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I just finished episode three and the story is kicking along nicely. The Mayor is nice and vicious, Emma uses her "don't give a gently caress" powers to continue to stay and harass the Mayor despite all the warnings and we get to see a date go horribly wrong. Ahahah that was cruel and funny at the same time. Between this and Grimm I'm getting an overload of fairy tales each week. Mary Margaret needs about 16 more cats for her character to be believable though.
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| # ¿ Nov 8, 2011 08:36 |
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| # ¿ May 22, 2013 19:32 |
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Phylodox posted:We know there are lovely CGI bear people in addition to lovely CGI wolf people. We know that pilates is very important to  We also know that Ruby is primed and ready for being blamed for her eventual surprise wolfening because she dresses like a dirty dirty whore. Since she is clearly asking for it by wearing those clothes, I think it will make a strong statement that Wait, what the hell? Oh sure they've sexed up little red riding hood for the show but I sure hope they aren't going to be morons and then have her get pounced on by the big bad wolf. "Just look at her! How could you not attack that?" Hooray, tv writers regress to 50's era notions of victim-blaming. Happily, that hasn't happened yet but who knows how they are going to treat her character. Depending on how long the season runs, maybe not at all. CuddleChunks fucked around with this message at Nov 9, 2011 around 18:01 |
| # ¿ Nov 9, 2011 17:56 |
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I do hope they give Regina a little more nuance than "Evil Queen who is always evil because she's evil". They have the opportunity to really mess with the dynamic by having her genuinely love her adopted son. As others have pointed out, she *should* be furious at this interloper who her kid is clinging to. Just because she's the biomom doesn't mean she is fit to raise this kid. All the good behavior and manners that you see is due to Regina's hard work as a single mother and getting thrown over for the pretty blond lady by her son has to piss her off at a very basic level, evil queen or not. Are they going to subvert the fairy tales or play them straight?
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| # ¿ Nov 15, 2011 19:08 |
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It does feel incredibly forced to have the mayor showing up to threaten Emma every few minutes rather than her going and doing something that asserts her power. She tends to appear and bluster for a bit so Emma can goggle at her and then does exactly what the mayor warned against. This is the first time there has been a negative consequence for defiance that I can remember. Up till now Emma boggles or throws some sass back and it all works out. What I'm wondering is if she'll figure out that Graham's death is due to the mayor and go sleuthing. It's still hard to tell what they are going to make of this show but I like to tune in each week so good job on their part.
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| # ¿ Dec 14, 2011 08:46 |
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nelson posted:I just finished watching the current episode (thank you Hulu). The thing that struck me most was Mr. Gold gardening in a full suit and tie. That's one classy fellow. He's evil but looks goooooooood. 
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| # ¿ Dec 16, 2011 05:01 |
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DivisionPost posted:Once Upon a Time returns next Sunday; though we're guaranteed a full season, cross your fingers and hope the ratings slide isn't too bad.  Hooray for more episodes!
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| # ¿ Jan 1, 2012 04:04 |
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Gosh, I wonder if they are going to have some more Mr. Gold in the show because he's such a fun character. <watches latest ep>
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| # ¿ Jan 9, 2012 17:03 |
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heat vision posted:You don't think the big baddie is the evil queen witch that rips people's hearts out and collects them?  Somehow I don't think the problems of Storybrooke will be solved by smooching the "evil" queen but I'm willing to volunteer to see if it helps. On a not-so-dorky tangent, do you think they will give Ruby a particular story or are they going to leave her as a background character? She's been established but they haven't done anything notable with her. Next week's episode is an entirely different legend so who knows.
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| # ¿ Jan 9, 2012 21:04 |
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Tupping Liberty posted:I was looking away, I think, and then I forgot to go back before I deleted it. Who was the Dark Lord? Was it Grima? Yes, it was Brad Dourif. 
