Once Upon A Time had me at hello. The very first promo that graced my TV, together paired with the song 'Rescue Me' had grabbed me.
Season one started off with a bang. Already displaying well-developed characters and plot- lines set in place so there was no where for a viewer to get lost. There was the initial fear that this show would be cliché, but on the contrary, they aimed to do the exact opposite an I was pleasantly surprised with how they portrayed the fairy tales we watched or read as children. Dark twists are in every corner and there is always an unexpected element
Season two, admittedly. took a rather slow start with the first 5 episodes. I think the problem was that they we're trying to cram too many story-lines and way too much information into them. New characters were introduced and this seasons consistency for good vs. average episodes was a bit of a give and take game. Nevertheless, it ends with a bang and a promising look towards season 3.
Season three, so far, is climbing it's way back into viewers hearts. The writers chose to do something a little different with the show, now that they had essentially resolved the towns Evil Queen/Curse problem. Season 3 has sort of divided it's self Cleverly into two story-lines. 3A, we're introduced to the story of Peter Pan & Neverland, and unlike previously, like with Cinderella or Pinocchio, the story is explored for more than one or two episodes, making the show much more intriguing. 3B will focus on The Wizard Of Oz and so far is proving to be my favorite storyline yet.
Overall, Once should be watched not only for the incredibly imaginative writing (Shout-out to Adam & Eddy!), but also for the incredible cast. Jennifer Morrison, who portrays Emma Swan, has reduced me to tears more times than I can count. The entirety of the cast, including young Jared Gilmore, who plays Henry, have an incredible knack for making their characters believable in order to draw emotions out of their viewers. Which I imagine must be very hard to do in a show based on fairy tales. You might not take the idea of the show seriously, but once you start watching, you'll wonder why you put it off. None of the characters, you should know, are completely evil or completely good. Which is just very reason the why this show isn't the cheese-fest it could have had a danger of being.
I can't understand why so many are saying this show has gotten worse with time. If anything, it's just beginning! The first few seasons are always questionable in any TV show (Lord knows Breaking Bad was hard to get into at first), but I promise Once Upon A Time does not disappoint (Apart from the CGI. Though not many TV shows have a big enough budget for it anyway, so I give them leeway on that one small flaw)
Season one started off with a bang. Already displaying well-developed characters and plot- lines set in place so there was no where for a viewer to get lost. There was the initial fear that this show would be cliché, but on the contrary, they aimed to do the exact opposite an I was pleasantly surprised with how they portrayed the fairy tales we watched or read as children. Dark twists are in every corner and there is always an unexpected element
Season two, admittedly. took a rather slow start with the first 5 episodes. I think the problem was that they we're trying to cram too many story-lines and way too much information into them. New characters were introduced and this seasons consistency for good vs. average episodes was a bit of a give and take game. Nevertheless, it ends with a bang and a promising look towards season 3.
Season three, so far, is climbing it's way back into viewers hearts. The writers chose to do something a little different with the show, now that they had essentially resolved the towns Evil Queen/Curse problem. Season 3 has sort of divided it's self Cleverly into two story-lines. 3A, we're introduced to the story of Peter Pan & Neverland, and unlike previously, like with Cinderella or Pinocchio, the story is explored for more than one or two episodes, making the show much more intriguing. 3B will focus on The Wizard Of Oz and so far is proving to be my favorite storyline yet.
Overall, Once should be watched not only for the incredibly imaginative writing (Shout-out to Adam & Eddy!), but also for the incredible cast. Jennifer Morrison, who portrays Emma Swan, has reduced me to tears more times than I can count. The entirety of the cast, including young Jared Gilmore, who plays Henry, have an incredible knack for making their characters believable in order to draw emotions out of their viewers. Which I imagine must be very hard to do in a show based on fairy tales. You might not take the idea of the show seriously, but once you start watching, you'll wonder why you put it off. None of the characters, you should know, are completely evil or completely good. Which is just very reason the why this show isn't the cheese-fest it could have had a danger of being.
I can't understand why so many are saying this show has gotten worse with time. If anything, it's just beginning! The first few seasons are always questionable in any TV show (Lord knows Breaking Bad was hard to get into at first), but I promise Once Upon A Time does not disappoint (Apart from the CGI. Though not many TV shows have a big enough budget for it anyway, so I give them leeway on that one small flaw)