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Maybe Tamara has managed to use a little bit of magic to disguise her weapon as a taser so that it isn’t a taser at all but just looks like one.
But other than the taser, there is no hint that she has magic. She knows about magic, and had been searching for it for what seems to be years, but we have yet to see if actually has magic herself other than the taser.
Also, making the taser look normal is more a fault to the writers. If Tamara has disguised the taser to look normal, that should be hinted at or confirmed. Instead, it looks normal, and fans automatically think this to be another incovenient plot-hole.
[adrotate group="5"]I think the main problem with this magical taser is that it doesn’t look magical. It looks like a regular, ordinary taser that releases normal electricity. If it looked different or magical, then it would be (I think) a bit easier to except and be a bit intrigued by it.
I think part of the problem is that the episdoe did not make clear to what extent, if any, the people in the town had free will, despite all the fogged memories and repeating scenarios.
I gotta disagree–the episode made it clear that no one had free–when Regina goes to Mr.Gold, stating how unhappy she is–she tells him that everyone does what she wants because they have no choice.
I honestly thought this was so far the worst episode of season 2. At least the bad ones had a lot of enjoyable moments–this one did, too, but there was far to few of them.
Disliked–
Every single flashback–The Dragon character that seems to have all this power, and then gets killed before he gets to use it. 😡 That was annoying–and we have no idea where he is from or how he has his magic. And I’m not the biggest fan of August (though I have enjoyed his story) but his flashback here felt really weak.
Regina both fliritng and then threatening the very person she wanted to adopt–seriously, she claimed to have cared for the this guy and wanted to help him, she supposedly felt guilty about how she treated at the end, and yet she easily flirts with him and then threatens his life….ugh really annoying.
I’m not the biggest fan of Captain Hook, but I am wondering where he is and how he is faring–could have at least given a little hint to his current circumstances. And since he has become a pretty important character, it feels off to sort of forget him, though he was at least mentioned.
No Rumpelstiltskin–I know he has more important things and all. He is trying to reconcile with both Belle and Baelfire, he fears Henry, and he has Regina to worry about–and it would be great to have seen some of that.
No Belle–seriously, she keeps getting shoved off and brought back in when useful for the plot or for other characters. Similar to Red Riding Hood and the dwarves.
No enough Prince Charming–I feel like his character has also been pushed to the side lately, though he did manage to appear in a pretty good ending scene.
Baelfire–I don’t know about him. One minute I really like him, the next minute I’m kinda annoyed with him. This episode he annoyed me with his talk with Emma about how he needed Tamara to come to town, and yet he had not told her truth, and then he shows the book, as though expecting her to believe him. She obviously does, but it felt off.
Tamara–I should say that I hate her–I honestly don’t, and we have yet to learn why she is doing what she is doing, but I have found her both annoying and truly cruel.
Liked–
What Emma said about Snow White having to pull herself together–awesome and very true.
August and Snow White having their talk–we haven’t really seen these characters interact before, but it was still touching, and both actors did really well together.
Gepetto fessing up to what he did–I don’t blame him for his actions, nor Snow White for doing what she did, but it was great to finally see Gepetto admit what he had done and take responsibility.
August and Gepetto reuniting–it was touching and sweet. 😀 I had been wating for that for a long time, and seeing Gepetto forgive and love his son was wonderful.
August standing up to Tamara and trying to do the right thing–doing the right thing has always been something that wasn’t his strong suit, and he had felt true remorse for that. It was good for him to finally fess up and realize that he had to make the effort himself if he wanted to redeem himself and do right by the people that he loves.
Henry and Emma making up–that was another sweet moment that I really enjoyed. It was great to see Henry forgive Emma for lying, and for Emma to admit how much it hurt her to be apart from him.
Snow White and Prince Charming–the last scene is true love. They both stand by each other through it all, and I love seeing that.
Wait, the writers said that? It only proved that Graham WAS abused! He slept with her because it was what SHE wanted. He never would have if he had his free will. I don’t care what anyone says, the poor guy was raped.
Sorry for the late reply…
Yes, the writers said that this episode would show that the relationship was he rape. And Lana Parrilla said herself that it was cute and flirty in this episode. I’m sorry I cannot find the interview–if I can, I’ll most it.
Regina is getting more creepier and more disgusting.
First, she separates the boy she wanted for her own from his father, and then she flirts with him in the scene, and the threatens him. What is even more disturbing is the fact that some fans actually think this scene was hot, or that Greg is a jerk towards Regina.
It is interesting how her expression does darken quickly when he flinches from his touch–he seems almost like the same little boy, afraid of her when she had his father dragged away, and she seems angered at the rejection.
