Once Upon A Time is back with another episode, the fifth of this seventh season, entitled “Beauty”, and in it, we found out it was time to say goodbye to Belle, unfortunately in a much more permanent way than we were probably hoping for.

In flashbacks, we got to see Belle and Rumple’s story unfold and get to a finish line. Rumple realized he wanted to be free of the dagger once and for all, making him a mortal, so he could live a peaceful and finite life with the people he loves the most: Gideon and Belle. Belle managed to find a prophecy, which mentioned the Edge of Realms, so there was exactly where they headed. What Rumple didn’t realize was that the prophecy spoke in metaphors, and “the sunset” wasn’t the one with everyone’s sun, but rather Belle’s life. But before she got to the finish line, they did end up spending some great moments together. But of course, like everyone else, Belle’s life started fading, and it was then Rumple realized the truth.

I thought this really was a beautiful twist, making Rumple believe that he will be reunited with his love once again, because taking leaps of faith isn’t Rumple’s strong suit at all. Rumple had to let her go, but of course not before Belle told him a story: their story. I thought it was so great they put some flashbacks of their highlights through the past few seasons. To be honest, I was never much of a Rumbelle shipper, because I hated that Belle always put faith on Rumple only to come out disappointed, over and over again. But this episode really made me start liking their relationship so much more. It really was a good ending for Belle’s character, and I feel like this is an ending Emma should have earned too.

In present day, it was Halloween in Hyperion Heights, and since I found this out I was very excited because we never really got a themed episode (expect for 112, when it was Valentine’s day in Storybrooke). I was glad the story continued to focus on Rumple’s journey in the new timeline, but in this new city, we saw Rumple through Tilly. Since we saw her in the premiere, I loved her character immediately, so I was glad we saw a lot more of her this time. We found out Tilly’s curse works a little differently from everyone else, since she only doesn’t remember when she takes her pills. Fortunately, in this episode she forgot about them, taking Weaver on an adventure, which, I am almost sure, led him to remember everything. After Tilly shot him, I saw a glimpse of recognition in his eyes. Then there was that scene in which he saw Belle, and he didn’t seem to be confused, which means he must have recognized her. And for the great finale, there was of course, that scene with Victoria, in which he practically screamed he remembers everything now. Of course he didn’t say anything, because he loves to play a long game, and he would never reveal himself just because he felt like it.

In the meantime, Roni convinced Henry to put the past behind him, by telling him that moving on doesn’t mean he has to forgot about the past. Taking it from the expert in this matter, since all her lovers end up getting killed, Henry decided to take her advice, and almost asked Jacinda on a date. Of course that before he had the chance to, he was interrupted by Ivy saying she lost Lucy. Henry went searching for his own daughter, even he didn’t know it, and while he did, he even started bonding with Ivy. As we have always learned from this show, “Evil isn’t born, it’s made”, so Ivy is no different. She is mean like that, because the person who is closer to saying they love her, is Victoria, so she feels like she has to please her and do everything she says. Happily, she seems to be getting a little less mean, and that is probably because she found herself a friend. What I didn’t like about this, was that I think I could smell a love triangle taking form, and I want Henry to be with Ella.

There is also something I noticed was interesting, therefore I think it is worth mentioning. It is just a detail, but there is where the devil lies, so here it goes. After Rodgers came out of Weaver’s hospital room, he started talking to Tilly, and a moment after that they were playing chess. Want to guess what was the first piece Rodgers moved? That’s right, a tower. Could this mean she really is his daughter? Maybe, but for me this is more proof she isn’t. The writers of this show usually don’t do obvious, since there has been some really cool and jaw dropping moments throughout the show, so maybe what they are trying to do is push the fans to thinking Hook’s daughter is one person, before revealing the shocking truth. One can hope, right?

Overall, this was a really great episode, the best one of the season so far in my opinion. I really loved how Belle’s story ended, and all of the memories from the flashbacks, when she was telling their story, just made it so much better. And now that Weaver (possibly) remembers, Victoria should really watch out. I am giving this episode an 8.9/10.

Next episode is entitled “Greenbacks” and it will be Tiana’s centric. In it, we will meet Dr. Facilier. There will also be a very shocking revelation (which you can check in the amazing and very frustrating promo), so don’t miss it.