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Seriously? Why would Emma go undercover with Regina? Why would the QOD let her into their circle? Why are Hook and Charming just standing there? There better be a scene with Hook and Emma where they discuss what a bad idea this is. This is so dumb.

I really like Eileen, she's playing the role of all of us at home. I like that she can calmly talk about what's bothering her and call out the others in the same way. We needed that scene at the bar with she and LisaR. I can only guess that there really is something about Lisa's marriage or family that she doesn't want out there and she's been scared into submission by an out of control Kim. Eileen doesn't seem to have those same fears and as a result can take on everyone if needed. I'm tired of this season's storyline of Kim's addiction. We did this two seasons ago and it wasn't fun then either. I suppose it guarantees her a spot on the show. Brandi must've been told early on (could she have really figured it out on her own?) what the storyline would be and hitched her wagon to Kim. Brandi just doesn't fit in and acts out of control to get attention. If they ignore her she will go away. Every time they engage her it's just giving her more air time. I don't really understand Yolanda. She's always on Brandi's side, WHY? I think she likes her as a project but after Brandi's behavior in her home you'd think she would reconsider. She may have been feeling unwell, but she also probably wanted a day away from the ladies. I don't believe for a second that they were ever meant to stay at her mother's apartment.

Well we are 3 episodes in, which is about the time that Hook normally gets cursed by the "villain" of the half season. It would be a nice change for him not to be cursed, just unknowingly impersonated for once. At least this time Hook could really tell Emma the truth, "It wasn't me! We were having coffee, remember?"

I agree and I guess the reason why Will was brought to OUAT was to be paired with Belle all along. I can see Belle rebounding this fast, it just seems pointless to me to give a Will a "series regular" status to be the boyfriend of Belle whose barely a "series regular" as it is. It's not in the budget to give Emma her own place but they can afford to pay someone for an entire year just to be the boyfriend of a character who regularly sleeps through the big confrontation or is left to babysit. Huh?

I also can't get over Cruella, Ursula and Maleficent paling around together. Talk about random.

I think its great that Emma accepts Hook as is and vice versa, but why doesn't she really want to know more? Shouldn't she want to know about his past beyond Peter Pan?

So Jinger meets Ben at the jeweler by herself? You only need a chaperone if you're dating? Why not just say you're not dating and then you can be alone.

I think the fact that their bringing back Zelena is very worrisome. They've got 3 villians plus Rumple and they need Zelena as well? Throw the mysterious Lily into the mix and where are our main characters? Oz was last year, why bring Zelena back now? Just to show that she's been still trying to wreck Regina's potential happiness? To show that Emma can be duped? I think that they had no intention of bringing Zelena back but recognized that there wasn't enough focus on the Robin and Regina drama and needed a way to put it front and center. If anything, the QOD have overshadowed the Robin and Regina story (not that I'm complaining).

Sure it did, did you see Chris' jacket after their lengthy hug? Makeup smudges from her fingers all over his back.

He was clearly really uncomfortable, but of course, it's all about Britt. Holding his hand and putting her other on his knee was completely inappropriate, I think it's also why Kaitlyn kept her seat, she didn't want to look like Britt.

Poor Carly, the audience was all about Britt. I loved that Carly was the first person he hugged when the show was over though. Carly was just trying to be a good friend to Chris. I can't believe they'd seriously consider Britt for anything---all she does is fake cry and lie constantly. Why didn't they go to the tape of her saying one thing to the girls and something completely different to Chris. Perhaps the audience was all friends of Britt? She's just not likeable. Yes Jade, you were sent home for the photos, perhaps if you'd told him sooner, you'd of been sent home sooner. He plainly said that a past like that wouldn't work for him or his neighbors. Kaitlyn is still upset 4 months later? I always wonder if they watch the show, it's easy to miss when you're in the moment, but seeing his connection with the others should provide more clarity. Although, his relationship with Becca is puzzling. Chris H. wrote a book? That's got to be the craziest announcement ever on this show.

