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Once Upon a Time - Episode 1.10 - 7:15 A.M. - Press Release
CITAZIONEAlan Dale (“Lost”) Guest Stars as King George
MARY MARGARET AND DAVID CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH THEIR UNREQUITED LOVE, AND SNOW WHITE TRIES TO EASE HER BREAKING HEART AS PRINCE CHARMING’S WEDDING TO KING MIDAS’S DAUGHTER APPROACHES, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”
“7:15 A.M.” – Mary Margaret and David continue to grapple with their unrequited love, and Emma and Regina grow suspicious over a mysterious new stranger in town. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Snow White yearns to ease her breaking heart as Prince Charming’s wedding to King Midas’s daughter approaches, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 (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/David and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper.
Guest starring are Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn/Abigail, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red Riding Hood, Alan Dale as King George, Kwesi Ameyaw as Dr. Thatcher, Eion Bailey as stranger, Jonathan Holmes as majordomo, Michasha Armstrong as guard, Geoff Gustafson as Stealthy, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Gabe Khouth as Sneezy, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy and Mig Macario as Bashful.
The story for”7:15 A.M.” was by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, and the teleplay by Daniel T. Thomsen. Ralph Hemecker directed.
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AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING!
The Snow White and Prince Charming's story is always the best!
I need to re-watch again because I didn't understand some words but the acting and the stories are awesome.
The parallelism between the fairy story and the reality is always present, and once again I wonder how they manage to carry out the plot. As one might expect, at least in reality, there has been a happy ending, but the presence of the madame mayor makes me think that all is not gold that glitters.
Jennifer Morrison was not much present, but, after I saw the promo, I think we'll have an extra ration next week (of JMO of course!). The stranger intrigues me a lot and my theory is that he is the one who wrote the fairy story book of Henry. We will see
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'Once Upon a Time' recap: When Doves Fly
A bird brings Mary Margaret and David together, while Snow fights for her One True Love
By Hillary Busis | Published Jan 23, 2012
Ah, the three most beautiful words in the English language: "She's not pregnant." (Suck it, "cellar door!") So eloquent! So concise! So easy for a parent to explain to his or her child during family TV hour! With that romantic declaration, Mary Margaret and David's thwarted romance is officially back on. Too bad they didn't have the sense to get a room at Granny's instead of kissing in broad daylight, where any one of Storybrooke's other eight inhabitants could see them. But I digress.
Let's back up to the beginning of the episode, in which Henry and that motorcycle-riding stranger have an incredibly frustrating nonversation. ("What are you doing here? "Just visiting." "What's that?" "A box." "What's inside it?" "Just something I need." Augghh!) We still don't know Stranger's name; because he fancies himself a rebel and also gets on my nerves, I'm going to go ahead and call him Holden. As they chat, Regina frowns in the distance and the wind whips around ominously. This is what we call "foreshadowing," class.
At the Apartment of Secret Familial Relationships, Mary Margaret whizzes past Emma, spitting her toothpaste in the kitchen sink (without even rinsing -- ewww) and claiming that she's rushing to get to the school science fair. But in reality, MM's dashing to Granny's so that she can see David -- just as she apparently does every morning at 7:15. Poor MM; that's both sweet and very, very sad. When Emma catches her mom/roommate in medias stalk, Mary Margaret claims she's not really a creeper. She just knows David's schedule by heart and shows up where he's going to be. It's not a big deal, guys! Stop looking at her like that!
Mary Margaret's fairy tale counterpart is also in a bad place. Just as Snow is about to spear a juicy-looking turkey, Little Red Riding Hood shows up to deliver some awful news: Prince James is going to marry Abigail in just two days. (It must be said that Red is also wearing more clothing than we've seen on Meghan Ory all season.) Snow's distraught; she retreated into the woods to try and forget about James, but her seclusion just means now she thinks about him all the time. If only there were some way to banish these feelings, preferably via consulting an unholy imp with poor dental hygiene.
Cut to Snow rowing a boat on a mysterious misty lake. Red has tipped her off -- the guy who can help her? Rumpelstiltskin, of course. The more I see of Rumpel, the more I appreciate Mr. Gold. Seriously, what's up with those goaty noises he keeps making in this scene? In any case, Rumpel has the cure Snow seeks: a vial of freshly made potion that will make her completely forget the man she loves. The Dark One must also moonlight as an employee of Lacuna, Inc. All he asks for in return is a piece of Snow's black-as-night hair. Uh oh, is Rumpel planning to make some Polyjuice Potion?
Back in Storybrooke, MM is shopping for storm supplies -- read: a giant Apollo bar; my kind of supplies -- when she accidentally runs into Kathryn, David's once and current wife. Their respective groceries spill out, revealing that Kathryn is buying an ancient-looking pregnancy test. Oh no! After Kathryn heads to the checkout counter, Regina sidles up to MM and asks her to be discreet about what she's seen: "Their lives are their business, not yours. Also, my business." Okay, maybe she didn't say that last part.