I’m bit annoyed with Henry when yelled at his family about how they had to be good and not hurt Regina. It seems he forgot how many times she tried to kill them. And he continues to treat Emma horribly just because she lied–yes she was wrong, but as she apologized for it and told him how Neal had hurt her, he should try to understand.
Also, I think this episode shows once again how Regina is not a good mother. Not only with her attempt to make Henry love her, but how she separated a child from his father. The annoying part was that the show was aiming for this to make Regina mor sympathetic, but all I feel for her is disgust.
I seriously love this episode for all the acting–Ginnifer Goodwin and Lana Parrilla completely stole this episode from start to finish. I seriously hope for more scenes with them together. Even Jared Gilmore was pretty good, and the kid that played a younger version of Owen/Greg.
But there were a few things that bothered me about this episode. The writers themselves said that this episode would prove that Regina did not abuse Graham–that didn’t happen. If anything, it only shows more of what she did to Graham, using his heart and and the curse to make him act the way she wanted him to.
I honestly didn’t like how Rumpelstiltskin was in this episode much–The whole Charming Family saved him before from both Regina and Cora, and he is not the least bit grateful for it. And seems to not care at all about them, even though Emma basically has called him family several times.
Also, if this episode was to try and inspire sympathy for Regina, I don’t think it worked really well. Not only her whole treatment of Graham, but how she seperated Graham/Owen from his own father. Even when she was crying while watching Owen–she could have let the father go and let father and son be together, instead she keeps them apart just because she doesn’t get what she wants.
And again, her whole attempt to control Henry an make him love her goes right back to her actions in season 1–she doesn’t seem to learn at all.
As well as the fact that she whined about her victory, complaining about how everyone had to do what she said and that they had no choice. That was basically what she had wanted the whole time.
I actually really loved the flashback sequence–they were really great. The way they looked and the actors were wonderful.
I think my favorite scene has to be the one where Snow White goes to Regina to die–she is tired of fighting, tired of her life and family being in danger, tortured by the guilt that she feels for what she did, and wanting to end the feud between her and Regina so that her family is spared. I felt so much for her.
I really like the story for Greg/Owen. It is a heartbreaking one, and it does explain why he wants to stay in Storybrooke and take a ton of pictures of the town. I honestly hope he and Regina have some sort of confrontation.
This was a strong episode–not a favorite of mine, but strong. 🙂
I honestly didn’t really care for the Cora flashbacks that much. They were obviosuly trying to put in some last minute sympathy for her in the episode and it wasn’t bad. I just didn’t care for it that much. Plus, redeeming every single villain on the show is starting to get old. Cora may not have technically been redeemed, but it just feels as though they suddenly tried to make her out to be so nice. With that said, Barbara Hershey was great in that moment when her heart was given to her–seriously, I actually felt Cora’s happiness. And Rose MsGowen as a young Cora was a great choice.
As for Regina, I didn’t feel that much sympathy for her. I do feel bad that she had to watch her mother die, but seeing as how she was about to kill everyone else in the room…well, I just don’t really care that much.
Ginnifer Goodwin was awesome in this episode. She was finally given some good material and she did wonderful with it. I felt for Snow White in every single moment, and (this might offend some) but I agree with her decision. It wasn’t the best one to do, but she was backed into a corner–Cora was a threat and they could have all been killed. I consider what she did to be self-defense.
We only got a small rumbelle moment, but it was touching and very beautiful. 😀 Along with Baelfire crying and hugging his father.
I actually cringed with the Cora and Rumpelstiltskin scenes. It was obviously not True Love–if it was, his curse would have started breaking. But it also seemed….weird. I don’t see why Cora fell in love with him. She seemed more in lust of him–he was powerful and attractive. But it wasn’t liek Belle and Rumpelstiltskin or Snow White and Prince Charming and the other couples on this show. They were all genuine. I think Rumpelstiltskin wanted desperatly to be in love and wanted someone to love him–his wife left him, hie let his son go, and he had no one else.
There’s not much else that I really liked. Emma was awesome, but I would’ve liked some more of her. The episode was great and powerful, but not a favorite, and I don’t think there was much of a shock to it. I knew Cora would die and I knew Snow White would have a hand in it. The part where she tricked Regina was a bit of a surprise, but not entirely unexpected, I think.
Part of the blame, I think, should go to Neal/Baelfire. He knows he hurt Emma and he knows why she lied. He should sit Henry down and talk to him, tell him what really happened and why Emma is hurt and angry and uncomfortable around him. Instead, he just stood there and let Henry talk down to his mother.
