For me it was more Whale is Cabal - the blonde hair, the buttons, the high collar, the love of science.
Oh yeah, visually, and portrayal-wise, very much so. The glasses and the Gladstone bag, too. And the being a manipulative bastard.
My first reaction was more along the lines of, "Regina is keeping her true love in a glass coffin with plans to resurrect him and she completely freezes herself over in the pursuit of that."
EDIT: Side note, this is the only example of "Boy in Refrigerator" I can think of.
First, I HAAAAATED the magic > than science arc. Secondly, magic≠ drugs, okay? ESPECIALLY not in this universe.
I really hated that, too. There's a seriously bad message there - if magic is like a drug, and science is like magic but wimpier, then science is bad. Which wouldn't be as problematic if I wasn't thinking about the audience Once is targeting - magic doesn't exist, science does. It's not like it's some strange mythical practice, it's the foundation of modern society. It was a totally unnecessary alienation.
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Regina is Cabal.
Dr. Whale is also basically Cabal (and him being Frankenstein is the thing I've wanted since forever).
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Although the moral of this episode bothered me on a lot of levels, HOLY SHIT I WAS HAVING FEELS ALL OVER THE FUCKING PLACE.
*nods*
First, I HAAAAATED the magic > than science arc. Secondly, magic≠ drugs, okay? ESPECIALLY not in this universe.
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Oh yeah, visually, and portrayal-wise, very much so. The glasses and the Gladstone bag, too. And the being a manipulative bastard.
My first reaction was more along the lines of, "Regina is keeping her true love in a glass coffin with plans to resurrect him and she completely freezes herself over in the pursuit of that."
EDIT: Side note, this is the only example of "Boy in Refrigerator" I can think of.
First, I HAAAAATED the magic > than science arc. Secondly, magic≠ drugs, okay? ESPECIALLY not in this universe.
I really hated that, too. There's a seriously bad message there - if magic is like a drug, and science is like magic but wimpier, then science is bad. Which wouldn't be as problematic if I wasn't thinking about the audience Once is targeting - magic doesn't exist, science does. It's not like it's some strange mythical practice, it's the foundation of modern society. It was a totally unnecessary alienation.
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