LIVE CHAT: Secrets of Storybrooke/Darkness On The Edge Of Town

[formerlyfreedom]

Welcome to the LIVE CHAT for the Season 4B premiere of Once Upon A TIme!

 

The topic will open at 7pm ET/6pm CT for the Secrets of Storybrooke special, followed by the one hour premiere, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Once the show is over, we are asking you to take the conversation to the episode topic, located at this link. We'll give you a heads up when it's time to do so, and after we give the signal, further conversation by posters who have finished viewing the episode will be deleted.

 

The topic will remain OPEN, so if you are in the Mountain Time Zone or the Pacific Time Zone, posting will be allowed during the show time. The topic will be locked effective midnight ET (11pm CT/10pm MT/9pm PT).

 

Again, once you have finished watching the episode, we are asking you to relocate your posting to the episode topic. This will help for posters who have NOT seen the episode, as well as make life a little easier for the mods! As always, our standard posting rules will be in effect; respect and civility are expected from everyone.

 

Thanks, all, enjoy the show!

 

@aquarian1, @yeswedo, @MostlyC, and

[KingOfHearts]

Yay for Jennifer Morrison narrating!

[Selina K]

Hi everyone!

Oh Red ... we miss you!  Nice to get a shout out there!

[Delphi]

Delphi here with his wine, yay jen is narrating, I didn't know that.

[KingOfHearts]

"How horrible would it be to be in a land where you could never win?" Almost as horrible as being killed in a village massacre. ;)

Edited March 2, 2015 by KingOfHearts

[ABitOFluff]

Hi everyone! Looking forward to the behind the scenes CGI stuff.

 

Emma: Perfect princess outfit.

[ParadoxLost]

They were the only people on the planet that liked JMo's character on HIMYM.  Explains. A. Lot

[Selina K]

I'm glad they stiil have the footage of Emma chainsawing the apple tree.  You'd think that never happened with where we are headed now.

[Curio]

Officially checking in with some pinot noir, cat in lap, and snark to spare. Let's do this!

[ParadoxLost]

Lana auditioned dressed up as Cruella?

[Worsel]

Loved seeing Lana's screen test

[ABitOFluff]

What I would give to run around that costume department.

 

Well, one thing i didn't miss is the 15 minutes of commercials.

Edited March 2, 2015 by ABitOFluff

[ParadoxLost]

They recognize that the fairy tale characters are tougher and braver.  Does that mean they do this stuff on purpose?

[KingOfHearts]

I'm actually disappointed we didn't see more of Lana's screen test.

[Delphi]

Agreed kingofhearts.

I may also be the one only one who didn't love the bandit Snow costume. Did she skin a lion?

[Curio]

I think the only thing worse than the Dark Curse is how much louder the commercials are compared to the actual program.

[YaddaYadda]

I kinda love how everyone is a dork.

[KingOfHearts]

This show sounds so ridiculously silly when people explain it.

[ABitOFluff]

Geez, Jared's going to start growing a beard soon.

[YaddaYadda]

This show sounds so ridiculously silly when people explain it.

But that's exactly what it is.

[KingOfHearts]

New Robin and Rumple scene.

YaddaYadda, so true. We take it so seriously on here that I tend to forget. :P

Edited March 2, 2015 by KingOfHearts

[ABitOFluff]

Giant pickle. I'll say it. Josh is cute.

[Dani-Ellie]

"I had to ride a giant pickle." HA!

[Selina K]

Every script is unexpected ... because there is no continuity of character or development from one minute to the next.  It's super fun!

[Souris]

I'm not watching (fast-forward is a necessity), I'm just enjoying everyone's snark. 

[Delphi]

Pickle. That is all. I didn't realize Boston abd Manhattan were also green screened.

[Curio]

Yay, I was hoping the grass lady would get a shout out.

[Worsel]

Yes, watching the giant green pickle never gets old.  More pickle, please.

[KingOfHearts]

All this focus on Season One makes the show look so much more appealing.

[ABitOFluff]

All this focus on Season One makes the show look so much more appealing.

I think this a pretty good way of getting new viewers. It probably looks quite intriguing to an unspoiled audience.

[ParadoxLost]

Yes, watching the giant green pickle never gets old.  More pickle, please.

 

You do realize that at some point Maleficent is going to go dragon again and all we are going to be able to do is think about the actor riding a giant green pickle that is bucking like a mechanical bull.

[Delphi]

The show sounds dumb when it's all summed up at once.

[Worsel]

Wow, Jared has really grown since season 1.  Seeing him in the pilot episode was a bit of a shock.

Edited March 2, 2015 by Worsel

[KingOfHearts]

Surprised by all the Emma focus. "Emma represents the audience". Yes, and that's why not giving her enough story removes viewer relevance. She's the bread and butter in all the craziness.

Edited March 2, 2015 by KingOfHearts

[Selina K]

I kind of love the Emma being the "shot of color" concept.  That's a great theme.

[formerlyfreedom]

Jared just summed up a lot of my feelings!

[KingOfHearts]

Once tends to make more sense when you put it in the real world.

[Curio]

Henry passing out after eating the turnover is still one of the best moments of this entire series.

[shoregirl]

He didnt even get into his adopted mother is his step great grandmother and his bio mothers boyfriend was also in love with his paternal grandmother.

[ParadoxLost]

They just reminded everyone that Regina tried to kill Emma and almost killed Henry.

[Selina K]

*sigh* I still get chills at the curse breaking moment when Snow and Charming realize who they are.  Josh and Ginny did some great non verbal acting there.

[Mari]

Okay, mine started late because local coverage of hockey was apparently very, very important.

 

Does it mean I have a filthy mind if the pickle thing looked less like a pickle and more . . . suggestive?

[Curio]

He didnt even get into his adopted mother is his step great grandmother and his bio mothers boyfriend was also in love with his paternal grandmother.

 

Baby steps. We don't want to scare all the potential new viewers away from the show.

[ABitOFluff]

They just reminded everyone that Regina tried to kill Emma and almost killed Henry.

Are they trying to give us hope?

[Worsel]

Half an hour in and still mostly covering season 1; I wonder if they are going to mention any of the storyline from the last 2 1/2 seasons. However, I won't mind if they show the pickle again.  And again...

[KingOfHearts]

Freaking love the apple turnover scene. You just knew stuff was about to go down. 1x21 and 1x22 are the best episodes of the show.

An entire segment dedicated to Regina... You all spoke too soon!

Edited March 2, 2015 by KingOfHearts

[formerlyfreedom]

Half an hour in and still mostly covering season 1; I wonder if they are going to mention any of the storyline from the last 2 1/2 seasons. However, I won't mind if they show the pickle again.  And again...

 

I'm thinking they should commission a pilot for the giant green pickle. I'd watch!

[Mari]

I'm thinking they should commission a pilot for the giant green pickle. I'd watch!

I might watch, but I'd laugh about 3/4ths of the time.  And possibly feel a little dirty.

 

And I'd forgotten how truly creepy season 1 Rumple was, despite the over the top Imp persona.

 

Oh--- season 1 Henry, who was nice to have around.  Too bad you were replaced with a pod person.

Edited March 2, 2015 by Mari

[Souris]

An entire segment dedicated to Regina... You all spoke too soon!

 

And that is why fast forward is a necessity!

[ParadoxLost]

Every show that sucks can be laid at the feet of the Sopranos and EPs who think that making their villain like Tony Soprano (whatever that means) makes them lovable.

Edited March 2, 2015 by ParadoxLost