Fairyback: James broods in his chamber as a party rages below. King Charles Widmore enters to give his "son" a talking-to -- even though he knows James is in love with another woman, this wedding has to happen no matter what. Once he's gone, James rushes to his desk and writes a plaintive letter to Snow. He then sends it off with a carrier pigeon, helpfully saying "Find her!" to the bird after it's already taken off.
Oh hey, the bird found its way to Storybrooke! No, wait -- Mary Margaret's discovered another chick just like it caught in a net. She brings Bird #2 to the animal shelter, where a vet tells her it's a North Atlantic dove. This species tends to form strong monogamous bonds; if the ladybird doesn't find her flock again, she may be alone forever. Very subtle, Once. MM resolves to bring her spirit animal back to its airborne buddies, though shelter employee David protests that there's a storm coming.
We then get a momentary reprieve from the Mary Margaret/David drama when Regina tells Emma to figure out who Holden the Mysterious Stranger is. Because Emma is a brave and independent woman who's totally not in Regina's pocket, she agrees to do as the Mayor asks.
Mary Margaret drives with the bird to the woods. Though it's thundering and the road is blocked by an enclosed fence, she's so determined to help the damn animal that she gets out of her car and sets off to find the flock on foot. This should end well.
Snow White is on a quest as well. After receiving James's letter -- a romantic missive imploring her to come find him so they can be "together forever" -- she travels to Charles Widmore's castle and manages to get inside without setting any unnecessary fires. Of course, minutes after sneaking in and seconds after spotting Charming, she's seized by a guard and thrown in the dungeons. Maybe you should have kept your disguise on for a few more minutes, Snow. I'm half expecting a hunchbacked beggar to approach her in her cell... but I guess a suspiciously tall dwarf will do.
Snow's next door cell neighbor is a guy known as Grumpy. While you'd expect someone so named to be less than forthcoming, Grumpy's soon telling Snow his sad tale of love and loss: In an attempt to win back the girl of his dreams, he went to work in a diamond mine, then saved all his wages to buy a rock for his beloved. Alas, the rock he was sold had been stolen, and he ended up taking the fall for the crime. Love stinks! Story time is interrupted when a new face enters the dungeon: Stealthy, another dwarf. He sets Grumps free -- and after she wishes him luck, Grumpy sighs and opens the door to Snow's cell as well.
Mary Margaret, meanwhile, is doing some amateur bird watching when -- oops! -- she falls, nearly hurtling straight into a gorge. As we head to a commercial break, we're faced with a literal cliffhanger. Luckily, when we return, MM is saved by her very own Prince Charming. It's a good thing David stalks Mary Margaret just as much as she stalks him. After the rescue, David manages to convince MM to go with him to find a little old place where they can get together shelter from the storm.
Snow White and the Two (Too?) Tall Dwarfs race through the dungeon, looking for a way out. Grumpy and Stealthy decide to chance sneaking out through the courtyard -- but as soon as they emerge, they're accosted by guards and the king himself. Stealthy tries to make a run for it and is quickly struck in the chest with an arrow, thereby joining the Blind Witch in the Gallery of Characters We Hardly Knew. King Widmore questions Grumpy about Snow, but the prickly pygmy refuses to talk. He's saved by Snow, who arrives in the nick of time with a torch in hand. Oh good, maybe we'll get an unnecessary fire tonight after all! Snow threatens to set some hay ablaze, which would apparently cripple the entire stone castle; it's enough to get Widmore to set Grumpy free.
MM and David find refuge in a nearby abandoned cottage. David must be a Boy Scout as well as a seasoned door-demolisher; soon, he's built a roaring fire. And soon after that, MM confesses that she still has feelings for David. She's shocked to learn that the feelings are mutual. In fact, says David, he only goes to Granny's every morning in order to see her. Aww, romance! But before they can kiss, Mary Margaret stops David in his tracks by saying she knows about Kathryn's maybe baby. This, apparently, is news to David.
Back at Granny's, Emma Swan, Law Enforcement Officer Extraordinaire, goes straight up to Holden and tells him he's "suspicious." Great opener. He protests that he's just drinking a cup of coffee: "Wonder what kind of hell I would have raised if I'd ordered a doughnut." Okay, Holden, maybe you're okay after all. They banter, and he reveals what's in the box: an innocent typewriter. Because he's a writer, and also a Luddite.
Back to our feature presentation. MM discovers that David didn't know about the possible pregnancy. Realizing that the rain has stopped, she rushes outside with the bird and finds that her flock is still around. Hooray! But while the dove gets to rejoin her mate, Mary Margaret is newly resolved to stay away from David. Even after he argues that he actually can have both her and Kathryn. I guess this is why they call him "Charming."
Heartbreak is waiting in Fairy World too. King Widmore gives Snow a speech about how love is a terrible disease -- for those keeping score at home, this is the third such soliloquy we've heard tonight -- and commands her to tell James she doesn't love him. If she doesn't, he'll kill the prince. Suddenly, all the fire goes out of Snow and she decides to obey the king.
