Episode Discussion 2x01: Broken

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Episode Discussion 2x01: Broken

Reality and myth begin to merge as the fairytale characters awaken from Evil Queen Regina's broken curse and remember who they were. But to their dismay, they aren't transported back to fairytale land. To make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin - aka Mr. Gold - in an effort to gain the upper hand in his power struggle with Regina, has introduced magic into the town. In fairytales magic has its place, but in our world it can have unfathomable consequences. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land, Prince Phillip awakens his sleeping beauty, Aurora, but discovers that he and his traveling companion, Mulan, will soon have to face a deadly foe.

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Comments

[hughville.livejournal.com]

Less than 2 hours until the S2 premiere (on the US East Coast). I can't wait!!!

[moon-blitz.livejournal.com]

That was a pretty solid episode, at least in my book. I have a few issues with it, but for the most part, I really enjoyed it.

[bloodysuicide69.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with the opening episode!! I love that the brought Snow and Emma to the EF together. That will give Snow a chance to be motherly to Emma because Emma will be completely out of her element and will need a mentor to guide her through the new world

I also like that they split up Snow and Prince. It gives their relationship tension without giving in to overplayed and quite annoying on again off again tactics. That was okay with MM and David cause they were cursed but for Snow and Charming. No thanks.

I'm hooked!!! Need my next fix already! I loved Mulan and Aurora needs to step up. She's kind of annoying. I'm so excited to learn about what has become of the Enchanted Forest,

[primreceded.livejournal.com]

I actually wasn't going to tune in, just wasn't feeling up to it and I stumbled upon Tangled for the first time. But, I went for it and it was pretty good. I'm hoping that it stays strong now that it's out of the gate.

And I'm totally shipping Mulan/Aurora notsry2say :P

[comicbook-worm.livejournal.com]

It was an excellent episode for me. A bit slow on the Aurora/Mulan/Philip side but overall I loved it. I also kinda want to ship Aurora/Mulan now.

I am so glad that we have awkward moments between Snow/Charming & Emma. I really like exploring the dysfunction in families and this seems to be something the writers want to follow through on, so I am super happy about it.

The funny bits were super fun: Regina trying to do magic, Snow telling Emma about the conversations they probably shouldn't have had when she was Mary Margaret, Charming learning about Whale/Snow, etc.

The preview makes me want to see episode two right now, so good job writers for making me want to see more! Especially Re: the Snow/Emma & Charming/Henry situations.

[hughville.livejournal.com]

That was one action packed awesome premiere. Now I want to know who Whale is and I'm hoping we won't have to wait all season to find out.

I also thought Emma's reaction was perfectly in character.

The retrospective that aired before the premiere was perfectly done. Anyone who missed last season would be caught up and not be wondering what was going on in Broken.

My only complaint is there wasn't enough Ruby. I thought she'd be used more since she is made of so much awesome.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who liked Aurora? :-)

[immortallis.livejournal.com]

Did anyone notice that James and Snow kept calling each other Mary Margaret and David, even though the curse is broken? What's up with that?

[weber_dubois22]

The season premiere was okay. I thought it plodded around too much as a result of its trying to set things up for coming events, and the new characters suffered for it, but otherwise, it was okay.

The characterization of Aurora was egregious, that's all there is to it really. Different canon not withstanding, they remove pretty much the only thing worthwhile about her character, agreeable and friendly personality, and transform her into the person you ultimately learn to ignore by either tuning out with headphones or the learned skills of selective hearing. I didn't need another reason to dislike Sleeping Beauty anymore than the original animated film gave me.

Belle continues to be character-sabotaged by playing the "Pet Project" girl who needs to save Mr. Gold. I was cheering for her when she left the shop, but then she comes back and with a body language that implies she needs to apologize for something. Are you kidding, writers?

Why was Prince Philip speaking with a UK-accent? Why his entire purpose simply to serve the writer's fantasy ideal of the suggested "Love Triangle" and like most of the male characters not named "Prince James Charming" destined disappear and probably not be heard from ever again? Poor character management continues in this series. It's not even that his actor is horrible, he's just given nothing to work with beyond his wardrobe.

The biggest weakness of this series is the writer's need to have everyone in love with someone. Why the heck does Mulan even need to be in love with Phillip? Why could she not have a strong friendship with this man without any indication "oh, maybe she's in love with him?" I hate you writers. Also, why was she dressed like someone apart of the Mongolian army as opposed to a Chinese Soldier right out of the Northern Wei Dynasty (if there's a difference in this regard)? Jamie Chung and Mulan (who managed to maintain consistency on some level as a character) was probably the highlight of the episode for me (Regina owning James notwithstanding), primarily.

No comment on the Dementor.