LIVE CHAT: The Savior

[formerlyfreedom]

Live chat for the season six premiere and pre-show special, Once Upon A Time: Evil Reigns.

Once the episode has aired in your time zone please take your discussion to the episode thread. 

[KingOfHearts]

Most accurate Eddy quote: "[The fans] know the show better than we do."

Edited September 25, 2016 by KingOfHearts

[Mari]

Every time I see the "Evil Reigns Once More" tag line, I (hypothetically, mods, only hypothetically.  Insert nervous laughter) want to poke certain show runners with sharp, pointy things and ask when, exactly, the good guys on this show actually have a good time?

Then I want to tell them to not speak.  

[gik910]

And they still don't recognize the rape of the Huntsman

[Mari]

Also, if you are over five years into your show, and the best moments are season 1, you are probably doing it wrong.  You should have gotten better at this.

You turned them both into the Dark One(s).  Not just one.  

Edited September 25, 2016 by Mari

[gik910]

I was never a huge Robin fan- but man they did such a disservice to the character (and the actor). Even his farewell was not about him.

[Worsel]

Watching the Snow and Charming scenes reminds me of how much I enjoyed their story, and how much I miss it in recent seasons.

[gik910]

I would have loved to see Cruella at the DMV!

[Mari]

Yes. 

Yes.

Yes, I want to see them go to the DMV.  You two don't even get what made your show interesting in the first place, do you?

Belle sees the good in everyone?  No.  She doesn't.  Mostly in Rumple.

Does Belle have darkness inside her?  Um . . . seriously?  The victim-blaming enabler?  

Edited September 25, 2016 by Mari

[KingOfHearts]

No mention of Belle killing Gaston?

[Worsel]

One of my favorite scenes was Rumple and the Queens of darkness in line at the drive through.  I'd like more scenes of fairytale characters coping with the mundane in our world

[Mari]

Listening to A&E, it's like they're talking about some other show, that they don't have complete control over, and that doesn't appear on my screen, despite the occasional overlap.

[Worsel]

It is confirmed, the writers are Regina

[retrograde]

Why oh why couldn't he have finished at "...I drink your tears"?

Anyway, is this slow, largely content-free hour designed to put people off watching the actual show next?

[gik910]

Just now, Worsel said:

It is confirmed, the writers are Regina

I can't even respond to this portion w/o sounding like I hate Regina (which I don't) but come on, guys.  They do not hate Regina. At all.

[Mari]

Yes, let's make sure to include the creepy scene with Roland and Zelena.  

ONCE MORE:  Regina and the Evil Queen are the same person.  

Like we haven't already figured out that by the end of the arc, Regina's going to have to accept that she's got these evil impulses and is trying to move past them.

[Jul 68]

5 minutes ago, Worsel said:

It is confirmed, the writers are Regina

They make it too easy sometimes. Too easy to mock and dislike them.

[Worsel]

1 minute ago, Mari said:

 

Like we haven't already figured out that by the end of the arc, Regina's going to have to accept that she's got these evil impulses and is trying to move past them.

Indeed, very predictable

[Mari]

1 minute ago, Worsel said:

Indeed, very predictable

I know.

It's like watching Titanic with someone, and they're expecting you to be shocked by the ending.

Um.  No.

Seriously?  They're wasting time on favorite dishes at Granny's?  What?

Edited September 25, 2016 by Mari

[Worsel]

love the reminder of Henry's soft porn writing

[InsertWordHere]

I have no idea why, but I am finding myself more excited for this season than I was for season five, even though I thought the Dark Swan arc had a lot more going for it than the EQ arc. I suppose it's just because 4B was so awful it sucked all my enjoyment out of the show for a while. 

[Selina K]

We cared about Dopey, but we figured our questions are pointless. 

[InsertWordHere]

Uh, we did care about Dopey. You just chose not to show or discuss him, A&E.

[Mari]

Yes, we saw Henry's first romance.  And gripping entertainment for everyone that was, I'm sure.  

