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All this talk of icons made me try again to change mine! Same cat as in my previous icon, but you can see her better here.

I thought it was just a pirate's skull & crossbones, too! LOL! My screen name is French for Mouse, which is my oldest cat's name -- he's 19-1/2. My pic is a different cat of mine. I tried to change it awhile back but it wouldn't let me.

If you have some spare time, vote for Colin (Group D) in this Radio Times poll. You can vote multiple times. He was up by a big amount, but he's clearly being macro'd against because he's dropping rapidly. Jen is in Group B. If anybody wants to do more, DM me.

It looks gorgeous there. And I'm not just talking about Colin!

Looks like FIDM will have an exhibit of Once costumes. More info.

Colin in Whistler with a VERY tall golfing buddy. Colin's dad is visiting & is apparently staying in Whistler.

I have a feeling they will put some sort of spin on the Grail so that it's not so overtly religious -- like making it a magical object rather than a Christian one. With Robert's comments seeming to differentiate b/t Rumple & Gold, I'm rather imagining that Rumple will be interacting with Emma in her head as a representation of the Dark One within her trying to seduce her to the Dark Side.

It does look really cheap-ass. Maybe they're trying to fake out somebody with a pretend Grail, like David did to Snow with the fake Excalibur. I snarked on Tumblr that it looked like David was bestowing his "Best Bro" trophy on Arthur. Bastard! Everybody knows that it should be Hook's. I hope like hell they don't have Hook actually betray her. It would make no sense and be totally counter to his character, but TS, TW. I fret about the "heartbreaking" aspect of Ep. 5.

Article about Camelot ball.

Pic of Charming with a cup/trophy/Holy Grail. More pics.

I'm so bummed that today is Jon Stewart's last "Daily Show."

If somebody (::cough::Arthur::cough:: I'm determined not to trust that guy.) needs Emma to go full dark for some reason, they could do something that would separate Hook & Emma, emotionally or physically -- if he's helping keep her in the light. Maybe make it look like he's betrayed her. SOMETHING clearly makes her surrender to the darkness. In that scene in SB after Emma has gone full Dark, Hook definitely looked like he was resisting her advances. So that wouldn't fit with him going dark, unless he goes dark after that.

Fan pic with Colin at the Whitecaps.

Colin definitely mentioned Hook going dark several times, but it was always couched in a "maybe" or "I don't know." I'll be uber-pissed if he does go back dark, because it wouldn't fit with where his character is now or with him trying to save Emma. I could definitely buy him playing dark in order to stay near her and maybe be tempted a time or two. It would suck for his character development to be sacrificed for a brief burst of "hot dark CS." But, as always, TS, TW, and character-ruination is in their wheelhouse.

Charming & Arthur were running after this hooded man.

I'm still skeptical of Arthur. (It may be just residual "He's a terrorist!" vibes from when Liam was on "24," LOL. And Lando Calrissian feels from this picture. ) I feel like he will have an agenda of his own and may be leading the group astray. I think Arthur may be using Charming being at his "most heroic" for his own purposes, maybe involving the grail. Arthur can't get the grail himself because reasons, but he believes Charming can get it. Maybe he sells to the group that the grail can save Emma, but he wants it for something else. It could even be a GOOD reason why he needs it, but it's still shady. Though I think he will be on their side in the end after his machinations are revealed. Since Hook hasn't been filming with Snowing, Regina, Robin & Arthur lately (at least that we know of), I wonder if Hook is skeptical of him and pursues his own methods of trying to help Emma. A&E did hint that characters would have their own ways of trying to help Emma and wouldn't necessarily be united.

Colin with a Whitecaps jersey.

Pretty much a dud location filming spoiler day. Charming & Arthur just bro-ing out in camp, apparently.

Ginny left, and Josh and Liam continued to film.

Josh, Ginny, Liam & extras in medieval garb on set. General set photos. Lana not filming today.

New writer is excited about the winter finale. (Barely spoilery.)

"Very strange" squire's camp set up for filming tomorrow.

Lana interview.

Emma going full dark seems to be their big marketing push. I'm sure there are details that will be kept under wraps, but they've clearly decided that seeing Emma dark is the "draw" to lure viewers. Do people think Dark Emma will be a half-season or full-season arc? (Hmm, that may make a good poll....) I want it to be just a half-season, because I still don't like the entire concept and don't want to have to endure a whole season of it. But I fear it'll last the whole season.

Me when JMo talks about when Emma surrenders to the darkness: It just really makes me sad. In the latest interview, she mentions "what makes her" do it. I wonder what is the thing that tips the scales? And if it's in 5x05, the ep that the new writer said was "heartbreaking."