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| # ¿ Jan 12, 2012 16:56 |
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Dang they found a lovely lady for the witch in the house. Vbane - oh hell yes on the queen getting her witchy-poo on. Now it's time to slog through the Real World Drama plot.
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| # ¿ Jan 16, 2012 04:35 |
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DivisionPost posted:Part of where the show goes wrong is that it fails to illustrate the rift between Henry and Regina. Why does Henry has a problem with her besides EVIL QUEEN? Why did Regina want him in the first place? Most importantly, what led Henry to turn to these tales? This seems critical for future development. They need to give Henry some story time to show that the Evil Queen is also mean as hell to him and therefore worthy of our contempt. This would play neatly into the fairy tale setting they have and wouldn't be too disappointing for the series as a whole. Not every show benefits from moral ambiguity and grimdark writing. On the other hand I really like the scenes where Regina shows up and is protective of Henry and looks concerned for her adopted son. She raised the boy and he's her son in the eyes of the law so having this interloper come in and lure the boy away is incredibly frustrating. She's been pretty reserved compared to the usual Jerry Springer-esque response you'd expect to this situation. For me, the story plays well enough on its own merits of the real world is a shadowy nightmare of the fairy tale world that they are trying to wake up from. Regina's Evil Spell knocked them all into this place and it's only through the powers of Emma that normality (fairy land) can be restored. The mechanics of that week to week are what we tune in for, not a rumination on the rights of bio parents to adoptive parents or other weighty issues that this show doesn't seem competent to tackle. The most important thing of all though is what was Mr. Gold burying in the woods with his creepy apron?
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| # ¿ Jan 19, 2012 00:52 |
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Pfefferbao posted:He was gardening. Not everything is an evil plot with the guy, or at least just most of them. Why, sometimes I too can be found in a forest carrying a shovel wearing a heavy duty apron over my fancy suit. My mistake, it's just when I see you out in the woods wearing a leather butcher's apron I kind of jump to conclusions.  It's me, I'm the real monster here.
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| # ¿ Jan 19, 2012 04:01 |
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Phylodox posted:Made him hard to trust, though. You just know he's going to double-cross those kids. That's not motor oil in his eyes! 
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| # ¿ Jan 19, 2012 17:35 |
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I'm curious if Grumpy will show up in the real world or if he's strictly going to be in the fairytale land. Hooray for scenes of Ruby/Red outside the diner. It's nice that they continue to keep her low key for now. This was a pretty solid episode and the reveal with the mysterious stranger was well handled. It still doesn't answer the question of who he is, but hey, there are many more episodes to come.
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| # ¿ Jan 23, 2012 19:13 |
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:This was definitely a clunky episode. The thing which pushed Emma over the edge was that a ruined, hazardous, clearly broken play structure was torn down? How EVIL! THAT CASTLE WAS HENRY'S AND BLARGHGLE BLOO BLOO BLOO!!!  Huh, storm-damaged playground? Yeah, it kind of sucks but as an adult we all know that letting kids play on hazardous playsets is just not a good idea. Explaining that to Henry would have been a decent move rather than racing to confront Regina because RARGHGH SHE BAD! ME DEFEND MY BIOCHILD! Maybe Emma is just under a spell of being dumb as rocks this episode because she really didn't even *try* to figure out what the hell was being built in the woods and accepted Sydney's story without question. Good job Nancy Drew! Sophia posted:What show did they think they were making versus what we're seeing? What did they think the point was? I really want to know! Ugh. Why the hell am I watching a show on ABC again?
