David and Mary are still struggling with their feelings for each other. Neither wants to admit it to the other but their love is eternal. Mary goes to the diner at 7:15 every morning no matter what because she knows that David is always there at that time. Little does she know, that’s the only reason he goes there. Unfortunately for her, her hopes just got shoved way back down to the ground. While in the store shopping for jumbo Apollo bars, she bumps into David’s wife and her new pregnancy test.
Snow is trying to forget Charming in Fairy Tale world as well. She goes to Rumply for a potion to cure her heartbreak. In return, he asks for a piece of her hair. Hmm. What is he up to with that? Charming’s evil father is forcing him to forget about Snow and put on a happy face and marry for the good of his kingdom. I’ve always hated you Charles Widmore. Charming sends Snow a letter telling her to come see him before the wedding if she still cares about him. She races over but is caught by the King’s guards and thrown in a cell with Grumpy.
In Storybrooke, Mary finds a pigeon separated from his flock. She makes it her mission to return it to its friends so he’s not lonely for the rest of his life. She refuses any help from David and ends up caught in a rainstorm dangling off the edge of a cliff. David is there to save the day and pulls her to safety. They dry off in an empty cabin and both confess they still have feelings for each other. But David is married so it’s tough noogies. Then Mary lets slip that she saw his wife with a pregnancy test. Oops. David learns that his wife isn’t pregnant and Mary and David kiss. Yay! Get a divorce already will you?
Stealthy, the 8th dwarf, appears to let Grumpy and Snow out of their cells so they can run to freedom. Stealthy is killed and Snow sacrifices herself for Grumpy. The King threatens to kill Charming if Snow doesn’t go and break his heart. She does as she’s told and leaves to go live with the 7 remaining dwarfs. Grumpy refuses to let her take the potion to rid her of her pain. When Charming calls off his wedding, Grumpy goes to tell Snow of the news only to discover she had taken the potion anyway.
Regina is disturbed when she doesn’t recognize the mysterious new stranger that has come to town and is even more disturbed when she sees him talking to Henry. She demands that Emma look into him for her. Emma discovers that he’s a big, bad, writer. And his mystery box is filled with nothing but a typewriter. Who is he? Did he write Henry’s book?
Sad news for Person of Interest fans. The honeymoon is over and there is trouble in paradise. The Bromance! :(. Reese and Carter finally meet face to face for a pleasant cup of coffee in a diner somewhere. I’m enjoying the way they’re working off of each other. Subtle smiles and aggravation. Just like any good relationship.
With Reese and Carter warming up to each other, poor Lionel is stuck not knowing what the hell is going on. There are a lot of trust issues in this episode.
Reese asks for Carter’s help with the latest number. She’s a gorgeous lawyer with a ton of debt. So why does this parole office want to kill her? Because he’s a douche and he’s greedy and wants more money than he deserves. I love this girl. When Reese pretends to need a lawyer and asks why she doesn’t have a boyfriend, part of me wanted them to ask each other out right then and there. “I don’t date people more attractive than me.” Well, at least she has great taste and good eyesight.
Reese is beginning to realize that Finch isn’t trusting him with all of his secrets. When Finch begins to go to mysterious and secretive appointments, Reese follows him. Finch bails out a young mystery guy from jail and I’m confused. He’s hot but I’m kind of confused. I didn’t think Finch had any friends. It’s kind of nice to see him so open and happy with someone though. Who is he? He’s the son of Nathan Ingram. And he’s calling Finch “Uncle Harold.” I don’t know if that means Ingram and Finch were brothers or if that just means Finch has always been there for him. Either way, this kid has no idea what Finch really does in his life and has no idea that Finch is hiding something about his dad.
How did he die? And how long until Finch realizes that Lionel is being forced to follow him down the street. He’s a terrible spy. Finch isn’t going to open up to you because you set a spy on him John. You two need to work out your trust issues. It was just a couple episodes ago that he was cradling your wounded body in his arms and speeding through red lights to save you. And he bought you a cushion for your tush!
Save the Bromance. I need my bromantical moments.