The following scene is really affecting and well-acted, especially by Ginnifer Goodwin. It's the hardest thing she'll ever have to do, to look him in the eyes and tell him she doesn't love him! Though her eyes are filled with tears, Snow manages to finish the dirty deed and leave James with only the note he sent her. Tissue break, everyone.
David and Kathryn have a heart to heart; she tells him that the pregnancy test was negative, then confesses that she was relieved since they're clearly not ready for a family. But she still wants to try to make the marriage work. You know what? I like Kathryn -- she honestly seems to be handling this situation as well as anyone could. David agrees with his wife -- and then, when she notices that it's almost 7:15, he suggests staying at home rather than going to Granny's to get coffee. In her own apartment, Mary Margaret is doing the same thing.
As Snow sadly shuffles away from the castle, she's joined by Grumpy and a sextet of diminutive dudes. He tells her to come with them -- she will, evidently, be taking the late Stealthy's place. Snow moans that her heart has been destroyed and suddenly remembers the Eternal Sunshine potion. But Grumpy cautions her not to drink it; after all, he wouldn't want his own pain to be erased. "As wretched as it is," he tells Snow, "I need my pain. It makes me who I am. It makes me Grumpy." I mean, pain would make anyone grumpy, but it's nice to know someone has Snow's back.
A little bit later, Charming gallops through the woods, searching for Snow. But when he gets to her clearing, Red informs him that Snow hasn't returned since setting off for James's castle. He resolves to find Snow -- he needs to tell her that he's left Abigail. Yay, love conquers all! Unfortunately, when James does locate Snow, he'll discover that she has no idea who he is... because she ended up drinking Rumpel's potion after all. Scratch that thing about love and conquering.
Which brings us back to Storybrooke, where Mary Margaret and David -- both trying to avoid each other -- inadvertently meet in Granny's at 7:45. "How do we stop seeing each other?" he asks her, standing outside the diner/bar/inn. "Apparently, we can't," she answers. And then he tells her Kathryn isn't pregnant. And then they throw all caution to the wind and start smooching, and I daresay their happiness made even my shriveled heart swell a few sizes. Unfortunately, Regina's parked right across the street, and she sees the whole thing. Ruh-roh!
Breadcrumbs:
- As many commenters pointed out last week, Baby Emma was discovered by a 7-year-old boy by the side of the road. Holden the Writer/Stranger could very well be that boy, though I've also heard intel that he does, in fact, have a Fairy Tale counterpart. So who could he be?
- The "previously on" package reminds me that the priest who married Snow and Charming looks an awful lot like the priest who almost married Ursula and Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. Though hopefully, Once's priest wasn't quite so... excited about performing his matrimonial duties.
- As she waits for David in the diner, Mary Margaret appears to be reading Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island. It's a story about five people marooned on a strange isle in the South Pacific. Another Lost shout-out, or is there something more here?
- Snow mentions that she helped Red "when no one else would." Any guesses on what she did? (Maybe some Big Bad Wolf slaying?)
- Rumpelstiltskin tells Snow that he can't make a man fall in love with her. If he abides by the rest of Aladdin's Genie's rules, he also can't kill anyone or bring anyone back from the dead.
- Yes, I know King George's name is actually King George. But I can't help thinking of Alan Dale as anyone but Charles Widmore. Or, okay, maybe Bradford Meade. And also Caleb Nichol. Basically, anyone that isn't King George.
- Grumpy loved a girl who was "beautiful as a fairy." What are the odds she was an actual fairy?
- I'm glad to know that De Beers's made-up engagement ring tradition has also made its way to Fairy Land.
I snark because I love, people -- tonight was very fun all around, especially in comparison to last week's installment. How did you like tonight's episode?
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Preliminaries ratings
Weekend Rating Results
SUNDAY 1/22/12 Metered Markets
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 32.5/47
CBS 5.2/ 8
ABC 4.4/ 8
NBC 3.3/ 5
-Note: The year-to-year overnight comparisons are not available today.
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-Winners:
NFC Championship – Giants vs. 49ers (Fox)
-Not Bad Opposite Football:
60 Minutes R (CBS), Undercover Boss (CBS), Once Upon a Time (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC), Prime Suspect (NBC), Pan Am (ABC)
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-Rating Results:
Yes…its mammoth! The New York Giants versus the San Francisco 49ers last night on the NFC Championship Game led Fox to an approximate 32.5 rating/47 share in primetime, which more than doubled the three competing networks combined. The half-hour match-up, which is estimated due to the live nature of sports, appears as follows:
NFC Championship (Fox)
7:00 p.m.: 30.3/47
7:30 p.m.: 31.8/47
8:00 p.m.: 30.4/44
8:30 p.m.: 32.1/45
9:00 p.m.: 34.5/48
9:30 p.m.: 35.8/49
10:00 p.m.: 39.2/55
10:30 p.m.: 28.6/43
Despite the severity of the competition, there was still some interest at CBS and ABC. CBS opened with a repeat of 60 Minutes (#2: 6.2/ 9 at 7 p.m.), followed by Undercover Boss (#2: 6.3/ 9), a repeat of The Good Wife (#3; 4.2/ 6) and an encore telecast of CSI: Miami (#2: 4.3/ 7) from 8-11 p.m. Over a 6-rating in the overnights opposite a football game this large is impressive. ABC aired veteran America’s Funniest Home Videos (#3t: 3.0/ 5), Once Upon a Time (#, 6.0/ 9), Desperate Housewives (#2; 5.5/8) and failed Pan Am (#3: 3.1/ 5) from 7-11 p.m. Also worth positively noting was Once Upon a Time doubling lead-in AFHV.
