I was thinking before she became frozen he should have been honest with Marian. She is a good woman who does not deserve this.

As to Milah, she was selfish and superficial in my mind! Preferring an adventure with skeevy pirates over her adorable son and the brave man who provided for them just boggles my mind. Rumple crippling himself was not cowardly. He put his son first before anything. I don't want to argue about Milah anymore because it's pointless. I never said she deserved death at the hands of a cursed Rumple. What she did deserve was a bitch slap and a few nights in jail to straighten out her priorities. She left her child home alone and hungry to go drinking. I know she was miserable, I felt bad that they couldn't leave but her actions put her in the worst possible light. There is a difference in judging a person and judging what they do. What she did was wrong! Bae could have gotten hurt, he was scared because he was alone and he was only four. He needed care and Miss I am married to a coward was too busy listening to Hook's stupid stories to care that her son needed her! She never loved Bae and I think she only said she would return out of fear! Milah loved herself. She is like that woman who because her boyfriend rejected her because she had kids, killed one and hurt the other two. Bae and Rumple were obstacles to her. She planned to run off with Hook before she asked Rumple to move so I doubt if he said yes that would have changed and she even said it herself what she was planning. Rumple may not have had the means to leave and Bae had friends in the village. Whose to say the past wouldn't have caught up to him. I bet if Rumple was married to Belle, she wouldn't have done to him what Milah did!

Also, Milah said to Rumple she never loved him. yes she was kind at first until he got home and than she was all about herself and just because we didn't see all her past doesn't mean she didn't verbally abuse him! Rumple doesn't think he is unlovable for no reason!

Milah deserves disdain for neglecting her son and abusing her husband! There is nothing wrong with standing by your husband unless he abuses you or commits a crime. Rumple made a mistake with the best of intentions and he was good to that witch! So the neighbor's disdained them like my mom always says until they pay your bills, they have no say over how you live your life. I would have just told them off and carried on with my family. She made selfish choices and I am glad Rumple moved on to find a beautiful woman who truly loves him.

he never believed he did though. He always says that fate is fate, and he thinks this si what he's fated for

I understood it that Snow and Charming were running both Leopold's and George's kingdoms jointly together. Snow and Charming weren't even officially/ publically married at that time because she referred to him as her fiance (even though we all know Lancelot married them privately). He was "the prince" because he was publically considered George's son and the presumed ruler of that Kingdom because George had been deposed. It was not because he was Snow's husband because most of the kingdom (or even all but Lancelot) didn't know they were married. Also they were in George's castle at the time so he would be the Prince ruling the kingdom of which Regina was housed as a prisoner. I don't think we can necessarily presume a patriarchal society based on the interchange between Snow and Regina from 2.10. From other things, yes but not that one.

I can. I think the Enchanted Forest was basically a patriarchal society. I mean . . . Leopold having Regina confined to her bedroom, because he suspected she might be cheating on him?

I disagree. There's no evidence that patriarchy played into the Enchanted Forest. Granny had respect and command in her village. The female fairies were respected and held power. Snow, as well as Abigail, were female and there was no sign that either was thought less of for being princesses instead of princes. No, if patriarchy did play a role in the Enchanted Forest, it did so in a way the show hasn't explored before.

However, the Enchanted Forest was most definitely a extremely hierarchical society. Leopold could lock up Regina because he was a king, not because he was a man. Regina was the queen, but she married into it. Leopold was the source of power, so he was the one the guards obeyed. The more obvious example was Xavier's ability to threaten Cora's life for merely crashing a party. If Rumple hadn't taught her to spin straw into gold, it was made clear that Xavier could just order Cora's execution and have it performed, no law or custom to prevent such abuse of power. And don't get me started on the elements of power that having magic bring to the Enchanted forest. Needless to say, it reinforces the hierarchy and takes it to new levels even our world never saw. Hierarchy, not sexism ruled in the Enchanted Forest, and magic made it worse.

Ratings looked good for this episode.