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The Tudors ran so Wulf Hall could shuffle awkwardly around reiterating the same tired old Tudor stereotypes while claiming to be something new.
#It's so funny but as a historian I will genuinely defend 'The Tudors' to the death even with all its problems#Because it did was so few other Tudor shows/movies/media have ever done#And that is: it focused on things BEYOND just Henry and his wives.#Yes Henry was the focal point which makes SENSE but that's just it:#HENRY was the focal point. Most other Tudor media pieces have one of the wives (usually Catherine/Anne) as the focus and doesn't delve muc#Into the history or what was happening in England beyond the King's Great Matter.#The Tudors went ALL out. Yes they didn't get everything right but the fact that they tried and spotlighted so many other#Historical characters and events? The Pilgrimage of Grace? Actually LOOKING at the religious issues even if they weren't always accurate?#(Like with Aske for example. BUT AT LEAST THEY INCLUDED ROBERT ASKE like good lord it's like other Tudor media forgets everything else)#Focusing on Cromwell but also the Seymour brothers? The politics behind Henry? Even Brandon as annoying as his storylines could get.#Even smaller characters like Tallis and Gardiner and other Reformation and Counter-Reformation figures.#The fact that they featured the Reformation and Counter-Reformation AT ALL let alone tried to dive into the complexities of England's#religious crises. The burning of Anne Askew even? People having to navigate England's increasingly unstable religious situations?#The series hit its peak after the CoA/Anne stuff was over imho. Yes Cranmer and Norfolk annoyingly vanished despite being major figures in#the R/CR and they combined Mary and Margaret but god the Tudors did SO MUCH that NO OTHER PIECE OF TUDORS MEDIA has EVER DONE.#It looked BEYOND Henry BEYOND his wives and tried to paint a comprehensive pictur of a deeply troubling and divisive time in English histor#And it did so without demonising one side and it was just so good for so many reasons that I forgive its errors because damn did they TRY.#Tried in a way no one else ever has (no Wulf Hall did not I'm sorry)#(Wulf Hall was just the same old stereotypes rehashed and branded as something 'original' because it was from Cromwell's POV but again.#Same old stereotypes. Nothing actually original about anything else.)#The Tudors is so underrated for what it tried to do and what it achieved and I am reaching the tag limit but UGH god. Amazing.#Not even getting into how wonderful they were with Mary Tudor/Mary I herself and showing figures around her#Because that would be another tag essay considering the subject of my thesis.#Flawed but wonderful.#text#chey.txt
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I honestly believe people are allowed to express their dislike for any piece of media they consume, be it books, movies or shows (as long as they aren’t toxic and hateful about it, to the point where you question why they remain in the fandom). Now, regards to CC and TSC specifically, I find that majority of the fandom who dislike certain aspects of her books, don’t actively try to argue and be rude to those who love them. I will absolutely condemn anyone who does so.
And I have to say, the recent release of CHOT is a perfect example of how fandom can be divided. I honestly have nothing against people who enjoy EVERY aspect of CC’s work, but even they can be overbearing sometimes. For example, I find it laughable that some of them imply that the arguments we make are because we “can’t cope” with CHOT not ending “the way we wanted.” Like, no, we know CC is within her rights to end her trilogy however she sees fit, without giving a second thought to people’s theories and expectations. But that doesn’t absolve her of critical reviews when she herself said people will have strong opinions about the book, and not everyone is going to be fully satisfied with how the trilogy ends.
