1. Did you watch The Pilot when it aired or did you watch it from a site that streams TV shows? I watched it live! Well, ok, technically I TiVo'd it and watched it that way, but I think I only waited until like half the show was over so I didn't have to watch the commercials. So basically live XD
2. What do you think of The Pilot now? I think it was a solid beginning to the series, though looking back it feels a bit stilted, since the actors were clearly still getting used to their characters. But it was certainly enough to hook me on the series, and I'd still say it's a good start.
3. Snow White told Charming that Regina wanted to kill her because she was prettier than Regina. Do you think this was a call out to the Disney movie/original fairy tale or do you think Snow was too ashamed to tell him the real reason? Honestly, I think that was something that got lost going from the pilot to the series. That's one of several inconsistencies (Red's cape is a completely different style, for example), and I'm betting the writers just went with the traditional reason for the Evil Queen/Snow White animosity when they wrote the pilot. Then, once it was picked up, they ended up taking it in a different direction. That's actually pretty common for pilots.
4. Jen Morrison knew from the beginning who Henry's father is. Did she give anything away in her performance? Considering we didn't even know about Baelfire at this point, I don't think she could have.
5. What did you think when Regina first appeared both in FTL and Storybrooke? What do you think now? I originally saw her as a very traditional villain with a grudge. I think that's still the effect I get from watching the pilot. Of course, now we know EVERYONE has layers, and while I'm not a huge fan of Regina over all, I am glad she became more of a three-dimensional character.
6. Do you think Gold recognized Emma or just her name when she checked in at Granny's? Do you think hearing her name broke the curse for him? Back when I first watched the show, I thought Gold had all his memories still intact, so I figured he knew everything. Now we've had confirmation from Adam and Eddie that hearing her name broke the curse for him, so I think at that point, he knew she was Snowing's daughter and the savior.
7. Do you think there was something going on between Ruby and Gold? Originally I wasn't sure. There was certainly a charged look between them. I'm guessing not, especially since that thread was essentially dropped, but considering Ruby's cursed persona, she might have had a thing for him. I doubt it was returned, but then again, we have no way of knowing what kind of cursed personality Regina gave Gold. We don't get to know him at all before he meets Emma and he regains his memories, so who knows.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2014-05-19 03:41 pm (UTC)I watched it live! Well, ok, technically I TiVo'd it and watched it that way, but I think I only waited until like half the show was over so I didn't have to watch the commercials. So basically live XD
2. What do you think of The Pilot now?
I think it was a solid beginning to the series, though looking back it feels a bit stilted, since the actors were clearly still getting used to their characters. But it was certainly enough to hook me on the series, and I'd still say it's a good start.
3. Snow White told Charming that Regina wanted to kill her because she was prettier than Regina. Do you think this was a call out to the Disney movie/original fairy tale or do you think Snow was too ashamed to tell him the real reason?
Honestly, I think that was something that got lost going from the pilot to the series. That's one of several inconsistencies (Red's cape is a completely different style, for example), and I'm betting the writers just went with the traditional reason for the Evil Queen/Snow White animosity when they wrote the pilot. Then, once it was picked up, they ended up taking it in a different direction. That's actually pretty common for pilots.
4. Jen Morrison knew from the beginning who Henry's father is. Did she give anything away in her performance?
Considering we didn't even know about Baelfire at this point, I don't think she could have.
5. What did you think when Regina first appeared both in FTL and Storybrooke? What do you think now?
I originally saw her as a very traditional villain with a grudge. I think that's still the effect I get from watching the pilot. Of course, now we know EVERYONE has layers, and while I'm not a huge fan of Regina over all, I am glad she became more of a three-dimensional character.
6. Do you think Gold recognized Emma or just her name when she checked in at Granny's? Do you think hearing her name broke the curse for him?
Back when I first watched the show, I thought Gold had all his memories still intact, so I figured he knew everything. Now we've had confirmation from Adam and Eddie that hearing her name broke the curse for him, so I think at that point, he knew she was Snowing's daughter and the savior.
7. Do you think there was something going on between Ruby and Gold?
Originally I wasn't sure. There was certainly a charged look between them. I'm guessing not, especially since that thread was essentially dropped, but considering Ruby's cursed persona, she might have had a thing for him. I doubt it was returned, but then again, we have no way of knowing what kind of cursed personality Regina gave Gold. We don't get to know him at all before he meets Emma and he regains his memories, so who knows.