In series-finale news, two episodes of NBC’s Prime Suspect finished fourth from 9-11 p.m. with an average 2.9/ 4 in the overnights. Obviously, this would not be much of a send-off opposite The NFC Championship. Earlier in the evening on NBC was a two-hour encore telecast of Dateline at a 3.6/ 5 from 7-9 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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Updated TV Ratings Sunday: Of Course Giants-49ers Dominated the Ratings, But 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Desperate Housewives' Hold Up Well
Written By Robert Seidman - January 23rd, 2012
Of course Fox dominated the night with over 3.5 hours of the NFC Championship taking place in Sunday primetime as the game went deep into an overtime period. To double disclaim, the numbers below are not time zone adjusted, do not include the 6:30-7p ET portion of the game and will be adjusted up. Post game coverage ran nearly until 11pm ET so the special telecast of American Idol didn't begin until 10:57p on the east coast but still scored a 7.9 adults 18-49 rating and 19.8 million viewers in time zone adjusted numbers from Fox. On a household ratings basis in the local metered markets, the game was the highest-rated NFC Championship in 17 years with a 33.4/48 rating share, peaking during the overtime with a 39.3/55.
In other news.. Once Upon A Time scored a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, down only a tenth versus last week. Desperate Housewives, Pan Am. Desperate Housewives also was down only a tenth to a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating. Pan Am was actually up a tenth to a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. Counter-programming! NBC's burn off of the final two episodes of Prime Suspect didn't fare as well against the game with 0.8 and 0.7 adults 18-49 ratings respectively and CBS's Undercover Boss dropped 0.8 from last week's season premiere to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, January 22, 2012:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/2...up-well/117257/ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' is Sunday's #1 Non-Sports Show
Written By Robert Seidman - January 23rd, 2012
Opposite Fox’s high-rated NFL NFC Championship game (NY Giants-San Francisco 49ers) that went into overtime, ABC freshman drama Once Upon A Time surged over its lead-in (+79% in viewers/+167% in young adults) and gained viewers throughout its broadcast to beat out CBS’ Undercover Boss in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. In fact, the ABC freshman drama substantially increased it winning advantage over the CBS unscripted series to 45% Adults 18-49, jumping from 10% the prior week. Disney-owned Once Upon A Time qualified as Sunday’s #1 non-sports TV program with viewers and young adults.
Despite facing the big NFL Championship competition, Once Upon A Time increased its numbers week to week in Adults 18-34 (+4%) and Women 18-34 (+3%), scoring its 2nd best results in the last 2 months on both measures – since 11/13/11. In addition, the show surged 12% over the prior week with Men 18-34 to earn its 2nd strongest performance since November – since 11/27/11.
Once Upon A Time produced sizeable year-over-year growth for ABC in the hour, improving by 33% in Total Viewers and by 68% in Adults 18-49 over original programming on the same night last year.
Registering as the #1 non-sports program in the 9 o’clock hour, ABC’s Desperate Housewives towered over its original drama competition in the time slot, beating NBC’s Prime Suspect by 3.2 million viewers and more than tripling its Adult 18-49 number (+225%). In addition, Housewives stood as Sunday’s #2 non-sports program with Adults 18-49.
Desperate Housewives grew week to week in Adults 18-34 (+5%), Women 18-34 (+15%) and Women 18-49 (+3%).
During the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s Pan Am dominated the season finale of NBC’s Prime Suspect by 86% among Adults 18-49.
Pan Am built week to week by 8% in Adults 18-49, equaling its highest-rated telecast since the beginning of December – since 12/4/11.
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TV ratings: NFC Championship game is huge for FOX but pushes 'Idol' out of primetime
Fast national ratings for Sunday, Jan. 22, 2011
The NFC Championship game scored a massive audience for FOX on Sunday, but we'll have to wait and see how many people stuck around for a special "American Idol" afterward: The overtime contest and post-game report pushed "Idol" out of primetime in most of the country.
Elsewhere, ABC's lineup was relatively steady with last week, falling by only a small amount against the huge NFL game, while CBS' "Undercover Boss" took a somewhat bigger hit in its second week.
