<P> There are multiple references made to Disney's Beauty and the Beast . The chipped tea cup that Belle accidentally drops is a reference to the character Chip in the film . Also, Belle's fiancée in the show is named Gaston, the Disney antagonist, and he was turned into a red rose, which featured prominently in the film . In addition, most of Belle's clothing in the fantasy world appears to be directly inspired by clothing worn by Belle in the Disney film, such as her yellow ballgown and her blue and white plainclothes . Mr. French's flower shop is called "Game of Thorns," a reference to Game of Thrones, a popular fantasy show and book series . The name and a logo can be seen on the side of his van at the start of the episode . David is seen reading Anna Karenina, another story about an affair that ends tragically . In the end of the episode, a reference to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is shown, when Regina meets a nurse, who looks like nurse Ratchet and the janitor mopping up bears a striking resemblance to the Chief in the novel and film adaptation . </P> <P> Ratings and viewership for "Skin Deep" were down from the last episode . It had an 18 - 49 rating of 3.0 and was seen by 8.65 million viewers, down 14 percent, but still came in second overall for the night . This was partially due to the fact that the episode aired in the same time - slot as the 54th Grammy Awards, who had their best numbers ever since the 1984 telecast and the sudden news of Whitney Houston's death the day prior to the event . In Canada, the episode finished in sixteenth place for the week with an estimated 1.55 million viewers, a slight decrease from the 1.58 million of the previous episode . </P> <P> "Skin Deep" received mixed reviews from television critics . </P> <P> Amy Ratcliffe, writing for IGN, rated the episode with an 8 out of 10 . She expressed her love of Robert Carlyle, opining that "I especially liked him in the episode . He managed to show true emotion in spite of his silly Rumpelstiltskin accent, and he improves every scene he's in . I feel like this episode will start something bigger . At least, I hope it will ." Laura Prudom of The Huffington Post felt Espenson was a "perfect fit for this episode--when she's firing on all cylinders, the Buffy alumna is one of the best in the industry at writing layered, empowered women, even when circumstances conspire against them ." </P>

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