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Once Upon A Time |OT| Happy Endings Gone Forever More
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fortified_concept
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Loved it, I don't know where it'll go from there but the first episode was excellent and unlike most new dramas this season it seems to have high production values.
Dominican Power
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Margene from Big Love, and Gus from Breaking Bad....I'm in.
Hari Seldon
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I'm definitely in, I thought the pilot was excellent, mainly due to the absolutely fabulous cast. The production value was high enough where it had a definite movie feel to it rather than a network drama. I think this show is going to be a big hit, as anecdotal evidence my mother-in-law called my wife to remind her it was on tonight, so they are going to hit their women demo really well.
The other thing that I like is that the writers seem to be in extreme control of the camp. In a show like this the camp could easily overwhelm the entire show (e.g. having Rumpelstiltskin being a bad ass mob boss), however the writing, directing, and acting actually made this believable and not campy at all.
This is probably a very solid show to get into with your g/f or wife. It has the fairy tails but also a pretty dark plot. Definitely extremely solid, especially for a network.
The other thing that I like is that the writers seem to be in extreme control of the camp. In a show like this the camp could easily overwhelm the entire show (e.g. having Rumpelstiltskin being a bad ass mob boss), however the writing, directing, and acting actually made this believable and not campy at all.
This is probably a very solid show to get into with your g/f or wife. It has the fairy tails but also a pretty dark plot. Definitely extremely solid, especially for a network.
Really kind of hokey. Pretty sure it won't find an audience but I'd like to be proven wrong. Great cast though .... Still think the premise is too much for a general audience, if anyone missed episode 1, how are they going to follow this?? There was so much establishment of the "conceit"
AngmarsKing701
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Thought the pilot was ok. Not going to light the world on fire or anything.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I enjoyed the show immensely =3 + Grimm was/is a good fairytale weekend
Plus my Waifu (^_^):
God was she amazing in Swingtown. I wuvs her so much
Plus my Waifu (^_^):
God was she amazing in Swingtown. I wuvs her so much
ErasureAcer
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Almost on.
ErasureAcer
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Sexy witch is a bitch.
ErasureAcer
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Medalion said:
The pilot re-aired right before this ep. U missed out again.
My brain hurts how hokey this all is
I have no real problem with the premise, but how it's executed, nobody looks like they can act their roles...the kid is unremarkable, Jennifer's character looks confused and worried all the time which is how I feel... the main antagonist is cheesy but kinda hot
I love sci-fi, fictional shit, some fantasy to a certain degree...but good god what is this?
I have no real problem with the premise, but how it's executed, nobody looks like they can act their roles...the kid is unremarkable, Jennifer's character looks confused and worried all the time which is how I feel... the main antagonist is cheesy but kinda hot
I love sci-fi, fictional shit, some fantasy to a certain degree...but good god what is this?
ErasureAcer
Banned
Another good ep. Next week's looks to be even better as hottie hottie short hair seems to take the lead.
ErasureAcer
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Medalion said:
You'll be back next week and if you're not good riddance.
The whole premise that Emma would stay to protect Henry or somehow understand their family situation is inherently stupid. She has no motivation to stay besides curiosity. That's all.
EDIT: Some okay special effets but this is stupidly over the top. The entire Malificent/Evil Queen thing was so poorly written and directed, especially at the beginning.
I don't know. I want to like this show. The premise seems like it could be fun, especially for an era that's all grown up with Disney characters. And it's much more ambitious than Grimm. But there are just some laps in logic that are silly.
EDIT: Some okay special effets but this is stupidly over the top. The entire Malificent/Evil Queen thing was so poorly written and directed, especially at the beginning.
I don't know. I want to like this show. The premise seems like it could be fun, especially for an era that's all grown up with Disney characters. And it's much more ambitious than Grimm. But there are just some laps in logic that are silly.
ErasureAcer
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Uh, she is his biological mother 10 years more mature. I'm sure she cares and has wondered about her son since she gave him up. Her staying isn't a shock.
Dr. Pangloss
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I thought the main reason she is staying is because of the question she asked at the end of episode one. You know how she can always tell a lie. Well she new the mayor was lying when she said she loves her son. I just watch mainly for Robert Carlyle. What a boss.
I just finished watching the pilot
It was a better ep overall than the one I just watched tonight but still it still had it's WTF moments to me
For a woman who insists on sounding skeptical, Emma Swan, gets dragged everywhere by this kid and sticks around... it's almost like she just listens to what everybody else tells her to do for the sake of the plot. I think this role really needs to grow because right now I am not too impressed with it.
Rumplestiltskin, the actor has a bit of a William Dafoe thing going on I can tell... abit of the Gollum/Hobgoblin/Joker thing happening.
"I will destroy you if it's the last thing I do"...lmao... this is how you thank the woman who found your son twice now and never gave her a chance to talk.
I may or may not watch next week but who knows.