FOX's numbers will change some because of its live NFL telecast, but as it stands now the network averaged about 50.1 million viewers and a 26.9 rating/39 share in households Sunday. CBS was the best of the rest in viewers, drawing 7.2 million and a 4.8/7. ABC (6.45 million, 4.0/6) came in third, and NBC (4.6 million, 3.1/4) trailed.
FOX scored an 18.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, the highest number (by a lot) for any network this season. ABC finished with a 2.0, followed by CBS, 1.6, and NBC, 0.9.
Sunday hour by hour:
7 p.m.
FOX: NFC Championship - Giants-49ers (55.9 million viewers, 29.2/43 households)
CBS: "60 Minutes" (7.9 million, 5.3/8)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (5.2 million, 2.9/4)
NBC: "Dateline" (4.35 million, 3.1/5)
18-49 leader: NFC Championship (20.5)
8 p.m.
FOX: NFC Championship (48.9 million, 26.1/37)
ABC: "Once Upon a Time" (9.3 million, 5.4/8)
CBS: "Undercover Boss" (9.2 million, 5.8/8)
NBC: "Dateline" (6 million, 4.1/6)
18-49 leader: NFC Championship (18.0)
9 p.m.
FOX: NFC Championship (51.1 million, 27.8/38)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (7.5 million, 4.9/7)
CBS: "The Good Wife" rerun (5.6 million, 3.9/5)
NBC: "Prime Suspect" (4.3 million, 2.7/4)
18-49 leader: NFC Championship (19.3)
10 p.m.
FOX: NFC Championship/post-game (44.4 million, 24.4/37)
CBS: "CSI: Miami" rerun (6.2 million, 4.3/7)
ABC: "Pan Am" (3.9 million, 2.7/4)
NBC: "Prime Suspect" (3.6 million, 2.4/4)
18-49 leader: NFC Championship (17.2)
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Once Upon A Time Recap: Time Is Not On Snow White's Side In '7:15 A.M.'
We've all heard the Shakespearean adage that "the course of true love never did run smooth," but who could've predicted such a twisted road for Snow White and Prince Charming?
It seems as though amnesia is a running theme in Snow and James' relationship, and tonight's heartbreaking installment of "Once Upon a Time" threw yet another unexpected obstacle in their path. Just when it seemed as though the lovelorn couple might have a chance to be together despite James' arranged marriage to Abigail, Snow was forced to sacrifice her feelings for James' safety, capitulating to King George's threats and telling the replacement prince that she had never cared for him at all to keep the king from killing him. Woe!
She was a good actress, but apparently not convincing enough to change James' feelings, since it didn't take him long to call off his wedding to Midas' daughter and set off in pursuit of his happily ever after. Alas, he wasn't quite quick enough to reach Snow before she gave into her pain and tried to ease her broken heart with Rumplestiltskin's potion, erasing all memory of James so that she could live in blissful ignorance without him. Double woe!
But we know from the pilot episode that true love's kiss helped bring Snow back to life with her memories of James intact. So I'm guessing that either the effects of Rumple's potion can be undone by a smacker from her soulmate, or that she and James manage to find each other again before The Evil Queen poisons her with the apple she had Hansel and Gretel steal last week.
Either way, every moment we spend with Snow and James -- or Mary Margaret and David -- raises the show to a whole new level; the longing between them is so palpable, and played so perfectly by Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas, that my heart aches for them every time they're on screen. What this pair can convey with a single, lingering look could put other actors to shame.
I applaud the writers' continuing efforts to present an opposing image of Fairytale Land in Storybrooke. Just as Snow, who was in a "coma," needed to be awoken with James' kiss in their past lives, David was the one who was saved by Mary's kiss in our world. And now, as Snow and James move further apart in the fairytale world that was, Mary Margaret and David grow closer. It's a smart narrative choice -- given how invested we are as an audience in both versions of the couple -- it allows viewers to find some satisfaction with one iteration of the duo, preventing us from getting frustrated by the distance between the other version.
While I do wish the writers had come up with a less contrived plot device than having Mary Margaret feel compelled to risk death to help a dove return to its flock, just to get her alone with David during the storm, the MacGuffin was forgivable since the outcome was so satisfying. Even if Mary Margaret and David are now technically having an affair, I'm hoping the next couple of episodes will resolve things between David and Kathryn so that he finally stops trying to have his cake and eat it too.
As for another mirror theme between Fairytale Land and Storybrooke, I find it fascinating -- and bold -- that the writers have chosen to make David so indecisive and, as a result, also somewhat selfish. We're still rooting for him and Mary Margaret, but as she has been pointing out for weeks, he has continually built her hopes up only to dash them and return to Kathryn out of some misplaced sense of "duty." He's been insisting that he's doing the honorable thing in trying to make his marriage work, but living a lie hasn't been fair to either of the women he professes to care about. Plus, if he and Mary Margaret continue to carry on their relationship in secret, there's nothing noble about that course of action. Conversely, in Fairytale Land, James was wholeheartedly prepared to leave Abigail and forsake his duties to his kingdom as soon as he knows that his feelings for Snow are reciprocated. It just emphasizes the differences between the idealized, black-and-white morality of fairytales when compared to the shades of grey we encounter in the real world. While we'd expect Prince Charming to sacrifice everything for true love in a heartbeat, in our world (as the characters in Storybrooke keep reminding us) there's no such thing as happily ever after: Every action has very real consequences that even a magic kiss can't resolve.
