The “all-star” cast is a bit of a turn off for most adults given that it’s hard to hear the voices of, Amanda Seyfried, Pitbull, Steven Tyler, Beyonce, Colin Farrell, and Christopher Waltz and imagine the characters as those characters and not the real people. Although Colin Farrel does well as “Leafman,” a leader to the miniature army that is there to protect the forest from evil. Christoph Waltz plays Mandrake who wants all things nature to die. I think most adults will agree that these voices are more distracting rather than fitting. After the first 30 minutes, the silly voice parts of random actors ends and Amanda Seyfried comes in as lead character, Mary Katharine and her scientist dad (Jason Sudeikis) are struggling with the qwarky father’s idea/discovery that tiny forest people may exist. Mary’s mother has recently died, which also makes thing a bit more strained.

Mary Katharine (Amanda Seyfried) gets sucked into this miniature life of little forest people while dealing with the death of her mother and aims to help save the forest. The animation/3D efforts are okay during action scenes. The comedy is a bit flat but it’s not the worst children’s movie to come out, so if you enjoy slightly touching, high-fantasy movies, then you won’t be completely upset while the kids enjoy themselves.

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In the season finale, the episode starts out with Captain Hook running into The Evil Queen, Regina Mills. She explains to the Captain that although her mother Cora cannot fight and defeat Rumpelstiltskin , she can.  She then asks the Captain to assassinate and execute Cora, her own mother, to which he agrees. As he confronts Cora in Wonderland, we find out that she is in fact the dreaded Queen Of Hearts.  Captain Hook is convinced to help and aid in Cora’s quest for power by her raw magic and power over people.  She uses her magic to tear a person’s heartland takes control of them.  She ultimately uses this unique ability to control Aurora, an ally of Mary Margaret, Emma Swan, and Mulan in order to trap them in the prison that she once held Rumpelstiltskin   Cora, and her accomplice Captain Hook then take the compass and all hope of Storybrooke with them as they seek to reach the portal to Storybrooke.

Snow White ( Mary Margaret ) sits down with Emma Swan in captivity and tries to calm the situation down.  Emma is doubting herself and her ability to actually be the “savior”.  Mary Margaret realizes that the way to break out of captivity is the ink on a scroll she has in her possession.  The name Emma is breathed onto the gate and it magically dissolves into dust.  They agree to leve Aurora ( Sleeping Beauty ) behind in order to prevent Cora from using her against them.  Captain Hook and Cora enter the portal to Storybrooke as Mr. Gold and Regina Mills are counterbalancing their arrival with some evil of their own.  Unfortunately Henry Mills believes that Emma Swan and Mary Margaret will defeat Cora and make it through the portal and not Cora and Hook.  If this happens, then Emma and Mary Margaret will be killed with the counterbalancing magic in the portal.  Regina finally gives into Henry and reverses the counter spell and ultimately saves Emma and Mary Margaret.

As they get back, ironically Mary Margaret and Emma thank Regina for her actions and they all continue on their own way.

The episode ends with everyone being grateful to be back in Stroybrooke, but as customary we are left with another cliffhanger until January.  Hook and Cora end up finding a way into Storybrooke outside of the portal and are full sails ahead towards the city.

It is very exciting, and things are just getting started.  Cannot wait until the drama continues in January of 2013.

Signed, Rick Jeffries

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Word of this makes Regina Mills (The Evil Queen) and Rumplestilksin really nervous. Rumplestilksin realizes that Cora may be more powerful than he is, and confrontation would be likely. They decide to utilize Henry’s ability to communicate with Aurora in order to solve the problem.

Rumpelstilksin aka Mr. Gold tells Henry Mills a story to get him to go into a deep sleep, thus enabling him to go into the burning room where Aurora is. When they meet they discuss Rumplestilksin but their words were getting mumbled in the burning room. As quickly as they find each other, Aurora is violently ripped from the dream. As she awakens Cora has sent soldiers out to capture her. A fight ensues but ultimately Cora is successful in bringing Aurora to her lair.

Captain Hook randomly shows up in Cora’s lair and frees Aurora with no exchange for his generosity. She then sets out to reunite with the rest of the group. Aurora doesn’t realize that the group has moved on to find a sleeping curse for Snow White.

Back in Storybrooke Regina Mills and Henry Mills enjoy some much needed mother and son time. Ironically Henry begins to realize that Regina can use her magic for good and it might be a good thing. Without the other parties knowing it, David Nolan aka Prince Charming will be meeting his lover Mary Margaret aka Snow White in the middle land. The magic is a deep sleep curse so Charming can talk to Snow White and not risk Henry’s safety.

