The Crocodile is another solid episode.
Not only does it continue to give more development to Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin and his relationship with Belle with more emotion and tension, thus making him more than just a standard villain, but it also had a great debut from Killan Jones/Captain Hook.
Aside from the appearance of the ship, which looks really stunning with a suspenseful vibe to it, the character himself, especially in his first debut, already became one of the best written new characters after season 2 started. His connection to Rumpelstiltskin's wife and the Dark One was very interesting and it worked really well for me. Also. Colin O'Donaghue does a brilliant job with his performance, giving the character menace, and delivering the best lines ever.
That being said, the storyline continues to be well-written, the script is still strong, the pacing's never dull, and Mark Isham continues to shine in his music score. If there are some nitpicks, it would have to be that we haven't seen the regular/old characters and while Emilie De Ravin did a great job as Belle in the previous season, she disappointed me a little bit in this episode. She wasn't terrible, it's just that the way she was written did felt a bit stale.
Anyway, another solid episode, great debut of Captain Hook, and a neat continuation. Thumbs up. :)