In the Name of the Brother
- Episode aired Jan 20, 2013
- TV-PG
- 44m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.7K
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As a stranger poses a potential threat to Storybrooke, Cora approaches Regina, and Whale battles his inner demons, as flashbacks detail information about Victor Frankenstein's life.As a stranger poses a potential threat to Storybrooke, Cora approaches Regina, and Whale battles his inner demons, as flashbacks detail information about Victor Frankenstein's life.As a stranger poses a potential threat to Storybrooke, Cora approaches Regina, and Whale battles his inner demons, as flashbacks detail information about Victor Frankenstein's life.
Jared Gilmore
- Henry Mills
- (as Jared S. Gilmore)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaIn late 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm. The episode was filmed shortly thereafter, using Star Wars references (the cell phone ring and the room number).
- Quotes
Captain Hook: I did some quality damage to my foe.
Emma Swan: You hurt Belle.
Captain Hook: I hurt his heart. Belle's just where he keeps it.
- Crazy creditsThe opening sequence shows Rumplestiltskin in the Land Without Color.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Featured review
Season 2's first disappointment
When 'Once Upon a Time' first started it was highly addictive and made the most of a truly great and creative premise. Really loved the idea of turning familiar fairy tales on their heads and putting own interpretations on them and the show early on clearly had clearly had a ball. Watched it without fail every time it came on and it was often a highlight of the week. Which was why it was sad when it ran out of ideas and lost its magic in the later seasons.
Ok, there was a three-episode dip between "The Doctor" and "Queen of Hearts", with "Tallahassee", "Child of the Moon" and "Into the Deep" (particularly "Tallahassee"), but they still had enough to make them decent episodes in my opinion. Not everybody is going to agree with this. For me though, "In the Name of the Brother", while not a bad episode, was frustrating and the first disappointment of Season 2 which was generally very good to great even with the three-episode dip. Again from personal opinion, "In the Name of the Brother" is the weakest 'Once Upon a Time' episode since Season 1's "Dreamy", will even go as far to say it's the weakest of the show up to this point.
So what makes "In the Name of the Brother" a frustrating episode? The main reason is that 'Once Upon a Time' was making particularly major strides in the right direction with "Queen of Hearts", "The Cricket Game" and "The Outsider", where characters were becoming more complex and interesting, there was a stronger emotional core and things were really moving forward. This episode however felt like the show was taking a few steps backwards.
How? There is very little here that is propelled or moves the story forward, too much of it feels like filler with elements feeling forced in rather than natural. The conflict in the awkwardly tacky, in fit and writing, flashback lacks tension and some of it came over as vague.
Characters that were becoming more complex and conflicted were here one-dimensional and like the writers had forgotten what the previous three episodes did in developing them, Rumplestiltskin in particular. David Anders' material is too weak for him to do much with his character, a problem seeing as he is one of the episode's primary focuses. Too much of the writing felt cheesy, corny and under-explored.
On the other hand, "In the Name of the Brother" is a very handsomely mounted episode visually, the settings and costumes are both colourful and atmospheric, not too dark or garish and never cookie-cutter. It is photographed beautifully too. The effects are not as sloppy here. The music is haunting, ethereal and cleverly used with a memorable main theme.
Some moments of humour, intrigue and charm, the best line belonging to Regina, though mystery and pathos are lacking. The character interaction is generally compelling and most of the acting rises above the lacking material, though too many of the actors don't have much to do. Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas do their best and succeed.
In conclusion, a disappointment but a long way from terrible. 5/10 Bethany Cox
Ok, there was a three-episode dip between "The Doctor" and "Queen of Hearts", with "Tallahassee", "Child of the Moon" and "Into the Deep" (particularly "Tallahassee"), but they still had enough to make them decent episodes in my opinion. Not everybody is going to agree with this. For me though, "In the Name of the Brother", while not a bad episode, was frustrating and the first disappointment of Season 2 which was generally very good to great even with the three-episode dip. Again from personal opinion, "In the Name of the Brother" is the weakest 'Once Upon a Time' episode since Season 1's "Dreamy", will even go as far to say it's the weakest of the show up to this point.
So what makes "In the Name of the Brother" a frustrating episode? The main reason is that 'Once Upon a Time' was making particularly major strides in the right direction with "Queen of Hearts", "The Cricket Game" and "The Outsider", where characters were becoming more complex and interesting, there was a stronger emotional core and things were really moving forward. This episode however felt like the show was taking a few steps backwards.
How? There is very little here that is propelled or moves the story forward, too much of it feels like filler with elements feeling forced in rather than natural. The conflict in the awkwardly tacky, in fit and writing, flashback lacks tension and some of it came over as vague.
Characters that were becoming more complex and conflicted were here one-dimensional and like the writers had forgotten what the previous three episodes did in developing them, Rumplestiltskin in particular. David Anders' material is too weak for him to do much with his character, a problem seeing as he is one of the episode's primary focuses. Too much of the writing felt cheesy, corny and under-explored.
On the other hand, "In the Name of the Brother" is a very handsomely mounted episode visually, the settings and costumes are both colourful and atmospheric, not too dark or garish and never cookie-cutter. It is photographed beautifully too. The effects are not as sloppy here. The music is haunting, ethereal and cleverly used with a memorable main theme.
Some moments of humour, intrigue and charm, the best line belonging to Regina, though mystery and pathos are lacking. The character interaction is generally compelling and most of the acting rises above the lacking material, though too many of the actors don't have much to do. Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas do their best and succeed.
In conclusion, a disappointment but a long way from terrible. 5/10 Bethany Cox
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- Runtime44 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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