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Once Upon a Time - Episode 1.04 - The Price of Gold - Press Release
CITAZIONEEMMA TRIES TO HELP A YOUNG PREGNANT WOMAN ESCAPE FROM MR. GOLD,
AND CINDERELLA MAKES A REGRETTABLE DEAL WITH RUMPLESTILTSKIN,
ON ABC'S "ONCE UPON A TIME"Jessy Schram ("Falling Skies") Guest Stars as Cinderella
"The Price of Gold" - Emma tries to help a young pregnant woman escape from the clutches of Mr. Gold. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Cinderella (Jessy Schram, "Falling Skies") makes a regrettable deal with Rumplestiltskin, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/John Doe and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper.
Guest starring are Jamie Dornan as Sheriff Graham, Jessy Schram as Ashley/Cinderella, Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red Riding Hood, Catherine Lough Haggquist, as Fairy Godmother, Tim Phillips as Sean/Prince Thomas, Jarod Joseph as Billy, Natalie Gibson as female doctor and Ted Whittall as Mitchell/The King.
"The Price of Gold" was written by David H. Goodman and directed by David Solomon.
"Once Upon a Time" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.
For more information on "Once Upon a Time," visit ABC.com
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TV Review: Once Upon a Time - "The Price of Gold"
There is a price for taking the easy way out of a situation. Changing your life is seldom easy, and finding shortcuts, through magic, lets say, exacts potentially heavy cost. That is the cautionary tale told in this week’s “The Price of Gold” episode on ABC’s new fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time.
It was great to find out more about the strange and menacingly soft spoken Mr. Gold and his Enchanted Forest counterpart, the flamboyant and powerful imp Rumpelstiltskin (the brilliant Robert Carlyle). Told from within a parallel renderings of the Cinderella story, we learn that it was no fairy godmother that made Cinderella’s escape from poverty possible.
Destroying Fairy Godmother with his own powerful magic, and purloining her wand, Rumpelstiltskin interrupts the familiar tale, warning Cinderella that using magic to achieve your aims is costly, perhaps more costly than wise. But far from being a benign sprite, Rumpelstiltskin has a Faustian bargain to offer Cinderella; something she fails to read before signing on the dotted line.
Rumpelstiltskin transforms the put-upon Cinderella (Jessy Schram, Falling Skies) into the belle of the ball, complete with glass slippers, and ‘Ella lives happily ever after with her prince. That is, until she becomes pregnant with her first child, at which time Rumpelstiltskin returns to collect his precious prize.
But Snow White and Prince Charming convince Cinderella to double-cross her benefactor and save her baby by offering a brand new, and very tempting bargain. And although he is immediately suspicious, wondering why Cinderella would offer an even better bargain, he cannot help himself. Handing Rumpelstiltskin a red quill, complete, with a powerful spell spell embedded within, Rumpelstiltskin is captured and imprisoned in a dungeon within a deserted mine. Cast as the “most dangerous person in all the realms” by Prince Charming and Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin is stripped of his power and his magic and is left to languish in prison until the Evil Queen implements her curse, sending them all to 21st Century Storybrooke.
But as he’s captured he reminds Cinderella that magic has its price, and the magic used to imprison Rumpelstiltskin costs Cinderella her husband, who vanishes, leaving behind only his cape.
Back in Storybrooke, Cinderella’s story comes to life in the real world as alter ego Ashley, a pregnant 19-year-old kitchen maid must make good on her own deal with Mr. Gold, owner of the town pawn shop. But egged on by Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Ashley refuses, and instead flees town after breaking into Gold's pawn shop, knocking him out and stealing the signed agreement. When Mr. Gold enlists Emma to help return his property—Ashley’s baby—Emma turns the tables on the sinister pawnbroker, forging her own deal with him, a decidedly dangerous game.
Agreeing to release Ashley from her bargain, Gold only asks that Emma grant him a favor to be called in at some future date. Acknowledging that Emma is unafraid of him, Mr. Gold decides he likes the Storybrooke newcomer.
So who does Rumpelstiltskin represent in this slightly twisted and highly comingled land of fairy tales and present day existence? He is enriched by deals made with those who want more; who want an easy way out or up. Rumpelstiltskin has always been a cautionary tale about overreaching and greed. Without preying on others' greed and desires, the powerful magician/trickster would be a pauper (and probably awfully depressed).
He even seems to warn Cinderella about the danger in using magic to get what she wants. Or is he using reverse psychology to pull her in? But Rumpelstiltskin, too overreaches; his greatest weakness, says Snow White, is that he can’t help himself—he lives for making his little (and not so little) deals.
