I watched this from the beginning - it was one of the more interesting shows mixing real-life with fantasy.
The first season was really fun, seeing how familiar fairy tale characters were reworked and given new, updated and expanded personalities and back stories.
With the "expansion" into magical worlds other than the Enchanted Forest came new characters from more modern tales of fantasy, like Frankenstein, Alice (of Wonderland fame) and even Hua Mulan, though it was a bit jarring seeing a Chinese village in the middle of a Bavarian forest. I suppose it works for inclusivity's sake.
Season Two was a mix of good and bad episodes. Sometimes, in the midst of developing a storyline, the show veers into entire episodes dealing with fringe characters that add little or nothing to the show in general.
Season Three started well. The first half dealt with yet another familiar but reworked character - Peter Pan. I've never seen the kid who plays him, but he's great. Even Rumpelstiltskin or the Evil Queen at their most evil cannot hold a candle to him when it comes to exuding evil and menace. The former two shows redeeming qualities - Peter Pan has absolutely none, and it's really engaging seeing evil peep out from that innocent face. Sorta reminds me of McCauley Culkin in The Good Son.
The most interesting character for me though, has always been Henry. He is the glue that ties all the characters together, directly or indirectly. With Season Three, it seems as though the entire series is working towards unveiling him as the pivot around which all the other characters and stories rotate. We finally have a chance to see him as the central character during the first half of Season Three.
After that climax, hopefully the series can continue to surprise and entertain with the second half of Season Three, though, from the initial start to the second half, I'm not holding out much hope.
The first season was really fun, seeing how familiar fairy tale characters were reworked and given new, updated and expanded personalities and back stories.
With the "expansion" into magical worlds other than the Enchanted Forest came new characters from more modern tales of fantasy, like Frankenstein, Alice (of Wonderland fame) and even Hua Mulan, though it was a bit jarring seeing a Chinese village in the middle of a Bavarian forest. I suppose it works for inclusivity's sake.
Season Two was a mix of good and bad episodes. Sometimes, in the midst of developing a storyline, the show veers into entire episodes dealing with fringe characters that add little or nothing to the show in general.
Season Three started well. The first half dealt with yet another familiar but reworked character - Peter Pan. I've never seen the kid who plays him, but he's great. Even Rumpelstiltskin or the Evil Queen at their most evil cannot hold a candle to him when it comes to exuding evil and menace. The former two shows redeeming qualities - Peter Pan has absolutely none, and it's really engaging seeing evil peep out from that innocent face. Sorta reminds me of McCauley Culkin in The Good Son.
The most interesting character for me though, has always been Henry. He is the glue that ties all the characters together, directly or indirectly. With Season Three, it seems as though the entire series is working towards unveiling him as the pivot around which all the other characters and stories rotate. We finally have a chance to see him as the central character during the first half of Season Three.
After that climax, hopefully the series can continue to surprise and entertain with the second half of Season Three, though, from the initial start to the second half, I'm not holding out much hope.