Shiny new Once Upon a Time and Fringe...

[fogsblue]

So, watched the new episode of Once Upon a Time (ok, day or two old now but eh, still new).
Ummm. Rightio...


A continuation of last weeks thoughts first..

- Mary/Snow and David/Charming... This still bugs me. Especially since at the picnic she tried to say something and it got brushed off for 'tomorrow'. Is this one of those tomorrows that never actually happens? And raises the question of how many times have they met up off screen given she says 'We have to stop doing this'. After kissing him. Not looking any better when she's trying to rationalise it by saying it's meant to be. Why is it the women in this situation rarely seem to stand up and say 'No, not going to happen' and make the guys make a choice and face any consequences. 

- So Sidney is the Genie who turns into the Magic Mirror. But first the Genie who is freed by the king who happens to be Snow's father. Slightly confusing but intriguing that the king frees him and gives him the last wish. The fact that the Genie falls for Regina was interesting, and her setting him up to kill the king was in some ways obvious but I am curious to her feelings towards him given that she seemed to be sending him away rather than letting him be executed which real doesn't seem her style.
(Also when she was talking about the fact neither her or the tree could leave the castle was she being literal there? I could be reading way too much into it...)

- Brief side note, the king is kind of an arse. There he is going on about his first wife, while the new wife is in the room. And while there's a question of whether she loves him or not (probably not) seriously, that's just... Yeah, lovely. Since I'm guessing there's no divorce there, even if she was inclined to find a man that loved her, she seemed rather stuck with someone who didn't love her but didn't want her to love someone else. Always nice.

Back in Storybrooke...
- Is there anything Regina doesn't know? Also, using Henry as blackmail, nasty.
- What is Rumple's angle here? Is he really just out to play everyone of each other for his own amusement?
- Let's not forget the Stranger and the fact he has the Book. How'd he know about it and why does he want it? 

- Emma, I'm not sure she's learning that lying and breaking the law really aren't working out too well for her. I kind of have this feeling that for 'good' to win she's going to need to follow rules...

- As for Regina. Is there anything she doesn't know about what goes on in Storybrooke? 



I'm really more than a few days behind on Fringe, but I watched it yesterday...


I don't know exactly what it was about the episode, but I absolutely loved it in a way I haven't loved a single episode in a while...
Think it might have to do with the fact it was, in a sense, a self contained episode with attachments to the overall story. 

The idea isn't that new really, but I think they did it exceptionally well. The girl and her family were very well done. Believable really, the over-protective, but with reason to be, father. The girl, you really felt for her.

I adore seeing Peter working with this Walter, the way he uses the knowledge of what his Walter has done to encourage the new one. To tell him he can do more than he thinks.

It was good seeing a very emotional response from this Olivia towardswhat was done to her as a child. And I admit, there's something to be said for seeing the Observers, the part they play is both obvious and distinctly fascinating....

Anyway, love it. Can't change my mind about that.

Comments

[sweet-anise.livejournal.com]

I thought Fringe was great :) I love how they create parallels between the character's personal lives and the cases, and, like you said, I'm glad they put the girl in a loving family instead of going the all-too-common ostracized route.

[fogsblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, often when a show has this kind of character they throw her into that role of the outsider, not just in their school/social environment but in their family as well. It worked so well having her a in the close knit family, especially the close relationship she had with her father.

I think that was definitely a huge part of what made the story so moving. And yep, the parallels between the characters and teh cases was brilliantly done.

[silverlunarstar.livejournal.com]

*Urg* Mary and David are so annoying the hell out of me. It's like...leave your wife or stop seeing Mary damnit! Also, Mary should have more sense. Grr.

Oh~. You pointed out something interesting that I hadn't really thought about. The Queen was sending the Genie away even though she could easily have left him to get executed. I mean, one could argue that she just didn't want him to tell everyone that it was her plan, but what would be the likelihood of someone believing him? Hmm...
(Not sure about that either...maybe it's just that the king wouldn't let her because he didn't trust her?)

Yes, he was! I was so mad! I mean, we know she doesn't love him because she only married him to get to Snow, but that was just SO~ messed up!

I hope Emma learns her lesson, soon! I hope she already has, actually! Also, what is up with the Stranger and the book?! Regina ~knowing all~ is creeping me out.

[fogsblue.livejournal.com]

Exactly, David, if he loves Mary so much he should break it off with the wife and be a half decent guy.... I don't like anything where cheating in any way is over looked as acceptable.

I just thought it was odd given the Queen's habit of killing anyone who stood in her way.

I love Regina knowing everything, but it is seriously creepy.