It is not only magic that has consequences. Change itself is hard, and starts with decisions often fraught with it risk and danger. One decision can change an entire life, as Emma warns Ashley, who has decided to keep her baby, despite the obstacles that will certainly confront her as the child grows. And Emma knows of what she speaks, having given up Henry when he was new born to give him the possibility of a better life. So is keeping the baby a good or bad decision? Who knows? Either way, you just know there will be consequences to pay.
I have to wonder about this seemingly so very evil Mr. Gold, who seems to know more about Emma’s past—and Henry’s—than he’s letting on. He'd engineered Henry’s arrival in Storybrooke, which of course triggers Emma’s return and the beginning of end of the Evil Queen’s (Lana Parrilla) curse on the people of The Enchanted Forest. Is it even remotely possible that Emma’s task to retrieve Ashley is simply Gold testing her resolve and resourcefulness to see whether she’s up to her destiny? (And no, I don't mean that Destiny!) Will Gold and Emma eventually become uneasy allies against Her Majesty the Mayor? That would be an interesting prospect.
I really enjoyed this episode, perhaps because we begin to learn more about what has turned out to be my favorite character(s) in Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold. Robert Carlyle seems to be having an awful lot of fun hamming it up as the imp (as are, I’m sure, his costumers and makeup artists). Carlyle is always interesting to watch. His performances are textured works of art, even with a character so obviously menacing and broadly drawn as Rumpelstiltskin.
I also love the physical contrast between the grotesque Rumpelstiltskin and the almost-dashing Mr. Gold, complete with silver tipped walking stick. Speaking of the walking stick, I loved the shout-out to the original Grimm Rumpelstiltskin story. Do you know what I’m talking about? No?
Notice that Mr. Gold walks with a pronounced limp? (Okay, no House, M.D. comparisons, if you please.) If you recall the original Grimm fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin is so enraged that the miller’s daughter has guessed how to break his spell in the end, he drove his leg into the ground, and tore himself in two. If that doesn’t cause a limp, nothing will! Cool.
Other snippets worth noting: The clock has moved 15 minutes since the series began. It’s now at 8:00. Is that significant? And, it seems that the Sheriff and Regina are more than in cahoots professionally. So I wonder why he wants to deputize Emma. Is it a matter of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer? Or will the sheriff double cross the mayor at some crucial point, and show his true (blue) colors?
Next week, Once Upon a Time is pre-empted by the Country Music Awards, but the series will return two weeks from tonight at 8:00 ET on ABC.
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Ecco gli ascolti preliminari dell' ep 1x04...
20:00 NBC Football Night In America, 5,4 13 15,333
ABC Once Upon A Time 3,8 9 11,327
FOX La Simpson 3,5 8 7,528
CBS L' Amazing Race 2,7 6 10,576
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08:30 NBC NBC Domenica Night Football (8:30-11p)
FOX Gregory Allen 2,0 5 4,237
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09:00 FOX Family Guy 3,1 7 5,961
ABC Desperate Housewives 3,0 7 9,221
CBS The Good Wife 2,0 4 10,074
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09:30 FOX American Dad 2,4 5 4,849
10:00 CBS CSI : Miami 2,1 5 9,817
ABC Pan Am 1,8 4 5,685
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November 14, 2011 09:22 AM PST Ratings: On a Steady Sunday, Housewives, Pan Am and CSI: Miami Post Gains
On a Sunday night where most every show was exactly at or a hair below its week-prior demo rating, ABC’s Desperate Housewives and Pan Am and CBS’ CSI: Miami posted the biggest percent gains.
Leading out of the rock-steady Once Upon a Time (11.33 mil/3.8), which again topped all of Sunday’s scripted fare in the 18-49 demo, Housewives drew 9.22 million total viewers and a 3.0 rating, up 5 and 7 percent, respectively.
Bubble show Pan Am then retained 5.7 mil and 1.8 of that, up 10 and 6 percent and enjoying its largest audience in three weeks.
Opposite Pan Am, CSI: Miami copped 9.8 million viewers and a 2.1 rating, surging 13 and 11 percent.
Of course the night’s biggest draw was NBC’s broadcast of the Patriots-Jets game, which is on pace to be up 2 percent from the previous Sunday Night Football match-up.
Elsewhere….
8 pm | Trailing football and Once, The Amazing Race (10.6 mil/2.7) was up 9 percent in total audience. Both The Simpsons (7.53 mil/3.5) and Allen Gregory (4.24 mil/2.0) were down a few percentage points.
