
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
After a slow start, this fairy tale really starts to grow on you
It's so hard to find time to watch all the great television programs out there, and I know that I am missing out on a lot. "Once Upon a Time," which was just renewed for a second season, almost became one of the victims of shows I never got around to watching. I stuck it out for the first handful ...
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We finally find out what happened to Bae after he was sucked into the Whirlpool of Death in the Enchanted Forest. He also continues to be in the running for the Crappiest Childhood Award. Having been thrown into a land without magic, young Bae (Dylan Schmid) finds himself in Victorian England. Th ...
Read MoreIt's Hook's turn to exact some revenge
The series returns to contemplate Belle and Rumplestiltskin's relationship, with a few pirates and fire-monsters thrown in for good measure. While Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) is testing a new magic to enable him to leave town to search for his son, Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) attacks Belle (Emi ...
Read MoreA full moon causes Ruby some hairy problems
As the first post-Curse full moon arrives, Ruby (Meghan Ory) fears becoming a ravenous wolf again. Her fears seem founded when an innocent tow-truck driver is found murdered in the morning. David (Josh Dallas) sets out to prove that Ruby didn't kill him, putting him at odds with the mob of frightene ...
Read MoreFour stories wind around what parents do for their children, for better or worse.
"Once Upon a Time" treads a difficult line this week as it intersperses multiple storylines in both the fairytale and real worlds. The result is mixed. In the fairytale world, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) are looking for a portal back to the real world. Snow hopes to use ...
Read MoreThe identity of The Stranger is revealed to be ...
Well, he's a Stranger no more. After weeks of lurking mysteriously around town in his motorcycle jacket, August Booth's (Eion Bailey) story is finally told. The episode's fairytale flashback centers on Geppetto (Tony Amendola) and his formerly wooden son, Pinocchio (Jakob Davies). Geppetto fear ...
Read MoreSnow White takes a trip to the dark side
This week's episode circles back around to focus on Snow White and Prince Charming again. It also offers the welcome return of some series favorites. Since taking the Forget-Prince-Charming potion, Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) hasn't been herself. It turns out that losing her love for him has ...
Read MoreEmma attempts to expose Regina's dastardly ways
Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Regina (Lana Parrilla) are butting heads over Henry again this week, as Regina demolishes Henry’s play castle. An angry, unemployed, disillusioned Sydney Glass (Giancarlo Esposito) offers to help Emma by exposing something big about the mayor. He happens to know ab ...
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