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Rehearsal shots. Are we actually going to see Hook in just jeans and a sweater or is this a non-dress rehearsal/runthrough?

I have LOVED Greek mythology since I was a little girl. Athena is my patron saint (well, goddess).Talk about a soap opera. I thought the 1997 Odyssey miniseries was good because it stayed somewhat true to the source material. Still, that doesn't really deal with the Titans, gods and goddesses of Olympus and demigods. Clash of the Titans (I've only seen the original film) was disappointing, The Hercules and Xena TV series played fast and loose with the stories. So, I would love some epic series or mini series based purely on the Greek myths handed down for eons. On a separate note, I have been thinking of introducing my 7-year-old niece to Greek mythology. I don't know if she's still too young, but I remember starting to read them at a pretty young age. Of course a lot of the stories are PG-13. I don't think the Percy Jackson books are the way to go just yet, so if anyone has a recommendation for a good, early introduction to the myths, I'd be grateful.

I remember Captain Floor! Maybe that's where my love began.

A Neverland prequel has a lot of possibilities. Or I could see something in the present day with Hook being sent to another world, with the possibility of getting back to Emma. Basically, his entire Lost Year journey, but bigger. Perhaps he has to go around righting wrongs in this other world, or he opens a supernatural detective agency. ETA: with Tink and Red!

Definitely wishful delusion of a Rumple fangirl. :) I mean, she cited examples along the lines of when Cruella offered to slit Regina's throat, he didn't let her. Also the recapper found his little visit to Sleeping Belle touching (ptooey). But the other recappers with her were like, "Uhhh...okaaaay." That said, I could see A&E pulling something like that. Of course, a man who (IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS) has a young boy kidnapped, tortures a man, steals another man's identity and spies on and dupes his wife into giving him a lethal weapon is totally on the path to redemption.

While I haven't been checking Reddit or other boards this season, I have been listening to one of the Once podcasts and AfterBuzz TV recaps each week. They're definitely different corners of the fandom,a nd sometimes I have to wonder if they're watching the same show we are. Not to say I totally disagree with them, though. Sometimes I actually agree quite a lot. I should point out, that the recappers also seem to be completely unspoiled. From what I can tell, this last episode got a really lukewarm reception from all the recappers. Everyone was confused about something. But, most of them seem pretty intrigued by what's going to happen next. Also, everyone seems to agree that CaptainSwan is being handled nicely, also that they love Regina's redemption arc. Plus they're surprised by Snowing's secret, but I haven't heard anyone express disgust or hatred towards them. And then you have the one recapper who is totally convinced that all of Rumple's actions indicate that his going to turn good once and for all...Yeah.

I'll go one further and say my ultimate wish is for a Hook spin-off series. Regarding Colin, I hope when this show finally ends, we get to see him in film roles or another series worthy of his talents.

I was curious about the Zimbio poll, and apparently SwanQueen lost in the Final Four. Is anyone on Twitter or Tumblr shouting, "In Your FACE, SQ?!!?11?!"

That was the question bothering me this morning. So we can forget the whole "Will Emma go dark?" thing they've been promoting because Rumple's just being a selfish prick as usual.

This episode was mostly a confusing mess, but I didn't totally hate it.. At least we got some questions answered. So, maybe I'm wrong but I thought that the Author/Peddler didn't so much manipulate the stories as meddle in them. Call me crazy, but it's made me a little more interested in this plot now that's we're no longer looking for the Author. I really felt for Mal, and I might be the only one, but I'm looking forward to them finding Lily. I also hope we get to see Ursula and Cruella's first days in our world. And, yuck, Rumple. What is it with him and his constantly unconscious wife? But his little speech did give me hope that he might actually die. And, seriously, can we get the real Snowing back? I miss them.

So "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" (love this movie) has been on ABC Family this week. I just realized Kristin Bauer van Straten plays one of the mean girls. And a bit late, but I caught Merrin Dungey in an old Seinfeld rerun a while back. She plays a Brentano's cashier in "The Bookstore" episode. She looked stunning.

Seriously, do they do anything but sit behind their keyboards and bitch and whine about every little perceived slight? They even attacked Adam for linking to the E Online poll.

I feel bad for those who are voting so hard in the E Online poll. Something is definitely weird there. I voted with just multiple tabs, typing the captcha word as usual and the % didn't move up at all. But just a casual browsing of the #CaptainSwan tag on Twitter, you can see that there are certain fans voting against them. Who knows. I personally vote FOR something I like rather than against, but that's just me. That said, if CS takes second place, the shippers should be very proud of themselves. There is nothing shabby about that.

Thanks so much for that tip! That speeds things up quite nicely. I'm a last minute voter (and eBay bidder) by nature, but I'll try and do a few hundred over the next few days whenever I need a break from work...like now. :)

Well, in the Pirate Oath, they swore to never talk about what happened again, so I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that Rumple's done with impersonating Hook.

Oh good, I can watch Sound of Music on Easter like I always do because I'm a dork (assuming SoM will be on, as usual).

Ok, first thoughts. I liked Mal's first fairyback look. She's Patsy Stone at 9am. I didn't hate the Rumple as Hook scene. In fact, when Belle commanded the Dark One to face her, and KillianRump turned his head to her, I actually gasped. That said, Regina undercover doesn't make any sense. They're going to do this with or without her, so what is the point? ETA: Rumple's a stalkery dick.

Oh cool! It was a lot of fun, and Joel did not disappoint. Also, I don't think I've seen so many Doctors or Tardis costumes in my life!

I just got back from Wizard World ComicCon where I spent waaaay too much money, but had a blast. It's a much smaller show than something like DragonCon, but that was fine, because it was less crowded. Still, David Tennant, Shatner, Elvira, Sean Astin, James Marsters and Ian Somerhalder were there. For me, the highlight was the Q&A with Joel Hodgson from Mystery Science Theater 3000. He really is kind of an idol of mine, and he was just so funny and engaging. Like I said, I spent way too much money. Unfortunately there wasn't much Once merch, and what there was, I didn't really want (some 3B posters and a t-shirt with Regina on it). Instead I bought a metalwork dragon, a Red Dwarf tee, a Princess Leia tee, and some lobby posters. A great way to spend a Saturday.

Huh, I guess not. It just leaves this incomplete picture in my head. "Ooh, what's the Dark One going to do next? Oh just making sad faces outside the pawn shop." That's the pitfall of looking at spoilery pictures. I know there are studio scenes, and we don't know what all is going on, so maybe he's in my imagined CGI/green screen alternate reality by now.

I was just thinking, we haven't seen Rumple in any BTS pictures recently, have we? Where the heck is he? The last I recall, he was stalking Belle and WIll as they walked down the street holding hands.

Is this the episode they shot yesterday with Henry running through the empty streets? If everyone went to alternate universes and Henry's not among them, it can't be all that bad.

So very sorry for your loss, Dani-Elle. I went through the same thing with my cat. Take comfort in the fact that you were able to give her a happy life.

Last night I really started getting into the voting and was happy to see all the celebratory tweets when CS won. I've forgotten how fun it can be to go all fangirl now and then. :) What I also liked about it is despite the fact that I live in ACC country, I have no interest in college basketball. It was cool to participate in brackets for a team that I actually care about. ETA: And, yes, a lot of the "please vote" gifs and Vines were very creative.

I voted too! CaptainSwan made me a shipper. Those crazy kids. I don't know or care about any of the others (though I watched a little Sleepy Hollow I don't care about the ship) .