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Once Upon a Time

It got a lot better after the first week but it still relies way too heavily on the "Mom vs. Mom" angle. Many times I find myself sympathizing with the so-called "evil queen"--she's portrayed as the bad one, and yet, who raised the kid for ten whole years until the blonde decided to show back up? Her. Who is the well-to-do, respected mayor of a small town with her own home, power and clout to make the kid's future much more secure? Her. Who has shown remarkable and considerable restraint with some deranged and homeless stranger who comes waltzing into town ten years after giving up her infant son, decides she knows what's best, and begins secretly taking the kid to all sorts of dangerous situations when he ought to be in school, with the full knowledge and support of the kid's teacher? Her.

That blond chick should have about twenty restraining order violations by now, IMO. I understand the suspension of disbelief that goes along with "good vs. evil," but the writers gotta do better than "because we said so" if they want me to buy in to the premise of the evil queen. So far she's done nothing I wouldn't do if some strange tart showed up and starting fucking around town with my ten-year-old son.
 
Well yeah, if this show was called "Normal People in a Normal Town," you'd have a point. But the modern-day circumstances are a result of the fairytale circumstances. The mayor knows she's evil deep down, she's just being the modern-day equivalent of evil: Acting all generous & nice, and using sleight of hand to keep people in the dark.

Arguing the logic of a show like this is like being annoyed at Magilla Gorilla because you know monkeys can't really talk.
 
It's official: Alan Dale has made it his mission to appear in every show that airs on ABC.

Tonight he appeared as King George, father of Prince Charming, and I'm sure it isn't a one-time guest shot.
 
OK, so I am a tad bit late to this, but still - I am completely, totally hooked on that show. I love the plot twists that always occured exactly the moment I thought I had it all figured out, and the referrals to not only folklore but also nods to other shows (anyone else noticed the Tron lunchbox? That was cute).
Yeah, it did get a bit too soapy in between, but then they all made it up to me by stuff like

Red being the Wolf, The Mad Hatter (I wanna see more about Wonderland, and Emma = Alice??
.

I'm not sure how they are going to fill the second season, though, after the main issue has been solved in the finale. I sure hope they have enough ideas to not having to venture too much into soap land.

Oh, and bring back the huntsman, asap ;)
 
I couldn't get into it at all.

My mum still watches random episodes and I tried telling her you can't watch tv that way these days but you know old people!
 
Well, I don't know about yours, but my mom certainly can, since even if she did watch all episodes in the right order, she would still have forgotten most of the story lines and every ep would be like a pilot to her. It's endearing, really, especially since I've found out I can tell her completely different versions of what had happened in the show and she still enjoys watching it. I have high hopes that I am like her, and that once I get into my 70s, even Buffy will be completely new and baffling to me.

Anyway, can you define the reasons of why the show doesn't appeal to you, or is it just a general "meh"-feeling (I have that with The Walking Dead", btw)?
 
Well she's not at the "forgetting plots of tv shows" stage quite yet...

It was just a bit cheesey? Like in one of the episodes I watched there was a scene where Jennifer Morrison chopped down an apple tree as revenge and I thought "that didn't appeal to me." Also she isn't all that convincing as a tough cop or whatever she is. I do like Robert Carlyle but he seemed to have limited screentime. And I can't watch EVERY tv show (not quite anyway.)
 
I started watching this as well as Grimm, and I ended up staying with this show and dropping Grimm.

The reason was that this show is, yes, a little cheesier than Grimm, but to me that's a good thing. Grimm tries too hard to make their world seem perfectly natural, and sometimes in trying to do certain things with a straight face, they look even sillier. OUAT is happy to play it somewhat campy, because the subject matter is pure camp after all.

And I liked the finale because while one story was resolved, they made something happen that allows for season 2 to be a whole new ballgame, with the Mayor/Queen still the villain to be fought. I was worried that this show, and Revenge, were one-season stories that would have nowhere to go after that. But they both added twists to their season finales that allow for the storytelling to go on for at least another season. Which makes me a happy pappy.
 
WELL, I NEVAH!

I'll have you know the country gays are civilized down here, they'd never ask you to squeal like a pig!
 
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