The two reunite but the episode ends with the audience left on the edge of their seats.  Unfortunately true love’s kiss cannot bring Charming back from his sleep because Mary Margaret cannot physically touch him.  She then begins to awake and disappears from the room, leaving Charming stuck in between the two worlds.

Hopefully next week the crew can find a way to get David Nolan aka Prince Charming back to Storybrooke.

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The drama starts out in Storybrooke with the seven dwarfs and Prince Charming digging in the tunnels.  Very quickly the diggers find a huge revelation. They don’t strike gold, rather dust and diamonds that may be of more use than just material.  Supposedly this new discovery will aid in bringing home Mary Margaret and Emma Swan.  The attention is quickly shifted from search and discovery to detective and observant as a murder occurred in Storybrooke.

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Another crucial character in this week’s drama is Ruby aka Little Red Riding Hood.  There is a gentleman who seems genuinely interested in her and yet she begins to have doubts of his intentions.  Everything is not as it seems in Storybrooke anymore.  She also lost her red hood which prevents her from turning into a monster.  She is unable to control her rage and ultimately kills at might when her rage is peaked.  We then get a little back story on Red Riding Hood as Once Upon A Time infamously flashes back to the past and shows her beginnings.  In the retrospective clip, Red Riding Hood learns to love and understand her “wolf” side and controls her anger.  The clip is changed in tone as it flashes back to reality and Red Riding Hood is being shut away in jail for her crime.

Prince Charming aka David Nolan also confronts one of his enemies from the old world, his father, and it gets interesting. Apparently “The King” or David Nolan’s father (King George) witnessed the incident with Red Riding Hood and demands ‘justice’ for her crimes.  He then begins to build a mob against David (Prince Charming) and Red Riding Hood.  The story them flashes back to when Snow White finds Red Riding Hood with her family in the Fairytale world.  Ironically enough, Red Riding Hood is present when another person dies, but is not the murderer.  leading the viewer to think that maybe she really didnt hurt anyone and that David’s antagonist may be up to no good.  Back in Storybrooke Charming and Red Riding Hood both flee to the library where Red Hides out while David devises a planof escape.  Unfortunately it is short lived and very quickly Red Riding Hood decides to show the crowd her real “wolf” side so she can be killed for her horrible crimes.  David finds evidence with Granny from the library that suggest that Red Riding Hood is innocent.  He realizes that someone, probably King George, has murdered and is scapegoating Red Riding Hood for the deed.  Red Riding Hood as a wolf confronts the crowd, and at the last minute Prince Charming disperses the crowd and walks right up to the angry wolf.  He explains that she has a choice to do good deep down and to never forget it.  Eventually she calms down and her cloak brings her back to normal again.  The crowd then shifts their attention to George who has managed to flee the scene after the crowd realized he in fact had been the murderer all along.  Finally Red Riding Hood and Prince Charming catch up with George and they all exchange some nasty words.  George then turns to Charming and threatens his family for eternity.  As this is being spoken he throws a bag full of fairydust or keepsakes (presumably of a family member of David’s) into a burning fire.  He tells David no matter how much fairy dust or magic he can obtain his dreams are over and his fight is useless.

Regina Mills aka The Evil Queen deals with the downside of magic once again after realizing that Henry Mills’ nightmares are attached to the curse.  The curse in question was the poison that Henry took in order to prove Regina was evil.  Henry’s dreams seem to be be getting worse as times goes on, and Mr. Gold aka Rumpelstiltskin explains why.  He says that after Henry arose from the curse that his soul had been trapped.  Unfortunately his soul was between the stages of life and death itself and that he could help ease his fears through his treatment plan.

At the end of the episode it returns to Emma Swan, Snow White and Aurora in the old world.  Aurora is having nightmares and in one very scary one, she finds Henry and he comforts her as they are both standing in a room that is on fire.  This will be an awesome start to next weeks episode which is titled “Into The Deep”.

All in all this episode of Once Upon A Time was really great.  It mainly focused on the micro story of Red Riding Hood and Storybrooke, but the few glimpses of the Fairytale World and other characters makes it super interesting.  If you are a fan of the show this is a must watch episode of season two.

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In the sixth episode of the second season of Once Upon A Time, titled “Tallahassee” the action really gets going.  In the opening scenes, Killian Jones aka Captain Hook shows Emma Swan, Mulan, and Mary Margaret the bean stalk left behind by Jack.  He explains that one woman in addition to himself will need to climb the obstacle-infused bean stalk.

