Gosh, I haven't written in a while. It's all my fault, really. Please don't hate me. Seriously, don't. STOPLOOKINGATMELIKETHAT. Let's start fresh, shall we?
I am SO obsessed with the show Once Upon a Time. For the first time in a while, I have to thank the obnoxious (guerrilla?) market strategy that seems to take over big cities, such as Los Angeles, with billboards everywhere featuring the nasty face of Rumpelstiltskin. It still scares me when a bus pulls up beside me featuring the nasty Bros. Grimm character (more scary than the idea of actually taking an LA bus). However, what has made me turn away from shows like Whitney has seemingly dragged me into a state of curiosity of this new fantasy show.
I really don't know what it is about this show that has gotten me all hot and bothered. I mean, the idea seems a little tired, taking old folk tales and telling the story over AGAIN. Plus, it borders being a little cliche, the reality era of the story does take place in Storybrooke, ME for goodness' sakes.
But the past four episodes have featured an extremely enticing storyline and very interesting characters. It gives out a sort of 'Lost' feel where you have more questions than answers at the end of every episode, and you can not wait to see what's going to happen next. The back and forth worlds of the cursed reality versus the fairy tale also seem to pay homage to Lost... which is maybe why I've become obsessed with this show.
I guess at this point, it leaves me to wonder if the show is going down the dark and unforgiving road of being one of the many trying to become the face of the "new Lost," which so many have fought and lost (RIP)
Or, will it stand alone? Will this show become its own phenomenon and create a new fandom that we haven't seen in quite some time?
Personally, I'm hoping for the latter, and usually when a show grabs my attention in the way this one did, it seems to stick around for a while. Not that I'm an amazing judge of what's GREAT TV or anything... but I'm pretty awesome.
That's all for now. And in the words of Dwayne Johnson: "I'm never going away," That is, until I have a movie to film.
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