^I think the whole Regina thing was simply to show how desperate her character is getting...Gold is clearly not firmly on her side anymore, her staunch ally Sidney is behind bars at her behest, Henry believes she's evil and is insistent she is going to lose. She's must feel like she's running out of options. We all knew it wouldn't work.
I LOVED the Emma/August stuff--SUCH an amazing connection forged between them, and the scenes with August and Marco were so bittersweet as Marco doesn't know he's Gepetto and that August is Pinocchio.
ONLY TWO MORE EPS LEFT IN THE SEASON!! Yes, Emma BETTER believe soon. I get the feeling things are coming down to the wire. The promo for next week was amazing! Henry will stop her from leaving, but then something happens to him! I'm sure he'll be okay, but Snow biting the apple in the fairytale world will be an EPIC Snow/Charming episode, I just know it. And EVERYONE involved in the show--actors, writers, producers--say that the season finale is gigantic and one even said something like "everything you want to see happens", so I'm starting to think those brief clips I mentioned might be real! I will be cautiously optimistic until I see the ep. This show is just incredible.