It's no surprise, then, that the show's creators, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, conceived the story for this week's episode, though the teleplay was written by Daniel T. Thomsen. I'd be interested to learn whether the showrunners suggested those parallels or if the writer added them in, though I suspect it's the former. Thanks to my proclivity towards Snow and James' story, I think that "7:15 a.m." was my favorite episode of "Once" to date. The tragic romance of it all was more than enough to crack my cynical critic's heart.
The episode also introduced us to the infamous seven dwarfs (none of whom are actually that short) -- and poor, ill-fated Stealthy, who apparently missed out on a chance at literary immortality by failing to be all that stealthy. As Ginnifer Goodwin told me in our recent interview, "Once" had a typically unique twist on the start of that iconic friendship, with a fearless Snow finding herself cellmates with Grumpy -- and it turned out to be far more satisfying than the twee Disney iteration and its passive princess.
Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, Emma and Regina came to an uneasy truce in order to investigate the frustratingly enigmatic stranger who arrived in town last episode. While I was waiting for Emma to pull a Brad Pitt in "Se7en" when she was trying to find out what was in the guy's box, I'll admit, I'm no closer to figuring out who he really is. Goodwin told me, "I had a million theories about who the stranger was, and they were all wrong! What the creators' intention is with that character is so much better than anything I could have come up with." So I'm guessing that any Big Bad Wolf predictions we've been floating are way off base. The CW's "Supernatural" also introduced a mysterious writer, and he turned out to be the psychic author of the main characters' life stories -- and also possibly God (if you don't know, it's better not to ask). But "Once" doesn't seem like the type of show to go so overtly meta so soon, so I don't think the stranger will turn out to somehow be some omniscient narrator who created Fairytale Land and all the stories in Henry's book ... or perhaps that kind of unexpected twist is exactly what Kitsis and Horowitz are aiming for.
Overall, "7:15 a.m." expertly combined all the elements that make "Once Upon a Time" one of the most addictive and heartfelt new shows of the season, blending emotion, mystery and narrative thrust while giving us a deeper understanding of our favorite characters. I hope the next batch of episodes can keep up the momentum established this week.
"Once Upon a Time" airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
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TV Review: Once Upon a Time - "7:15"
It’s the stuff of novels, Broadway musicals, Oscar-winning movies: love is painful. And in last night’s Once Upon a Time episode “7:15,” there is enough love-inspired anguish to go around in spades.
The main story thread concerns the evolving relationship between David (Josh Dallas) and Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin), and their alter egos Snow White and Prince Charming (also known as Prince James). In Storybrooke, Mary Margaret tries to deal with her love of the married David, although she’s practically stalking him, as Emma (Jennifer Morrison) notes. Avoidance might be the best option for her, but that, too, fails, since neither Mary Margaret nor David can seem to sever the cord that connects their hearts. Ultimately, they give in to the inevitable as they must, but complications are very likely to ensue as Mayor Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla) witnesses a stolen kiss. And she will not let this turn of events stand.
Back in the Enchanted Forest, Snow White is also trying to deal with her angst over Prince James’ imminent marriage to Midas’ daughter. Directed to Rumple, Snow is truly desperate to cure her lovesick heart. And we know that Rumple simply salivates to get his magic on the truly desperate. Robert Carlyle seems especially creepy in “7:15.” Perhaps it’s because I watched Ravenous last night, in which Carlyle’s character makes Rumple seem tame and sweet.
Anyway, Rumple knows a thing or two about the bitter after-effects of love ("Desperate Souls"), and his advice is to forget the Prince and start anew. And he has just the potion for it. Rumple’s speech to Snow suggests (especially in light of “Desperate Souls”) that he is driven much by love and loss, and even as deranged as he becomes (I’m assuming long after the events of “Desperate Souls”), these are items still very much in his heart and on his mind.
Snow intends not to use the potion, instead seeking out the prince after she receives a note delivered by a love letter-bearing dove. Captured by James’ pseudo father, she is locked away in an underground prison where she meets the cynical and , well, grumpy Grumpy and his colleague Stealthy. Stealthy is murdered while trying to free his friend (which is why there are only seven dwarves, when the Brothers Grimm introduce them to us).
Grumpy unlocks Snow from her cell and flees into the arms of her beloved Charming. Except, on the way she encounters the king, who informs warns her not to interfere with James’ marriage, for if she does, he will assassinate him. The end will justify means, which is to empower and enrich his kingdom; James is just a convenient pawn in the chess match.
