[instant reaction] OUAT 3x03

[grimorie]

Brief thoughts:

So, fandom's theory about Blue seems to be canon. She's always kind of shady and this adds to that. It doesn't help her case that she helped Baelfire and not Regina.

Also, what nonsense about Henry. Pan's playing a game that some how requires winning Henry's affections to turn against Emma.

I do like Mulan falling in love with Aurora, also I don't see how its a retcon if she used to be in love with Philip and is now in love with Aurora. It doesn't negate anything. It also kind of makes sense it would be Mulan's story line; instead of having a Shang who struggled about being attracted to one of his men, the arc falls to Mulan. So, I don't think the Mulan/Aurora thing is finished, if the writers stuck to one storyline for once I think this will be a very interesting arc.

One thing about Regina's stories, its something that should always be taken with a grain of salt. Tink being bitter about what happened and blaming Regina parallels Regina blaming Snow, and I think its finally sinking in for her.

I really like how it shows that Snow and Charming are more familiar trekking in the woods than Emma and Regina. They're not exactly struggling but little things keep giving it away in how they move. I'm also glad they're referencing the time Snow spent as a bandit. Speaking of, will we learn that Snow ran across Robin in one of her journeys?

Comments

[swatkat]

I don't see it as a retcon. It made sense in an episode that was also asking Regina to love again. I'm unsure if they'll make the most out of the storyline, but I'm here and I'm watching.


One thing about Regina's stories, its something that should always be taken with a grain of salt. Tink being bitter about what happened and blaming Regina parallels Regina blaming Snow, and I think its finally sinking in for her.

Absolutely. Anything Regina says is filtered by her unreliable narrator's gaze, and I suspect it's the same for Tinkerbell. They're too similar.

[grimorie]

I'm going with a wait and see approach before reacting... sometimes the writers surprise us (although most of the time they frustrate me more than surprise me).

Visiting TWoP was frustrating because there were a few posters who can't seem to accept that sometimes there are people who can be attracted to a Prince Charming or a Princess Charming.

Anything Regina says is filtered by her unreliable narrator's gaze

*nods* I get Regina, she's interesting and Lana is a fantastic actress but Regina has a certain world view and that's the lens she sees the world through, which is the same thing with Tink now.

[swatkat]

I try to stay away from TWoP. Tumblr is frustrating enough!


*nods* I get Regina, she's interesting and Lana is a fantastic actress but Regina has a certain world view and that's the lens she sees the world through, which is the same thing with Tink now.

Honestly I think that's the case for almost all the fairytale characters, who come with their histories and their biases. Emma is perhaps the only one with a certain clarity of vision that comes from growing up in our world and not being a part of that history.