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| # ¿ Feb 1, 2012 17:20 |
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I want to believe that Ruby set up the girl's night out so that cinderella and overworked boyfriend can finally tie the knot. She's not trashy, she just dresses that way.  As for David and Mary Margaret, holy crap that was pure goony awkwardness. Durr, everyone knows when you're trying to court two ladies at the same time that you write their initials on the envelope and sneak a peek before handing it over. This guy is so not pro at carrying on an affair.  Hopefully this episode is the setup for him to have the big fight and break up with his wife and Do What His Heart Tells Him and blah blah blah. Dragging out that romance is getting tedious. Also, is Emma supposed to be getting dumber the longer she's in Storybrooke? "Oh gosh, I know you're evil ma'am but if you bring the kid around (temptation) I suppose you being alone with my prisoner is fine and dandy."  If Regina had killed Gold, what then? "Man, I am really terrible at this sheriffing stuff."  NO! YOU DON'T GET TO GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION RIGHT AWAY! Show a little backbone and stand up to her! Ugh, that scene was seriously annoying.
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| # ¿ Feb 13, 2012 08:52 |
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LEFTENANT RIGHTIE posted:All this, coincidentally, is why Henry blows as a character. I, for one, am on the edge of my seat for the next installment of Operation Cobra.ahahahah okay, I am fibbing. Henry scenes are filler between fun things actually happening. Emma is completely overshadowed by the interesting stories going on around her. She has been billed as the catalyst of change for the town and I suppose she's fulfilled that promise but sadly they aren't writing the stories with her as a continuing active component. Oh sure, she's in the scenes but mostly looking befuddled or annoyed while Regina chews up the set. It doesn't help that I have a big old crush on Regina. Oh sure, she's evil as hell and literally crushes hearts but I know I can *change* her!
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 08:44 |
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Feenix posted:And my guess is that Regina will claim to have found a suicide note and declare her dead, only Fredrick will find her and later it will be revealed she did no such thing so why was Regina claiming this? Dun Dun Dunn...... mysterious-face! I think you mean - Emma's "duh" face:  She spends an awful lot of time looking baffled, perplexed, nonplussed or downright confused in this show. It's frustrating that they have to *tell* us she was a kickass bounty hunter with an uncanny knack for uncovering The Truth because she's miserable as all hell at doing that here in Storybrooke. The siren was laughable in its cheesy, "wooOoOoO i am so *tempting*" nonsense with James. It's part and parcel for the story but man it would have been nice if James had reacted a little more strongly when a hottiepants lady suddenly pops up in his local watering hole. "Hmmm, I was just warned that there is a horrible beast in here and it devours all who come upon it and gosh golly gee that lady ain't go no knickers on!" Oh sure, I'm easily distracted by pretty ladies but that's just dumb. Good thing TRUE REALLY REAL LOVE THAT IS THE TRUTHIEST was able to overcome the shapeshifting powers of not-love.
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| # ¿ Feb 20, 2012 23:14 |
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criscodisco posted:The thing I don't get is, when the Mayor was showing her the pictures, she said "it's a small town, gossip sells papers, but I buried the story". How on earth could a local paper carry a story "Local Man Cheats on Wife"? Wouldn't you basically own the paper if they did that to you? Not if it's true. Truth is an absolute defense against libel.
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| # ¿ Feb 28, 2012 10:08 |
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Feenix posted:Yeah, how about speak up to volunteer in the diner and potentially assist in getting some town motivation, maybe. Gosh I sure wouldn't want to get my important sherrifin' information from a trusted source. I know, I'll take a shortcut and ask this guy! Hurf de durf, I like to keep a clean crime scene by letting the local press come in and snap a bunch of pictures while I talk about the crime. Oh Emma, you have to get out of Storybrook, you're changing into a complete idiot. Leroy's story was excellent and I'm very happy with the end of it. Here's hoping that next week's Ruby story will be equally fun. On the other hand, if they don't give Emma some brains in the next few episodes it's going to get very hard to watch. She's supposed to be a tough, independent bounty hunter. Why would she rely on Mr. Suspicious Sydney for phone records when she can actually subpoena this stuff herself legitimately. "I must work quickly and sloppily because hurrrrrrr". It's because everyone wants to find Katherine quickly but it still is annoying.
