tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3520190018205477963..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Once Upon a Time: What Happened to FrederickBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62681022765663695812012-09-23T11:44:12.955-04:002012-09-23T11:44:12.955-04:00I liked this one as well for all the reasons menti...I liked this one as well for all the reasons mentioned above in both the review (good one, Panda!) and comments. Two things made me smile.<br /><br />The first was the idea that going to law school is going to save a marriage. In my graduating class from law school (and most of us were in our 30's when we started), one (that's 1!) couple who were together when we started were still together the day we graduated. This is not unusual -- law school is hell on personal relationships.<br /><br />The other thing that amused me beyond the telling of it was James' expression when Abigail told him she didn't want to marry him either. Loved the look of complete shock -- who wouldn't want to marry Prince Charming? LOLChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90443572860829973282012-04-12T03:40:00.778-04:002012-04-12T03:40:00.778-04:00I am just finishing this episode tonight and tryin...I am just finishing this episode tonight and trying to catch up with the DVR recordings I have. I love your reviews! These have been my "study guides" after each episode so far. Thank you!!Sweet Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142943867886616464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79265625153922493742012-02-26T06:06:38.106-05:002012-02-26T06:06:38.106-05:00Billie, I think that's why I loved this episod...Billie, I think that's why I loved this episode so much. It really tackled all the corners of the love triangle quite well, and made me feel for each of them, Kathryn in particular.<br /><br />I was particularly annoyed with David at first too, but you can see where he was coming from.Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278058860653997977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-38814302342907945232012-02-26T01:01:15.658-05:002012-02-26T01:01:15.658-05:00I was sort of infuriated with David for not tellin...I was sort of infuriated with David for not telling Kathryn the truth, but then I really did buy into him saying that he just didn't want to hurt her. The high point of this episode was that Abigail/Kathryn had a story and a love of her own, and that she truly wishes the best for David and Mary Margaret. It made me like her, right before she disappeared. Hopefully, not forever.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17664759374793289542012-02-25T13:22:19.935-05:002012-02-25T13:22:19.935-05:00Mark, you're absolutely right. What was I thin...Mark, you're absolutely right. What was I thinking?Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84796514881222468582012-02-25T13:16:09.768-05:002012-02-25T13:16:09.768-05:00Great review. I hope we find out what happened to ...Great review. I hope we find out what happened to Kathryn soon, now that I like her. Regina is soo evil with her letter-burning and spraypainting of cars. I love this show.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89136418577374131282012-02-25T10:15:32.483-05:002012-02-25T10:15:32.483-05:00I see what you did there. [Insert girly squeal.] ...I see what you did there. [Insert girly squeal.] Perfect.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26749854618779449292012-02-25T08:59:23.515-05:002012-02-25T08:59:23.515-05:00Thank you kindly, Jess.Thank you kindly, Jess.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78308072632188969472012-02-25T08:50:42.998-05:002012-02-25T08:50:42.998-05:00Glad to have you continuing the reviews for this s...Glad to have you continuing the reviews for this show, Panda.<br /><br />I wasn't super keen on this episode overall. Definitely not the best of the season for me, but not the worst. I think my biggest disappointment is the devolution of David into a total jerk, just to string out the inevitable. It is a problem with the basic structure of the story. They try to get us to root for Mary Margaret and David, but they can't actually have them get together for awhile because the whole point of the curse is there are no "happily ever afters." It just makes for an incredibly frustrating viewing experience.<br /><br />That said, this was a very strong episode for Abigail/Kathryn, and I, too, am now concerned that she's in an adjoining cell to Belle. Of course, having two of them down there may give us a chance to spend more time with them and get to know them better.<br /><br />I agree with August = <i>the</i> writer. For awhile there, I was thinking he might also be an adult version of Henry (which made for some skeezy moments this week), but the eyes aren't right, so I've abandoned that theory. They certainly made it seem like he just changed something in the story. I wonder what it was.<br /><br />Mark: Love, love, love the new avatar! Benton Fraser is so dreamy.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61305266496026771652012-02-25T08:33:20.686-05:002012-02-25T08:33:20.686-05:00Gus, Abigail was King Midas's daughter, not Ki...Gus, Abigail was King Midas's daughter, not King Widmore's.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61647489981185134232012-02-25T08:25:19.113-05:002012-02-25T08:25:19.113-05:00I really like your review, Panda. I'm glad the...I really like your review, Panda. I'm glad the shows are in good hands. I specially liked the Plus/He said, she said headers. Creative and simple.<br /><br />The most interesting thing about the episode was Abigail, indeed. If you think that she did everything in order to manipulate Charming into offering to save Frederick, it takes new proportions. She's Alan Dale's daughter, after all.<br /><br />And Mary Margaret is a kind of person that tires me very fast in real life. It's as though working with children makes them somehow childlike. Urgh!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to Ruby's backstory too. Though watching an hour of her could ruin my blood pressure, if you know what I mean. <br /><br />Josie, thanks for the shout out, too.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71767444420766611052012-02-25T07:21:54.948-05:002012-02-25T07:21:54.948-05:00Mark: that guy was Frederick. Destiny called?Mark: that guy was Frederick. Destiny called?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44566079602073446992012-02-25T06:26:42.816-05:002012-02-25T06:26:42.816-05:00Great review, Panda. Glad to know I'm not alon...Great review, Panda. Glad to know I'm not alone regarding Snow White/Mary Margaret. <br /><br />I'm a little worried that poor Kathryn is now sharing a cell with Belle in Regina's secret underground sex dungeon. I wouldn't be too surprised if Maleficent is down there too.<br /><br />On a slightly unrelated note, if no one ever leaves town, just where the hell was that guy going when he stumbled upon Kathryn's car? I know it's a minor detail but it is bugging me.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37860625895307164592012-02-25T05:13:28.105-05:002012-02-25T05:13:28.105-05:00Anonomous: I missed that, I'll edit it at some...Anonomous: I missed that, I'll edit it at some point, thanks.<br /><br />But the same still applies. The reaction of the entire town was a little overblown, Mary clearly isn't the huge homewrecker they were making her out to be.<br /><br />Josie: Thanks!<br /><br />That's an interesting theory about August, and one that sounds like it could be very true. Maybe he can steer the characters in the right direction by re-writing their history? I'm actually hoping that the storytelling method is re-jigged for next season, like Lost did post season 3. It could keep things fresh, and August's involvement could be the catalyst for that change.Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278058860653997977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13394409798602522242012-02-25T03:39:26.546-05:002012-02-25T03:39:26.546-05:00Great review, Panda (and thanks for the shout-out)...Great review, Panda (and thanks for the shout-out).<br /><br />I agree with you about Mary Margaret. Despite loving her hair, every time I watch the show I'm reminded of what Gus said in his review of the pilot: "Snow White is, of course, a kindergarten teacher, since this is the only profession Hollywood can think of for pure and thoroughly good women."<br /><br />Even her clothes, which are <i>so very close</i> to being really pretty and cheeky, wind up being rather childlike. Her goodness too often seems like an inability to properly assess the world, which is weird, since she's so riot grrrl in the flashbacks.<br /><br />I really hope that "August" isn't just a writer. I hope he's <i>the</i> writer. As in, the god of fairy-tale land who can manipulate events and erase annoying characters with a few dabs of white-out.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23042745604553666922012-02-24T22:09:24.639-05:002012-02-24T22:09:24.639-05:00Regina painted "Tramp" on her car. Ther...Regina painted "Tramp" on her car. There was a shot of the spray paint in her drawer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com