It was a better ep overall than the one I just watched tonight but still it still had it's WTF moments to me
For a woman who insists on sounding skeptical, Emma Swan, gets dragged everywhere by this kid and sticks around... it's almost like she just listens to what everybody else tells her to do for the sake of the plot. I think this role really needs to grow because right now I am not too impressed with it.
Rumplestiltskin, the actor has a bit of a William Dafoe thing going on I can tell... abit of the Gollum/Hobgoblin/Joker thing happening.
"I will destroy you if it's the last thing I do"...lmao... this is how you thank the woman who found your son twice now and never gave her a chance to talk.
I may or may not watch next week but who knows.
-Babyteks-
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GraveRobberX said:
God was she amazing in Swingtown. I wuvs her so much
I was going to say you mean Boomtown.
Turns out she was in both. If you haven't seen Boomtown I recommend it.
ivysaur12 said:
I agree. Despite the fantasy elements, the show is still set in modern days and yet these characters behave in ways that defy common sense (or logic, as you've said). I actually enjoyed some of the flashbacks, kind of a neat addendum to the stories we've all grew up with.
planar1280
Banned
Jennifer Morrison was so hot in this episode!
ErasureAcer said:
She gave him up for a closed adoption. She has no legal right to even see Henry. In fact, she has no connection to him what so ever.
Could you imagine if you adopted someone and then the mother just showed up out of the blue and was like "I'M STAYING IN TOWN FOR A WEEK!"? There's no reason for her to stay because she obviously doesn't believe Henry's story. Making sure he's "okay"? She doesn't know him and has no reason not to trust the mayor besides her poorly defined "power" - what the mayor said at the end of the pilot is all true. The mayor is the one that took care of him since he was born-ish. Emma has no reason to be in Storybrooke besides to drop Henry off, she has no reason to stay, she has no reason to believe Henry since she hasn't witnessed anything supernatural to question her belief system, and she certainly has no reason to be a part of Henry's life.
Applying logic to a story world who seems tied to Fairy tales and fantasy... is iffy at bestivysaur12 said:
You can just simply say that Emma feels a pull towards this town because of her 'destiny' to be the savior of the Fairy Tale world, and her connection to the boy now that she is 28 when it was prophesized she would return to save them all
ErasureAcer
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ivysaur12 said:
So uh stop watching if you don't like it. You're acting like Erigu.
fortified_concept
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ivysaur12 said:
As it already been explained Emma was about to leave but before she did she asked the Mayor if she loved her son and she said yes. Obviously it was a lie and she sensed it, that's why she stayed. The evil queen has probably lost the ability to love after the spell even if she wants to (the character seems concerned about the kid but is still a manipulative soulless asshole).
-Babyteks-
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Medalion said:
I think you're being a bit sarcastic here but just in case, I think there's a difference between ruthless and heartless.
I actually really liked the scene between her and her 'Daddy' because it showed her vulnerability. The fact that she hesitated and even told him what she had to do...and the mere fact that she needed to sacrifice 'that which she loves the most' is proof that she CAN and DID/DOES love her dad. I can't wait to find out what Snow White did to her that was so bad that she absolutely couldn't let it go despite the sacrifice (I hope it's not being more beautiful than her like in the fairy tale, that would be a huge let-down). Besides she even named her kid after her dad (I'd be interested in knowing what happened to her dad in real life, and if he is also called Henry).
Anyway I started seeing her as more than just pure evil, someone who could potentially be brought back. Ruthless, definitely. Heartless, I don't think so.
-Babyteks-
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ivysaur12 said:
Ah yes...I remember thinking that was bizarre. I can't tell for sure if she knows what's going on or not. (I think Rumpelstiltskin does know for sure.)
You know...I'm wondering if the thing she loves the most is Prince Charming. She's a single woman in real life, and you'd expect her to dream up a world where she's got it all. And in the fantasy world Prince Charming initially didn't want Snow White to 'stoop to her level' and resort to violence. Could Snow White be a man-stealing biatch?
magnificent83
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I understand that its pretty early but I have to ask about the show and the whole premise that until Emma arrived, time had stopped in Storybrook. How does that work with all the children that live in the town and how does that work since Henry got adopted. The idea that everyone's memory is fuzzy, for the 28 years since the curse started, is brought up by Henry but how would he know if he hasn't been in the town for more than ten years. So everyone has been in stasis except Henry who ages because he is from outside the book?
Show has me hooked but the logical inconsistencies even considering its a fairy tale world are bugging me.
Also, how would Mr. Gold know that Henry is special enough for the evil Queen but fail to keep tabs on the mother of the baby if all it took was a credit card to find out who she was in reality. Unless Henry isn't special and its all a coincidence/fairytale providence that the grandson of the Queen's enemies is her son
Show has me hooked but the logical inconsistencies even considering its a fairy tale world are bugging me.
Also, how would Mr. Gold know that Henry is special enough for the evil Queen but fail to keep tabs on the mother of the baby if all it took was a credit card to find out who she was in reality. Unless Henry isn't special and its all a coincidence/fairytale providence that the grandson of the Queen's enemies is her son
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