Are the Bates' forever doomed to trade places in prison? This storyline is so dumb, and it's clearly not resolved yet, they just didn't want to go further with it in the Christmas special. I get that technically Anna couldn't have children and still be a ladies maid, but surely she could become Mary's seamstress or something and still have a family. There's got to be better storyline for those two. Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes are cute, I'd forgotten that they weren't engaged already. Would it have been proper for them to go in on a house together if they weren't engaged? It's not like they were inviting Mrs. Pattmore in a as a partner either. One thing I do find interesting is that they show how everyone can inherit on the show. We know Daisy will end up with a farm, Mrs. Pattmore just inherited a house. It's not just the heir to Downton that can inherit property and it's interesting that they've shown how women can in different situations. Matthew Goode is a regular on a series in the US so I'm not sure how they'd bring him back as a love interest for Mary. I felt like their interaction was fairly "blink" and you miss it. I also can't imagine she'd want to date a guy who drives race cars after Matthew died in a car accident. Edith was finally tolerable! I'm so glad her dad talked to her and finally gave her some support and acceptance. I do wonder why Edith isn't in London running the newspaper though. Here's hoping the show fast forwards enough that Tom is already back from America. I can't imagine he'd enjoy the lifestyle of an immigrant in 1920's America. Perhaps something will happen at Downton that will require his return? Overall, I hated the first half of the episode. Loved the new Castle, but Lord Sinderby's grouchiness was insufferable. I thought it'd be a terrible way to spend Christmas watching such a boring episode. The second half was much better, I do feel sorry for Isobel but she's right not to want to be miserable. I was undecided on the whole Russian thing. It took a lot for Violet to bring the Princess back and give up the Prince again. I thought the Princess was pretty terrible but I suppose Violet did the right thing in the end.

Ok, Snow and Charming's secret: a. They gave up their first born child "Lily" in exchange for some kind of protection from QOD. My guess would be that Cruella raised "Lily" initially. b. They kidnapped "Lily" from the QOD and sent her through in the wardrobe on a test run, not knowing that Gepetto had done the same with Pinocchio. c. Maybe QOD gets Babysnowflake? Maybe they agreed to give away their first born son? It seems like it has to be more personal for Emma to have the heart with the greatest possibility for evil. I guess I don't understand why she's the lightest magic of the light but then can be the darkest too. Regina switches back and forth but only when Robin's around.

Why wouldn't Belle go to Regina with the language for translation? She's got all those ancient books in her vault! Why would Regina trust Cruella and Ursula? Cruella seemed to be the only QOD not phoning in her performance. Ursula (other than at her apt, btw who's taking care of her aquariums?) was awful and Maleficent was ridiculous. I certainly wouldn't have left the entry scroll with the new villians..

I think if there was any question that 4b would be centered on Regina that was answered today when they only sent Lana out to do interviews. Everything will revolve around Regina and her relationships with the characters. I fully expect Regina/Emma to mirror Regina/Mal and Emma/Lily. This will apparently be the half season of Robin and Regina finding their way back to each other and Emma and Regina becoming BFF's because they want to, not because of Henry. Regina will realize that she's in control of her own destiny and CAN be happy with Robin. Captain Swan on the other hand...it's too early in the series to focus on their happy ending so it'll backburnered until next fall.

Per the sneak peek: Yay! The Savior and Evil Queen working together, all season long! What exactly is Hook's job coming out of that? Belle to the library, MM to round everyone up, Hook to.... while Regina and Emma work to save the town.

Ok, so this will be the half season of Regina and Emma building a snowman. Why? Only A&E know. I suspect that the "Lily" episode will be to Emma and Regina what "Tallahassee" was to Emma, Hook & Neal. We'll see Emma and Regina go off on this great adventure together and they'll run into Lily--probably at the gas station they've been filming at. We'll have flashbacks as to why the Lily/Emma friendship worked but ultimately didn't and we'll see in present day why the Regina and Emma friendship will work in the future. Then, joy of joys, Emma will discover what it's like to have "real" friend that's a girl before she gets to have true love with Hook. Great. Eye roll, eye roll, eye roll. This should keep the SQ'ers happy considering that Robin and Hook will be MIA for this arc. I'm sure the writers feel like they've established that Emma and Regina are in relationships with men but if they'll lose fans over it, let's make them BFF's at least. I suppose Lily also killed one of Emma's past loves? How on earth could Emma be friends with Regina after EVERYTHING?!?! The mind boggles.

In the "real world" Kaitlyn and Chris would've never dated or gotten past a first date.

