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[jetpack_monkey]

thirdblindmouse has threatened to spam my journal with OUAT feels. I say bring it on.

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[thirdblindmouse]

I WAS ABOUT TO ADD THIS. JANE FUCKING ESPENSON. SHE BRINGS THE HUMOUR TOO. I DIDN'T KNOW I ADORED HER BEFORE THIS SHOW BUT I DOOO.

WHAT EPISODE DIDN'T YOU LIKE?

[laura47]

FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE, REWATCHED IT YESTERDAY IN FACT.

[thirdblindmouse]

THE MAINE PLOT IS LACKING, AS IS SIDNEY, BUT I LOVE THE GENIE. I WISH SO HARD THAT [SPOILER] WASN'T [SPOILER], AND MY POSSIBLY FOOLISH HEADCANON IS THAT HER FEELINGS ARE COMPLEX ON THIS SUBJECT. SOMEONE LOVES HER, THAT HAS TO MATTER. TRUE LOVE IS *MAGIC*, YOU KNOW.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT THE PLOT DOES TO LEOPOLD'S CHARACTER, OR AT LEAST, I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT IT MAKES HIM.

[laura47]

TOO MUCH OF THE PLOT RELIES ON PEOPLE BEING PREEEEETTY DUMB

ALSO LEOPOLD WHAT THE FUCK, EITHER HE WAS WHAT HE WAS IN THAT EPISODE, OR THAT WAS WEIRD AND OOC AND HE WAS MORE LIKE IN THE OTHER I JUST DUNNO

[joyo]

I AGREE THAT PLOTTING IS OCCASIONALLY A PROBLEM BUT I FEEL THAT ON THE WHOLE THE WRITERS ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT IN NOT HAVING TO COP OUT ON "LOLDUMB!" FOR PLOT ADVANCING.

THIS PLEASES ME.

[thirdblindmouse]

IT MAKES ME SAD BUT HE PROBABLY IS A GUY WHO LOVES HIS DAUGHTER BUT SHITTILY CONSCRIPTS WOMEN TO BE HIS WIFE AND DOESN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR FREEDOM OR FEELINGS AFTERWARDS EVEN THOUGH HE CARED ABOUT THE GENIE AND EVERYONE ELSE NO WAIT THAT DON'T MAKE NO FUCKING SENSE, EPISODE. LET US STRIKE THAT DETAIL FROM THE CANON. AND THAT EPISODE IN GENERAL, EXCEPT FOR THE MIRROR NEEDS AN ORIGIN STORY AND I LOVE HOW REGINA WAS DESPERATE ENOUGH TO TAUNT EMMA THAT SHE BUILT A PLAYGROUND THAT WOULD REMIND PEOPLE OF PRE-CURSE TIMES.

[joyo]

YEAH THAT WAS WEIRD? LIKE, "HEY I'M A REALLY GREAT GUY WHO EVERYONE LOVES BUT I AM GONNA BE KINDA SHITTY TO THIS WIFE WHO DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO MARRY ME CAUSE I'M NOT ALL THAT INTO HER EITHER, BUT SHE CAN'T HAVE A BIT ON THE SIDE CAUSE IF I AIN'T HAPPY AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY OR SOMETHING"

ACTUALLY THAT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE 'RESTORATION'.

ALSO I SWEAR REGINA LOOKED REALLY PAINED IN THAT WAY SHE GETS WHEN SHE'S TRYING TO FORCE HERSELF TO ACT LIKE [SPOILER] TAUGHT HER, SO...WHO KNOWS?

ALSO I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY HIT THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON YET AND MY INDEX FINGER IS REALLY TIRED OF SITTING ON THE SHIFT KEY SO I THINK IT'S TIME FOR BED.

THANK YOU NATE FOR LETTING US SPEW FORTH ON YOUR JOURNAL SPACE.

/ME COURTSEYS

[jetpack_monkey]

You're welcome. I'm half-convinced to give the show another shot.

[laura47]

IT'S REALLY GOOD AND WE'LL ALL PROBABLY HUG YOU A LOT IF YOU DOOOOO

[thirdblindmouse]

WHAT SHE SAID. THERE WOULD BE HUGS!

AND WHAT OTHER SHE SAID, THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS! PUNK.

[laura47]

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. LIKE. UGH. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THAT EPISODE. I TRIED TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO SKIP IT, THEN AFTERWARDS ONE OF THEM WAS ALL "I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN WANT TO WATCH ANYMORE" AND I WAS ALL "SKIN DEEP TIME, YOU STAY IN THAT CHAIR AND WATCH THIS PLEASE IT'S EXCELLENT"

[joyo]

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THAT EPISODE IS THAT THE STORY WAS TOO BIG FOR THE TIME ALLOTTED TO TELL IT. I FEEL LIKE THEY COULD HAVE REALLY DONE THE GENIE BETTER JUSTICE BY EXTENDING THAT ARC INTO ANOTHER EPISODE, OR INTRODUCING THE ELEMENTS IN AN EARLIER EP, OR MAYBE JUST HAVING MORE OF THE EP BE ABOUT THE BACKSTORY, AND FLESHING OUT HIS TRANSITION FROM [SPOILER] TO [SPOILER].

I DON'T LIKE HOW THEY HANDLED SIDNEY EITHER, AND I HOPE WE GET TO SEE HIM AGAIN.

[thirdblindmouse]

YEAH IT FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T THAT INTERESTED IN DOING SIDNEY JUSTICE AND I HOPE THIS ISN'T THE START OF A TREND. BECAUSE THAT WAS A PRETTY INTERESTING AND HEARTBREAKING STORY TO BE TOLD, AND AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER ON THE FACE OF IT *snerk* TO INTRODUCE.