Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 17: “Welcome to Storybrooke” Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Directed by David Barrett Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC “Welcome to Storybrooke” is the title of this week’s Once Upon a Time and that’s exactly what the writers give us. The episode takes us down …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 16: “The Miller’s Daughter” Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Ralph Hemecker Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC The intensity of Once Upon a Time shows no sign of slowing down for anything, as it races closer to the season finale. This week the writers give us …
Once Upon a Time has been steadily gaining an audience as its second season rapidly approaches its finale. While the first season focused on the dichotomy between Storybrooke and the fairytale world, the return of magic in the season finale, as well as the characters’ true memories, was a massive gamechanger whose effects have reverberated …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 15: “The Queen is Dead” Written by Daniel T. Thomsen & David H. Goodman Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC – Drama? Check. Action? Check. Nail-biting suspense? Double check. Once Upon a Time is back after a one week hiatus. It’s strapping us in tight …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 14: “Manhattan” Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Directed by Dean White Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Drama has come, in the form of Once Upon a Time that is. This week’s episode kicked off with an exciting chase throughout the streets and ending with …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 13: “Tiny” Written by Christine Boylan & Kalinda Vazquez Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Suspense, intrigue, drama and action! That’s what we found in this week’s episode of Once Upon a Time. The show returned from its two week break not missing …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 12: “In The Name of the Brother” Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Milan Cheylov Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC We find chaos is in full effect when we venture into Storybrooke this week. Belle, having crossed the town line, is freaking out at Rumpelstiltskin. Hook, …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 11: “The Outsider” Written by Andrew Chambliss & Ian B. Goldberg Directed by David Solomon Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC A car driving down a darkened road, close up of the Storybrooke sign, and our dear Rumpelstiltskin emerging out of the car with a captive. The …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 10: “The Cricket Game” Written by David H. Goodman & Robert Hull Directed by Dean White Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Storybrooke just had a little bit more evil ride into town, or should we say sail in to town? Cora and Hook have finally docked …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 9: “Queen of Hearts” Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Directed by Ralph Hemecker Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Winter finales of shows are getting to be just about as nail biting as their actual season finales and that’s definitely the case with Once Upon …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 8: “Into the Deep” Written by Kalinda Vazquez & Daniel T. Thomsen Directed by Ron Underwood Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC If there is one thing you don’t want to do it is make Cora angry. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Captain Hook did, which in turn …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 7: “Child of the Moon” Written by Ian Goldberg & Andrew Chambliss Directed by Anthony Hemingway Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Who wants to go to Happy Hour at Granny’s? Pretty much all the dwarves do, except for Grumpy that is. After informing the other dwarves …
Once Upon a Time, Season 2, Episode 5: “The Doctor” Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Directed by Paul Edwards Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Five episodes into the second season and the ball just keeps on rolling. After a brief introduction we jump back to Storybrooke and find Dr. Whale confronting …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 4: “The Crocodile” Written by David H. Goodman & Robert Hull Directed by David Solomon Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC A sentimental interaction between Belle and Rumplestiltskin is how the fourth episode of Once Upon a Time kicks off. We quickly find out that the scene …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 2: “Lady of the Lake” Written by Andrew Chambliss & Ian B. Goldberg Directed by Milan Cheylov Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC The third episode in season two of Once Upon a Time starts off with yet another punch. Opening in the past fairytale world, we …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 2: “We Are Both” Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Dean White Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Usually, the opening scenes on Once Upon a Time pull us in, making us ask, “What is going on?” within the first few seconds. This episode’s beginning is no …
Once Upon A Time, Season 2, Episode 1: “Broken” Written by Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis Directed by Ralph Hemecker Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC A postcard delivered to an unknown person, attached to the leg of a pigeon, with one word, “Broken”, written on it. Simple, and rather confusing, as that, Once …
Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 22: “A Land Without Magic” Written by Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis Directed by Dean White Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC This is how to do a finale. “A Land Without Magic” does exactly what it’s supposed to for the kind of show that Once Upon A …
Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 21: “An Apple Red As Blood” Written by Jane Espenson & David H. Goodman Directed by Milan Cheylov Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC This penultimate entry builds for a jam-packed finale by gathering all the characters together in both worlds. In Storybrooke, Emma tries to kidnap Henry, …
Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 20: “The Stranger” Written by Ian Goldberg & Andrew Chambliss Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC With an average running time of 41 minutes per episode in a 22-episode season, there are bound to be some tangential and nonessential storylines in “Once Upon A …
EDIT 2/24/2012: I previously commented on how the term “savior” applied to the character Emma and mistakenly wrote that it had not been used before. It had indeed been used in past episodes to describe her. This was an oversight, and I apologize. Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 19: “The Return” Written by Jane Espenson …
Two women sit in a restaurant. As they wait for their food, they discuss current events, politics, and an interesting historical tidbit one of them recently learned. Their food arrives and the conversation moves into the more personal- one woman’s marathon training, the upcoming nuptials of a (female) family member. To the canny observer, the …
Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 18: “The Stable Boy” Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Directed by Dean White Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Note: Contains Spoilers Regina takes main stage this week in “Stable Boy,” her origin story that explores the Evil Queen before she earned that name. As a …