Regina couldn’t just use a phone like everyone else to call.

[obisgirl]

Graham? She had to use his heart do it? I realize it was a tense scene, but honestly, I started laughing so hard. I know we saw that Cora could make people do stuff through talking to their hearts but when Regina did it to Graham’s heart, I don’t know, it just seemed silly. :geek:

It’s a magical glowing heart walkie-talkie. 😆 😆

[schmacky]

It was 1983, they didn’t have cell phones.

And it wasn’t about giving him orders. It was bout making him do it. If she told him through a walkie talkie or a radio he’d be like “err, why?” But if she forced him to do it he would just do it without really understanding why he was. Like his relationship with her that he tried to explain to Emma 28 years later… he didn’t know why he was with her.

[wewerecursed]

Haha, I thought it was kind of funny too, especially Regina’s little movement with her hand, did you notice? She kind of swirled her hand around when she spun in her chair in what looked like a mystical “crystal ball” movement. Lol, I dunno, but it made me laugh.

[obisgirl]

@Schmacky wrote:

It was 1983, they didn’t have cell phones.

And it wasn’t about giving him orders. It was bout making him do it. If she told him through a walkie talkie or a radio he’d be like “err, why?” But if she forced him to do it he would just do it without really understanding why he was. Like his relationship with her that he tried to explain to Emma 28 years later… he didn’t know why he was with her.

If that’s the case, she could have held her regular phone in one hand and Graham’s heart, in the other.

@WeWereCursed! wrote:

Haha, I thought it was kind of funny too, especially Regina’s little movement with her hand, did you notice? She kind of swirled her hand around when she spun in her chair in what looked like a mystical “crystal ball” movement. Lol, I dunno, but it made me laugh.

so glad I wasn’t alone thinking how silly that looked.

[Myril]

@Schmacky wrote:

It was 1983, they didn’t have cell phones.

Actually, in late 1983 the first generation (1G) wireless network launched in the US, in Chicago. Was called Advanced Mobile Phone System, short AMPS, and was the system for the 80s. Service was discontinued in 2008. Of course the phones were far from being as handy as modern 3G/4G mobile phones, and expensive. So, yeah, in Storybrooke they had no mobile phones at that time. :geek:

And it wasn’t about giving him orders. It was bout making him do it. If she told him through a walkie talkie or a radio he’d be like “err, why?” But if she forced him to do it he would just do it without really understanding why he was. Like his relationship with her that he tried to explain to Emma 28 years later… he didn’t know why he was with her.

Agree that using the heart made sure that Graham would act fast and without questions.

Besides it was in the first days of Storybrooke, think Regina needed a bit of time to fully adjust to this new world. But it did look funny.

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[obisgirl]

Cell phones back then were big too, as with everything else 😆 😆

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but it would have been funny to see Regina try to figure out 80’s technology. I hope those are deleted scenes on the DVD.

[wewerecursed]

So how come they’re suddenly trying to make phones huge again?? (Android Note, anybody? lol)

I LOVE that Lana wanted crimped hair, even though I agree with the writers that it made more sense to have her look the same. I would have liked more of her adjusting to suddenly having all these memories of technology and trying to apply them to her life. (Her line about going back to New Jersey with “The Boss” was delivered PERFECTLY!)

[maryrose d.]

@myril wrote:

@Schmacky wrote:

It was 1983, they didn’t have cell phones.

Actually, in late 1983 the first generation (1G) wireless network launched in the US, in Chicago. Was called Advanced Mobile Phone System, short AMPS, and was the system for the 80s. Service was discontinued in 2008. Of course the phones were far from being as handy as modern 3G/4G mobile phones, and expensive. So, yeah, in Storybrooke they had no mobile phones at that time. :geek:
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Do you think that was on purpose they made it that year when the cell phone was released? Like bammm! Fairytale characters and ideas for cell phones all in one.

Keeper of Swanfire's dream catcher, the Blue Fairy Plot Device, the contact name "Her", the lanyards, the trigger, the Netherworld room and necklace, Charming's quote on Thanksgiving, and PP's pic of Henry

[evilqueen]

Well, I thought it was pretty clear that when Regina was talking to the heart, she wasn’t actually TALKING to Graham, but rather hypnotising him so that he would believe of this idea as of his own. Calling him on a phone would totally not work.
Not to mention that we’re talking about the early days of Storybrooke and Regina, although clearly with some newly created memories, still not accustomed to the modern world methods…

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