And there are three main things I disliked about the book:
(1) As much as I enjoy love triangles and adore Herongraystairs, I’m quiet wary of them as well, especially one that was executed like MatthewxCordeliaxJames. This fiasco might’ve been focal to the overall plot, but it was dragged out to the point where the series was reduced to solving messy relationships, instead of focussing on the fantasy plot at hand. The “dragging out” aspect of it would’ve made sense if James learned about the bracelet later, rather than sooner. However, majority of the book left him contemplating over whether of not he should tell Cordelia, to the point where I was expecting an understandable reason as to why he didn’t. But lo’ and behold, it was only because he didn’t want her to “pity” him *sigh.*
(2) I had reservations about Kit’s death, and not because I didn’t want him to die. To counter argue hardcore fans claiming this is the only argument we make, I want to go even further by saying, ok Kit died, yes we are told all his friends and family mourned him. But the emphasis here is on the word TOLD. There was a lot of telling, but not enough showing. As much as it would’ve been heartbreaking and unbearable to read his funeral, as well as a more detailed account of Cecily, Gabriel and Henry’s reactions to his death - it would’ve made for better storytelling. For example, I couldn’t imagine Queen of Air and Darkness being written without portraying how the Blackthorns mourned Livvy’s death - which was more beautifully executed by CC in my opinion.
(3) A more minor reservation I suppose, was the anticlimactic-feel of Belial. I mean, (1) Mortman (a mundane), wanted to create an army of automatons to take over England and rape Tessa to have extraordinary offspring. (2) Sebastian (half shadowhunter; half demon), succeeded in creating endarkened shadowhunters, and wrecked havoc during the dark war. But you’re telling me Belial (a literal prince of hell)‘s main motive was to be coronated in Westminster abbey? Are you frickin’ kidding me?
Fingers-crossed for a more satisfactory storytelling and ending in TWP, I suppose.
Anon, you're much more humble and respectful than I will be right now.
I would say it's okay to enjoy piece of media that is trash. I have books that I love that are absolutely trash and I can admit that - I still love them. If you just want to consume the media without analysing it, that's fine.
But it's ridiculously and childish to say or imply people saying "bad" stuff about COT is because we didn't like what happened. We are using critical thinking skills to consume media and it's so tiring to be called a hater because you use them when you consuming media. The anti-intellectualism is real.
So, now:
1) Overall, I agree with you! I hate love triangles but since it was about characters I didn't particularly care about, I don't have strong opinion on it. But it definitely influenced the structure of the book in very bad way, to the point as you said, it was reduced to solving messy relationships. The whole deal with James not telling Cordelia about the bracelet was ridiculous and pointless - needn't to wait so freaking long for literally no valid reason at all!
2) I definitely didn't want Kit to die... But even if we look from objective point of view, his death was executed poorly and served no purpose to the plot. It was to shock and upset the reader. He died just for the sake of someone dying. It was similar thing with Raphael, with Jordan, with Barbara, with George. Someone just had to die. And of course, it's absurd a protagonist to die and CC very hard tries not to play into the 'burry your gays' trope, so this leaves her with limited secondary characters to kill off.
I don't even want to talk about everyone's reaction to Kit's death, it all was a parody.
3) You may have a point, anon... I haven't thought much about it, I was too pissed about other things. I believe Belial's goal was to take over this dimension too... Or at least to rule London? Yeah, that's actually... kind of silly compared to other antagonist we have had? In the other three series the villians had some sort of stronger motives, that came from trauma and turst for revenge... But Belial was simply power hungry. I guess that's one of the problems having a Prince of Hell as you antagonist - he's usually inhearantly evil and when you're asking why he's doing whatever he's doing: "he's just evil". You don't have real answers why he's corrupt or power hungry - he just is.
I think it works only to have it as a side antagonist - like in TMI with Magnus' father (which name I don't remember, sorry). There it was ok because it wasn't the main source of problems.
At this point I feel like I can talk with hours about the issues this book had... The more I sit with it, the more I realize how unsatisfying it was.
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TLOU episode 4 spoilers
L O V E THE JOKEBOOK!!!!! LOVE!!!
I love the homage to the old Americana that the game was based on. Theme parks, Love’s signs for gas and food on the interstates, the trains.
“Slow down”
“This is slow.”
AND JOEL FINISHING HER JOKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME
The watch being a focal point when he’s talking to Ellie in the forest…yeah
Lowkey kinda sad they took the burnt shit line from Dina
It legit feels so weird that they aren’t in Pittsburgh, I took it for granted that they would be and was stunned when they weren’t.
