Season 5:
Well, hello season 5. Time to catch up.
I'm so glad Belle picked Rumple in the end. That SHOULD end well, now. I look forward to seeing his recovery arc. Maybe he can become a proper hero now.
So the dagger is just the tip. Ha.
I'm so glad Belle picked Rumple in the end. That SHOULD end well, now. I look forward to seeing his recovery arc. Maybe he can become a proper hero now.
So the dagger is just the tip. Ha.
Head Voice Rumple? Or Clippystiltskin? Trying to come up with a good nickname for the voice in her head.
What's with Hook and Regina suddenly hating each other? Their antagonism feels forced.
Ha. Rumple has a rose-based health bar. And Belle is going with them on the adventure this time! ABOUT BLOODY TIME. Maybe she and Mulan will get another team-up.
MERIDA! Yay! Makes sense she'd be in Anglo-Saxon territory. She should get Excalibur and become king. Then she could be Saber-class! Alternatively, she leads the Scottish in revolt against Arthur and kicks his butt.
"You need a hobby. How about knitting?" Loving this version of Rumple.
I just realized that the sanitarium nurse is Ratchet from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I wonder if she's from a realm filled with Jack Nicholson movies?
Zelena's actress is having WAY more fun in the role than in season 3. The Wicked Witch as a gleeful yandere type works so well.
"And now we ride to...Camelot!" I am disappointed the Monty Python theme didn't come out of those horns. Someone needs to do a mash-up.
Still getting used to an Arthur that isn't Graham Chapman.
The way it jumps between 3 times - founding of Camelot, 6 weeks ago, and today - is confusing. Not helping is the use of Granny's Diner in both the 6 weeks and modern.
The Belle and Rumple content of season 5 continues to please me. Makes up for the heart ripping moment of season 4. So glad that Will is gone. Also glad to see Belle FINALLY get more of a main character status.
I also love the Belle and Merida team-up. Belle is like the ultimate team-up companion.
Get Merida, Mulan, and Belle together. Rumple dispatches them to fight evil. RUMPLE'S ANGELS.
Emma's reason for going dark were kind of predictable. I was hoping for something more shocking. It at least makes sense in character and explains the mystery. It is also nicely ironic.
Arthur needs to get his limbs chopped off while screaming that he's invincible. I really want that to happen.
"My name is Merida Dunbroch. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
I wanted Mulan and I got Mulan! OUAT Season 5 is pretty good about pleasing me. It has Belle x Rumple, Frankenstein back, Merida and Mulan team-up, Zelena being a grinning evil lunatic, etc. That the thematic backbone combines two of my favorite properties - Brave and King Arthur - also helps.
Oh, so that's where Ruby's been. I was wondering.
Oh, come on, OUAT. Now you're just screwing with Rumple x Belle fans for no reason. Seriously. There is no good narrative cause other than "Belle is an indecisive idiot" (and she isn't) that would keep them apart at this stage. They're probably setting up their reunion as part of the winter finale.
(Or they'll do something really horrible and have Rumple absorb all the other Dark Ones into himself, thus ruining this whole "Hey, look, he's a hero now" subplot.)
The Hook x Emma drama is just fluff for me. I'm not very invested in that couple.
One of the reasons seasons 4a and 5a of OUAT have been better than season 3a is the thematic unity and contrast.
Season 3a was just a "we need to do the thing by chasing the thing." It was a chase sequence with no chasing. Blah. It's only good episodes were where it explored Peter Pan's motivations and drew parallels to Rumple's relationship with his son.
Season 4a focused on Frozen's theme of sisterly love and added a new dimension with the Snow Queen. Frozen was about two sisters mending ways. OUAT Season 4a followed it up by exploring what could happen when that desire for a bond went too far.
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Things I wish I could see in OUAT future seasons:
1. Chinese myths. They have Mulan, so this is possible. Sun Wukong and others would be a natural fit for OUAT. Since we know season 5b is Hercules themed, having them butt heads with the Chinese deities would be interesting.
2. Tiana. They've established another unnamed realm that is always the 1920's with Cruella. Tiana could easily be from there.
Ha. Rumple has a rose-based health bar. And Belle is going with them on the adventure this time! ABOUT BLOODY TIME. Maybe she and Mulan will get another team-up.
MERIDA! Yay! Makes sense she'd be in Anglo-Saxon territory. She should get Excalibur and become king. Then she could be Saber-class! Alternatively, she leads the Scottish in revolt against Arthur and kicks his butt.