In the Fairytale world Mary Margaret aka “Snow White” talks to Aurora as Mulan rests and they await the return of Emma and Captain Hook. When Aurora rests she has a series of terrible nightmares that leaves everyone upset and distracted.  Emma and Hook go up the bean stalk and face one of the giants, but in the end, Emma desperate to see Henry locks up Hook.  At this very same time, Henry in the real world and Storybrooke wakes up to a nightmare of an all red room with no doors or walls.  This is eerily similar to Aurora’s (Sleeping Beauty) dream.

During this episode we also get an exclusive inside look into Emma Swan’s back-story of before Storybrooke, when she was stealing and robbing to get by.  She lived a secret life as one half of a criminal duo with her man right by her side.  At the vital point where they decided to move up in life and stop stealing Emma is presented with the opportunity to choose at random a place to move to and “settle down”.  She closes her eyes and on a map of the United States points directly to Tallahassee, Flordida. En route they decide to take a dangerous and risky detour; the duo will drive to Canada in their already stolen vehicle to steal watches.  When she gets there her boyfriend tips off the police and rats her out.  At the same time her boyfriend has a magical encounter with someone from Emma’s childhood that claims to be from the fairy tale land.  This man ultimately takes Emma the key to the yellow bug she is seen with in the first episode of season 1…

Now we are left with another cliffhanger until next week!

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In episode #5 “The Doctor” of Once Upon A Time the main action revolves around The Evil Queen Aka Regina whom desires to see her fiancé Daniel again. For a brief second in the rain she is able to catch a glimpse of him but is not able to locate him. With the confusion between Storybrook and the “other world” also seems to come into effect as Regina begins to ponder using magic again. Rumpelstiltskin is also hard at work plotting and planning as he prepares to gain access to the “new world” from the “old world”.

There are tons of twists and turns in this episode so be sure to watch the previous episodes before attempting this one.

Regina Mills learns the down side to having what you want to come true. The saying “Be careful what you wish for” comes to mind when thinking of Regina’s choice to unleash magic in the new land. Dr Whale apparently was successful in reviving Regina’s fiancé Daniel, but he turns into a monster and attacks Dr. Whale.

At some point when Dr Whale is in the hospital. Regina Mills and David Nolan (aka Prince Charming) meet up and rush to the stables to prevent Daniel from coming into contact with Henry Mills. They arrive just in time as Daniel is holding Henry Mills by the throat and threatening to seriously harm him. Prince Charming holds Daniel back as Regina refuses to use magic to restrain him. Instead she uses her words and emotions to express her love to Daniel. In return Daniel tells her he is in too much pain and to simply let him go. Regina states that she will not let him go and will not “lose him again”. Daniel’s pain becomes excruciating and ultimately Regina Mills is forced to use magic to hold him back and get rid of him forever.

In the old world, Mary Margaret and Emma Swan are busy trying to beat Cora ( The Evil Queen’s Mother) to the last remaining portal to the new world. They set out for a crystal ball that is the last piece of the puzzle for the portal to work.

Another interesting twist is at the very end of the show when the audience finds out that Dr. Whale is really Dr Frankenstein and brings his brother back to life. Regina Mills already learned the dangers of reviving the dead and how ‘violent’ things can get. We are left what is laying under the doctor’s operating table… A human or a monster?

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David Nolan aka Prince charming is a main character on ABC’s hit television show Once upon A Time, and is portrayed by actor Joshua Dallas.  He is madly in love with fellow Storybrooke resident Mary Margaret, but Regina (The Evil Queen) has other plans for these two!

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Storybrooke Bio

Having been in a coma for as long as anyone can remember, David Nolan awoke with no name and no identity. Seemingly stirred to life by Mary Margaret reading him a story out of Henry’s Fairy Tale book, David was found wandering the woods. Upon being returned to the hospital, he was reintroduced to his wife, Kathryn, whom he had been estranged from just before his disappearance. He and Kathryn have been trying to work out the problems in their marriage, but David can’t help but feel drawn to Mary Margaret.

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Mr. Gold is a very important character on ABC’s hit television show Once Upon A Time.  He bounces between good and evil weaving together a seamlessly endless amount of bargains and ‘deals’ with the characters.  At some point he is involved with business deals with Regina Mills (The Evil Queen), Emma Swan, Mary Margaret, and more.