Kaitlyn really dodged a bullet. I'm sure it sucks to be eliminated, but it's good that she was at this stage. I don't think she was really into him, she always seemed to know that the other shoe would drop. Whitney is ready to chuck her good career and move to a town (that everyone has warned her about) that she's never seen to marry this dude. It's fine to want to be married and have babies right away, but when the guy is even telling her that she should really think about whether she could handle Arlington after living in Chicago, it tells me she's pretty clueless about the living situation and only wants to "win" and have babies. It could work, I've seen the smart, bubbly, cheerleader marry the soft spoken Iowa farmer and be happy as a wife and mom, but it's also hard to watch a smart woman sell herself short. I do think she might have regrets after a few weeks of not seeing another soul and having her husband sitting around drinking whatever that is in that tumbler 24/7. I had to mute Becca last night after the 47th time she mentioned to the audience she was a virgin and we were still 10 minutes away from her big reveal to Chris. These Bali dates must've really sucked that they only thing they could spend time on was Becca's reveal that she's now waiting for marriage. Why did she go on this show? Did she not realize it would require public displays of affection? I think Chris handled the "reveal" as well as he could've, "I respect your decision, blah, blah, blah." I'm surprised they didn't have them recap the next morning conversation which apparently, temporarily broke them up. If Becca isn't all in as far as Arlington is concerned, why keep her? I think Chris and Becca might be the most boring people on the Bachelor ever. Can you imagine if they ended up together? I can't imagine they'd even ever talk to each other let alone have kids. Something has happened to Becca to make her fear intimacy, she's 26 and pretty, it doesn't make sense.

Hook and Emma are "kind of" in a good place in the premiere? Huh? Has Emma spent the last 6 weeks just drinking with Regina then? How can they not be in a "really" good place with no villain to chase for 6 weeks? Anyone else think they will mirror Regina and Maleficent with Regina and Emma? This does appear that it will be the season of Regina and Emma's friendship. Did anyone besides SQ ers really want to see that explored? I also don't care about what Robin has been up to in NYC. It's hard to believe that they brought on Will as a season regular just so he could date Belle who's barely a regular herself. Why invest so much into Belle?

She must bite the apple though, Regina used Snow's for the turnover.

Oh the promo, I think Emma looks really sickly. It looks like the apple lures her into the woods and the QOD and Rumple curse her. There's no logical reason beyond a curse that Emma would suddenly go dark. I do think that Regina will have a hand in saving Emma, hence the scene with Emma refusing to hug Snow because Emma's cursed and driving off with Regina in the bug. But with the apple, I wonder if she'll only be released from the curse ala a True Love's Kiss. Cue Hook, please.

Perhaps it's as simple as Lily is Snow's daughter but not Charming's. Maybe Snow had a child that she gave up before she met Charms. Maybe she told Charms about the child she gave up. Perhaps Lily was adopted by Cruella? Who knows. I could see Emma being mad at Snow for giving up another child, especially her 12hr BFF. As for the spoiler about Hook and Emma being tested. They are tested every half season. Emma always ends up not caring what shenanigans he's been up to and Hook spends most of the time cursed so he can't tell her what he's been up to. We always think this will be what breaks them up but it never does because Emma can't quit him. I'd love if Hook wasn't a fan of Operation Mongoose, perhaps he knows that Mongooses kill Swans? I do think they are pandering with SQ, how ironic will it be when it's really just Regina and Emma roadtripping to retrieve Robin. Or perhaps, Regina will tear up that scroll and she and Emma have to live in NYC while everyone, including Henry-who-can-never-go-to-the-Enchanted-Forest-because-he-wasn't-born-there, go back to the Enchanted Forest. The last episode of the season better be a big Captain Swan reunion.

I think they filmed outside or on locations a lot more last spring which they don't seem to be doing this year. It's not just the lack of spoilers from tv guide and tv line, we don't even see fans meeting the cast and giving spoilers because most of the filming is being done in studio. It just seems odd that we know nothing beyond "Queens of Darkness" and now Lily's back. Some one needs to throw is us a bone it's less than a week and a half until the premiere!

Why do Jessa and Ben even need the little house? Surely Jessa has had a contract with TLC since she turned 18. Even if her parents kept all the money once they were engaged you'd think they'd have their own contract and their own money. Ben should be getting paid as well for being on the show. Why didn't they just buy their own house? I hope they haven't put their money into remodeling that one that they'll have to give back once they "outgrow" the house. I do wonder if Jessa and Ben are going the adoption route at this point since there is a 2 year (at least) waiting period. This way they could just be together instead of having the ridiculous pressure of whether or not she's pregnant each month. I was hoping for more for Jessa but it looks like she's still drinking the Kool-aid that tells her that women are only allowed to be mothers. I suppose there's still hope for Jinger.