So Snow meets with James, lying to him that she no longer loves him, leaving him bereft, but with no impediment to his marriage. Snow goes off with the seven dwarves, fully intending now to forget James with Rumple’s magic potion. Grumpy intervenes, telling her that however painful it is, heartbreak should not be forgotten. “I need my pain, it makes me who I am—it makes me ‘Grumpy,’” is his wise advice. And she should have listened to it, because word goes out all over the realm that Prince James has jilted his bride-to-be. He goes out in search of his true beloved, but it’s too late! Failing to heed Grumpty, Snow has taken the forgetting drug and she has no idea who this “James” fellow might be. Oops. Roll credits.
Well, somehow this story’s got to change, because in the pilot episode we see Snow and Prince getting hitched, which then triggers the Evil Queen’s evil. So, I guess this might be a good time to talk about Mystery Man on a Motorbike.
So, who is this dark and mysterious stranger wandered into Storybrooke at the end of last week’s episode? We know that those not “in” the story, aren’t supposed to enter, and if you’re in Storybrooke, you can’t leave without something bad happening to you!
Regina is concerned enough to insist that Sheriff Emma check him out. He has with him a big old valise, which arouses Emma’s curiosity and suspicion. What’s in yon big old box? It’s an old fashioned manual typewriter. Turns out, he’s a writer.
Want to hear my take on this new development? Thanks for playing!
Well, only the writer can change the story, right? I’m reminded of a great episode of The X-Files called “Postmodern Prometheus” in which Mulder and Scully investigate the Frankenstein-like creation of a mad scientist, culled from the pages of a graphic novel. The story ends badly for the monster, who’s really not a bad fellow. Mulder hates this unhappy ending and calls for the writer to change it. “This isn’t the way the story is supposed to end,” he complains. “I want the writer!”
So, I wonder, since Storybrooke is a land of endings not the way they’re supposed to be, if Storybrooke’s “writer” is an avatar for Grimm? Is his purpose, now that Emma’s in Storybrooke, is to return the characters back to the way they’re supposed to be? If that’s so, he’s a huge threat to Regina! Can it be a coincidence that in the last episode, we observe Mr. Gold rubbing the genie’s lamp? Has Mr. Gold summoned this writer to do some rewriting?
What do you think?
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'Once Upon A Time': '7:15 AM' recap
By Catriona Wightman
We had another romantic trip to Storybrooke this week which generally failed to move the story on. Instead, we largely got more of the romantic plot between Mary and David/Snow White and Prince Charming, which was diverting enough but didn't really develop things - though that's largely a fault of the structure.
The most intriguing moment of last week's episode - when a stranger turned up on a motorcycle - was disappointingly unexplored this week. We got a little bit - Henry goes to see the man as he fixes his bike and discovers that he has "something to do" in Storybrooke, but finds out little else.
However, Regina's not too happy when she sees them talking, and later she urges Emma to investigate him. Naturally, Emma doesn't really want to do anything for Regina, but when she hears that the man was taking a "particular interest" in Henry, she can't help but look into it.
So when Emma sees the man in a diner, she goes over to talk to him. She's particularly intrigued about what is in the box he's been carrying around with him, though the man is reluctant to tell her. He warns that he could carry it around leaving her wondering - or she could agree to a drink some time and he'll show her now.
Emma plumps for the drink and the man opens the box... to reveal a typewriter. He says that Storybrooke provides him inspiration, but remains deliberately unclear about whether he's been there before. Then he walks out, leaving Emma wondering. It's definitely an intriguing little mystery - especially as we now know that the man is a writer, which ties into the fairytale aspect nicely - but hopefully we'll get a few more answers in the coming weeks.
But the main story definitely revolves around forbidden romance in both the real and fairytale worlds. Mary Margaret is going to the diner at 7.15am just for a glimpse of David, and when Emma confronts her, she admits that she knows his entire schedule.
Emma's very understanding, but she points out that David's kind of married - Mary needs to stop going to the diner, for a start. But it seems Mary can't escape - when she goes to the store, she ends up bumping into David's wife Kathryn, and spotting her pregnancy test. Naturally, Regina's there to remind her to be discreet.
Over in the fairytale world, Red Riding Hood turns up to deliver some monthly groceries to Snow White, who's still hiding out in the woods. But Snow can't get Prince Charming out of her mind, and is devastated when she hears that his wedding is going ahead. But Red tells her that there is a man who can help her get Charming out of her head...
You guessed it, it's Rumpelstiltskin! He warns Snow that he can't make Charming fall in love with her, but he can help her forget all about him - literally. He makes a potion from lake water and adds some of her hair - all he wants in return is a lock of Snow's hair, which she gladly gives.
Meanwhile, Prince Charming is two days away from his wedding - but he's not really looking forward to it. The king - played by the magnificent Alan Dale again - warns that he must go through it for the sake of the kingdom... and he needs to get whichever woman he has in his head right out of it again. But Charming writes a note and sends it to Snow with a dove...
Back in the real world, what do you know - Mary's found a dove trapped in some netting! She takes it to the animal sanctuary where David works, but is upset to hear that if the dove isn't reunited with her flock, she'll be lost.