[Jul 68]

I  had no idea the show was premiering tonight. I never saw a single ad for it. Thank goodness for my DVR.

[Worsel]

1 minute ago, Selina K said:

We cared about Dopey, but we figured our questions are pointless. 

If I could give you 10 likes for this, I would

 

so many dropped plot lines, so little time (I guess...)

Edited September 25, 2016 by Worsel

[Mari]

If the Evil Queen hasn't forgiven Snow White, doesn't that mean Regina never did?  Since, well, the Evil Queen is Regina's evilness given bodily form?  

[Jul 68]

So, they've given up the timeline. Finally.

[Rumsy4]

Oded Fehr!! I like him a lot, though I miss Naveen Andrews in the role.

[Worsel]

I guess burnout is high among Saviors

[Mari]

Since we're supposed to fill in the blanks of Offscreenville, I've decided that this is a completely different Jafar.

It's like a title, or something, that evil sorcerer's take.

Okay.  I tried to blank out a lot of last season.  Are Hook and Emma wearing the same clothes?  Meaning this is still the same day?

Edited September 26, 2016 by Mari

[InsertWordHere]

Is that Amara?

Mr. WordHere just asked me why I'm excited for this show when it's just going to disappoint me. Hell if I know. 

[Worsel]

Poor Hook, cockblocked by a dirigible

[Jul 68]

We like the red leather jacket too. ?

[Rosiejuliemom]

Damn cockblocking dirigibles.

[tennisgurl]

Uggggg my TV wont work! How ever will I find out what weird 80s song Henry will use on his next, lame date? How will I hear more about how Regina was never really at fault for her endless crimes because The Evil Queen was her split personality or something? How will I see how they pointlessly keep Captain Swan apart again? Do I have to wait until later tonight?!?

[Senna]

Why would an air ship make the ground shake?

[Daisy]

man. Henry is seriously growed up with Puberty now. 

[InsertWordHere]

That was sudden.

[AmeliaBedelia]

Emma had a That's So Raven moment.

[Rumsy4]

Killian: Love, what happened?

Emma: Plot-induced hand-shakia.

[Jul 68]

Did Emma quit drinking? She's got the DTs pretty bad.

[Worsel]

I guess Emma has developed Savior-itis, the degenerating neurological burnout due to constantly trying to be heroic

[Rumsy4]

4 minutes ago, InsertWordHere said:

Mr. WordHere just asked me why I'm excited for this show when it's just going to disappoint me. Hell if I know. 

Hahaha. So true of most of us here.

[Mathius]

Quote

 

Since we're supposed to fill in the blanks of Offscreenville, I've decided that this is a completely different Jafar.

It's like a title, or something, that evil sorcerer's take.

 

Adam and Eddy confirmed it's the same Jafar and that we're probably going to see references to his role in OUATIW later in the season.

They're bringing in Dr. Lydgate, the freaking asylum doctor who was in two episodes, so they're not brushing that show under the rug entirely.

Edited September 26, 2016 by Mathius

[Mari]

So, now Emma has weird, tremory-flashbacks or flashforwards, now?  Those'll be totally helpful and easy to deal with.

Man, Regina's going to be so jealous.  She has to work and work and work, and nothing good ever happens to her.  

[Shanna Marie]

I like the look of the dirigible, but the effect of it flying over the town was not well done. I've done more realistic-looking greenscreen work on my MacBook.

And yeah, why would the dirigible make the ground shake?

I barely made it home in time to watch, so it looks like it's good that I missed the preview special, based on what little I saw and what was said here.

Edited September 26, 2016 by Shanna Marie
getting the words right is nice

[Guest]

During the commercial, will someone remind me.  Has the show actually split Jekyll from Hyde? 

[Daisy]

So for those who were late. 
We saw the Aladdin teaser shown. 
We saw Captain Swan be all make outy then the ground shook because of airships, not them two. 
Then we saw Queen Swan be all magicy to Hyde who went "bored now" and went all blah blah blah. 
now Emma has the DTs. 

[OnceUponAJen]

Oh well....Emma nearly got plundered! ?