Once Upon A Time

I'd make a separate thread for both in case anyone has spoilers for one. As for Grimm, yeah suckage.

Once Upon A Time is really good. It's obviously still finding it's voice but when it works it works. Episode 3(The Snow White/Prince Charming episode) was terrific, as was the last episode and the episode before. The Cinderella episode not so much...But yeah it's got great talent behind it, great acting and tons of potential, so I'm glad this show seems to be catching on.

Well to be fair even Bill Cunningham said OUaT isn't a rip-off in his eyes...take that how you will...

I think I like OUaT for the reasons Xtreme said: good cast and potential that makes it like a much less convoluted, whimsical Lost. I enjoy seeing the fairy tale world and it's cool that they have access to Disney's properties so there is potential for many things very familiar to us to appear.

I'm curious to see what other potential stories they might pull in. I'm hoping to see Aladdin and Jasmine soon. Give it alittle bit of color LOL

I think it would be cool if, maybe after the first season, establish that the Evil Queen's spell had an affect on other "fairy tales" and so we get to see some other cultura characters start to appear in the town. I love that it's partly a mystery too.

Love this show as well. Just wish I knew what the real goal was.

OK, so Henry wants to lift the witch's curse and return the kingdom to what it was and help everyone remember. But how does that happen exactly? Just having Emma shake things up? It just seems so loose to me. I'm thinking of this like an RPG - there needs to be an actual crystal that we need to find or a spellbook with a reverse curse, or something we need to actually do to break the original spell. There has to be some kind of actual goal that we have to accomplish and not just a nebulous "we shake things up until the spell is broken." I dunno, just me maybe.

But I do really like the show and I like the character interactions. And the clever way the reinvent the fairytale characters into real world people is awesome. I just always feel like a real story is missing somewhere.

Edited by Tyler5618 - 07-Dec-2011 at 5:45pm

Originally posted by Anna Raven Sometimes I get annoyed with shows and movies if the goal is too "video game" obvious. Like in Suckerpunch where they had to track down a map and a key and a sword in that order. In games that's cool, but this is a show I don't need my hand held. But you are right Tyler that's just personal preference so who am I to say.

I don't need my hand held, I don't think anyone does. I just need a goal. What is it exactly they need to do to break the curse. Right now, just living in the town until it's broken is too ambiguous to me. I want to know what the actual tasks they have to accomplish are... or at least know that the characters know.

I don't think the characters in the show really know what they need to do break the curse. Since only one character even believes there is a curse it's sort of impossible to have that "item". Maybe soon their will be. And obviously Snow White's glass coffin is important(as it made it into fairy tale world...), so I think as the season progresses we might get some head way there.

And yeah the CGI gets pretty bad, haha. It's been dipping in ratings lately but it's still holding steady as one of Sunday's highest rated shows, especially in 18-39. Plus DVR and internet gives it a boost. Sadly the rating system is a complete boost and I have a feeling this show is going on a lot of DVRs as the football season heats up.

Originally posted by Milkshake08 They'll factor DVD sales into renewals anyways, since that's how they make a lot of their money now. And that won't be known for a while. I'm ok with this show lasting only a couple seasons anyways; I feel like it will run out of story potential in about that much time, plus as much as I love my shows lasting, there are a lot of shows on now that have outlived their welcome...Grey's Anatomy anyone?

Smallville? CSI? X-Files? LOL I think no one disagrees with you there. The writers should have an end in mind. That way they can frame their stories around it and if they want to add things here and there, then they should leave some flexibility for it.

Nooooooooooooooo! That's all I have to say about the Huntsman's death. He was one of my favorite characters...and the hottest to boot. Great episode, though. I'm so sad :(

So do you think the Huntsman might have been Rumple's son after he ran away? Or do you believe his story that he was raised by wolves?

I'm trying to figure out why Mr. Gold is turning against Regina, and if Grahm/Huntsman was his son that might be why.

Do you think the dagger that controls the Dark One is what Mr. Gold was out in the woods burying when Grahm went searching for the wolf? Or is it in his shop?

I'm still a bit confused by the dynamics of the Royals. Are Charming and Cinderella's husband related? Is the Evil Queen from a different realm than Charming? Like Midas was?

Well, since Cinderella's celebration had Charming and Snow present, (and somebody more Kinglike than either Charming or the other Prince presiding over events) I thought perhaps Charming and Ella's Prince were related. I suppose they could just have a diplomatic relationship between their Kingdoms, but the way that Snow approached Ella seemed very happy sister-in-law like or new cousin by marriage.

Does anybody know who Dr. Well is? (Surely not the whale Pinocchio?) I saw on a website that some people thought he might be Rumple's runaway son. Some people said they thought the Huntsman was his son who lied about being raised by wolves, or was raised by wolves after age fourteen lol. I honestly wonder if his son didn't just run away to join the Troll Wars and die.

So, is Henry really just Emma's son and since he's not part of the original spell, that's how he was able to figure it out? Or is he Emma's son AND the reincarnation of Regina's father and therefore the heart of the spell, which is why he was so easily able to believe that the book actually told the story of the people of Storybrooke?

Is it wierd the dwarves are the same height as regular people?

So who do you guys think the writer is? When he rolled into town on his bike and Emma sent him to Granny's I assumed he would be the Wolf. I'm not sure now. I'm kinda hoping he's a new villain because I'm growing a bit tired of the Evil Queen and Rumple being the only villains every episode.

Snow and Charming might just win the award for most drawn-out complicated relationship to exist in multiple dimensions.

I want more Ruby/Red. I think she's my favourite side character.