"You need a hobby. How about knitting?" Loving this version of Rumple.
I just realized that the sanitarium nurse is Ratchet from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I wonder if she's from a realm filled with Jack Nicholson movies?
Zelena's actress is having WAY more fun in the role than in season 3. The Wicked Witch as a gleeful yandere type works so well.
"And now we ride to...Camelot!" I am disappointed the Monty Python theme didn't come out of those horns. Someone needs to do a mash-up.
OH COME ON. ANOTHER TIME SKIP AND MIND WIPE?!
Jeebus writers. Learn another plot device already. It was fine the first two times (once because it was new, the second as a callback to the start). But this is RIDICULOUS.
Dark One Emma is pretty awesome, though. Liking the leather look.
Jeebus writers. Learn another plot device already. It was fine the first two times (once because it was new, the second as a callback to the start). But this is RIDICULOUS.
Dark One Emma is pretty awesome, though. Liking the leather look.
Still getting used to an Arthur that isn't Graham Chapman.
The way it jumps between 3 times - founding of Camelot, 6 weeks ago, and today - is confusing. Not helping is the use of Granny's Diner in both the 6 weeks and modern.
HA. It really is only a model! Also, nice "comfy chair" reference drop. There's hope for more Monty Python still.
Ooo. Does Merida get to go Mel Gibson on King Arthur? I really hope so. She needs the blue war paint!
Ooo. Does Merida get to go Mel Gibson on King Arthur? I really hope so. She needs the blue war paint!
"I need you to make him brave."
AUGH. The writers must have been giggling hard when they wrote that line.
AUGH. The writers must have been giggling hard when they wrote that line.
I really like the actress they chose for Merida in OUAT. Good accent, great hair, everything.
Dark One Emma continues to be far more interesting than her other versions (except season 1 Emma, who's snarkiness I liked).
Dark One Emma continues to be far more interesting than her other versions (except season 1 Emma, who's snarkiness I liked).
The Belle and Rumple content of season 5 continues to please me. Makes up for the heart ripping moment of season 4. So glad that Will is gone. Also glad to see Belle FINALLY get more of a main character status.
I also love the Belle and Merida team-up. Belle is like the ultimate team-up companion.
Get Merida, Mulan, and Belle together. Rumple dispatches them to fight evil. RUMPLE'S ANGELS.
Maybe Rumple's time as the Light One will be made real when he
overcomes his cowardice? I'm glad they're finally really digging into
that character aspect. Before it's been his use of power to hide his
fear (his fear of fear, basically). Now he has to face the underlying
problem head on without a net.
One thing I like with both the Frozen and Brave integration: they feel like sequels to the originals, in a good way. It's a shame Tangled won't get the same treatment, since they already had Rapunzel. I could see Tiana coming in - she could easily be from a part of Cruella's 1920's world.
One thing I like with both the Frozen and Brave integration: they feel like sequels to the originals, in a good way. It's a shame Tangled won't get the same treatment, since they already had Rapunzel. I could see Tiana coming in - she could easily be from a part of Cruella's 1920's world.
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Merlin sucks. Hard. There are so many great actors who could've been
Merlin. The guy they picked is just...terrible. Bad delivery, bad body
language. He doesn't convey wisdom or skill at all. The Apprentice was a
better Merlin than this guy.
Easily the worst part of season 5.
Easily the worst part of season 5.
Emma's reason for going dark were kind of predictable. I was hoping for something more shocking. It at least makes sense in character and explains the mystery. It is also nicely ironic.
Arthur needs to get his limbs chopped off while screaming that he's invincible. I really want that to happen.
YAY FOR FRANKENSTEIN RETURNING. About time. He didn't fit in
thematically with season 4, so I understand why they left him out, but
he is pretty great. Love his one-liners: "I hope you don't throw me
across the room like last time." WELP. Running gag established.
Looking back, they should have cast Neil Patrick Harris in this role. He'd have been perfect.
Looking back, they should have cast Neil Patrick Harris in this role. He'd have been perfect.
"My name is Merida Dunbroch. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
I wanted Mulan and I got Mulan! OUAT Season 5 is pretty good about pleasing me. It has Belle x Rumple, Frankenstein back, Merida and Mulan team-up, Zelena being a grinning evil lunatic, etc. That the thematic backbone combines two of my favorite properties - Brave and King Arthur - also helps.