Best moment of the night?
Reese telling Lionel: I appreciate your concern for my ass.
This episode was definitely one of the best of the season. I’m so happy that that is the case because I feel like there’s a hiatus after every new episode. There was just something about this episode. It could have been the amazing performances. Or, it could have been all of the Artie scenes we were given and the 0 ones of Blaine. Maybe?
The episode opens to a spot by spot remake of Summer Nights from Grease. They cut out a lot but it’s still really good. At first I’m giggling because of how goofy it is but it’s so cute. And Mercedes looks fab. This is one relationship packed episode. We learn that Beiste and Cooter (teehee) eloped after an epiphany they seem to have had at Taco Bell. Sue encourages Emma to do the same and ask Will to Marry her. Can I just say how absolutely refreshing nice Sue in this episode has been? So good. Emma gets a solo (yay!) and sings the Wedding Bell Blues to Will. It’s a dream sequence but she accidentally says it out loud. This prompts Will to ask the Glee club to help him come up with a flashy way to propose to Emma.
Artie is first up to help. He’s having his own interesting relationship issues. Becky has decided that her taste is flawless and she would like some of what Artie has to offer. Get it girl! She knows what’s up. Becky’s inner monologue is played by a sassy Helen Mirren by the way. Amazing. Artie performs a mash-up of Moves Like Jagger and Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Along with Harry, they slay the song. There’s something about it that’s off. Oh, it could be the random fact that Mr. Schue is wearing his Justin Timberlake black tank top from 2001 while he twirls, yes twirls across the stage.
I didn’t think anything could ruin a Kevin Mchale performance. I was so wrong. Artie agrees to dinner with Becky and is surprised when he has a good time. He genuinely enjoys spending time with Becky and they can bond over their disabilities. The Glee club warns him to break it off with her because he’s leading her on. He tells them all off and calls them ignorant. Later on that day, Becky sexts Artie and basically makes plans for the two of them to do the deed. Artie isn’t really down for that and goes to Sue for advice on letting her down easy. He does and Becky walks down the hall crying and ugh, the scene breaks my heart.
Will asks Finn to be his best man. Um, Will? You don’t have any friends? Finn confesses to Will that he wants to join the army so he can be a hero like his father was. Will blabs his secret to his mom and Burt and they all come to the classroom to have a discussion. And by discussion, I mean Carol is about to shatter Finn’s hopes and dreams. His mom tells him that his father died of a drug overdose instead. This scene. It’s incredibly well acted by Cory Monteith. I have to admit I was a little annoyed that the scene may come off as a little tasteless to Cory himself. Bravo to Cory for doing such a good job. Finn mopes at dinner with Rachel and Kurt who apparently think possibly not getting into NYADA is on the same level as what Finn is going through. Rachel slips into Without You. This inspires Finn to propose to Rachel. Cliffhanger!
Sam really wants a letterman jacket to win Mercedes back so he joins the only open team available: Synchronized Swimming. The girls perform The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for Schue and oh em gee. This performance is so hauntingly beautiful. And in a rare feat, like all the girls get to sing parts of it while flashbacks are shown of their relationships. Mercedes leaves the room crying because she can’t stop thinking about Sam.
Will asks Emma’s parents for their permission to marry her. They shoot it down because they have zero faith in their daughter. They also do a good job of instilling doubt in Will’s mind when they remind him she has a disease. Will begins to think Emma can’t handle marriage or ever having a baby. He then TELLS HER THIS and basically calls her hopeless. I know this is supposed to lead into We Found Love but geez. He’s such a douchebag.
The next day Will walks Emma down the hall as Beiste and even !Nice Sue give her roses. He walks her to the pool where the entire Glee club and synchronized swimming team is waiting to perform We Found Love to her. It’s amazing! I’m unable to give it my full attention because Artie has just rolled into the pool and I’m worried he’s dead. But there he is, chillin’ on a raft. Phew. She says Yes!
Following Emmett’s arrest, things aren’t going well for him. Or for Bay for that matter. Turns out he was arrested for painting the billboard for her. Melody blames Bay for the whole thing and tells her to just stay away from her son. Blech. She’s horrible.