9 pm | The Good Wife (10.1 mil/2.0) was flat in the demo but surged 11 percent in total viewers, besting Housewives. Both Family Guy (6 mil/3.1) and American Dad (4.9 mil/2.4) were flat.
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'Once Upon a Time' recap: Read Before You Sign
Cinderella climbs the social ladder while Emma hunts a pregnant teen
By Shaunna Murphy | Published Nov 14, 2011
Ginnifer Goodwin had an easy week, huh? This week's Once Upon A Time took us away from the Snow versus Queen arc in favor of some plot-of-the-week fun, so we didn't spend too much time with our sweet-faced heroine. Instead, we focused on Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin and our sour-faced heroine (Jennifer Morrison), along with her many leather jackets. I wish I could say that we're closer to understanding the walking freakshow that is Rumpelstiltskin, but we're not. All we know at this point is that he values baby theft and drawing up contracts above all else. Don't ever try to rip him off! Seriously, don't. Let the tragic tale of Cinderella serve as your warning.
We began in Fairy Tale. There was an epic party going down at Prince Thomas' castle, but the Brittany Snow look-alike Cinderella wasn't on the list. Instead, she had to stay home and sweep -- poorly. Not much sweeping got done that night. But despite Cinderella's lack of work ethic, her fabulous Fairy Godmother arrived to promise a better, wealthier life. "This wand has the power to take you to your ball, to your prince, and to a..." KABOOM! She exploded into a ball of fire. Actually, it was more like "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boom." (Sorry.) Between this and True Blood, this was a really bad year for fairies on TV.
Of course this was all Rumpelstiltskin's doing, because the Queen was far too busy hating Snow White to meddle in Cinderella's mess. Rumpel showed up looking like a cross between the Lucky Charms leprechaun and Gollum from Lord of the Rings, supposedly to help Cinderella. He promised her the same life her Fairy Godmother was offering, but with a disclaimer attached: "All magic comes with a price." A fairly ominous warning, no? Also, this was a person who had just committed murder. But Cinderella didn't care -- she was just a naive social climber who really wanted to go to the ball. This scene made me really appreciate our bold and bright Snow White, who would have made a much wiser decision in this situation. Cinderella signed his shady magical contract without even reading it, and morphed into the beautiful young princess she'd always wanted to be. She was confused about the glass slipper thing, but Rumpel insisted that "every story needs a memorable detail."
Over in Storybrooke, Emma had to choose between a life of noncommittal leisure and a long-term relationship with Henry. I would stay in Storybrooke just for the chance to crash in Mary Margaret's sweet exposed-brick pad, but Emma wasn't so sure. That Henry can be a lot, you know? Sheriff Graham enticed her with a deputy job -- dental included, and totally behind Regina's back -- but that still wasn't enough to sway her. No, it would take Emma's number one pet peeve, a taunt from Regina, to reverse her ambivalence. Seriously, when is evil genius Regina going to realize that threatening Emma and/or telling her she won't do something will always yield the opposite of her intended result? Regina's actions lately have led me to believe that she too has forgotten her identity in Fairy Tale. She isn't playing the game as well as she could. Leaving Henry alone all of the time with Emma in town? Bad plan. If she can pay for the Benz, she can afford a babysitter.
Anyway, Regina found out that Emma had moved seven times in 10 years. This clearly means that she is flighty and irresponsible, giving Regina nothing to worry about. Smirk. "You carry on your transient life," she said. Yikes! I just counted and I've moved 11 times in 10 years, so what does that make me? Emma encountered Cinderella in the laundry room, but in our universe she's a sad 19-year-old pregnant maid named Ashley Boyd.
When Ashley complained that nobody thought she could handle her baby, a newly inspired Emma suddenly and unexpectedly launched into a motivational speech."There are no fairy godmothers in this world," she insisted. She would know -- she was pregnant at 18. Ashley should and could take her life into her own hands. If she wanted to be a mother, then dammit, she would be. Like John Locke, no one could tell her what she couldn't do. See what I mean about Regina's words having the opposite intended effect? Emma was talking as much to herself as she was to Ashley, all because Regina confronted her with her own faults.
The only problem was that Ashley's version of taking her life into her own hands was breaking and entering. She broke into Mr. Gold's pawn shop, seeking an unknown object. He attacked her, but she won the battle with pepper spray and escaped. A pregnant teen on the run? Looks like a job for Emma Swan, bail bondsman to the stars!
