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I agree, Tink could have her fairy fingers in a lot of stories.  She’s also a pretty well loved character too, so hopefully they will have a good chunk of story for her, rather than a -blink-and-miss-it turn like Lancelot.

I also think that while Snow IS a main character, she is not THE main character.  Trying to tie everything to her story misses the fact that the journey we’re seeing is about this group.

I’m still not sure where Henry was supposed to be in the bird feeder sequence, could it be the Inn?  It doesn’t look like Snow’s loft would have a yard, from that scene when Emma and Snow talk in True North and step outside and are on the street.  Maybe there is a “backyard” to the place but all the same like everyone else said–there are much better ways to plant a seed and reinforce a clue of a link if that is what they intend.  Other than the Dark Fairy angle, I don’t think Snow would make the most sense for the clue of a surprising connection to Tink.  Hook and Bae might not be “surprising” and BF/August might not be considered “regular”.   Rumpel and Regina make all kinds of deals, so could also be one of them.

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I am so envious of Kranen–not only the convention, the pic but Melbourne too!

I kind of wonder about how Keegan and Raphael seemed at the convention?  It seems like those two’s characters  were backburnered so much like Red that I would think they felt like looking for other gigs.  Awesome they still  supported the show and made time for fans.

I am doubtful what plot they would have for Hopper now–do not see them revisiting people in therapy.  Blue could be awesome as Sneaky Fairy but I still have my doubts–right now  they seem about as much background scenery as Happy or Doc.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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Ah, that North and South about  the American Civil War is different, than the one I meant. There is another BBC series by the same name.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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I watched Lost, started on BBC modern Sherlock Holmes.  I might do the North and South miniseries.  I love Project Runway too.

I love Netflix too, though there are so many titles they don’t offer streaming.  I might try Hulu plus at some point.  It lists Lost in Austen, which I saw one episode and mean to see the rest sometime.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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Think about it: have we seen HOW Snow and Blue met?

That is a very good point.  We also still have the “Dark Fairy” thing out there.  It also seems sort of natural for BF to come talk to Belle at some point.   Grumpy and Grany may also be “council” figures but they aren’t as magical as BF.  What if we get a parallel not between past and present, but between SB and NL, with Emma learning magic from Gold and Regina, and Belle learning things from BF?

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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Either way, I’d still love to see some interaction between them, because it’s sort of ridiculous if she never sees her father again when they’re living in the same little town,

Little town
                It's a quiet village
                Ev'ry day
                Like the one before
                Little town
                Full of little people
                Waking up to say:  Bonjour..
Did no one else read that line and think of that song? 
I would love it if we not only get her reconciling with Maurice, but a shot of Belle
walking down the street with a book.  Just saying.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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Ah I’m forever ruined by the Power Puff Girls when I see a merman now because all I can think of is that scene with Aquaman.  So is that the Huntsman as a merman?  I’d have to recaption his dialog to this: “My ability to talk to wolves is of absolutely no use under the sea!”.

 

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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I loved The Ugly Little Boy,  and never knew there was an expanded version of it! Asmiov may be more sci-fi, but he’s got some really good stories, and I particularly like his short stories.   I’m adding the Earthsea and Anthem to my list too!

My favorite sci-fi author that isn’t really sci-fi,  is Connie Willis.  If you like period pieces in the Victorian era, then read To Say Nothing of the Dog.  Set in the same world, but with different primary characters is her first and most famous story, Doomsday Book.  It’s set further back in time in the black plague, and be warned, unlike the other one, is far from a feel good fluffy thing, but was worth the heartbreak.   She continued the same idea of time traveling historians (again, different main characters and historical period)  in a pair of novels set in World War II, Blackout and All Clear.    Those are in between–more hopeful than doom but not quite so much a fun romp.  While none of these are childhood classics or fairytales, there is a bit of a fish out of water element to all of them that I guess is kind of similar to the clash in OUAT of modern girl Emma discovering Storybook.

The victorian novel thing gets me back to Frankenstein and Steampunk.  I started to read The Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne, since Red gives it a mention to Belle, and have put, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea on my list.  I guess I should actually go read my list–it is quite long now enough to get me through the rest of hiatus and beyond!

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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I remember there was an article but  it sounded more like Lana guessing, than speaking from experience.  Her words were something like “we’ll be in harnesses until it kills our bodies”, and I think it was Entertainment Weekly or TvGuide asking the question about flight in NL.

I’d like to see Rumpel learning magic too but I kind of thought that as the Dark One, he just had raw power and figured a lot out for himself, maybe by taking things /making deals –but finding out how he expanded his powers would be a great story too.

I agree on Hook being snarky to Rumpel–in fact, I’m really interested to see these two interact in the situation forcing them to work together.  While I figure they’d avoid Milah as a topic, I do imagine a comment or two about Cora, just before Regina comes up and they quickly but awkwardly, change the subject.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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I have to confess that thought I mentioned them, I definitely wasn’t that into Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights, but Gothic novels are  a classic genre that includes Frankenstein so seemed to fit. I do think those stories hold up better when read as adults, but I still like more hope and fairytale wish fufillment,  and in a book, even better if mixed in with an undercurrent of a bit more substance and social commentary (like Pride and Prejudice).  To me, one of the best things about Jane Eyre is that it inspired Wide Sargasso Sea (think of it if Jane is Belle, then the heroine in Sargasso is Cora….).  Neither are  happy-feel-good reads at all, and definitely  for more mature readers.

I just recalled another story with a fairy-tale angle–“Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” by Gregory Maguire.  He is the guy who wrote the novel Wicked, the basis for the musical about OZ.  I haven’t seen that or read Wicked, so maybe I should put that on my list, but Confessions was really good and is a take on Cinderella set in historical Holland.

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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