Sunday, April 28, 2013

Once Upon a Time: Lacey

I know this episode was about Belle (or "Lacey"), but all I could think about after the episode ended was, "You had a great character like Robin Hood on Once Upon a Time, and that's all the plot you gave him? A footnote in the story of Rumpel and Belle? Whaaaaaat?!" They could have given that story to any generic male character. Since I'm not a fan of RumpBelle or Belstiltskin, I wanted less of Rumpel/Belle and Gold/Lacey and more of Robin Hood. If that's all we ever see of Robin Hood I'm going to be even more dumbfounded.

Observations:

So many episodes in series begin with a dream sequence, and you don't know it until something shocking happens right before the dreamer wakes us with a start. The dream in this episode really does become shocking, and the shocking part happened so fast you didn't have a chance to think, "this is a dream" before Gold woke up.

Will we ever find out how exactly Gold was able to get Henry? How could he, without magic, get a baby outside of Storybrooke? He couldn't leave the town, no one without a tie to The Enchanted Forest knows Storybrooke is even there, and can even see it. So how did he get Henry?

Why has Belle been on a lot of drugs in the hospital if she was healed by Gold? At least Belle is finally getting out of the hospital.

So, Robin Hood is good with a bow because his arrows are magic? I don't like that. One of the defining characteristics about Robin Hood is he's a good marksman because he's Robin Hood not because he has magic arrows. Dang you Once Upon a Time - ruining that story too.

Rumpelstiltskin's affectations in The Enchanted Forest are starting to annoy me. It was quirky and different in season 1. It fit his character. But now I'm just tired of it. Especially because he goes from being that way in the flashbacks and then in Storybrooke he's not like that even though he has magic again and is still "The Dark One."It makes no sense that he doesn't act that same way now in Storybrooke, or that he doesn't have the gold skin.

Would Emma really want to go back to The Enchanted Forest? Would she want to live in a world with no modern amenities just because it's where she's from?

It's funny that the bar is called "The Rabbit Hole."

Did Regina give Belle the "Lacey" persona there in the hospital using the matchbox as a catalyst for the memories, or was that the personality she gave her when the curse originally happened? Because she wasn't anything like Lacey when Jefferson rescued her from the basement of the hospital before the curse was broken. And I don't think she knew her name then, did she?

Belle doesn't look like she's done much cleaning for Rumpelstiltskin yet. Her hair and her gown look pretty good still.

If Rumpelstiltskin didn't want the magic wand stolen, why would he just leave it on a pedestal in the middle of a room where it would be easy to find, and easy to just pick it up and take it away?

Belle/Lacey's dress is pretty sparkly and fancy for dinner at Granny's.

Lacey is a lush.

The Sheriff of Nothingham is also a lush.

Why does Belle think that Marian is going to die simply because she's coughing?

Is that all the excitement Belle can conjure up when she sees the library? This is definitely not Disney's Belle.

This is a family show? Mr. Gold really gets his kicks from beating people with his cane.

So, Henry and Pinocchio are becoming friends. I guess Henry could use a friend nearer his own age. It's funny that Neal calls Pinocchio "August" still. There's no "August" left in the little boy.

Neal doesn't seem to be spending any time with Tamara. He seems to be spending all of his time with Henry. As far as he knows she doesn't know anyone else in Storybrooke, so if she's not with him, what does he think she's doing?

Hook is back. Oh yea.

Quotes:

Regina (to Gold): If your own son couldn't bring out the good in you, who will?

David: Mother Superior - she cloaked the area. That way, Anton can do what he does best.
Anton: Actually, you haven't seen me play darts, but, uh, yea, I do this pretty good.

Leroy: Enough lolly-gagging. Get to it.
Anton: Wow. Dwarfs really like to work.

Gold: What have you done with Belle?
Regina: I'm sorry, do I look like a one-handed pirate with a pistol. You know who shot her.

Rumpelstiltskin: People who steal magic never have good intentions.

Belle: You can't know what's in a person's heart until you truly know them.

David: Not bad, Don Juan.
Gold: Don Juan was nothing before he made his deal with me.

Rumpelstiltskin: This forest is too thick.

Belle: I am not going to stand by and watch you kill a man.
Rumpelstiltskin: Well, you're welcome to sit if you'd like.

Leroy: Sure you don't want to grab some grub with us? Tiny's buying.
Anton: I am?
Leroy: New guy always buys.

Rumpelstiltskin: Temper your excitement, dearie. This is merely another room for you to clean.

Neal (re: August/Pinocchio): You know, I gotta say, he's actually a lot cooler as a kid. Steals less of my money.

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