Hi guys! Not asking anyone to abandon this forum if they prefer it here, but I recently stumbled on the Once forum at previously.tv and in seeing how active and engaged the community and discussion threads there are, I wanted to point you (and anyone else interested) to it if you're interested. Below is the (already three pages long) discussion for the latest's episode. Come join the fun if you are so inclined! [url]http://forums.previously.tv/topic/62928-s07e04-beauty/[/url]

posted 7 years ago in Once Upon a Time (2011)

Thanks for starting this thread, R_Kane! I've watched since the beginning, so it's hard to stop caring completely, but the premiere did little to get me to continue caring. Andrew J. West is certainly a more charismatic actor than Jared Gilmore--definitely leading man material. But as a character, adult Henry's motivations are at this point not compelling enough to me that it made me think, wow, I want to continue going on this journey with this character week after week so he can reunite with his wife and child. In other words, I didn't have the reaction to adult Henry that I did to Jennifer Morrison's introduction to Emma Swan all those seasons ago. Dania Ramirez seems to be on par with West acting-wise, but the dialogue did nothing to help her shine. For me, the biggest weakness remains to be the writing. Dialogue on the show has steadily deteriorated imo over the course of the seasons, but in this premiere it was so cheesy as to be jarring at times. As a writer myself, I definitely appreciate the burden of the writers to remain creative after all these years, but they really have to step it up in this area. And I completely agree with you about Victoria as played by Anwar. The central villain (if that is what she will be) imo has to be an absolutely compelling actor for their villainy be taken seriously, a la Lana Parilla, Robert Carlyle, or the actors who played Peter Pan or Mr. Hyde. Anwar, for me, does not have the gravitas to portray an imposing or threatening figure whatsoever. The redeeming qualities, for me, are the holdouts from seasons past, e.g. Lana, Colin, Robert. Hopefully, they will give these old characters material worthy of the actors' talents. I watched on abc.com the day after it aired, so didn't have the ad issue. I will probably give the second episode a go to see if it piques my interest more than the premiere. Hopefully, they can restore some of the magic!

posted 7 years ago in Once Upon a Time (2011)

The way I see it, one of the recurring themes of the show is second chances, and how even villains can earn them. As Regina herself has proven, the actions of old Hook, albeit brutal and vengeful in this case, can potentially be redeemed if he owns up to his past to those he has wronged. The best way for him to have done this would have been to fess up to David at the time he asked for his blessing to propose to Emma. Since he didn't do that, he really needs to pluck up the courage to do it now, since he can't in good conscience claim himself to be a changed man with this lie hanging above their marriage. So, I think it would not be his honesty that would be his undoing, but rather, letting the lie persist!

posted 8 years ago in Once Upon a Time (2011)