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| # ¿ Mar 5, 2012 17:17 |
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miseerin posted:That was certainly a surprising ending! That was a much better episode than the past couple, as well! And I LOVE Ruby without the makeup, she is so gorgeous!!! This was a lot of fun. The big twists in this episode were fun and an episode with lots of Ruby screentime isn't a bad thing at all. I just hope she'll learn to believe in herself and help Emma kick some rear end later on. I laughed out loud when Emma blurted out she was good at telling when people were lying. Hahahhaha yeah, realllllly good there Emma.
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| # ¿ Mar 14, 2012 01:34 |
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Emma is a worse sheriff: Emma: OH HI THERE CITIZEN, HERE ARE THE DETAILS OF YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION INCLUDING OUR CASE AGAINST YOU!!! Mary Margaret:  Emma: YOU JUST NEED TO TRUST IN ME I WILL DO GOOD THINGS! Mary Margaret running seems like a sensible precaution given how dim Emma has been acting so far. She's got a hell of a lot better chance on her own rather than waiting for our dear protagonist to put things together.
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| # ¿ Mar 20, 2012 03:46 |
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criscodisco posted:I was speaking more to the fact that suddenly everyone in town knew Snow's relationship business and shunned her because of it, as if everyone in town knows each other intimately. Heh, look who isn't cool enough to know about #storybrooketownegossip  Don't you know? All the townies love the twitter.
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| # ¿ Mar 23, 2012 00:05 |
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Teek posted:Did we ever hear about the biological father giving up rights? Maybe that's how he'll come back into the story. Count me in with laughing at Emma's dumbass empty threat. "I'mma gonna git mah son you durn witch!" <blank stare at this crazed woman who's talking utter poo poo> Yeah Emma, that's going to work out real well for you. I especially like to go up to someone who is demonstrably evil/powerful and tell them how I'm totally going to take them down. NO MATTER WHAT!!! Oh wait, they just thwarted all my plans because I told them I was going to mess with them. Oh, one last jab - this episode made me appreciate how naturalistic and not at all lovely a child actor Henry is. drat, Baelfire just grated on my nerves. <stares woodenly at camera> "No pappa, no."  Ugh, just terrible.
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| # ¿ Apr 24, 2012 18:16 |
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miseerin posted:^ ^ ^ That beetle needs to seriously give up... that's like, the third or forth time that it's gotten hosed with, isn't it? NEVER! Just grab a hammer and some tape and we'll have her right as rain in no time! 
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| # ¿ May 1, 2012 00:48 |
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A prince who doesn't think with his dick for a brief moment. Hooray! \/ Of course I'd be happy to knock him aside and take one for the team. Please put the vamp on me, miss scary mayor lady.
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| # ¿ May 1, 2012 03:59 |
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nelson posted:And she brings his lunch to school when he forgets it. BUT SHE LEAVES THE CRUST ON HIS PB&J SAMMICHES!!! EEEEEEVIL! SHE'S PURE EEEEEVIL!
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| # ¿ May 2, 2012 04:09 |
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Manos del Sino posted:I don't think that anybody will be displeased by how tonight's episode ended. All our prayers have been answered.
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| # ¿ May 7, 2012 06:56 |
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Improviser posted:
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| # ¿ May 8, 2012 18:34 |
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criscodisco posted:How is Emilie De Raven associated to Mr. Gold? I remember her being on the show, but I don't remember her exact role. She played Belle several episodes ago and woo'ed Rumpelstilskin with her feminine ways. Then he lost her and WELP I GUESS LOVE IS BULLSHIT AND I WILL GRUB FOR POWER FOREVER!!! Oh Rumpel, when are you going to learn?
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| # ¿ May 14, 2012 06:33 |
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ashez2ashes posted:Mulan was really unlikable in this episode. I'm trying to hold off on judging her character but she really came off badly to me. The actress was as stiff as her totally awesome armor. Prince Phillip the underwhelming also had a gorgeous chestplate. Come for the terrible line delivery, stay for the stunning costuming. I may also be staying for Regina.