Also sad there was no bus crash
I-
Bryan screaming for his mom. Okay. Oof.
Honestly really into a woman leading this group. I also like how they’re giving them more of an identity. Neil talked about that at the end of the ep and it struck me as a really good choice.
What in the actual fuck was that pit thing? Maybe a bloater pit??
They’re taking these characters in a very different direction than I’m used to. I like it a lot, but I know game Joel would never apologize to Ellie like that
I have an idea that the person Ellie hurt might be Riley as she was turning. I will have to be committed to a psychiatric hospital if that is the case.
THE SCENE AFTER HER JOKE IS INSANE. I AM SCREAMING I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
“That is so goddamn stupid.”
“You laughed motherfucker.”
“I didn’t laugh.”
“Yes you did.”
“Jesus, I’m losing it.”
“You’re losing it big time.”
And them just dissolving into laughter? There have been several times where I’ve thought “there’s no game Joel or HBO Joel, that’s just Joel.” And that moment between the two of them? That was just Ellie and Joel, hands down my favorite scene so far.
HENRY AND SAM HENRY AND SAM HENRY AND SAM
I just…I feel like I’m getting a Joel and Ellie that are just as nuanced as Joel and Ellie in the games, but differently nuanced. I remember thinking, when Neil and Craig had said that they told Pedro and Bella not to play the games that I thought it was weird. Like how are you going to understand the source material? But now, it makes perfect sense. Because Joel is softer towards Ellie, in a way that I’m sure game Joel wouldn’t have been. And Ellie is a little less soft herself, she thinks she’s tougher than she is.
They’ve done such a good job with everything so far, which is how I know next week, with Henry and Sam, is going to be nothing short of gutting.
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@timballisto said:
do you think that jaina ‘used up’ a lot of her political goodwill as heir with the arthas match? like that’s a pretty big ask to marry the heir of another nation right out of the gate and then it blew up in everyone’s face on top of jaina not being in the country that often… just thinking thoughts about how that might’ve made it easier for other great houses to contest or push back against the admiralty later AND make it very hard for jaina to have any sort of internal power base
yes.
in the batshit au ideas doc is also--as a direct result of my response above-- "Jaina and Arthas, no Third War AU -> Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine" and like.
okay a great deal of the specifics depend on whether they have children and if so, how many, but Jaina as the rightful leader (but not monarch) of an arguably more powerful nation marrying the monarch of a geographically discontinuous nation has um. parallels.
presumably they DON'T necessarily involve 8 children in 13 years and then you decide fomenting rebellion against your husband is more fun than sex but what do I know.
anyway. children are a factor here but so is where Jaina lives; a huge dilemma for Henry once the relationship went south was where Eleanor should live. if she was in Aquitaine, she was a focal point for rebellion, if she was in England, she wasn't there to stop rebellion. none of this prevented her from encouraging rebellion via her sons anyway but you know. priorities.
and obviously (I hope?) Azeroth is less INSANELY sexist than 12th century western Europe, and Jaina remains Herself, if she decides she wants to live in Kul Tiras there's not all that much Arthas can do to stop her.
(sidebar: while it's fictitious and with Eleanor's first husband anyway, I have been extremely distracted pondering the visual of "Arthas goes on crusade to Northrend Jaina comes along with her tits out" for a week now)
anyway anyway. yes, I absolutely think Jaina's love match with Arthas blew up several Admiralty plans. I don't think it makes things worse for her in canon (Daelin's death sets the bar pretty damn high there) and there's no evidence pre-Theramore that it was impacting things outside of high society.
like. your average Kul Tiran is the one who would be affected by the fallout of a Proudmoore/Menethil dynasty, but they're also not going to be thinking past the absolutely phenomenal wedding coming down the line. the nobility, otoh, who will be Just Fine whatever happens with Jaina's sex life, are absolutely pissed. she could've married one of them! she didn't! now there's going to be debates over matters of prescience and we all know how upset that makes them!
which is to say: marriage or no marriage, I highly suspect Jaina's first trouble with the nobility was over Arthas, and it impacted her long term ability to make political alliances at high levels. however, before Daelin's death and after summoning the fleet, all evidence is she is extremely popular up through the middle class, and that also makes sense--she's Theirs, she's gorgeous, she's brilliant, she Got The Guy (or didn't, as the case may be), she's Very Special Unique Talented, etc.
