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Well, Hook is the dead man walking right now. But it sure sounds like a Robin centric...how do they kill off Robin when he's got 2 kids?

So what I'm reading is that Hook has no lines in the premiere. BUT somehow there is a Rumbelle kiss. I just...

The IKEA comment made me crack up. I did wonder if Eduardo was speaking about 5a more than anything because beyond the red jacket talk his comments didn't make much sense... Have there really been that many wedding dresses on the show? Why would Emma be wearing her Dark Swan clothes in the Underworld? Also I find it funny that the Author's pen is in the Underworld. Technically Henry did kill it...

I think I hate these spoilers --We'll only "see" Hook (or an apparition of him) briefly and he'll be bloody and burned? So it's the 100th episode, the initial reason for going to the Underworld is to save Hook, be we won't actually see him. Instead we get... --Neal telling Emma to turn around and go back. WHY DO WE NEED NEAL TO DO THIS? --Regina reunites with her parents Yay? --Rumple reunites with his dad Yay? --And no one wants to eat at Granny's After that crazy emotional finale I CANNOT believe their just going to brush it under the rug in favor of Regina's birthday and random guest stars. Also, I don't think Sean is leaving Once, he's been in Vancouver this whole time. Are they really going to give away Regina's happy ending? I don't think so.

The pole from a lever Couldn't the escapees have told the cops to hurry? Surely they ran into them?

But that would mean they'd have to work together

They are trapped separately I can't believe that Nathan and stana's schedules only must overlap by a day per episode. She must be working 3 days to his 4. They're never on screen together. I think the writers are trying to convince us their both on the show but it's dumb

I was surprised that Colin seemed so drunk with so many big wigs there. I really liked Helen's dress but the back looked uncomfortable. I was surprised that all of the women wore black, it seemed like only Rose was in a color.

Wouldn't saying goodbye to Henry be Neal's unfinished business? I wouldn't be surprised if they had a little scene and Neal warns everyone about Hades and how to get out and poofs away after saying goodbye to Henry. I don't like Neal showing up just because he and Emma and Rumple were resolved. It's just a gimmick for the 100th episode. I would like to see him tell Snow and Charms they were dumb for naming the baby after him...

So Jen said that one of her favorite scenes is in the premiere and we'd know it when we saw it. I'm thinking it has to be Emma reuniting with Hook after that heart breaker that was the mid season finale, but I also think it could be something like Henry meeting Henry. I feel like the tidbits we're getting are dumb. "Cruella's presence will be felt in the premiere" duh, we already know her car drives by because of the promo.

So Tom looked like the only happy person at Mary and Henry's wedding. He is their #1 shipper so I guess it makes sense... I'll never understand why they brought in Henry (a race car driver of all people!) when it's been clear since matthew's death that Tom is Mary's best friend and confidant. They have chemistry and spend more time with each other than anyone else yet we're supposed to believe that Tom's been celibate since his own wife's death and isn't attracted to Mary? I mean they went so far as to have him on all the dates and talk to her afterwards about each one! He's been the only one to challenge her and get away with it! Dumb Fellowes!

The thing is, Josh is in the movie too. Perhaps she's trying to minimize her travel? It would make sense if she was filming this week or last but if she isn't she may have want to rest. It does seem odd though as a star of the show not to come. I thought her due date was pretty far off but perhaps not.

I guess the season has been building towards Yolanda finally showing up and staying for most of a party so she could finally confront everyone about hausen mausen? I'm not sure what the other women were supposed to think when Yo would only show up for 10 minutes to a party or only talk with them if it was on her territory, unless they were Erika. Good on LisaV for calling her out about "not walking for a year" when they'd just done that running scavenger hunt less than a year before. Yolanda seems depressed and medicated, we now know her marriage was falling apart, her daughters had become famous and moved out and she's probably going through menopause in addition to having lyme disease and leaky implants. I think she's had difficulty dealing with all of these life changes and her response has been to focus on her health to the detriment of her relationships. Erika is a mess, it's clear she needs an alter ego because she has to live with a husband who talks to her like that. Ugh. I don't get her loyalty to Yolanda, if they are both on the show next season, no doubt they will be in a rift. What's the point of Erika reporting back to Yo, when all of the women have said they believe her? Does Erika not realize she's really been the only filming with Yo? Telling Lisa R to tell Yo the truth and then it would all be ok, only for Lisa to do so and have Erika stir the pot more was ridiculous. Lisa had been nothing but supportive of Erika, even seeking her advice, like you would do with a friend. Does anyone else think that Lisa and Ken got the visit with Erika and her husband because they were deemed worthy enough? I can't imagine Vince and Eileen being invited out to dinner by those two. It looked like Eileen and Erika's filming barely even made it on to the show and then only for context. I don't know what to make of Kathryn, that whole set up at lunch to talk about addiction really seemed like just a way for her to bring up her past, which is fine. But it was dumb to drag the rest of the ladies into something that was painfully in the past. Kyle did the right thing in removing herself but yes, what Lisa went through with Kim was scary and she was the one in the car with her.

Does the woman in the red jacket look like Milah?

