Once Upon a Time 1x09 "True North" Full Reaction
Added 2020-11-05 00:50:27 +0000 UTC
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Ok, I Sincerely think, your amused by the fact, some of us Commenters are not, amused by your Idea of Share time... Heidi what are you doing? Your not being fair & your idea of fun is mimicking what has been said & done is annoying. Please learn to explain, how you are feeling about what is watched already in a different way, that isn't pages & ~~~~~~Long. Because it's an Over abundance, I don't care to see. & It's un fair
Melissa Amato
2021-06-07 14:45:04 +0000 UTCOh shoot. Is this stranger a Hyena in disguise xD But yeah I think there's more recognition since Anya is a main member of the cast for me :)
Liam Catterson
2020-11-11 10:46:06 +0000 UTCThe voice gave it away. My love for Anya pays off <3
Liam Catterson
2020-11-11 00:32:01 +0000 UTCI can't believe I never realized that is Emma Caulfield! Good catch, Liam!
Janel Davis
2020-11-07 23:19:26 +0000 UTCEmma Caulfield (Anya) wasn't the only actor in this episode from Buffy. The stranger is played by Eion Bailey who was one of the bullies possessed by a hyena in The Pack.
Cosima
2020-11-06 02:40:45 +0000 UTCI completely forgot about the ending of this episode. I love The Stranger! Can't wait for you to see and learn more about him. This is probably one of the more forgettable stories of season 1 for me, even though it wasn't bad, but I do really enjoy the small moments between characters such as the scenes between Mary Margaret and Emma and Emma and Henry. Also love the blind witch, she creeped me out when I first watched this episode. Love you reactions, like always.
Anna
2020-11-05 13:02:56 +0000 UTCTrue North- Thank you so much for your reaction! I like this episode, and I really appreciate Once Upon a Time's overall interpretation of the Hansel and Gretel fairytale. This isn't one of my favorite episodes, but I still really enjoy it. First... I especially love the mystery behind the Stranger coming to town in the end which has made both Emma and Henry feel very uneasy, as well as curious. Emma so far is the only one who has been able to enter Storybrooke because she's the Savior, so who is this mysterious Stranger? :) I also really like the Blind Witch. I'm not a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at all, but I have seen a few episodes and I know Emma Caulfield who plays the Blind Witch is from it. She's really great here as the Blind Witch, even though it might be a small role for her. She's creepy and her look is quite good. She has a similar look to Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, but she's a completely different kind of witch. And yes... she's definitely blind. I don't know how she might have known that Hansel was holding a stick to use against her, but then she might have heard that he had dropped it when he tripped, and even heard him pick it back up off the floor. Her hearing and sense of smell are exceptional, like the senses are heightened for most people who are blind too. In regards to Hansel being foolish to take the cupcake and eating it... there are theories from fans of this show that it's possible the Blind Witch had cast a spell over the many sweets throughout her house to lure children in and to tempt them, which is why Regina sternly warned Hansel and Gretel not to eat anything. And it's possible that once Hansel takes a bite, her enchantments immediately alert her to the children being in her house and stealing her treats. Whether or not these theories are true... I choose to believe they are because otherwise, Hansel is simply foolish, and this part of their backstory isn't great aside from it being simply another retelling of the fairytale with the added twist of the Evil Queen sending them there to retrieve her poisoned apple meant for Snow White. I really like this idea that he falls for the temptation due to the Blind Witch's magic. If not... then I really don't like Hansel at all. As for the rest of the backstory... I really love and appreciate that Regina has kidnapped Hansel's and Gretel's father to get the children to do her bidding, rather than him simply abandoning them like their father had done in the original fairytale. I know parents do wind up abandoning their children in the real world, but it breaks my heart. So, I love this twist that Hansel's and Gretel's father doesn't abandon his children after all. I also really like Hansel's and Gretel's father as a character, and Emma helping him and the children to become reunited again in the end. While the end resolve seems simple overall, I always feel deeply touched upon seeing Hansel and Gretel become reunited with their father after all these years they've been separated due to the curse, and Regina splitting them up when she sent the children and their father away to a part of the Enchanted Forest some time before she casts her curse. Now... they are all still cursed and don't really know one another, but at least they are together again and have been given an new chance at becoming a family again. Also... Michael (the children's father) states that he recognizes Emma had called him under false pretenses when he recognized that her car was just fine, in order to get him to come out to see the children, which I love. How very clever of Emma, all because she had hope that he would find the courage to step up and be their father. Her car didn't actually break down like Emma made it appear. She stopped just before she hit the town line, not so much because of Henry's warning that no one can leave Storybrooke without bad things happening to them, but because she hoped for one last chance to convince the children's father to take them. I love, love, love Emma's storyline throughout this episode as she fights for the children so they can stay together and be together again with their father. This is reason for the Hansel and Gretel story being told, so that Emma's story could be further developed as well. And I absolutely love it!! Emma struggles deeply with her own past as you will continue to see more of throughout the show, especially with her belief that her parents just abandoned her, as Hansel and Gretel believe their father's done to them too. Emma's story throughout this episode is quite beautiful and sad, and it's one of the things I love most about this episode for sure. And this storyline for her helps her to grow even stronger as a character, even though I already love her, and have since the very beginning. So far, Emma is my favorite character that you've been introduced to, and Jennifer Morrison is fantastic in playing her. :) Next... I feel that Regina is attempting to fill the hole in heart she's felt for a very long time when she offered to take Hansel and Gretel in within the Enchanted Forest. She absolutely wants to be loved. She just hasn't gone about it the right way because of her hatred for Snow White and the inability to get over her loss. Plus... it's revealed that true love in her life has been rare. And you can definitely feel the sadness in her eyes when she's speaking with their father too, and it actually makes me feel a little bit badly for her. Also... Regina's costume in the Enchanted Forest, like always... looks amazing. Her gowns and costumes are all amazing. All of the costumes throughout this show for all of the characters are sensational! :) And lastly... another of my favorite moments throughout this episode aside from the end scene with the mysterious stranger arriving in town on his bike looking for a place to stay, and Emma fighting to convince Michael to take in his children... is the moment in the end between Emma and Mary Margaret, as they talk about how Emma brought Hansel and Gretel together with their father, then they go on to talk about Henry's belief that Emma is Snow White's daughter. I love their playful banter, and the moment when Mary Margaret picks up Emma's baby blanket upon sensing something familiar about it. Sadly, she shrugs off her strange feeling as she drops it back into the box, but things are slowly changing and the curse is weakening little by little. :) Overall... this is a good episode. I can't wait for your continuance for Once Upon a Time, and I'm so happy that you're looking forward to seeing more as well!!!! Thank you again, Liam! Until your next reaction...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-11-05 01:50:37 +0000 UTC
