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I had to say I was initially not all that pleased with hearing about Cora's back story on Once. What did I care what made this horrible woman as horrible as she is?
Of course all that changed the minute I realized Rose McGowan was playing young Cora.
Rose McGowan has been a favorite actress of mine since she was on Charmed and I was sneaking into my mom's sewing room late at night to watch the slightly racy show. She was as beautiful and excellent an actor then as she is now. So good, in fact, that it took me a moment to realized who young Cora was - her mouth is held in an entirely different way.
Aside from Rose, I enjoyed the spinning straw to gold story, looking forward for most of the episode to the moment when Cora would turn on Rumple, having learned his name. I found the alterations to the contract and her own removal of her heart to be well… fascinating.
And poor Regina… Well who thought I’d ever be saying that?
Thoughts on the last Once?
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Showing posts with label once upon a time. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
OUT - Episode 8 - Desperate Souls
Literally just finished watching tonight's new episode of Once Upon a Time (or as I have affectionately dubbed it "OUT.") I'm a little late to the finish line because my grandparents are staying over (I've been kicked out of my comfy bed and into the cold, uncomfortable basement) and my grandpa, despite not following either of the teams, had to watch the Steelers/Broncos game. Now, don't get me wrong, people are allowed to watch sports; I'm just not a fan. Anyhow, game went into overtime and I just have to be pleased as punch that my dad has a dual tuner DVR because I didn't miss a moment of my precious fix and had the added bonus of no commercials. Of course, there were the 10 minutes where I was rewatching "The Price of Gold" (aka the Cinderella episode) due to a misclick on my dad's part. But all was saved.
My thoughts on this most recent episode (SPOILERS):
-THRILLED to see some Rumple backstory. Backstory of villains I often find the most compelling - how did they get to be the person they are? Were they always evil? So seeing that Rumple was himself tricked and in it because he wanted to save his son from going to war - well that was epic.
-Also glad to see Emma make sheriff - and how Rumple even manipulated her when she thought she was free of him.
-The continued faces from the Queen - especially her "cat got into the cream" face when you know that things have not turned out how she thinks they did. Also her "you're dead to me" face is pretty fabulous.
-Loved Mr. Glass - Who else would the man in the mirror on the wall end up being but a news reporter? You love what he has to say until he says something you think is wrong. And supposedly "honor bound" to tell the truth... but I digress into a non-necessary tangent here
-I love Red's hair. Like, love it. And her makeup. The stylists and makeup artists on this show ought to win an award because it's just stupendous work every week.
-The previews for next week! Hansel and Gretel? Another witch? Count me in!
She may be an unconventional hero, but like Henry, and probably the rest of the world, I'm rooting for Miss Emma Swan.
Oh and that moment between Snow and Charming? Loved it. And I miss the old sheriff. I can't wait until more cracks start showing in that spell of Madame Mayor's. :D
Until next Once Upon a Time (or my next True Blood Post), toodles!
My thoughts on this most recent episode (SPOILERS):
-THRILLED to see some Rumple backstory. Backstory of villains I often find the most compelling - how did they get to be the person they are? Were they always evil? So seeing that Rumple was himself tricked and in it because he wanted to save his son from going to war - well that was epic.
-Also glad to see Emma make sheriff - and how Rumple even manipulated her when she thought she was free of him.
-The continued faces from the Queen - especially her "cat got into the cream" face when you know that things have not turned out how she thinks they did. Also her "you're dead to me" face is pretty fabulous.
-Loved Mr. Glass - Who else would the man in the mirror on the wall end up being but a news reporter? You love what he has to say until he says something you think is wrong. And supposedly "honor bound" to tell the truth... but I digress into a non-necessary tangent here
-I love Red's hair. Like, love it. And her makeup. The stylists and makeup artists on this show ought to win an award because it's just stupendous work every week.
-The previews for next week! Hansel and Gretel? Another witch? Count me in!
She may be an unconventional hero, but like Henry, and probably the rest of the world, I'm rooting for Miss Emma Swan.
Oh and that moment between Snow and Charming? Loved it. And I miss the old sheriff. I can't wait until more cracks start showing in that spell of Madame Mayor's. :D
Until next Once Upon a Time (or my next True Blood Post), toodles!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
True Blood
It's that dreaded time of year: the mid-season hiatus. Which means I haven't had an OUT fix in ages. So not okay. The good this is Vampire Diaries returns tomorrow and I'll be watching it on my parents' 60" TV. In the mean time, having lots of free time (winter break, wooh!) and pretty much nothing to do (I do have to write a paragraph for my bossies in Aussieland this past summer, but I'm failing miserably at that) I've turned to books (8 of them, 1 down, 6.75 to go) and, of course, my go to, some good ol' fashioned television.
What's on my watch list?
- I finished the Australian teeniebopper show H2O: Just Add Water. I have to say, the third season definitely suffered from ducking out casts, plot holes, and a general sense of urgency. I will say that it had plenty of mermies and pretty girls to look at though. Overall, worth the watch, especially since it's on Hulu now, but only if you want to learn the accent and you really love mermies. Which both applied to me.
- I'm currently in the third season of True Blood. After ages of seeing the commercial for it for Christmas time, finding out Sookie is a faerie from that (although I still don't know it from the show yet), and the fortuitous discovery that my dad has HBO GO, meaning I can watch it legally, I've been on a major vampire binge.
