ONCE UPON A TIME 4/1/12: 1.18 “The Stable Boy”

• Barbara Hershey as Regina’s mother?!  Talk about PERFECT casting!  So good.  And why was she so good?  She actually LOOKS like Lana Parilla a little bit…they look like they could be mother/daughter.  And she was GOSH DARN SCARY.  So intimidating.
• Felt bad for Regina.  At least we know that she STARTED OUT as a GOOD GIRL.  She WASN’T at all into power and money.  Too bad her mom was so controlling about what kind of life she was going to live.
• OK…what is the AGE DIFFERENCE between Regina & Snow?!  My gosh…Snow seems SO YOUNG!  My guess is that Snow was supposed to be around 12, and Regina was more like 18?  The fact that the King actually PROPOSED to Regina means she can’t be TOO YOUNG…you would HOPE.   I thought his proposal was a bit ridiculous.  JUST because Regina saved Snow from that runaway horse?!
• At least now we know the REAL STORY behind Regina’s hatred for Snow/Mary Margaret.  While I felt bad for Regina because of her mother’s control over her relationship with the stable boy, I also felt bad for Mary Margaret/Snow.  YES, Snow BLABBED to Regina’s mother about her love for the stable boy, MOTHER was the one who KILLED the guy!  Not Snow!  Plus Snow was a KID!  Gotta cut her a LITTLE slack.  But of course, it’s hard for her to just look past that because her heart was broken.  Lost the love of her life.
• Now it’s unfortunate for Mary Margaret…She has to pay for something she doesn’t even remember doing!

• The question still remains — Can we TRUST August?  Right now I think he’s good…But yet he’s so closed off as to who he is/where he’s from…Hard to fully trust him.
• Once Emma figured out that Sydney was bugging her office, August was basically off the hook.  But whose to say they BOTH couldn’t be after her?  You NEVER know.
• Umm…that ENDING?!  Awesome.  Kathryn is ALIVE?!  WTH?!  I thought they said that the heart they found in the box matched Kathryn’s DNA?  And now she’s ALIVE?  How?  Can’t be Regina…that would ruin her plan.  Must be Mr. Gold!

ONCE UPON A TIME PROMO: 1.18 “The Stable Boy”

Preview for next week’s episode.

One word –  FINALLY.  We are FINALLY going to get to see the backstory of The Queen and Snow White.  And Barbara Hershey as Regina’s mother?!  Is that not PERFECT casting or WHAT?!

CANNOT.  WAIT.

ONCE UPON A TIME 3/25/12: 1.17 “Hat Trick”

Based on the preview from last week, I was expecting this episode to be really creepy…But it really wasn’t.  A BIT twisted and MAD (pun intended ), but another great episode, imo…

• And this week’s fairytale we visit is Alice in Wonderland.  Not quite the typical story we all know…but that’s one of the best things about this show — how they kinda twist the story a bit.
• Umm…WHY is it that Jefferson, aka “The Mad Hatter,” CAN REMEMBER things in Storybrooke?!  And how come HE gets to have the SAME NAME in both worlds?!  I mean, I KNOW it’s his curse that he has to live with in Storybrooke, but I guess since he’s kinda mad, him remembering the fairytale world doesn’t do much since he comes off as crazy.
• And I didn’t realize that The Queen actually has a REAL NAME in fairytale land…and that it’s ALSO REGINA.  How funny.
• So the Mad Hatter actually has a daughter.  Interesting.  I love the addition of the White Rabbit as a stuffed animal.
• Wait…So the Queen had to steal her father back from the Queen of Hearts?  I guess this is all happening BEFORE she ends up sacrificing her father for the access to the curse?
• Now WHO is the Queen of Hearts?!  We never got to see her!  Interesting how she and THE Queen kinda have a power struggle going on. There’s only ONE Queen…
• Wow, they really took the OFF WITH HIS HEAD thing to new heights huh?  Kinda LOVED that.  And the fact that Jefferson in Storybrooke HAS the stitches all around his neck?!  Creepy, yet AWESOME.
• So when Mary Margaret kicked Jefferson out the window, and he disappeared, where did he go?
• So…Mr. Gold AND Regina ARE working together still?  So THEY put the key in MM’s cell to “help” her escape, only to have their plan backfire because of Emma.  Interesting.
• At the end when Emma saw Paige, aka Grace, at Henry’s school, and she went into the storybook, are they trying to say that Emma is FINALLY starting to believe?!

While this story was a bit on the crazy side, I really liked it.  And I’m guessing this won’t be the last we see of The Mad Hatter/Jefferson…

ONCE UPON A TIME 3/18/12: 1.16 “Heart of Darkness”

• First of all, how AWESOME was it to see Red turn into the Big Bad Wolf to fight off King George’s men?!  AWESOME. Still LOVED that twist in the fairytale.  I think that was the BEST twist so far.
• WTH is up with Snow?!  When she tried to kill that bluebird?!  My gosh!  That was SO WEIRD.  TOTALLY NOT in Snow’s character.
• Nice that they incorporated Jiminy Cricket into the Snow White story.  Love how they intertwine all the characters!
• Oh boy…Things aren’t looking good for Mary Margaret.  Her fingerprints were on the box with the human heart.  Then the box itself BELONGS to Mary Margaret.  Then Emma found that dagger in the vent in MM’s room!  Geez!  Gotta give it to Regina (assuming she IS the one who is framing her)…she really covered all her bases!
• WHAT?!  David is having dreams/remembering stuff from the FAIRYTALE WORLD?!  WTH?!  How is that possible?!  But no!  He thinks his dream means that MM killed Kathryn?!
• Didn’t quite understand exactly what the end meant.  With Rumpelstiltskin making the “love potion” using Snow & Charming’s strands of hair.  R did mention that if you can make a love potion, you can RULE THE WORLD.  So does that mean he’s ALL POWERFUL now?!

ONCE UPON A TIME PROMO: 1.17 “Hat Trick”

Promo for this Sunday’s episode.

Mad Hatter = Creepy!

Enjoy!