Last week’s episode of Once Upon a Time was so strong, can you fault me for being a little disappointed in this one? Fairy Tales are all about true love, wicked witches, brave heroes and the like. Two souls who are meant to be would never find each other through adultery, something that usually winds up causing heartbreak all around. Heroes are brave and true, not men running around town spineless, not to mention standing by idle while their other half of the affair takes all of the blame. I’m getting so sick of James these days. He does redeem … Continue reading →

Can everyone say, “Aw….?” Or maybe it is “Ah!” This week Once Upon a Time focused on the Beauty and the Beast Story, but with a classic Once Upon a Time Twist. Can I call it classic when it is still a newish show? Lately, Once Upon a Time has been more focused with these little vignettes of well-known fairy tales instead of moving the overall plot along. I have mixed feelings about this. One the one hand, I am getting so tired of the Mary Margaret/James storyline, as it seems to be going nowhere. It even had the cliched … Continue reading →

“No, No, No!” I wanted to shout at the television screen last night while watching ABC’s Once Upon a Time. We knew all along that Sidney was the man in the magic mirror, but now we got the backstory as well as a little bit of Regina’s own. What made the evil queen so evil? A man she loved who didn’t love her back? Prisoned in a life of unhappiness that ultimately damaged her to the point of no return? We’d like to think that there was a good reason, an excuse behind the evil deeds of Regina, wouldn’t we? … Continue reading →