Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Well, I watched it! I thought it had a lot of potential in the beginning, even though it was flawed from the start. At its best, though, it was fun and bright and crazy in an endearingly crackficcy way. Plus I loved many of the characters, and even some of the ones that didn't initially interest me grew on me.
( Spoilers and critical commentary for the entire series under the cut! )
( Spoilers and critical commentary for the entire series under the cut! )
I am so with you on happy endings! It does depend on the story, of course, but in general I am all for them. That they aren't realistic only makes them more tempting in fiction, because where else can you have them? ;-)
I also don't mind love triumphing, not at all. In fact, I love it when love triumphs. I am a sap, and I love a good romance. :-) However, when love is presented as some kind of mystical force that repels bullets, magic, illness and ill will - that's when I balk.
For one thing, to me this simply bursts my suspension of disbelief. For another, in terms of writing, I find this trope to be lazy. Love can be the impetus behind the heroes finding a way to triumph; love can be the source of the heroes' strength; the heroes can fight for their love itself and triumph. I am willing to be enthusiastic about all of those ways (and many more) to make love empower characters to do great things. But using love itself as the winning force? That doesn't work for me any better than it would to have fear stop a bullet, or to have annoyance break an enchantment. (I make exceptions in canons that have established emotions have magical powers. *g*) Plus often the trope is presented in a way that is too cloyingly sentimental for me.
The Red Queen's lips, yikes. I was actually a little afraid that they would burst in some of the kissing scenes. And I don't understand WHY, because this is a very beautiful woman. What can be so wrong with her lips that looking like a trout is the better alternative?
Absolutely, Jafar was very disappointing in the end! No imagination at all. Which is pretty much the only reason why he lost - with the power to make everyone love him, it's actually quite a feat *not* to win. But I guess he wanted to go the more dramatically impressive route and really stretch his new magic powers...
ETA: Thank you for the link to your reaction posts! I will definitely check them out; I dont know many people who watched the show and look forward to your take. :-)
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