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Checking back in with ABC (for fun at this point)
“The Crossing” premiered last night (Monday, 10pm) since “The Good Doctor” wrapped its beginning season. It’s pretty “LOST”-ian in its presentation and heavy mystery/mythology feel. I watched the Pilot and actually quite liked it (enough to keep tuning in).
It got a .9 in the final demo which is really unfortunate since I think ABC was hoping it would keep their fairly decent Monday night ratings from TGD.
The Dumpster Fire continues….
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Pretty sure that’s an Emma body double in the back of Dania’s photo posted above. People have been wondering about the red jacket since JMo seemed to only be shooting in the fancy ball gown. Guessing she was wearing the jacket over the ball gown and still only shot one scene.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Btw, not really a filming shot or anything but it seems to be fandom rumor (and something 99% of people suspected, probably) that the CS baby name is Hope. I’m pretty sure @gaultheria has been hypothesizing that Emma would have a girl named Hope by series end for like…5 years.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"So it’s a short scene and based on what we saw/heard with filming, it’s a big family scene, but not a wedding. I also read somewhere that the CS baby will be present so theoretically it should be a flashback (however the timeline is so screwed at this point who honestly knows if it is or isn’t)
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"in a flashback, Hook helps Henry find a way to prove himself to Ella,
I’m guessing this takes place pre-jaunt to Wonderland??? Because he sorta proved himself to Ella there?
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"I know my theory is really silly but maybe it is Facilier.
It isn’t silly. I was thinking the same thing during the episode!
Perhaps that’s the true reason he’s after the dagger. He doesn’t really want to kill Rumple and take his place as the Dark One. He wants to fulfill his role as the Guardian, despite how shady he’s been.
That would be a nice twist since we’ve seen people trying to take the dagger many times before.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"So is next week’s flashback *not* about Hansel? I assumed it would be delving into why Nick/Jack goes about killing people (apart from what Gretel told us) or it would showcase what sort of deeds he got up to in EF 2.0 pre curse? Kinda looks like a Henry/Nook episode.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"GENERAL: I liked a lot of tiny things; little moments or quotes that put a smile on my face. The overall story though was a slog. The story of the witches doesn’t really interest me, it’s just plot plot plot. I’m so much more interested in some of the characters like Alice or Drizella. Also, the big reveal was so anticlimactic and feels completely out of left field.
Rating: 7/10
LIKED
–Regina gives Lucy cocoa!
–Rumple fixing the teacup the old fashioned way, with glue. <3
–“I’ve got a fresh can of pepper spray we can try together.”
–“I’ve come to join your little supernatural sewing circle.” Ivy gets great lines.
–Rumple is still Rumple. He still knows everyone and everything. Like, there’s no explanation for why Rumple knows that Facilier wants his dagger or even who Facilier is except that it’s Rumple. And because they’ve built that into his storyline over 6 yrs, I accept it.
–“Every time I do good, it just brings me closer to her [Belle].” There’s my Imp; so glad they’ve kept all the development from “Beauty.”
–Gretel making the log explode into candy gumdrops was incredibly stupid but it absolutely made me break into a smile.
MIXED
–The idea of lanterns guiding Ana and Drizella to each other is sweet but the exposition accompanying it (see below in dislikes) is so heavy handed!
–I’m really hoping Ana is only A guardian and not THE guardian because making a super minor, barely developed character mythologically important is ridiculous writing.
–I can’t tell if it was really cold in the woods during the flashback of if they put Adalaide Kane in a blue tinted lipstick but whatever it was, the color of her lips was really distracting.
–“My gift to you is something I always wish I had: someone who believed I could change.” Um. Her name was Snow White?
DISLIKED
–I wish the show would make an effort to write kids as actual kids. Kids do not talk the way young Anastasia and young Drizella do.
–Captain Hook and Jack are Henry’s best friends because they are the only other two males in the EF 2.0. We have been given next to nothing about their friendship or their time together or anything that draws them together except for circumstances.
–I’m a broken record but Henry and Jacinda are so BLAH together. It’s actually still shocking how woefully miscast Dania was.
–“I guess you underestimated the power of sisterhood.” That line is so unsubtle, it’s painful.
–Aaaaand they just randomly POOF’d Drizella and Anastasia out of HH and out of the story. What exactly is this season even really about?
–I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of history and context concerning Regina and Facilier.
–Jack being the one to kill the witches is dumb dumb dumb. We have learned almost nothing about him; he’s had a grand total of 10ish minutes of screen time and development. His one significant trait is a plot point (fake Lucy’s dad) instead of an actual characteristic. Why should I care about the murders or the murderer? Like @AKA said, the writers used to be so much better at building these mysteries.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"I agree with @rainbow.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
