The Hidden Kingdom shows the strengths possible in Fairest. That's because it's a story that feels very unlike anything Willingham would write. It's very dark and feels very authentic to a number of different sorts of Japanese stories. On the other hand, it feels very authentic to Fables too, because it mixes together all those different types of myth with Rapunzel and the stories of the adversary too. So, overall it's a delightfully scary and fun mixture. 
 The Reynard the Fox story is a little bit of nothing, but a fun finale.