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“Always Come Back To You” from the little known animated film “The Nutcracker Prince” always reminds me of OUAT. It touches on many of themes presented in the show about fate, love, and hope. Considering how many times they have lost and found each other, this song particularly reminds me of Snowing and their countless trials to be together.

Last night in a dream that came to me
Oh, I saw a face and I knew right then
That you were meant for me

Last night, in a dance from long ago
As the music fades and we walk away
Why did we let it go?

How do you know the first time
Is the right time in your life
Not to let it pass you by
I won’t let it pass me by

And if the winds of fate
Blow our ships off course someday
No matter where we stray
I know you’ll find your way

I’ll always come back to you
I’ll always come back to you
For once in your life a promise will come true
I’ll always come back to you

Last night in a dream I’ve had before
Oh, I heard your voice calling me
Like from a distant shore

Oh, last night like a ship lost on the sea
I see the light shining there
To light the way for me

How do you know the first time
Is the right time in your life
Not to let it pass you by
I won’t let it pass me by

And if the winds of fate
Blow our ships off course someday
No matter where we stray
I know you’ll find your way

I’ll always come back to you
I’ll always come back to you

When you’re feeling all alone
A million miles from home
And the dark of night is closing in on you
For once in your life a promise will come true
I’ll always come back to you

You’re feeling all alone
A million miles from home
And the dark of night is closing in on you
Once in your life a promise will come true
I’ll always come back to you

I’ll always come back to you
I’ll always come back to you
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1) Sympathy for the DeVil. I know lots of people will disagree, but I found the back story of Cruella to be rather refreshing. There was a meme I saw not to long ago that stated that on OUAT “Villains were just victims, whose story has not been told.” The title and trailer for the episode sure made it seem like Cruella’s story was going to follow this trope of “the good person turned dark by life.” As we all know, however, Cruella really did not deserve much sympathy. The episode added a good dose of realism by introducing the notion that sometimes evil cannot be explained by a bad childhood, lost love, etc. The complex villains of the show are great, but I found it really unrealistic that they all happened to be “victims.” This episode challenged that notion and really caught me off guard.

 

2) Poor Unfortunate Soul. I found this episode disappointing for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it came off as very forced and rushed. I am not sure if Merrin Dungey had other obligations, but it was obvious to me that the episode was a vehicle to try and write Dungey’s character out of the show as quickly as possible. Also, I did not like the revelation that Ursula wasn’t in fact Ursula, the Disney villainess, but rather a mermaid who gave herself tentacles. This made the whole character of Ursula irrelevant to me. I’m sure the writers could have found a better way to reveal Gold’s endgame. As it stands, Ursula (and this episode) just seem largely unnecessary.

 

3) S4A. I understand the dislike of the Frozen characters, but S4A was much more coherent and had a clear purpose for the majority of the characters. S4B meandered way too much and really did not seem to have any idea where it was going. A lot of the plot points and new characters ultimately seemed unnecessary (see above.) The new characters that remained (Lily for example) were not built enough for me to really care about them. The whole “search for Lily’s father” angle that seems that will be carried over to season 5 just gets a huge “meh” out of me. I think in the case of  Lily, it would have been better to explore that whole “a villain is a victim” angle. I would be much more sympathetic to her plight and her search for her daddy if I had seen some of the way she suffered outside of Emma’s presence. S4B had a lot of messy buildup for ultimately very little payoff while S4A had a tremendous amount of payoff.

 

4) Cruella hands down. Maleficent and Urusla were a tremendous bore for me. Cruella, however, was a riot. She was fierce, witty, and just plain fun. Her zingers had me laughing out loud and her evil acts really impacted me especially since the majority of them did not involve magic. I loved every second she was on screen.

 

5) It’s a tie between Emma’s fate at the end of Operation Mongoose and the revelation about Cruella.

6) The alternate reality of Heroes and Villains. It came off as very gimmicky. Also Gennifer Goodwin trying to be evil? Blech! No thank you.

7) Overall grade B. Could easily have been C or D had it not been for the great cliffhanger regarding Emma.

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