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Storybrooke Bio

Almost every small town has a wealthy resident whose influence seems to know no limit. In Storybrooke, that guy is Mr. Gold. From real estate to politics and even into the personal lives of his neighbors, Gold’s knowledge and involvement is virtually infinite. In fact, he’s got his hands in so many goings-on about town that it’s downright creepy. According to the local Innkeeper, Gold “owns the town”. A number of the citizens of Storybrooke actually appear to be more intimidated by him than they are by Regina.

Gold also owns and operates the local pawnshop, where he spends most of his days curating the various items he has collected over the years and making deals with the townsfolk. Always cool and attired with a cosmopolitan sartorial flair, Mr. Gold exudes the kind of confidence that only comes from knowing you are the master of your domain. But how much does he know?

Robert Carlyle on playing Mr. Gold:

“Mr. Gold is not to be trusted… by anyone.”

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Regina Mills is the adoptive mother of Henry Mills and antagonist (The Evil Queen) in the hit television series Once Upon A Time.  She is portrayed by actress Lana Parrilla and is often fighting against the will and desires of both Henry Mills and Emma Swan.

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Storybrooke Bio

Regina is the mayor of Storybrooke and Henry’s adoptive mother—responsibilities she has been balancing, without help, since she adopted Henry as a newborn. Despite the demands of her job, Regina is an extremely attentive mother to Henry. At times, though, she can be a bit overbearing. This is especially true whenever she crosses paths with Emma, Henry’s birthmother, with whom she makes no effort to play nice.

Upon Emma’s arrival in Storybrooke, Regina senses the very real threat she presents to her relationship with Henry and immediately takes action to run Emma out of town. Nothing is too drastic for Regina, who seems able to mobilize the entire population of Storybrooke to hassle Emma during her stay.

Regina endeavors to project a calm, cool and collected appearance, but there is a dark, tempestuous side to her that lies just beneath her Stepford-manicured surface. Barely. Perhaps that’s because, in Fairy Tale Land, she is actually the Evil Queen

Lana Parrilla on playing Evil Queen / Regina:

“‘Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most wicked character to play of all?’… It’s always been a dream to portray archetypal villains! Developing both the Queen and Mayor Regina, whose sinister complexities are most compelling and yet thrilling to perform, has been quite an exciting journey! These are two women you are going to love to hate!”

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Mary Margaret Blanchard

Mary Margaret Blanchard of the cast of Once Upon A Time is really well played by actress Ginnifer Goodwin.  Mary Margaret aka Snow White is one of the main characters and protagonists in the storyline and does a great job of furthering the land of Storybrooke.  She is often times in cahoots with Emma Swan and Henry Mills to defeat Regina Mills (The Evil Queen).

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Fairytale Bio

In Fairy Tale Land she’s Snow White, the fairest of them all. Lips red as rose, hair black as coal, and skin as white as snow. Awakened from the Queen’s sleeping death by her Prince Charming, Snow is on her way to happily ever after when the Queen crashes her wedding and vows that she will yet enact her revenge on the couple. Not one to roll over without a fight, Snow stands up to the Queen and challenges her power. Strong, competent, and self-assured, our Snow White is a far cry from the demure damsel we might imagine.

However, once Snow becomes pregnant, her anxiety about the Queen’s threat prompts her to seek knowledge of the future from the only person who can see it…Rumplestiltskin. He makes a deal with Snow: information about the Queen’s plans for the name of Snow’s unborn daughter.

He tells Snow & Charming that the Queen created a powerful curse, one that will send everyone from Fairy Tale Land to a place where they will be deprived of their happy endings. But, Rumplestiltskin counsels, there is hope. If Snow & Charming can keep their unborn daughter safe from the curse then, in 28 years, she will return to them and they will be able to undo the Queen’s curse. Snow White honors her deal and gives Rumplestiltskin the name: Emma. But at what future cost?

Ginnifer Goodwin on playing Snow White:

“Snow White knows how to *play* the good girl. She lives for love and she only appreciates that which she earns, which makes her an adventuress, a risk-taker, a rule-breaker, and a mischief-maker. She is keenly aware that she battles vanity and jealousy, just as her evil stepmother does. Childhood guilt drives her to try harder and to constantly strive to become a better person, but she also carries with her a princess’ sense of entitlement. and while that is something she is unable to see from within her frame of reference, she does have enough perspective to recognize that her self-reliance separates her from the other fairytale princesses. Playing Snow White, flaws and all, feels less like acting and more like getting to step into the shoes of someone I would like to be.”

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