Gold showed up to Mary Margaret and Emma's place with the lucrative gig, and he promised that it was in Ashley's best interest. She had something that was important to him, some valuable merchandise, and "no one wants that baby born in jail." Emma was clearly spooked by this weirdo, but she went with it -- probably because she felt guilty about inspiring the whole thing. Even Henry, who had snuck out on Regina again, hadn't figured out this Gold character, but he knew that this assignment meant trouble for Ashley. As always, he would have to tag along. "I'm just trying to spend time with you," he insisted to an objecting Emma. Ha, genius! What can she even say to that?
In Fairy Tale, Cinderella reaped the benefits of her deal with Rumpel. She danced the night away at a royal ball with Thomas, Charming, and Snow, who congratulated her on bettering her position in life. She worked so hard for it, after all. All that sweeping! Ella looked troubled, and with good reason. Rumpel cut in for a dance, visible only to her, and said it was time for her to pay her debt. Her debt being the baby growing in her tummy. See kids, you always need to read the fine print. That's where they tack on the incidentals, or steal your unborn children.
Much like her Storybrooke counterpart, Ella made the decision to go on the run. Prince Thomas intervened, and actually took the Rumpelstiltskin news surprisingly well. "Magic may have brought us together, but it didn't create this love," he said. They would have to fight back and create a new deal.
Back in Storybrooke, deadbeat dad Sean (Prince Thomas) wasn't there to help. Instead AshleyElla had to rely on Ruby, who was getting her car prepped by a guy named Billy. Any bets on his Fairy Tale identity? The wolf? For now I'd say the wolf. Ruby told Emma and Henry about Sean, and also mentioned the fact that Ashley lived with her absent stepmother and stepsisters. Guess who jumped at that news?
Mother and son headed to Sean's manse, where they learned that Sean's desertion came at the instruction of his tyrannical father. Tyrant-dad had arranged a special deal with Mr. Gold, wherein Ashley would sacrifice their baby for a hefty sum. "Ashley agreed to give up the child, and she's being paid very well to do so," he sneered. At this point, Emma was officially peeved. The trip to Sean's was a diversion, allowing Ruby to successfully send Ashley on her way to Boston. "Bad things will happen if she leaves!" Henry panicked. If you remember, Regina's curse has a Truman Show clause that doesn't allow the cursed to leave town.
As Henry predicted, they found Ruby's car totaled on the side of the road. Ashley, unharmed, was now in labor. Emma and Henry drove her back to the hospital, and Emma used the ride as an opportunity to tell Ashley that she would have to step up if she wanted to be a mother. "You have to grow up," she said. "You can't ever leave... you have to know it's you that will give your baby its best chance." Clearly, Emma had been doing some soul-searching. Henry was riveted, and I thought his face showed that he was finally accepting the reason behind his own abandonment. Emma was only doing what she thought was best for him, even if it didn't quite work out that way.
In Fairy Tale, the royal couple and Grumpy met in the special magic-free prison they'd designed for Rumpel. Now, Thomas explained, there was a plan. "His strength is also his weakness -- deals." They would present Rumpel with a new contract, promising Ella's fictional set of twins in exchange for more wealth and power. So they made up a second baby. If he signed, the contract would zap away his magic, leaving him impotent.
At night, Rumpel met Ella in a beautiful rose garden. She said that poverty and famine had led her to a make an impossible decision. She could make more babies, but not food to feed a nation. This is the one percent, standing with the 99. "Your debt to me would only grow..." Rumpel said, rightly suspicious. But the promise of an extra baby was too much for Rumpel to bear. He fondled her growing belly, and it was uncomfortable. Is he building a child army? Why does he want all of these children? They stole children for ambiguous reasons on Lost too, and never really explained it. I'm really hoping that there is legitimate reason for it on this show, because this could get dark and twisted and really fun.
Anyway, Rumpel actually read the contract, because he's smart. But the spell was in the quill, and when he signed, the whole gang showed up to entrap him. He wasn't happy. "No matter what you do, no matter what life you find yourself in, I will have your baby," he shrieked. Okay, so this line was clearly put there to make us think that Mr. Gold is fully cognizant of what is going on. At this point it seems more likely that he does than Regina, but I'm confused as to why he helped out by bringing Henry to Storybrooke. Rumpelstiltskin -- hammy evil overlord, or hammy benevolent father figure? Only time will tell. The arrow is currently pointed towards the former, as Thomas is now missing. Rumpel promised Ella that she wouldn't see her love until he had his baby. "In this world or the next, Cinderella." Terrible. I thought everyone had happy endings in Fairy Tale?