Will the fic touch on how Jaina spent the happiest and most carefree years of her life under the assumption that she'd grow up to be the Queen of Lordaeron, and now many years and a lot of trauma later she is once again being courted by the ruler of that same nation?
so I don't usually get nitpicky in asks because you're coming from a place of good faith and I don't wanna bash that BUT there's some really interesting assumptions here that I am not going with at all
let's start with a timeline (...always subject to change as I decide blizzard is full of idiots):
when Jaina's around 5-8 years Derek dies. Jaina becomes presumptive heir to Kul Tiras (Admiralty succession could be it's own post lmao, here I'll just say that Tandred doesn't seem to be in the running until much later)
somewhere in the vicinity of 10-14 years Jaina starts attending Dalaran (does she live there year round? is it boarding school and she comes home over breaks? is this Jaina and she's already weirdly good with portals so she fucking commutes? we don't know). ALSO in this time period she's in and out of the Lordaeron court, possibly because Lordaeron is a natural stopping point on the way from Kul Tiras to Dalaran, possibly also because everyone is doing spouse shopping
the Third War is around when Jaina is 17-20 depending on how much angst you want in this. I'm typically pinning the founding of Theramore to Jaina being 20/21 and almost everything else happens when she's 19-20
why is this important? because it lets me nail down when those years were: maximum ages 10-20, much more likely to be 11-19 or 14-19.
and I would not say that adolescence is a happy and carefree time.
specifically, any arrangement between Arthas and Jaina is going to be a love match, so we're really looking at that 14-19 window especially the later years.
why a love match? because they're both heirs. unless there is a very, very compelling reason (ie, ending a war) nobody wants to marry two heirs to each other. that's a political nightmare. who lives where. does the spouse have any authority over the other country. what culture are the children raised in. who inherits what. what if you have 3 children. what if you have 0 children. what if you have ONE child does that ONE person inherit both countries and if so, what if THEY have TWO children are we separating them again??
(for historical examples: Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon are a way this can work out, if contentiously and Aragon gets the short end of the stick a lot; Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry ii of England are a way this does NOT work out and results in an awful lot of family feuds enacted via war. notably both of these are love matches and involved a LOT of paperwork.)
so: if the parents were visualizing marrying Jaina (the spare) to Arthas (the heir) BEFORE Derek's death they're certainly not AFTER. any wedding planning that happens is entirely because they fell in love.
okay so: Jaina is 15. she's head over heels in love with Arthas, but she sees him for a few weeks a year, on the way to and from school. most of the time she's in Dalaran (where, admittedly, she's brilliant, a prodigy--but not popular). some of the time she's in Boralus.
and on top of her schoolwork, she's got lessons from home about how to be Lord Admiral, because she's being prepared for that, because no one knows (least of all Daelin) when she might need to inherit, and she's got lessons from EVERYONE on how to balance being Queen-Consort and Lord Admiral, and her big brother is still extremely dead and her dad was so traumatized from it he's had a personality shift, and orcish internment, and of course her choice in spouses is driving half of this stress so it's her fault, and--
and just being 15.
if you asked her, on the ship to Kalimdor, what the best part of her life was, she'd say before Derek's death, before she had to become someone else at 8 years old
but I'd give a contender for a different happiest period of her life, and that's as Lady of Theramore, which seems an odd choice (the apocalypse? Daelin's death?) except that: she's independent. she has (mostly) loyal people, and she's got friends (plural!). there's no switching of what hat she's wearing today. she has control of her life, and she's able to make a real, meaningful difference to both the people of Theramore and periodically everyone else too.
at any rate the actual answer to the actual question you asked: it will definitely be a source of reflection to 'return' to Lordaeron in any way, and there will be comparisons between Sylvanas and Arthas. but Jaina concluded that things with Arthas would never work, so she's much less hung up on that than on like. the Broken Shore. Teldrassil.