Sounds like they are cursed again. But then, how does Emma get out of Underbrooke/Storybrooke to go to NYC to buy the red jacket. If this is more memory loss...

I get the impression that the staff's laundry is done at the main house. The Bates' seem to take all of their meals at the main house, with the rare meal out, which is probably why Carson wanting to eat at home was such a big deal. I think Mrs. Hughes having coffee brought to her room on her wedding day was special and not an everyday occurrence. The Bates' also seem to leave for work in the dark and come home in the dark but it appears that all servants get some time off in the afternoon between lunch and dinner, even Mrs. Patmore and Daisy go into town or visiting in the afternoon.

The house tour was funny, as someone who's been on the house tour, I can say the guides are more informed but don't really give out that much information, and you do get to go upstairs. Mary suddenly being in love with the race car driver is puzzling. We've seen him 3 times? Nearly all of her scenes since Tom returned have been with him and while Fellowes can throw out, brother/sister lines, they aren't brother and sister. They run the estate together, and I can't figure out why Tom is pushing her to get with this guy either? Why is Tom going on their dates even, it's ridiculous. Tom and Mary have more chemistry than any of her other supposed suitors since Matthew died. If they want them to just be friends Tom should've returned with a wife from America. It's hard to believe that 7 years on he hasn't really dated anyone. I hope Edith will end up happy, Bertie seems like a good match. I thought it was very out of character for Violet to cause a scene with the villagers, but atleast she had more than one liners this episode. Merton's soon to be daughter in law is creepy. I can't figure out why she is trying to get Merton and Mrs. Crawley together so badly when her fiancée basically forbid it. Mrs. Carson needs to say something to Mr. Carson, who would want to live like that? And please don't let it be Mrs. Patmore that does the talking. I'm tired of the Anna pregnancy drama, can't they be happy for an entire episode? Instead they have a constant worry with the pregnancy.

It's a call out because the actress who plays Mrs. Crawley played Elizabeth's Aunt who takes her to Pemberley in the Kiera Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice.

A Crown for Christmas was the best 2015 Christmas movie by far. Danica was a little awkward, but that actually went along well with the character she was playing. I wasn't expecting anything from Unleashing Mr Darcy and I was pleasantly surprised. I don't like animals as gimmicks in shows, but they weren't too distracting from the overall storyline.

At least he looks funny. Not at all menacing, but yes, Hades hair does appear to have taken the CGI budget for this half season. Well probably most of that between his hair and Zelena's endless tornados.

I thought the true love theme snippet was beautiful and I found it hopeful. Obviously, they're on a journey in the darkest of places and I think the music reflects that. I can hear elements of the Captain Swan theme, but really this could be for any of the couples, perhaps Zelena and Hades?

Does anyone else feel like the spoilers have sucked this hiatus? 5.17, they are still in the "Underworld." Which means they are probably walking around in circles again. Zelena and Belle have somehow gotten there and Belle is obviously preggo. Charming hasn't been seen for a few episodes. It's possible that Baby Snowflake has grown up without his parents just like his sister. Captain Swan--which the whole reason to go to the Underworld was to "Save Hook" barely seen or mentioned, I mean Colin had enough time to go shoot a small part in a movie. I can't remember the last time we heard anything about Regina, Robin, or Henry. I just feel like we've had more information in other hiatus' and this one has been fairly bleak. Also with MRJ back in Vancouver, I mean, if they go the Neal route again, I may have to quit watching.

So People's Choice Awards are tonight and JMo is still in LA...

I still say that the house rental was pre-planned by the show. They are in the Hamptons longer than the white party, so for dramas sake, it makes more sense to decamp to a house vs. all staying in separate motel rooms. The whole point is to throw the ladies together where they can't get away. I think even Lisa V knew this was the plan, but had to play to the cameras that she had no idea because she was actually staying in a sponsored room. I think the only way Yo got out of the trip was by conveniently scheduling surgery. Most of her season has not been spent with the other women, she'll show up for a dinner, but she'll only take trips with her husband or health advocate.

Eileen and Lisa R are my favorites, it's interesting that the actresses seem to have the most mundane lives. Have we even seen a housekeeper at Eileen's yet? Lisa's daughters are typical teenagers, none of Eileen's boys listen to her, pretty average if they didn't live in mansions. Erika seems ok so far, but I'm waiting for the penny to drop. I like that she really manages to have 2 personas. The dignified lawyer's wife and the clubber. Kyle's only storyline seems to be which ever one of her sisters has wronged or embarrassed her that week. Doesn't she have anything else happening? Did we ever learn why Lisa V was on the cover of the mag? It just seemed weird since they don't normally hang out in the Hamptons. I don't blame the ladies for decamping but there was also no way Lisa could leave either. The house rental would've been prearranged as well since it was summer in the Hamptons. Leaky implants can lead to illness, perhaps Yo should've had them removed before taking out her teeth? I'm not s David fan but really who knows what he's been through with her. One day she says she can't walk with him, the next 2 times we see her she's out for walks with other people. Her common theme seems to be supplements and no makeup? I do think if David didn't care he wouldn't have gone to Cleveland.