)

I do like that they are giving Henry a storyline of his own with Violet.

I give this episode an 8/10 because of that Furie scene at the end.

See you tomorrow for 5x03.