#someday maybe i will return to writing for a fandom i actually have experienced the media for#it's not today tho#the power to manipulate belief#long post for ts
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OUAT 4X01 - A Tale of Two Sisters
Awww! The Frozen Arc! It’ll be ICE to see it again!
Let’s hope my review is better than my puns! Give it a read below the cut, if you are so kind!
Main Takeaways
Past
I can’t get over how GOOD the casting and chemistry was for the Frozen cast. I’m partially convinced that Disney has machines that construct people from their CG counterparts! XD I feel like the story fro this episode is perfectly good. This segment really just had to show off that it understood the Frozen cast and delivered a story that allowed for the story to continue in an engaging way, and I think they did a pretty solid job of it!
Present
”Your intentions don’t matter.” While this phrase is often a good point in terms of actions mattering more than intentions, it’s not here. While yes, I know that this ends up being Zelena, at the time, Emma was saving an innocent woman. I get that Regina’s upset and it makes sense for her character to be upset in this situation, This is a hard arc to watch. That said, I do like that Emma stands her ground here. While she’s sorry she caused Regina pain, she won’t apologize for sparing Marian. “That was the person I was, not the person I am.” But the thing is, you still have to answer for the sins of the person you were. The harm she caused didn’t go away because you’ve done better. It honestly frustrates me to see Regina deflecting back to this aspect of her character. That said, as I’m often one to defend Emma from criticisms against her walls popping up all the time, I want to make the effort to do the same for Regina. And I do think that not blaming others for her mistakes is the general trajectory of her character, and this arc is interesting because we see a more redeemed Regina put in a similar situation to the very actions that made her The Evil Queen to begin with. The immediate show of growth honestly helps here too. It’s clear by the end of the episode that Regina won’t go back to her old ways, and the engaging part now is how she reconnects with the rest of the mains.
I gotta say, I remember LOVING the initial idea of Marian coming back to life and I still do in the universe where more had been done with it. So much of Storybrooke has forgiven Regina because they’ve seen her take on Pan’s Curse and Zelena, but here comes someone who not only hasn’t seen this redemption, but has a strong connection to Regina’s boyfriend. The conflict there just SCREAMS of potential for all involved. Marian’s got a strong personality, Regina would get to truly prove her redemption to someone with no faith in her, and Robin would get a more intricate conflict and potential for deeper characterization that could contribute to him growing as a member of the main cast. And...nothing like that really happened. I think watching this episode tends to open up old wounds for me because this was an arc that I really looked forward to getting into the meat of and because the meat amounted to that found on a chicken’s foot, I can’t say that I’m that happy.
Basically every line at Neal’s grave had me filled with feels! What a beautiful and touching goodbye from Rumple to his son. It’s such a powerful moment. When it comes to Rumple this episode, they set him up so much to make the ultimate change just to not. Now, in the context of the episode as a vacuum, that’s fine and is a pretty classic Once-y twist. However, I feel like in the service of the arc as a whole, it would’ve been better maybe to show more of the reasons why the Sorcerer’s Hat was so tempting, and if not here, then in another episode. The closest we’ll get is Rumple’s speech to Regina in “Heroes and Villains,” which merely touches upon the effects of dying, being a slave at Zelena’s hands for a year, and losing Bae. And look, I like his declination back to villainy for that reason. Bae was his moral compass -- the person who had just enough doubt and love for Rumple that he would be able to keep Rumple on the path of good just with his willpower and lack of full trust -- and losing him at the end of what amounts to a torture conga is the kind of thing that would cause him to get more slippery with his morals. Belle in certain contexts can be easy to fool and I can see those small rationalizations build up in a way that would match up with the following arc.