Oh, so that's where Ruby's been. I was wondering.
Didn't Philip and Aurora get stuck as Flying Monkeys since Zelena's not dead?
So far season 5a is a big step up in quality. As much as I enjoyed Season 4a, this one feels better. The only reason it's not as amazing as it could be was the absolutely horrible actor they picked for Merlin. A better Merlin would've made this darn near perfect.
So far season 5a is a big step up in quality. As much as I enjoyed Season 4a, this one feels better. The only reason it's not as amazing as it could be was the absolutely horrible actor they picked for Merlin. A better Merlin would've made this darn near perfect.
Oh, come on, OUAT. Now you're just screwing with Rumple x Belle fans for no reason. Seriously. There is no good narrative cause other than "Belle is an indecisive idiot" (and she isn't) that would keep them apart at this stage. They're probably setting up their reunion as part of the winter finale.
(Or they'll do something really horrible and have Rumple absorb all the other Dark Ones into himself, thus ruining this whole "Hey, look, he's a hero now" subplot.)
The Hook x Emma drama is just fluff for me. I'm not very invested in that couple.
I also think the writers have forgotten what made the Dark One
interesting. He's a shadowy deal maker, manipulating from the shadows.
Turning the Dark Ones into an army of magical mooks triggers the Inverse
Ninja Law - none of them will be as particularly as powerful as a Dark
One ought to be.
--One of the reasons seasons 4a and 5a of OUAT have been better than season 3a is the thematic unity and contrast.
Season 3a was just a "we need to do the thing by chasing the thing." It was a chase sequence with no chasing. Blah. It's only good episodes were where it explored Peter Pan's motivations and drew parallels to Rumple's relationship with his son.
Season 4a focused on Frozen's theme of sisterly love and added a new dimension with the Snow Queen. Frozen was about two sisters mending ways. OUAT Season 4a followed it up by exploring what could happen when that desire for a bond went too far.
Season 5a seems to be exploring bravery and leadership. We have Merida
contrasted with Arthur. Merida is the just and true queen figure, come
into her own and able to lead. Arthur was a fearful person, who wanted
the appearance of unity without doing the work.
In both 4a and 5a, they've found story cues from the original and pushed them to a next step for OUAT. It's very clever and is probably why I'm enjoying it so much.
In both 4a and 5a, they've found story cues from the original and pushed them to a next step for OUAT. It's very clever and is probably why I'm enjoying it so much.
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Things I wish I could see in OUAT future seasons:
1. Chinese myths. They have Mulan, so this is possible. Sun Wukong and others would be a natural fit for OUAT. Since we know season 5b is Hercules themed, having them butt heads with the Chinese deities would be interesting.
2. Tiana. They've established another unnamed realm that is always the 1920's with Cruella. Tiana could easily be from there.
3. Atlantis. You not only have great potential of Milo interacting with
Frankenstein (OUAT science bros!), but there are tons of Atlantean
legends to mine. Since this would be a sci-fi theme, you can push it
even further by mixing in John Carter (which Disney still has the rights
to) and Treasure Planet. OUAT...IN SPAAAAACE.
4. The Incredibles. A long shot, but with a sequel in the works and Henry's established love of superheroes, this could work. It'd have to be yet another realm. For even more fun, mix in Big Hero 6 - a Disney Marvel property that isn't tied up with the MCU.
5. Tarzan and Jungle Book. An obvious pairing here. Mowgli and Tarzan together? This could have some good moments. For even more fun, insert Emperor's New Groove. "WRONG LEVER!"
The main ones I struggle to think of are the animal ones, like Rescuers and Great Mouse Detective. I grew up on those and would love to see them integrated, but turning them into people risks losing something. Still, I'd love to see them try.
4. The Incredibles. A long shot, but with a sequel in the works and Henry's established love of superheroes, this could work. It'd have to be yet another realm. For even more fun, mix in Big Hero 6 - a Disney Marvel property that isn't tied up with the MCU.
5. Tarzan and Jungle Book. An obvious pairing here. Mowgli and Tarzan together? This could have some good moments. For even more fun, insert Emperor's New Groove. "WRONG LEVER!"
The main ones I struggle to think of are the animal ones, like Rescuers and Great Mouse Detective. I grew up on those and would love to see them integrated, but turning them into people risks losing something. Still, I'd love to see them try.
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