I liked this one quite a bit; it felt faster-paced (even though the party was stuck in one place, as usual) and had some good jokes and some nice character moments.
I'm glad that a few secrets (Boorman having the Lux Arcana, Willow winning his legendary battle through trickery, Kit knowing Elora can do magic) were revealed to everyone, and that Elora and the audience learned a secret about Graydon seemingly killing his brother due to his past "illness". I was all ready to be annoyed when Kit tried to tell Elora about the seed spell the first time and Elora wasn't listening (I hate it when characters won't just spit it out -- yell if you have to!), but she told her when it really mattered, so that was okay.
I liked that Kit got over herself a bit in this episode, acknowledging the evil in her bloodline but choosing not to resort to killing Graydon in the end even when the others were resigned to it, instead choosing to bolster Elora's faith in herself. Keep up this character growth!
Also nice to see a tiny bit of progression on the Jade/Kit front, with Boorman acknowledging that it's obvious they have a thing for each other. I'm glad his character exists to bring some much-needed humor to the show.
It's obvious that Graydon has a thing for Elora, and at times it seems like she's becoming closer to him as well (even though she's still devoted to Airk), although it's too early to tell where that's gonna go... plus this revelation about his past seems to have disturbed her. It's interesting, though. Will she even still want Airk by the time they find him?
I'd like to see more from Jade; I feel like she's taking a bit of a backseat to the others, which I guess isn't surprising considering she's a more serious, stoic character and it's often harder to get attached to them at first. Willow's kind of on the same level for me, as it feels like he's mostly just there for the exposition so far (when, as the title character, he really should seem more important), but at least his exasperation with all these dumbasses (I say that with affection) is funny.
I like how the show is incorporating actual scenes from the movie as flashbacks and making them blend in flawlessly. That's a tough thing to pull off, but it makes the show feel so much more believable when you're looking at an actual younger version of an actor and not just a makeup/CGI attempt at de-aging.
