Once Upon a Time (ABC TV Series)

Disney's Divinity · Post by **Disney's Divinity** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:05 pm

It'll be really interesting to see Cora and Hook v. Regina and Rumpelstiltskin. I wonder, if Cora comes to the real world, if she'll still have her powers since she didn't come via the curse?

Possible spoilers: I had started to get WTF vibes about Rumpelstiltskin's son after they showed Rumpelstiltskin interacting with Regina in her early 20's and then Cora saying she had known him many years in those scenes. Since his son probably went to wherever-he-went at the beginning of Rumpelstiltskin's story, I was wondering how old he must be now... But with the new stuff about Hook, I agree with others on another forum that Baelfire must be Peter Pan--which explains away the time issue. It fits nicely to explain the Hook-Pan thing, to have revenge on Rumpelstiltskin. I would only be slightly confused because the Blue Fairy said the bean lead to a place without magic....

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:29 pm

Even if Rumpelstiltskin finds his son, he won't be able to forgive him once he finds out that he murdered his mother. Up until the last episode, a happy reunion was still possible despite the fact that Rumpelstiltskin had abandoned him in a foreign land. But now I can't see how they will be able to mend their relationship.

I think Rumpelstiltskin's son may be the man shown in the beginning of the first episode of season 2 who received the note saying the curse had been broken in Storybrooke.

DC Fan · Post by **DC Fan** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:54 pm

Remember that there are other villains yet to appear.

My guess is that the series will end up with the villains united against the heroes. That this is the route it will take,

dvdjunkie · Post by **dvdjunkie** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:26 am

Sotiris wrote:

Rumplestitchkin

I think you meant to spell it correctly - "Rumpelstiltskin". Just thought you should know.

DC Fan · Post by **DC Fan** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:59 pm

Saw Episode 5 and to me... they´ve just ruined the whole series.

...don´t know how to use the spoiler tag so I´m going to be speak in general terms...

If they start using characters like the one from this episode, to me, they just broken their own rules regarding Disney/fairy tales.

I mean, the basi idea was that, no? To see these known characters in different ways and see how they relate to each other.

But if now they bring any character they please there will be no end to what they can do.

Besides, that character doesn´t fit at all with rest of the series.[/code]

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:48 pm

they didnt at all break any rules. They made it so that the good doctor is not from a land of magic, but rather a land of 19th century science.

TheSequelOfDisney · Post by **TheSequelOfDisney** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:44 pm

ajmrowland wrote:they didnt at all break any rules. They made it so that the good doctor is not from a land of magic, but rather a land of 19th century science.

Exactly. There are more than just the two worlds (obviously, since Hatter showed us that there were multiple worlds). Why would it be impossible to bring someone from the human world to the fairy world when the opposite has already taken place? I thought it was really exciting to see the introduction of Dr. Whale's counterpart character.

SillySymphony · Post by **SillySymphony** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:34 am

I thought the Halloween-esque episode was the best so far. I like the team ups and alliances that are starting to form. The storyline finally felt done right; everyone was in character and looked comfortable in their roles.

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:24 pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Once-Upon-Time- ... 955&sr=1-8

I'm not quite sure why, but they have altered the UK DVD cover...not too sure why; they have made it look quite dull

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:58 pm

atlanticaunderthesea wrote:I'm not quite sure why, but they have altered the UK DVD cover...not too sure why; they have made it look quite dull

Odd. It looks like they took the 'magic' out of the cover.

supertalies · Post by **supertalies** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:54 am

As you can see in this video, there are actually two versions of the cover, one with magic and one without.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGOLH-1eAQg

If the UK version is anything like the US edition, the non-magical cover will be on the actual case and the magical cover will be on the slipcover.

Don't know why they changed the image on Amazon, though?

Disney's Divinity · Post by **Disney's Divinity** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:55 am

Really late here, but I thought there were some interesting parts to the last episode, though it kind of felt dull with the real world side of the show being set in the past. That said, I really want to know what was in August/Pinocchio's box, that convinced Henry's father to back off... Some people think he might be the White Rabbit, considering the watches, but I don't think so... Why would they pair their lead up with the White Rabbit?