Mary mumbles about being "lost forever, completely alone" and resolves to reunite the dove with the rest of her flock... even though a storm's coming. She naturally refuses to let David accompany her, too, and when she reaches a "road closed" sign she decides to go it on foot. But the rain's heavier now...
Heading back to fairytale world, Snow hasn't drunk the potion, which is just as well. She receives Charming's letter, begging her to come to him before the wedding - if she does, they'll go away together. Snow is thrilled and blags her way into the castle, pretending she's delivering flowers.
Inevitably she's captured inside the castle and dumped in a cell. She tries to get out, but is shocked when she discovers a fellow prisoner - Grumpy! Yep, he's here. Turns out he's Grumpy for a reason, too - he was tricked into buying a stolen diamond and has lost his beloved.
But they don't have to stay imprisoned for long - Grumpy's friend Stealthy's here to help! (If you're thinking you've never heard of Stealthy before, well, that's for a reason.) They start running through tunnels but while Grumpy and Stealthy decide to head through the courtyard, Snow plumps to go over the curtain wall.
The thing is, Grumpy and Stealthy soon get captured - and Stealthy's killed with an arrow. It's looking bad for Grumpy, too, because he refuses to give up Snow - but she appears just in time and warns that if they don't let him go, she'll torch the whole castle. Grumpy's free... but the King wants to speak to Snow.
Back in the real world, Mary thinks she's tracked down the dove's flock... but before she knows it, she's slipped and is clinging on to a tree root, dangling over a cliff. Luckily, David decided it might be a good idea to follow her and is there to save the day.
Mary's still determined to find the flock but the rain's lashing down, now, so David finds a deserted cottage and breaks in. As they wait out the rain, David touches Mary and she flinches... eventually admitting that she still has feelings for him. But guess what - he has feelings for her, too! That's why he goes to the diner in the morning.
They lean in to kiss, but Mary pulls away - she can't, because she knows Kathryn thinks she's pregnant. Again, unsurprisingly, David had no idea. But as it all gets a bit awkward, the rain stops, and Mary can hear the flock! She runs outside and sets the dove free.
David clearly can't take a hint, because he takes Mary's hand, but she admits it's too hard. She tells him that he chose Kathryn and decides that they'll just have to forget each other - no matter how hard it is.
They're not the only pair having to forget. The King knows Snow's the girl in the way, and he has an order for her - she must go and tell Charming that she no longer loves him, so his heart will be broken and he can move on. If she doesn't, he'll kill the Prince... So Snow does as she is asked, but of course it devastates her.
So that's that... or is it? Snow walks away from the castle with Grumpy and the other six... dwarves? (They're not really dwarves, here.) She wants to drink the potion to forget all about Charming, but Grumpy urges her not to do so - the pain makes her who she is, and hey, she has them now.
Snow agrees to put the potion away, and there's good news to come - Charming's cancelled his wedding and is coming for Snow! Grumpy runs in to find her, but when he says Charming isn't getting married, she replies: "Who?" The potion bottle's empty! Disaster! It's actually a good scene - Snow's eyes are so glazed and it's a sad moment.
Back in the real world, David confronts Kathryn, who admits that she thought she was pregnant, but she isn't. However, she's worried about their relationship and suggests counselling. David agrees that they should work on their romance and decides to have breakfast with her instead of going to the diner.
Instead, to avoid Mary, he turns up at 7.45. Of course, Mary's done the same thing. David immediately turns and walks out, but Mary follows him and complains that they can't stop running into each other. But David looks at her and reveals that Kathryn's not pregnant... and they kiss! Uh oh, though - Regina's watching from the car...
So that was another episode of Once Upon A Time. I think what's bugging me with the Snow White and Prince Charming storyline is that we know they get together because of what happened in the pilot, leaving everything else as diversions that we can't get invested in (that said, the best scenes of the episode both came from the fairytale world: the King's orders of Snow White, and Snow's decision to drink the potion just a moment too early.)
That's not to say I didn't enjoy the instalment - I'm actually having a good amount of fun, and I'm interested to see what happens with the mysterious stranger. What about you?
Magic Moments
"If you're looking to blame me for the storm you're taking things a bit far now."
I know storms are really overused, but the weather did add a lot of atmosphere to this episode.
"I wonder what kind of hell I'd have raised had I ordered a doughnut."
Alan Dale! Every show is automatically improved by the presence of Alan Dale.
Ginnifer Goodwin really went for it in that spitting-out-toothpaste moment, huh?
Also, Mary checking her hair in her spoon and pretending not to look at David was really sweet.
Rumpelstiltskin must be planning to use Snow's hair for something - what do you think he's planning?
I really enjoyed the scene where the King ordered Snow to lie to Charming - and then threatened to kill him if she didn't. "He is not my son." Chilling.
I could have done with more Emma and Rumpelstiltskin/Mr Gold in this episode. But then, I can always do with more Emma and Rumpelstiltskin/Mr Gold.
What's Regina going to do now that she knows about Mary and David? Uh oh!
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