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What is happening here?? pic.twitter.com/FgdBmzAQDP
— Katrina (@katmtan) February 18, 2016
[adrotate group="5"]@OnceUponAKayy emma interiors wrapped, dunno who's gonna be in the night shoot yey
— Katrina (@katmtan) February 18, 2016
@lizjaclyn23 can't say! We just know two women filming
— Katrina (@katmtan) February 18, 2016
Favorite Episode of the Season: After thinking long and hard about it, I would have to say “The Miller’s Daughter.” It was a great climax to the Cora arc, and included so many amazing character moments. We finally got to see the show’s take on the original Rumplestiltskin story for the first time ever, and it didn’t disappoint. The show also went darker by having Snow use the candle on Cora’s heart, and manipulating Regina to put it back into her chest. After years of losing friends and loved ones, Snow’s innocence nature finally cracked. Or so we assumed at the time (*cough4bcough*). Other great aspects in the episode was Rumple’s beautiful call to Belle (I still think it was a horrible choice for ABC to spoil that entire scene as a sneak peek), and Rumple and Neal’s reconciliation. Honorable mentions go to “Manhattan”, “Second Star to the Right”, “And Straight On ‘Til Morning”, and “Queen of Hearts.”
Favorite Character Introduced: The unpopular opinion here, but probably Hook. I don’t love the character, but I found him the most interesting out of the new Season 2 characters, and he was a fun villain throughout the series. I guess a large reason for me is Colin’s performance. He does a great job with the character. I think Rumple needed an antithesis, and he fit that role nicely. My answer for this question would have been Cora, but she was introduced in Season 1.
Favorite Moment of the Season: The moment I have the fondest memories of from this Season is during “Queen of Hearts. It’s when Cora tries to rip out Emma’s heart, telling her that “love is weakness.” This fails, as Emma retorts “No, it’s strength”, pushing Cora back with her magic. Not only was this the first time Emma ever performed magic, but she did so while protecting her mother. It really was a powerful sequence.
What was your reaction to the reveal that Baelfire turned out to be Henry’s father?: We all saw this coming, but only because it made so much sense. The writers couldn’t resist having the reason for the curse meet up with the savior of the curse. The son of darkness meeting the daughter of light. Snow and Charming’s reaction to the fact that Rumple was now a part of their extended family remains to date one of the funniest moments in the series. “It’s a good thing we don’t have Thanksgiving in our land, cause that dinner would suck.”
What was your initial impression of Hook?: See “Favorite Character Introduced.”
What was your reaction to the reveal that Dr. Whale was Victor Frankenstein, after an entire previous Season of countless speculation?: I was clueless until I discovered GoldenKey’s thread analyzing all of the clues. I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t connected the dots sooner, as it made complete sense. I know it was a somewhat controversial reveal at the time, because Frankenstein is not a fairy tale nor even in the traditional fantasy genre. However, I found it intriguing that the show was willing to explore various literary genres. After all, we saw how there are many worlds out there, thanks to Jefferson’s hat. It was also an intriguing creative decision to have his world be A Land Without Color, in tribute to the old black and white horror movies. If you’ve read the original script to the Pilot, Dracula is even mentioned, proving that they had always planned to expand in this direction. David Anders confirmed that he knew he was Victor Frankenstein the entire time, and it was one of the reasons he agreed to do the role in the first place.
Do you feel like they rushed getting the show to Neverland? Should Cora have remained the antagonist for the entire Season instead of switching over to Greg and Tamara?: In hindsight, yes I do think they rushed getting to Neverland. Cora was an incredible villain, and one of Season 2’s main highlights. Greg and Tamara were rather bland and one-dimensional. I don’t think I need to bring up Tamara’s magical taser, and how ridiculous it was that she killed August with it. That was definitely the worst episode of Season 2, and definitely one of the worst episodes in the entire series. In theory, the whole real world vs. magic conflict could have worked, but then Greg and Tamara turned out to be merely Peter Pan’s pawns. Ruby’s character suffered from fading into the background in the 2nd half, to the point where Meghan Ory had to ask Adam and Eddy what was up. After explaining that the Neverland plot wouldn’t involve her, this convinced Meghan to leave the show to do Intelligence.
Regarding this Season, has your opinion changed at all looking back?: Season 2 is an odd Season, because I enjoy the moments and individual episodes more so than the full Season itself. It felt very clunky, unfocused, and over ambitious. At least the later Seasons have clearly set up arcs, although they certainly have plenty of flaws on their own. I’m not sure if immediately separating Emma and Snow from the group via a portal to the Enchanted Forest was one of the best moves, and that storyline dragged. Although, I did enjoy the idea behind Emma experiencing the Enchanted Forest for herself for the first time. As stated above, perhaps Cora should have been the villain for the entire Season, rather than placing in Greg and Tamara to rush to Neverland. Another issue I had was Regina’s flip flopping, particularly during the 2nd half, where she too easily fell for her mother’s manipulation. That said, I do respect Season 2 a little more looking back at it compared to my initial viewing of it.
Photo set from #OnceUponATime filming taken on February 16, 2016 in Steveston, BC (Underworld) #OUAT https://t.co/kXepzchEoD
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 18, 2016
Traffic on the 405 permitting, I'm heading up to Vancouver to celebrate the 100th episode of #OnceUponATime with best cast and crew ever!
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) February 18, 2016
A couple more of @bexmader and @RobbieKay_ from yesterday on the #OnceUponATime set #OUAT pic.twitter.com/rfTokCx6NT
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 18, 2016
On the #OnceUponATime set yesterday, @robertcarlyle_ and @RobbieKay_ after wrap #OUAT pic.twitter.com/E5qbkqu8q8
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 18, 2016
On the #OnceUponATime set yesterday, @joshdallas talks with himself (James and David meet) #OUAT #Charmattack pic.twitter.com/VMwGXo5gRv
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 18, 2016
More laughing from @bexmader and @RobbieKay_ yesterday on the #OnceUponATime set #OUAT pic.twitter.com/c3KAjYS5On
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 18, 2016
On the #OnceUponATime set yesterday, @bexmader and @RobbieKay_ laugh hysterically about something #OUAT pic.twitter.com/23ccz9yPBX
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 18, 2016
The amazing @joshdallas waves to fans yesterday on the #OnceUponATime set #OUAT #Charmattack pic.twitter.com/yEuFhByjhM
— Larry Andreutti (@BastardSonVan) February 17, 2016
