Once upon a Time 4.02

[selenak]

Beastly day for rl reasons, but I did manage (some) tv. OuaT, I embrace your endearing corniness! You make me happy when I direly need it!

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[trobadora]

Jane E. did indeed write this episode. *g*

And the Evil Warlady was Bo Peep, from this nursery rhyme. (The kind of thing you really only get on this show, and I love it.)

The rant about TV, DVD, CD, DVR and so on was hilarious, and makes me wonder how everyone did during that year in the Enchanted Forest between curses. They certainly seem to be happy to be back in the land of modern conveniences - which every fanfic predicted, of course, but it's good to have it on the actual show.

Sadly, she doesn't say, "I'm a princess, not an engineer!"

Hahaha, she really should have!

I confess, Anna's speeches to David were a bit too far into the fantasy for me - I prefer more acknowledgment of the risks and the costs all around, and "just be brave! everything will solve itself!" makes me very uncomfortable, particularly considering that for a lot of people even in that world, it's simply not true.

But that was the only thing about this episode I wasn't on board with. Other than, y'know, cutting that scene. Which is just plain evil.

[buffyannotater]

The humor of Bo Peep being that the original is known for losing her sheep, so my guess is the implication is after that happened to this version, she sought out a magic fix so that would never happen again!

[selenak]

Ah, thank you for explaining this, I had never heard of Bo Peep before! (We don't have this nursery rhyme in German.)

[trobadora]

Yes, isn't that great? :D

[avrelia]

I was very amused when I heard Anna talking about fighting battles you can't win, which one of the ultimate Spike's lines. and then I checked the writer- Jane Espenson it was. ;)

(Sadly, she doesn't say, "I'm a princess, not an engineer!")

But they did say "He is a doctor, not and electrician!" mentioning Dr. Whale in the midst of the electricity crisis.

and I loved the Snow subplot very much. More than the main plot.

[selenak]

It felt like a Jane Espenson script, didn't it? Once a Jossverse writer...

[tigerpetals]

The load of heartwarming this episode dumped on us was pretty satisfying. I'd been anticipating the silly since hearing of Bo Peep the warlord and seeing David's wig in the promo

[selenak]

The way they're handling Elsa expands on the character; she's not cured of her problems and but does try to take control of the situation to find Anna while reducing the likelihood of getting targeted for her mishaps.

Yes, I liked that a lot. It makes for gradual development, and also it occurs to me Elsa meets Emma just at the right point in Emma's life. I.e. after Emma has had some experience of strange powers and having to live with expectations. Bounty hunter Emma might have felt sorry for Elsa but would not have been able to reach out to her. And for Emma, as you say, it's nice to befriend someone who is neither a love interest nor a relation.

re: Regina's original reason for pushing Henry away, you could be on to something. He's a smart kid, as she knows, and whatever she now plans to do to track down the author of the book would not go unnoticed by him.

[tigerpetals]

That's true! Emma tried to keep Gold off Ashley/Cinderella's back, but her only personal advice on dealing with life was basically "it's your job to." Because that was what she had done and she had too little experience with supportive behavior to pass it on.