Not so much in Storybrooke, where Emma was dealing with a hospital visit from the treacherous Mr. Gold. "Thank you for bringing me my merchandise," he said. Yes, he called the baby merchandise. He also threatened to call the police, effectively throwing the baby into the system that had oh-so damaged Emma. Emma was willing to accept those odds, because clearly his cash-for-baby contract would never hold up in a court of law. Mr. Gold was beaten, but also was impressed by Emma's chutzpah.
So Mr. Gold offered her a deal -- he'd back off Ashley if Emma could owe him a favor, effectively transferring the debt to her. We don't know what this debt is yet, though I reckon it's no good. Emma agreed, because for the first time in her life she's choosing to put the needs of others above her own. Ashley and her newborn daughter, Alexandra, reunited with Sean in the delivery room. It was sweet and joyous. I think the point of this sequence was to show us that people can change, but I can't help but nitpick here. Aren't people supposed to have happy endings in Fairy Tale, and miserable lives over in Storybrooke? They're not supposed to be happy until they can remember who they were. That's the accepted mythology, and now this is giving us something different. But Cinderella will recur this season, so maybe the situation will change in coming episodes.
Finally, my heart broke. We saw Regina, largely absent throughout the episode, crawling out of a man's bed after a sex romp. Her suitor's identity was hidden; our only clues were his missing socks and the fact that he was on some sort of council. My notes say "Sean's crappy dad," but I was wrong. Sadly, terribly wrong.
Alas, we then flashed to a newly inspired Emma, picking up the phone to call Sheriff Graham. Looks like Emma's getting a gun! She decided to take the job, because putting down some roots couldn't be that bad. How great, I thought. Time for more sexual chemistry between Emma and the hipster sheriff of my dreams. But then we saw the lover reaching under the bed to retrieve his missing socks -- it was Sheriff Graham. He's playing both sides. As much as I want to be upset about this, his actions are pretty appropriate for his conflicted-soul character. Also, it will be great to see how Regina reacts when he finally chooses Emma. He will choose Emma, right? He has to.
What did you think of episode 4, viewers? Are you getting a clearer picture of Rumpelstiltskin, or are you still as confused as ever? Do you want to see more of Cinderella? Let us know in the comments!
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TV Ratings Sunday: Of Course Football Wins As 'Simpsons,' 'Allen Gregory, 'American Dad' Fall; 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Pan Am' Rise
Written By Bill Gorman
November 14th, 2011
Of course the Sunday Night Football game between the NY Jets and New England Patriots will top the night for adults 18-49 and total viewers, but we'll have to wait for the final ratings to know by how much. Comparing just the primetime portions of the fast affiliate ratings, NBC's Sunday Night Football New England Patriots vs. New York Jets posted a 7.3 adults 18-49 rating from 8:30-11p, down from last week's Sunday night matchup (Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers), which delivered a 7.9 rating from 8:30-11p in the Fast Nationals before rising to an 8.8 rating from 8:31-11:48p in the Finals.
The Simpsons fell 5% vs. last week to a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating. Allen Gregory dropped a tenth from last week to a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. Family Guy was even with last week's 3.1 adults 18-49 rating and American Dad fell a tenth from last week to a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating.
Once Upon A Time was even with last week's 3.8 adults 18-49 rating. Desperate Housewives rose 7% to a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating. Pan Am was up a tenth of a point vs. last week to a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Still headed for Cancellation International Airport. Earlier in the evening, America's Funniest Home Videos rose 13% vs. its last new episode three weeks ago to a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating.
CBS had regional overruns of 29 minutes in about 12% of the US [atl, stl, new orl, phil, dc, balt, mia, cle] so expect adjustments to these preliminary numbers, so making comparisons to previous episodes is folly (but expect it to happen in other TV media) 60 Minutes had a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating. The Amazing Race drew a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating and The Good Wife scored a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. CSI: Miami notched a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.
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Grazi, Aleki, for keeping us posted with the overnight numbers. I like to read that OUAT is doing so well, especially in that key demographic group (18-49yrs.) that the networks seem to crave.
I never found out: does the full season order mean another 12 episodes?
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I never found out: does the full season order mean another 12 episodes?
The episode will be 22 in total (pilot + 12 + 9). -
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Grazi. Now I am clear on that.
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Keck's Exclusives: Once Upon A Time Kills Off Its First Iconic Disney Character
Nov 14, 2011 06:12 PM ET
by William Keck
On last night's Once Upon a Time, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother was snuffed out by Rumpelstiltskin just as she was about to wave her wand and make Cinderella's fantasy night come true — making her the first of Disney's iconic characters to be killed off ABC's new fantasy series. (And considering the show is being written and produced by two of Lost's longtime writers, it's a safe bet they'll be many more to come.) But turns out writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz didn't even realize they'd achieved this milestone until I clued them in.
