Hat Trick does a fine job in continuing where the episode left off with Mary Margaret escaping from prison only to be captured by Jefferson, who turns out to be the Mad Hatter in the Enchanted Forest. My only quibble is that it did drag a bit too long and took a while to get going, but that's about it.
The story's still well-written, the script's fine, the acting's still good, the music score is solid, the direction is crisp, and the Mad Hatter's back-story remained interesting and it made me feel sorry for him that he had to work for the Evil Queen to help find an apple only to get betrayed and will never see his daughter again and is trapped in Wonderland (setting up a spin-off that would come a year later). So, overall, another interesting episode and a great back-story to Mad Hatter. :)
The story's still well-written, the script's fine, the acting's still good, the music score is solid, the direction is crisp, and the Mad Hatter's back-story remained interesting and it made me feel sorry for him that he had to work for the Evil Queen to help find an apple only to get betrayed and will never see his daughter again and is trapped in Wonderland (setting up a spin-off that would come a year later). So, overall, another interesting episode and a great back-story to Mad Hatter. :)