”I know you, cause you’re like me.” Not to get too shippy, but I feel like the interaction between Robin and Regina in the office where Robin points out their similarities is a character point that should’ve been given more focus. Yes, from an abstract point of view, Regina and Robin are similar because they used to do villainous things, whereas Robin was a thief, Regina murdered, and that’s an entirely different league of villainy. And I swear I’m not trying to put Regina down here, but I think that difference is one that should be a focal point of their dynamic. Robin went through a redemption arc of his own in a way, and seeing him try to pass on those tactics and fail because they’re not compatible with Regina’s brand of villainy and grow from that to have a better understanding of Regina and take on a different approach to helping her. Getting into the meat of that and establishing those differences could’ve made them stronger for me.
I hate the way “monster” is used in this episode. The context of the episode frames “monster” as something undeserved being thrust upon someone, applying to Regina and Elsa. However, in the context of the episode, Regina’s being called a “monster” by Marian, someone whose most recent memory of Regina is saying that she’ll be happy with her head upon a spike and Marshmallow is being called the monster in Elsa’s case, though she attributes that as an extension of herself while Marshmallow is literally attacking a town. Just...this isn’t like The Beast being called a monster when he’s not attacking anyone and I don’t feel like the framing was entirely there for it. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I do think the retraction of “monster” towards Regina was well deserved! She saved Marian, even with all of that rage in her heart and that’s pretty freakin’ great!
Stream of Consciousness Thoughts
-This opening may have one of the most fantastically created storm. Look at the water and the panic of the crew as they try to fight it off!
-So while I don’t blame anyone from being a little nervous at the possibility of Regina going evil again (She spent half of the scene talking about how being a hero screwed her over and she does try to plot to kill Marian with Sidney in the vault), props to Henry for his faith in her!
-Dab, Elsa! Dab!
-”And once more, I’ve started it with a lie.” That was a really poorly-worded segue. He wasn’t talking about lying in the previous part of that speech and it’s not like he brought up lying about Milah’s “death.” It’s just one line, but it could’ve been better constructed.
-”I’ll spend my life repaying you for that.” Well, you’re not wrong.
-Damn, there’s a really interesting contrast in Robin and Regina’s scenes in the office between the finale and here. In the finale, they were on the floor, relaxed, and touching whereas here, they’re sitting on the couch, stiff as boards, and the distance between them looks more like a chasm.
-Okay! Watching this episode after the auction and seeing everything everyone bid on is hysterical!
-As we’re spending a lot of time in the mayor’s office, I’ve got to say that I LOVE the interior design here. I love the black and white that allows for the colors (Especially the reds) to pop against it. I love the forest-like wallpaper. It’s just so pretty!
-I gotta say, I’m really happy seeing Sidney again. The actor just rocks!
-Breaking and entering honeymoon? Sign me the fuck up! :D
-I need a map of Storybrooke SO badly. For a while, I HC’d the mansion as being closer to the town line, but I guess it’s closer to the docks? Thoughts?
-I gotta say, I think it’s a little dumb having Rumple be able to stop people in their tracks like that and have it only happen again like one or two times.
-Speaking of the auction, kind of weird that the Sorcerer’s Hat never came up in it.
-I really like how The Enchanted Forest was given an actual name. It’s not that I don’t like calling it The Enchanted Forest, but calling it Misthaven makes it feel more like a place with a history and a life to it rather than just...a place.
-”I need my beauty sleep.” Woowww, Pabbie. Way to leave in the rudest fucking way ever! Like, I’m bored, byeee! Your in-laws are there, clearly upset about this! Put in some more fucking effort!
-Anna, I don’t think Elsa’s “making excuses” when she’s the queen and can’t abandon her country!
-One of my favorite jokes that’s so underrated is how the “DO NOT BLOCK GATE EVER” fence just gets fucking stepped over! XD
-That snowman doesn’t even look scared! He just looks annoyed! Someone, make this dude a tiara!
-Nathaniel--I mean Kristoph! It’s you! ...I think watching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend might have made it impossible for me to fully immerse myself into this character.