"Oh my God, I guess we did," exclaims Kitsis. "I don't think we even thought about it in those historical terms. As storytellers, we just thought it would be cool if Cinderella got to the ball through a deal with Rumpelstiltskin, not the Fairy Godmother." Adds Horowitz: "One of the themes we're playing with on this show is the price of magic. Using magic even for good is a dangerous proposition."
While the writers say it's possible we could see the Fairy Godmother again in pre-death flashbacks, Horowitz insists, "We really want the stakes to be real and the audience not to feel cheated."
Might there be ramifications to killing off such a beloved figure? "I will say this," teases Kitsis. "If I were Rumpelstiltskin, I'd watch out for the other fairies [such as Pinocchio's Blue Fairy], because they're out for revenge!"
How do you all feel about Once Upon A Time killing off Disney characters? Would you be willing to accept six dwarves instead of seven? Sound off in the comments section.
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Once Upon a Time: Every Story Needs a Memorable Detail.
November 14, 2011 in off-color commentary by Melissa
Oh dear, this episode was tricky. In many ways, this is the first episode to get fair judgment across the board. Critics had access to episodes one and three, so there were things to be inferred about episode two. This week found us spending a lot more time in Storybrooke. Remember how I said the Regina/Queen back story spent a little too much time in the fairytale realms? I think this week either spent too much time in Storybrooke or didn’t move back and forth well enough. The show seems to be at its best when, like the pilot or third episode, there’s a true balance created between the two worlds.
Then there’s the other tricky aspect. I was not a fan of this episode for a good portion of it. There were moments that interested me but it seemed to drag until Snow White and Prince Charming showed up. Now, before you chop off my head for that (you know, if you’re a big Cinderella junkie), I think there were two reasons for this. One is that after last week’s episode, anything would pale in comparison. But I think this episode proved just how much Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas bring to the show. Most of the other characters are so hardened, that they need the sweetness of Snow and Charming (or Mary Margaret in Storybrooke) to balance that. Plus, there’s charisma in these two. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy the other actors because I do. I’m a big fan of Jennifer Morrison and in her case, I’ll say that the constant pairing of her with Henry isn’t allowing her to shine quite as much. But the episode really picked up when Snow and Charming popped in. Anyway, that’s just my thoughts.
On a fun note, I really want to add pictures to my recaps but I like gifs better so I added a few. These may not necessarily go with the exact part I’m talking about but they’re basically an easy way for me to highlight my favorite parts of the episode. You can tell me if you love it or think it’s a shitty idea. I will ignore you if you say the latter.
We kick things off with Cinderella watching her family head to the ball and am I horrible for saying there’s a teeny part of me that thought I liked that pink dress? I’m not sure though. Anyway, Cinderella’s fairy godmother shows up and is all, “Look! My magic wand can welcome you to a new world!” and I want to embrace the fairytale nature of that line but ya’ll it sounds like a pedophile pickup line. Stiltsie (Rumplestilstskin) shows up and kills the fairy godmother and warns Cinderella that magic is dangerous and she’d be better off changing her circumstances herself. (We’ll come back to that). Ella isn’t interested in warnings and insists that she needs help. She agrees to give Stiltsie her most precious object (and it’s key that she notes that she doesn’t care for riches), signs a contract and is changed into a gorgeous maiden. Well, supposedly. Did anyone else think Ella looked ten times prettier in rags than as a princess in that moment?
Storybrooke: Emma and Henry are walking along and there’s a slightly awkward moment where Henry asks what he should call Emma and Emma’s mouth says, “just call me Emma” while her mind is going “oh fuck, how am I supposed to answer this?” Then there’s this totally hot banter moment between Emma and Sheriff Graham where he offers her a job and I want to be like honey, do any job he wants. From there, Emma tries to have some cinnamon cocoa at the diner (bet it doesn’t taste as good as Mom’s) and gets a charming visit from Regina who tells her she knows she’ll just disappear and leave Henry miserable and Henry will be hers again. I said charming sarcastically, you got that right? Emma is kind of rattled and spills her cocoa on herself and her reaction for the next few minutes is fucking priceless. She just stamps off to wash her clothes, yanking off one shirt for another and basically kicking the shit out of everything on the planet.
