So, without too many spoilers:

Mister Gold, the sharp-dressed eminence grise of Storybrooke,
has been put away like the disguise he was.

Rumplestiltskin had the notion of
living with Belle without the dagger.
I won't say how,
but he ended up
surviving with the dagger without Belle. NOT what he wanted.

This episode was especially worthwhile
because it pointed at engrossing future developments.

The new Alice-in-Wonderland character
(also under an amnesiac curse)
is a shot in the arm for this show. You cannot look away when she shows up.

And...where is Rumple's dagger anyway?