-Fuck yeah, Marian! Going in for the fight! ...I do wonder. I guess had Regina not decided to save her, Zelena would’ve revealed herself in order to not die.
-”I don’t know what that [Netflix] is but sure.” I love this line so much!
-”Unless...another monster appears and kills me.” ...Welcome to your life, ma boy.
-I’d like to think that during that pause when Sidney wouldn’t appear, he was talking to Ingrid and plotting.
-Damn, Belle! You pull that off! Or rather, I suppose it was pulled off of you! ;)
-RUMPLE AND HIS SEXY ASS ARMS! WE HAVE RUMPLE AND HIS SEXY ASS ARMS! NOT A DRILL.
-...Anna, that’s not how you wear a necklace!
Favorite Dynamic
Emma and Regina. You would think given how I really don’t like what’s to come that this episode would’ve done no favors for me, but honestly, I love Emma and Regina’s dynamic here! As I said before, while I roll my eyes at a lot of the lines given to Regina here, I do think it makes absolute perfect sense -- not deserved, but make sense -- for Regina to be angry at Emma. And Emma is adamant that she doesn’t regret saving her life, but still feels terrible that Regina lost Robin in the process. It’s a very nuanced aspect of this conflict. I also feel like their reactions to their fight were really well written. Emma is trying to live up to both her job as the Savior and her resolve to fight against her walls by trying to find Regina to talk while Regina’s more reserved character aspects kick into high gear and she slinks back to think on the matter.
Writer
Adam and Eddy are our main guys today, as per usual with season openers and they did a great job! In a vacuum, so much of this story is great and sets up a lot of the conflict and mystery of the next half season. And while the rest of the half season doesn’t hit bullseye at every point, they do succeed more often than they don’t.
Rating
9/10. This episode is a little hard to watch in hindsight because of the potential of some things that just really didn’t pan out, BUT within the context of this episode, the initial quality of these arcs is so present and that’s what this review is mostly here to judge. While not balanced in the sense of giving everyone something to do, I do think that there was a perfect balance of character usage. Everyone placement and actions feel right and appropriate for their characters. Finally, I know I’m in the minority, but I LOVE the Frozen cast. They added a nice bit of charm to the episode and made a very memorable first impression.
Flip My Ship - The Home of All Things “Shippy Goodness”
Captain Swan - I really like the CS plot here. Romance, especially after Neal’s death, isn’t the easiest thing for her and especially given what just happened with Regina, she doesn’t want to let herself be happy, but Killian’s making sure that she gives herself that chance. So, also, I always grinned when I saw Emma fall right on top of Killian. I love when that happens with romantic pairings! And their kiss is just fantastic here! Emma is still very much interested and she feels guilty putting Killian on the side while she deals with her feelings and circumstances.
Rumbelle - I freakin’ love the breaking and entering honeymoon! RUMBELLE PORN! Just...that dance. That music. Robert Carlyle’s smile. My only regret is that we had to sacrifice the awesome outfits Rumple were already wearing (Though they make it up later in the bedroom! ;) ) AND SPEAKING OF THE BEDROOM. Yeah, Belle looks pretty freakin’ satisfied with whatever kinky shit they just got up to!
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Hey everyone! So, I altered the review style a little bit. I don’t know whether or not I’ll stick with this or return to the old format, but I feel like this was a better way to condense my thoughts. The Season 3 Overview will be posted...at some point, tbh. I don’t know why, but it is really hard to write right now and since I’m already behind, I figured that I’ll just jump into Season 4!
Thanks to the fabulous folks at @watchingfairytales and to my badass boss of a friend @daensarah! Finally, thank you to my loyal readers! Happy holidays to you all!!!
Season 3 Total (9/230)
Writer Scores: Adam and Eddy: (9/60)
*Links to the rest of my rewatch will no longer be provided. They take posts with links outside of searches and I spend way too much time on these reviews to not give them that kind of exposure. Sorry for the inconvenience, but they still can be found on my page under Operation Rewatch.
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