Subtext Recap: Once Upon a Time 2.21 – Second Star to the Right

Wow, what an interesting title for something fairy tale-themed. Why does it sound so familiar? Well, since that’s a mystery I shall never solve, I guess on with it. So, as always, I Hulu-ed this episode to go back through scene by scene, so I could analyze for hidden subtext and watch Lana Parrilla’s hair…

You know… spoilers. I’m just going to say it, this was a very confusing episode for me. Not because it had a shocking twist. Because as soon as Neal stumbled through the door of Gold’s shop, I felt like Spike in “The Weight of the World” <– Buffy reference. Neal is Gold. Gold’s Neal. They’re…

We’ve just lost one of our best running jokes. “Have you seen my shoes?” “They’re in the closet… behind Chely.” Never fear, we have plenty of celebs left that we can drop into the void left behind by Chely’s coming out. I’m not naming names, but the first one sounds like Barishka. Chely Wright was…