Where: ABC
Day: Sundays
Time: 8PM
So yesterday was
Sunday (Duh!) but the reason that’s important to mention is because it also
happened to be the day season 4 of Once Upon A Time (OUAT) premiered on ABC.
*cue more
squealing* *cue clapping excitedly*
The new season
of OUAT centers around the characters from the epically successful animated
movie FROZEN. (In case you were living under a rock and weren’t aware). The
show starts off where the FROZEN movie left off and exactly where season 3 of
OUAT ended.
Episode in a Nutshell: Belle and Rumple
are on their honeymoon. Emma is avoiding Captain Hook (and her feelings! Come
on Emma!! A man that gorgeous deserves to be kissed nonstop *hehe*) and
attempting to make amends with Regina after she accidently destroyed her
potential happy ending with Robin Hood after bringing back his wife from the
past who was supposed to be killed by the Evil Queen. (Talk about a complicated
romance). Meanwhile, Prince Charming and Snow White are just hanging out with
their newborn son, Neal, and Regina is plotting to make happy endings finally
happen for villains even if that causes total mayhem. But Regina isn’t the one
to worry about just yet. The streets are turning to ice and Grumpy and Sleepy
almost get turned to popsicle-sized dwarfs when they almost hit Elsa with a
car. Grumpy’s loud mouth announces Elsa’s arrival which sends Emma, Captain
Hook, and Robin Hood into a battle with a giant snowman. The show also goes
back into the past, showcasing Arendelle and what happened to lead Elsa into
Storybrooke.
Our Thoughts (WARNING: Some spoilers!): Elsa and Anna’s characters were portrayed
quite well. Although, Elsa’s character we would say was portrayed more accurately.
She is still battling the death of her parents, feeling like she was the cause
of it, which only heightens when she and Anna come across a diary that belonged
to their mother. Actress Georgina Haig did a wonderful job portraying the role
of Elsa. Actress Elizabeth Lail did a great job as well portraying Anna but her
character felt sort of flat and bland. She had brief moments of where Anna’s
nonstop babbling and fumbling came into play and her understanding and encouraging
disposition came out, but Anna’s clumsiness or goofballness didn’t FULLY get
showcased. Hopefully as the show progresses forward, more of Anna’s
characterization will be as well.
We LOVED being
able to see a bit of Arendelle and seeing Anna in her puffy wedding dress. The
tender moments they shared over visiting their parent’s graves and finding the
diary that belonged to her mother. Kristoph and Sven also make a small appearance
and where adorables.
Back in
Storybrooke, we just couldn’t get over Rumple and Belle! LOVE THEM SO HARD!!
They decide to do their honeymoon in a mansion that seems to be abandoned.
Rumple makes the choice that he cannot start his marriage out on a lie so he
switches the fake dagger he gave to Belle for the real dagger that can control
his magic. There’s also this moment where he recognizes a certain item in the
mansion that Rumple later reveals as the Fantasia hat Mickey wears. Thecreators of the show have stated that later on in the season viewers will findout the truth about the hat and who it belongs to (to a new character, not a
recurring one). (Elsa also has some sort of connection to Rumple because she
knew about Mr. Gold and where to find his shop). The sweetest moment was when
Rumple and Belle have their first dance as husband and wife. Rumple goes all
Disney-movie themed by switching their clothes to fit the yellow gown and blue
tux from the movie.
Emma and Captain
Hook need to go on a date! A real life date where Captain Hook wears normal
clothes and they aren’t chasing a giant snowman or evil witches or flying monkeys
or a band of Lost Boys. Man, these two need a serious vacation! Hook just wants
some alone time to cement their relationship. He’s all sexy and swoony casting come hither looks. *dreamy sigh* Emma, of course, needs time because she feels really guilty
over messing up things for Regina, which really, she should. Rumple did warn
her if you change the past, you change the present. Emma keeps stalking Regina,
trying to get her to talk, but Regina has decided since she’s a villain that
means she’s going to need to change the story. Cue the Once Upon A Time book
that started it all. Regina wants to find who wrote it and get him (or her) to
change the entire story so Regina gets a second a chance to be a good person
and to have a happy ending.
We’re SUPER
excited to finally find out the origins of the book and who the hecks writes
the freakin thing! Maybe there’s a connection between who ever created the hat
of Fantasia and the book??
Our hearts broke
for Regina though. The woman has changed and grown so much since the first
season. She was no longer acting as Evil Queen. She could finally conjure good
magic and gave up using dark magic to get what she wanted. She had made amends
with Snow White and Prince Charming and the entire Enchanted Forest clan. She
even found love with Robin Hood. It was so FRIGGIN sad and frustrating to have
Robin come over and basically break her heart because he has a sense of duty to
his wife even though he has feelings for Regina and grieved the loss of his
wife years ago. So yeah. It’s BULL! Regina has earned a bloody happy ending
already! Dang it!
But we sure can’t
wait to see what level of crazy goes down with Regina trying to change everyone’s
story, Rumple keeping secrets, and Elsa looking for Anna.
Season 4 is
already chalk full of questions and it’s only just started!
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