Homecoming

For what it is Once Upon A Time is very likeable but this opener to the series finale is extraordinarily rushed. It has a randomness and perfunctory approach which is jarring to say the least. Scenes seem to last five seconds and the cast, with the exception of Robert Carlyle, appear to have been contracted by the minute. It has always relied far too much on rather badly done green screen but this episode, at times, goes out of its way to look like it was shot in a garage to the extent it seems deliberately to be mocking itself. Either the money ran out or there is a cunning twist next week to explain this low rent episode. The final season never worked because the new actors just didn't appeal with the older Henry being a prime example. The show deserves a happy ending and I hope it gets it but if this episode is a harbinger of things to come I'm not hopeful.