She then meets Ashley (Storybrooke’s Cinderella) who is worried because no one thinks she can handle being a mother. Emma gives her the same lecture Stiltsie did, that fairy godmothers don’t work and if you want to change your life, you have to do it yourself. This causes Ashley to break into Mr. Gold’s shop, then mace and hit him so she can rob his safe. And I won’t lie, I was kind of terrified as she was in the store. Even as Mr. Gold, he’s still creepy.
Moving right along, still in Storybrooke (I want Charming, dammit!), Henry is lectured to do as he’s told (doesn’t happen) and Emma is unpacking her three boxes of personal effects. Snow is appalled, as most people would be, but saved from commenting when Mr. Gold shows up. And yes, I will be calling her Snow in Storybrooke. Mary Margaret just doesn’t work for me. So it’s Snow. That tangent aside, Mr. Gold asks Emma for help in finding Ashley Boyd. I find it interesting that Snow is very distrustful of Mr. Gold. Henry shows up as well and insists on going with Emma and look I get that Henry’s integral to the story but the kid needs to hang out with people his own age and give Emma some privacy. Shit, kid.
Fairytales: Finally back in some fairytale realm (I’m assuming not the enchanted forest but I don’t know the name of Cinderella’s realm) so it’s just fairytales, she’s watching the fireworks with her prince at her wedding and then they walk down a so fake it is ridiculous marble staircase to greet their guests, most notably Snow White and Prince Charming who are there together! (Yes, I totally only paid attention to them.) Snow and Ella have a sweet moment where Snow congratulates Ella on changing her life. Of course Stiltsie has to pop in looking like a decaying corpse and inform Ella that he wants her first born child.
Ella is freaking out and I still hate her hair. It’s so royal and overdone and it just bugs me. Ella’s freaking out and planning to leave since she’s pregnant to run away. Her prince (who I think is named Thomas) is worried but assures Ella that they’ll fight back against that “little imp”.
Storybrooke: Ruby is telling Emma that Ashley is a good girl and is trying to fix a bad situation and that Ashley’s ex-boyfriend Sean is an evil little shit. Emma goes to meet Sean and learns that it’s Sean’s dad who forced his son not to see Ashley (to which I say grow a pair of fucking balls, Sean, that’s your kid on the way) and Emma learns that Ashley had originally agreed to give up her baby to Mr. Gold and that’s what Emma was really hired for. This of course guarantees that Emma is on a mission to help Ashley and not Gold. Ruby tells Emma that she gave Ashley her car to head to Boston. Henry naturally stowed away in the back of Emma’s car, despite promising to go home and have I mentioned yet that I want to punch the little fucker this episode?
Fairytale Realms: In the mines (with Grumpy! Yay!) Prince James Charming is going over with Ella and her prince the plan for stopping Rumpelstiltskin. She’s going to force him to sign a new contract, saying that she’s having twins and he’ll want them both. But the blue fairy (she of the massive tits in the pilot) cast a spell on the quill to strip Stiltsie of his power. Seeing as he’s the most feared man in all the realms (James’ words not mine), Ella would be helping many people. Since Ella’s learned her lesson, she’s a bit worried about the use of magic, thinking it will come with a price and her prince agrees to pay it. Ella agrees to the plan.
Storybrooke: Ashley’s car ran off the road at the exit from Storybrooke and the baby is ON ITS WAY!!! That just seemed to need capital letters. Ashley assures Emma that she still wants to keep her baby and they head to the hospital. Don’t worry, Mr. Gold still shows up.
Fairytale Realm: Ella convinces Rumpelstiltskin to sign the contract but in an interesting twist, Stiltsie knows exactly what is going on and signs anyway, promising that one way or another, he’ll get her firstborn and that she will regret this deal. Magic always comes with a price. And Stiltsie causes Thomas to disappear and tells her that she’ll never see him again unless he gets the baby. “In this world or the next”. James tries to reassure Ella that they’ll find Thomas but to no avail.
Storybrooke: Emma has a little chat with Mr. Gold and he threatens Emma with pressing charges that will put the baby in foster care. Emma comes right back at Mr. Gold, threatening him right back and noting that she’ll fight too. Emma tells him to tear up the agreement with Ashley and Gold refuses. Instead, he offers her a new deal. She’ll owe him a favor, the terms to be determined, and Emma agrees. Ashley names her baby Alexandra (show of hands, who saw that coming? Okay, okay, everyone put your hands down now) and then Emma freaks out about getting Henry home.