But the best part was the dream that Henry and the Sleeping Beauty had about a red room with curtains... I have no idea what it means, but it kind of gave me chills for some reason. ;p I'm thinking it has to do with Cora, whose pretty much confirmed as the Queen of Hearts at this point. Maybe related to the way Alice went to Wonderland through a dream and then a Looking Glass? I can't really think of any other explanation though. They could be setting up another character (most likely a villain), but I can't think of anything that would fit, atm.

Anyway, I got he season 1 soundtrack in the mail today!

They had optional covers, but they don't give the choice of what you get. I was hoping either Charming (because he's hot) or Emma (because she's the lead) and anyone but the Queen, because the picture/color for her is ugly--and that's exactly who I got.

Thankfully, all the other images are inside the booklet. I wish it really was the whole first season though; it's really just the first half of the first season. Still glad to have it though.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:11 pm

to be fair, on the blu-ray slipcover, I thought both images were quite magical and the town side was sort of in a brighter golden light(though my memory could be playing tricks on me).

either way, the only way they could've done the series justice on a non lenticular cover was to merge both artworks tastefully.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:12 am

So who agrees with me that the last episode while okay in itself with lots of nice drama between David and his "Father", the Red flashbacks were a little fillery?

Disney's Divinity · Post by **Disney's Divinity** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:40 pm

Yeah, there’re always episodes like that. I did like it, to explain a little about the timeline with Snow White, but otherwise…fillery, yes. I don't know how they'll ever have a happy ending if they can't kill anyone.

Too bad it’ll be off this Sunday. But I’m looking forward to Clarkson and Aguilera on the BMAs, so sacrifices must be made.

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:34 am

Spoiler Theory of Mine.

I agree with others who think Quorra is the queen of hearts. That reason is because, when Regina does away with her, she is pushed into a looking glass. Also Regina's Father fits the bill as the King of hearts perfectly.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:10 am

Calling the place Storybook is supposed to sound like storybook. Legends and adult novels don't fit that.

Dr. Frankenstein isn't real. But he's not from a fairy tale either. So I feel he can't be in it because he blurs the line of what is real (Emma, Henry, Emma's boyfriend) and what is fairy tale (Snow White, Prince Charming, et cetera). This goes against Mulan and Lancelot too. What's next, Tarzan and Dracula show up? That sounds like a bad joke set up. So Mulan, Tarzan and Dracula walk into a bar...

Anyway, I like the other aspects of how the show is going, except I still don't think Red should be the wolf and the wolf should be a seperate character. Her cap could be magical to protect her, it would still be cool.

But hey, didn't anyone think Regina deciding to let Henry go was uncharacteristic and out of the blue? I guess she thought of being like her mother and that made her let him go...but, but there were so many times she could have been nice, and there was no scene where Henry got visibly sad and she had a long think. I dunno. It seemed out of place and unbelievable knowing how she never listened to other people's pleas for kindness before on the show.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:07 pm

Where is the adult novel here? they're all children's stories. We all heard them as kids and even disneys little mermaid was a book rather than just a fairy tale. honestly if the creators really cared that much about making literal fairy tales the only stories represented here the show would last 1 season. anyone who says otherwise is just nitpicking.

red being the wolf was supposed to be sort of a twist. and it doesn't really actually feel wrong when you think about it since it removes 1 character from a pretty large cast and and it would be far from the biggest re interpretation of these stories.

also Regina lettingg Henry go is hardly uncharacteristic considering that she clearly remembers what it was like to be in his place in the mother child relationship. plus it adds depth.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:28 pm

You have good points, but there's still some to debate.

The Little Mermaid wasn't a novel like Frankenstein.

I know her being the wolf was supposed to be a twist I just don't think it was a good one and we shouldn't remove such important characters. Dr. Whale could have been the wolf.

You have a really good point about Regina but I just didn't feel like we saw a proper scene showing her thinking about it and having a breakthrough. I don't know what could happen to make me feel her letting Henry go fit with all I have seen from her.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:45 pm

Good points, however having a scene where regina thought about it would've been tricky to handle. Part of habing a flashback structure is that these character moments can come out of nowhere without feeling like it, and final decisions in an episode can be made in a timely manner.

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