Seems like time for one.
A few weeks ago my family started bingeing Once Upon A Time on Netflix, and mostly I endorse the thing. Basically take every fictional character to whom Disney owns the rights, put them in a real-world setting (plus occasional realm-hopping weirdness) and keep shaking the box. I always like seeing good writers have fun with the material and the show seems like a great opportunity for actors – almost every character has at least two completely different personas. Sometimes the personas go back and forth in the same scene. A few lucky/talented cast members inhabit a range of distinct characters and personality layers worthy of Tatiana Maslany or that one scene in Veep when Selina Myers finds out the President had a heart attack. It might be the most Whedonesque thing I have ever seen that does not actually include Joss Whedon. Not every actor is up to the job, but special props should go to Lana Parrilla who absolutely kills it as the (mostly) evil queen. On the other hand boo to the show for completely wasting the awesome Kristin Bauer van Stratten.
Also on the negative side, watching the show has resulted in not inconsiderable harm to my mental well-being. There is this harpsichord sting that OUaT uses for every major scene transition that seems stolen from One of My Turns, and now nothing can pry that song out of my head. Here is the song in case you all want to feel what I have felt.
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