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| # ¿ Oct 1, 2012 07:19 |
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KilGrey posted:Yeah, that's the problem I'm having, the picture isn't big enough to really see what's going on. Bigger!
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| # ¿ Oct 2, 2012 01:40 |
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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who found Ruby's mom a big disappointment. Her character on the other hand is really excellent and Ruby has gotten much much more interesting since her series 1 sexpot look. Then again, I wouldn't begrudge them a *few* more hours of Ruby in her saucy waitress outfit.  Prince Charming, you are dumb as a sack of rocks. "Hey everyone, there's this dude I just accused of murder in the first degree so if you would't mind me futzing around with wolf lady for a bit and leaving him unguarged, I'd sure appreciate it. Oh, and no one grab him and tie him up. That wouldn't be sporting." Prince Charming, you dolt. Well, I'm ready for more nonsense tonight. Here's hoping things keep ramping up like they have the last few episodes.
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| # ¿ Nov 26, 2012 01:36 |
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 It's very hard to concentrate on this show when Regina keeps getting hotter and hotter with each costume and hair change. Holy crap the backless dress and crazy wave hairdo! Hahah, there were some really good Emma blank stare scenes this episode. Just loads of Duhhhhhhhh.
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| # ¿ Dec 3, 2012 07:07 |
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Faustoan Bargain posted:I mean, seriously, they're supposed to just say, "well, Henry's okay with her now; let's all have dinner?" I like the potential for redemption, but completely forgiving her that quickly would have been the show's cheesiest moment yet. Then Regina can have a rational motivation for stabbing the poo poo out of them to escape the hell that is a Disney song-and-dance number at dinner. "I'm sorry Henry, once those mice started dancing with teacups I just snapped."
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| # ¿ Dec 4, 2012 04:12 |
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Deshtalik posted:I'm surprised she's allowed anywhere near Henry or that she isn't locked away awaiting a trial for her pretty extensive and rather atrocious crimes. Oh come on, that's like punishing a dog for barking. She's an evil queen in a fairytale world of course she has to do terrible things. Happily, it's all worked out and she Changed thanks to the power of True Love and we can all be friends and live happily ever after!!! OH NO! SHE DID SOMETHING BAD AGAIN AND WE DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT COMING! <cue another several hours of Emma looking befuddled> Once Upon a Time, you're dumb but pretty. I'm a little ashamed to keep watching you but drat you look good.
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| # ¿ Dec 6, 2012 04:16 |
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Air Julio posted:Cringe at the shippers on tumblr. Now that is embarrassing.
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| # ¿ Dec 6, 2012 21:59 |
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Dear thread, I know I'm totally evil and have spent most of my adult life making you all miserable but please be sure and give me ONE MORE CHANCE because I told you that I was kinda sorry about all that stuff that I've always done. Oh, and if you ever have to make a tough choice between segregating me from the community or giving me ONE MORE CHANCE then please err on the side of CHANCES since I'm probably going to change my evil ways any day now. Your good (but evil) friend, This drat stupid show
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| # ¿ Jan 17, 2013 17:01 |
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Oh is this show still on?  What I mean is, I'm a few episodes behind and am finding it very hard to get excited about catching up. I'm playing episodes in the background while I do other things instead of devouring them as they arrive. Oh Regina, you're still hot and evil but everyone around you has become tiresome and whiny. Next ep to watch has the giant in it so we'll see if things pick up from there. This is probably my last season of the show, it's just not holding my attention.
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| # ¿ Mar 4, 2013 19:40 |
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| # ¿ May 22, 2013 19:32 |
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MC Fruit Stripe and Doggpickle have nailed it - what the hell are these doofuses *doing*? Their motivations for the individual plotlines are clear but overall it's just a confusing mess of fairly likeable people being idiots about their horrible neighbors. ashez2ashes posted:At least try to make it to episode 14 of this season. That one is quite good and pretty satisfying for people who have been watching since the beginning. For Henry's sake I will watch this show! <-- the new :emma: emote.
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