Emmett is avoiding Bay because he’s upset about the arrest so Daphne goes to see him. We get another heartbreaking scene from his character when he expresses his pain about being deaf and getting arrested. He compares it to drowning when he wasn’t able to defend himself or explain. Daphne calls Bay ignorant because she can never understand what he’s going through. When Emmett is ready, Bay explains to him that it’s always easier to go through these things with someone instead of being alone.
Daphne is disappointed when it seems her basketball coach has no interest in actually letting her play. Toby finds out that the only reason she was recruited was because the school gets a 20,000 dollar grant if they encourage students with disabilities to play. To make her day worse, Daphne decides to go see Angelo. She asks him to tell her the truth about why he left her. He tries to explain he thought that Regina was cheating on him. Again and again Daphne demands to know if it had anything to do with her being deaf. Angelo is honest and reveals that it of course, made the situation difficult. Daphne leaves and tries to bond with her real dad over some basketball.
Angelo offers Regina help with money for her salon. She hesitates because she doesn’t think going into business with him would be a good idea. Maybe it’s not. After having to fire their lawyer for hooking up with someone that works on the hospital board, John discovers that there were two years that Angelo completely disappeared. What was he up to?
I guess it was only natural that after a few amazing episodes, Pretty Little Liars was destined to lose some steam. The girls are reeling after what happened on the lake. Fortunately for them, Lucas isn’t dead or anything. In fact, he’s basically a runaway at this point because he’s calling his parents to let him know he’s okay. Hannah is reluctant to tell Caleb the truth about why she doesn’t really care to find Lucas.
After finding out that A has been using her lakehouse, Spencer discovers a bunch of prepaid phones and a receipt for a store in Philadelphia. She takes the train to the city to see what she can find. All she sees is that the receipt is for a magazine stand. Didn’t A use letters from a magazine in one of the ransom notes or something? Spencer then realizes that the particular street she’s on is loaded with blind people. She sees that across the street is a rehab facility for the blind. I know all of this is supposed to be pointing to Jenna but I just don’t believe it. It seems more like they’re trying to remind us that Melissa lives 10 blocks away and easily could have gone to that magazine stand.
Spencer goes into the rehab to find out if Jenna went there and is greeted by a fellow patient who knew her. Hey look! It’s that guy who shot down Blaine from Glee at the Gap! We don’t get much out of him except that Jenna was super determined to do well and get out of there as fast as she could and she really helped him a lot. Kind of a let down in my opinion. Spencer steals the sign in books from when Jenna was there and sees that Alison never signed in to visit her the day before she went missing. Garrett did.
Emily is concerned when Maya seems to be hiding something from her. Every time she gets a call or text on her phone she looks worried. Emily believes that A might be harassing Maya. Wrong! Maya hooked up with someone while she was away and they won’t take no for an answer. And surprise! It was a guy. Who cares? In other relationship news, Noel breaks up with a heartbroken Mona who has no one to talk to but Spencer. Aww. I kind of want them to be friends now. Aria goes out on a friend date with Holden to a show she knows Ezra will be at. Unfortunately for her, Ezra can’t stand to be in the same place and Holden can tell immediately that Aria has feelings for him. Holden doesn’t mind because he thinks it’s a good opportunity to help each other. I kind of hope he’s gay.
Hannah is worried about being home alone in a rainstorm that seems to only affect her house and her house alone. While her mom is in the tub, Lucas breaks in and shows up in Hannah’s room. Awkward. Hannah freaks out and calls Caleb who runs in to see what’s wrong. I keep waiting for the dramatic declaration that Lucas is in love with Hannah and it was too hard to be around her so he wanted to kill himself. None of this happened. Lucas stole Caleb’s money and lost it betting on a basketball game. Really? That’s it?? What a letdown.
The end of the episode shows A loosening the screws on the scaffolding that, presumably, Toby will be standing on next week where he will fall off and cause the drama for the episode. A is really, really angry now.