I have to say the plots are superb, the color palette is gorgeous, and despite its graphic nature (both sexual and gory-wise) I just can't stop watching. Vampires, shifters, mindreaders, demons, and werewolves, oh my! All they need is an Australian mermaid, and it'll be perfect. My favorite characters so far are Sookie (of course), Godric (can he come back please?), Jessica (I think it's because I like the hair so much), and Eric (because I just can't figure him out, and I like that he fucks with everyone else's minds).
You can expect more commentary from me in the future, as I have very few friends that share the show with me.
Toodles!
What's on my watch list?
- I finished the Australian teeniebopper show H2O: Just Add Water. I have to say, the third season definitely suffered from ducking out casts, plot holes, and a general sense of urgency. I will say that it had plenty of mermies and pretty girls to look at though. Overall, worth the watch, especially since it's on Hulu now, but only if you want to learn the accent and you really love mermies. Which both applied to me.
- I'm currently in the third season of True Blood. After ages of seeing the commercial for it for Christmas time, finding out Sookie is a faerie from that (although I still don't know it from the show yet), and the fortuitous discovery that my dad has HBO GO, meaning I can watch it legally, I've been on a major vampire binge.
I have to say the plots are superb, the color palette is gorgeous, and despite its graphic nature (both sexual and gory-wise) I just can't stop watching. Vampires, shifters, mindreaders, demons, and werewolves, oh my! All they need is an Australian mermaid, and it'll be perfect. My favorite characters so far are Sookie (of course), Godric (can he come back please?), Jessica (I think it's because I like the hair so much), and Eric (because I just can't figure him out, and I like that he fucks with everyone else's minds).
You can expect more commentary from me in the future, as I have very few friends that share the show with me.
Toodles!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Once Upon A Time - Shepherd
I promised more blogs right? Well I have to start somewhere, and I figure making my unhealthy obsession at least marginally productive would be an excellent idea - so I'm going to review some of the shows I watch - starting now.
I am absolutely in love with the new show from the writers of Lost - Once Upon A Time. It suffers from the same flaw that made me lose track in Lost - miss one episode and, pardon the pun, you're lost. Which is what happened to me and that show. I have intents to start that from the beginning... I would need to acquire it.
My roommates and I love OUT (that's what I'll call it, it seems reasonable, no?) - we look forward to watching it every Sunday and, along with Vampire Diaries, it's one of the few shows I actually watch when it airs. I'm a huge proponent of Hulu, but sometimes I just need to know RIGHT AWAY what happens on a show. Every single time we watch this show, we are left with more questions. It's entrancing - I love the costuming, the visuals, the script, the acting - it's all superb. And this coming from an indiscriminate TV junkie.
This last episode was no exception. Charming came so close to a resolution with Snow only to be thwarted once again by the Queen. I had such hope that he would be the first to remember, but it seems the forces of evil are too organized at the present time. I can't quite get an understanding of Rumple's motives - but that's the point of him, isn't it? I'm just SO FRUSTRATED by the whole thing, I want Snow and Charming to get together so badly, I'm so mad that his false memories have been implanted, and the doctor aka the uncle from Vampire Diaries is just Mr. McCreepyPants.
I continually enjoy the piecing together of the timeline, and revelations of the characters' pasts. Charming's real world wife as the daughter of King Midas? No wonder she's such a meanypants (I'm having a pants night, sorry guys)
Things I am most looking forward to in this show:
- next week's episode (which I won't be able to see until Monday :[ )
- someone remembering his true past
- the continued cracking of the spell (Snow's coffin last week?)
- more deals with Rumple
- general interactions among the first family (Snow, Emma, Charming, and Henry)
Them's the way I see 'em
Looking forward to keeping this blog (more) active!
I am absolutely in love with the new show from the writers of Lost - Once Upon A Time. It suffers from the same flaw that made me lose track in Lost - miss one episode and, pardon the pun, you're lost. Which is what happened to me and that show. I have intents to start that from the beginning... I would need to acquire it.
My roommates and I love OUT (that's what I'll call it, it seems reasonable, no?) - we look forward to watching it every Sunday and, along with Vampire Diaries, it's one of the few shows I actually watch when it airs. I'm a huge proponent of Hulu, but sometimes I just need to know RIGHT AWAY what happens on a show. Every single time we watch this show, we are left with more questions. It's entrancing - I love the costuming, the visuals, the script, the acting - it's all superb. And this coming from an indiscriminate TV junkie.
This last episode was no exception. Charming came so close to a resolution with Snow only to be thwarted once again by the Queen. I had such hope that he would be the first to remember, but it seems the forces of evil are too organized at the present time. I can't quite get an understanding of Rumple's motives - but that's the point of him, isn't it? I'm just SO FRUSTRATED by the whole thing, I want Snow and Charming to get together so badly, I'm so mad that his false memories have been implanted, and the doctor aka the uncle from Vampire Diaries is just Mr. McCreepyPants.
I continually enjoy the piecing together of the timeline, and revelations of the characters' pasts. Charming's real world wife as the daughter of King Midas? No wonder she's such a meanypants (I'm having a pants night, sorry guys)
Things I am most looking forward to in this show:
- next week's episode (which I won't be able to see until Monday :[ )
- someone remembering his true past
- the continued cracking of the spell (Snow's coffin last week?)
- more deals with Rumple
- general interactions among the first family (Snow, Emma, Charming, and Henry)
Them's the way I see 'em
Looking forward to keeping this blog (more) active!
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