Regina is off screwing someone, you know, “council meeting” and all but we don’t see the guy initially. Henry just makes it inside and manages to fool his mother. Sean finds his balls (and if he could share that location with a few other male TV characters that would be great) and joins Ashley at the hospital. Emma calls Sherrif Graham and agrees to take the job. We of course discover that he’s sleeping with Regina, and I should be horrified but the man was shirtless so I really don’t care. Plus I know things because I read spoilers so I’ll wait to see if this is a NOOO!!!! You bastard or a meh, everyone fucks an evil queen/mayor once in their life. We end the episode here, on a shirtless Jamie Dornan, so really, worse things can happen in life. (Psst, for lots of looks at shirtless Jamie, check out the weekly gif recap).
Observations:
Okay, new theory. I think Ruby might just be a combination of Red & the Big Bad Wolf. Or at least she’s connected in a much more controlling way than in the stories. I will say that I don’t think Ruby, if she is the wolf, knows that she is.
I kind of want to comment on how much I love the difference between the two princes. James, despite obviously not having a child yet, is still clearly older. He has this wise, older brother thing going on, as though he’s used to having to step in and save a variety of situations. ABC did brilliantly when they found Josh Dallas.
Seriously, the queen may have brought them to Storybrooke but Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold is the real bad guy.
I find it interesting that while Regina is the one who sent everyone to Storybrooke with the curse, they seem to be setting up Mr. Gold as the real bad guy. I’m a fan of part of this. I don’t know about the whole big bad scenario but it does work to connect everyone. Sure the royals might visit for events like weddings but a common enemy who can move about as he pleases is a greater way to bond the fairytale characters together and explain why they are together in our world too.
Since we discussed a bit of name meaning in the comments last time, I thought I’d note the subtlety/in your face nature of this week’s princess. We had CINDERella become ASHley. Yeah, about as subtle as Damon’s eyebrows. But her last name of Boyd means fair-haired so that was kind of cool.
Also, apparently we’re all brilliant because I keep hearing things about how people just connected Ruby with Little Red Riding Hood in this episode. I just don’t know with people sometimes.
Okay, so that’s it on my end. Thoughts on this episode as a whole? (Since comparing it to last week seems mean). And what’s going on with Ruby?
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Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons,' '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down + Final CBS & 'Sunday Night Football' Ratings
Written By Bill Gorman
November 15th, 2011
The Simpsons was adjusted down a tenth of an adults 18-49 ratings point compared to the preliminary ratings.. The final numbers for the live Fox 7pm hour and the entire NBC night, including Sunday Night Football are below as well.
Sorting out from the NFL overrun jumbling CBS numbers, 60 Minutes was adjusted down two tenths of a ratings point.
Sunday's Final Broadcast Ratings:
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I really liked this episode.
Perhaps the best scene is when Henry tells Emma that she can leave Storybrooke, and the best frame is when she said to him "See you tomorrow".
I like that they're slowly building relationships between people and they don't take for granted them. I love this realism in a TV show.
I must say that I was missing a little Ginnifer Goodwin,
but I understand that after she had destroyed her hand and her face, she need a few days of rest to recover. In some scene of Snow Falls, Ginnifer seemed to have been hit by a truck, despite the make up. 
I have read some criticism on consecutio temporum about the birth of Alexandra in this world and of Emma in the fairy tales world, but actually I guess the time line is safe.
1. Emma was born before her term.
2. We don't know how far the pregnancy is over time compared Cinderella to that of Snow White, who became pregnant could even be at the same time, of the rest Snow White and Prince Charming went to meet Rumpelstiltskin when the pregnancy was already advanced. We do not know how long Rumpelstiltskin was locked in that cell when it happened.
Something else?
Did you notice things in the pawnshop of Mr. Gold? Many of those things came from baby Emma's room.
And did you notice the baby Emma's blanket on Mary Margaret's couch? I hope that will soon fall into the hands of her parents.
Very cute scene in which Henry, climbing the stairs, loses his shoe.
And which is the code name of Emma? Pumpkin was cute, but Henry is right,it is not suitable for her. Maybe Mam?
And the Ruby's wolf as a mascot???... lol
I really like the Emma's keychain, she's not yet the sheriff deputy, but she already have her star.
The relationship between the sheriff and Regina very surprised me!
Expect the unexpected is the trademark of this TV show, and for this reason I love it. 
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Aleki, you notice every detail! You do more research than most of the professional reviewers, and I prefer reading your comments to most of theirs'.
I also noticed the "star" on Emma's key chain, but I missed most of the other pieces. Great pickup on the wolf fetish, kept by Ruby.
A suggestion for Henry's code name for Emma: "Cameron "
Keep writing those reviews.....kid.
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