in which levy talks about a show

[occults]

I finished the first season of Once Upon a Time. Oh gods I do not need another show to get into that airs on sundays. /sob

It's a lovely show though, for anyone who hasn't seen it. Strong female characters and kickass villains! It repeatedly punched me in my feelings too. Some of the stories and histories were just so sad. Like Rumpelstiltskin's past is really sad and depressing and I kinda love the character but he's absolutely horrible. And then there's Ruby's past which is terrible, and Grumpy's made me sad too. ):

But yeah it's a good show. I kinda like all the characters tbh. Except Regina is a super bitch and needs to learn to get over shit. >__>

I love how there were so many cameos from people in other shows. Like Jimmie Cricket's father being the mayor from Buffy. And I'm pretty sure the blind witch in the Hansel and Gretel episode was Anya's actress. But all the actors and actresses are lovely, and it's just an awesome show which I should have taken up sooner!

The only con is the...admittedly bad visuals at times. The CGI is kinda terrible, and it doesn't even blend well at all, but I can understand why, since ABC isn't a very popular channel. I don't even know what shows it usually airs aside from this. So their budget is probably really shitty. But! Aside from that...everything else is awesome.

Comments

[hickumu]

You'll have to let me know what you think of S2. I've found it rather hit or miss, at points, and a lot more infuriating than S1. Overall, though, I liked S1 a lot. It really knew how to do a lot with the source material.

[occults]

I've only watched two episodes so far of season two. All the inner conflict in Storybrooke. Oh my. SO MUCH TENSION!

[hickumu]

So, the UST between Mulan and Aurora...not just in my imagination, right? I mean, tell me as someone new to the fandom. Are they as shippable as they look?

[occults]

I dunno. From the two episodes I've seen so far? They kinda hate each other from the looks of things. But fff I'm terrible with these sorts of things. Ships have to legit come out and punch me in the face in order to see them.

[hickumu]

XD Fair enough. I know I can definitely be a bit ship happy. Especially for crack pairings~.

Any characters that you would say are your favorites?

[occults]

I love me some crack parings. But I finished downloading all the other episodes so I'mma get to watching those soon enough. And then maybe I can add onto what you're getting at. >3>

As for favorites? I love Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold, Belle (okay I just love the Rumpelstilskin/Belle pairing and I hope they get a happy ending eventually but that's not too likely), Jefferson/Mad Hatter, Snow White/Mary Margaret, Emma, and Ruby too. >3>

[hickumu]

Everybody loves Rumpelstiltskin. Like, apparently literally everyone. I have yet to find someone who dislikes him. Not that I can complain. Robery Carlyle is fantastic. I didn't like Jefferson at first when he was being all obtuse and crazy, but he's gotten a lot better in recent episodes, now that he's interacting with people and not kidnapping and drugging Emma. Snow White is just generally awesome in any form, I especially love Ruby after her S2 centric episode. And I wish the writers loved Emma as much as we do :\ .

[occults]

To be honest I'm not sure why. I typically like the villains and those sorts of characters in general. So I automatically default to liking them, but I gotta admit, it's weird to see so many people actually supporting evil dudes. Robert Carlyle is fantastic, the acting he has to do between scenes and stuff? So awesome.

But yeah Jefferson is pretty awesome too even if I haven't seen any of the season 2 episodes with him yet. I think Emma was pretty awesome in season one. D: And sassy and fabulous to boot. One character I wish they had done more with is Maleficent. :C

[hickumu]

I think it's partly due to the fact that he's compared to Regina, in terms of villainy. I mean, Rumpelstiltskin is pretty bad, he does some awful stuff, but he's up front about it, he's actually basically honest, and he doesn't abuse kids. Compared to Regina? Guy's pretty cool.

Everyone also wishes they'd done more with Maleficent. I wish they'd done more with Emma Caulfield, in any role. Also, there needs to be more Granny. She gets to use a shotgun in a future S2 episode. It is badass.

[occults]

Ah yeah that's true. Regina's past is really fucked up though, so she probably thought she was treating Henry right, given how her own mother treated her. Though that's really no excuse >__> but, yeah, kinda hard to break out of that, especially after going all evil and dark. I like that she's finally taking the time out to think about her actions and not just do shit because she has magic and she can. It's nice to see characters redeem themselves.

Rumpelstiltskin doesn't abuse kids, no, but he's still an evil bastard who keeps making all the wrong choices. Dx I wish he would just learn goddamn it! Stupid show and making me invested in their characters. >:[

Granny. I love that character. She is so badass it is awesome.

[hickumu]

That's really no excuse, not for the way she treated Henry or the way she went nuts on Snow. Like, dude, she was a kid, and you'd know better than anyone that your mother is a creepy master manipulator. Cut her a break! I'm on the fence about her redeeming herself, if only because I'm not sure it's genuine yet. It'd be nice if it is, but I hope people don't just automatically forgive her or anything like that.

Well, yeah, he makes bad choices, but it doesn't help that a lot of other people make bad choices by using his power in the first place! Although I guess it doesn't help that he is, like, the most powerful or second most powerful guy on the board. If you need help against Regina, well, he'd be a good bet. *sigh* Stupid show and making me invested in their characters.

[occults]

Yeah! I never got why she fucking went after Snow, knowing who her mother was and how intensely creepy/manipulative she was. I mean I get that she pushed her mother through the looking glass so, maybe after having no other person to take it out on she went after Snow? Although the dark magic Rumpel was teaching her probably corrupted her/turned her slightly crazy like he is. >__> In terms of both her and Rumpelstilskin's redemption I don't think people are automatically going to forgive them. It wouldn't really be realistic for them to. But we'll see. I'm hoping it's genuine only because I have always wanted baddies like that to turn sides and kickass on the good guys side.

I'm just waiting for Hook to and Cora to get to Storybrooke because then all hell is going to break loose I feel. I am hoping to god no one dies but you know something bad is gonna happen.

Also do you have any theories on who the Queen of Hearts is? I always thought it was Cora but...I am unsure. I kinda think it'd be cool if it was actually Alice herself. They do have ways of twisting shit like that.

[hickumu]

The Queen of Hearts? You know, I really don't. I think I was just assuming that she wasn't even in Storybrooke, since Wonderland seemed kind of off in its own dimension. But, hell, if Jefferson arrived, it makes sense that she would, too.

That said, I am now hoping that it's actually Alice. That would be so twisted up and awesome~. It would also really fit the overall tone of the series quite well, I think.