"Of Sweethearts Passing Through | Some Of Them Left No Trace At All | Some Left Her Black & Blue"

[redbrunja]

–I really enjoyed Charming punching Whale. Also, do you get the feel that David watched A LOT of Westerns?

-Charming would be/is such a great dad.

-I feel like costume departments really do not know what to do with Sebastian Stan. Photo shoots - yes. Costume and makeup? Not so much. (Hint: dress him up like a rent boy.)

-It makes me snort with amusement to think that Rumpelstiltskin and the Mad Hatter both met and took advantage of Regina when she was young and naive and she later fucked them both over. Currently, I am SO glad that Regina fucked Jefferson, in particular, over so well. God, that scene at the end where all the dudes were sitting around congratulating themselves on how well they (THREE POWERFUL WHITE DICKHEADS) had manipulated Regina and broken her heart (ONE LONELY, TRAPPED YOUNG WOMAN) made me want to hurt them all so much. Can you imagine if Regina had possessed JUST ONE ALLY of Jefferson's or Rumpel's caliber? Someone actually on her side? Instead of her ineffectual father?

-Did anyone else notice that when Jefferson asked for a royal passport and Regina asked how she was supposed to manage that, Jefferson stared RIGHT DOWN HER SHIRT?

–I love how when Regina walked up to Rumpelstiltskin at the end, it wasn't just her hair and outfit that had changed - that was when she began to speak in her Evil Queen voice, which was the true sign of her leveling the fuck up to Evil: Level Fabulous.

–Stylistically, I loved that Victor's world was almost but not quite in black and white.

Questions: why did Regina marry the King? Why wasn't she able to get out of that if she was Rumpelstiltskin's apprentice before the marriage took place? When did Regina's father disappear? Basically, WHY DOES REGINA HAVE TO SUFFER SO MUCH? God, I just want her and Emma to be in the same world and then make out. I feel that Regina deserves that. Since she lost her boyfriend TWICE, cause fucking Whale screwed her back when she asked him to bring her bf back to life and then fucked it up when he tried again. Great job, dude, great job.

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[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I always get such a kick out of your posts.

Although I think it helps that I agree with nearly everything you say.

Glad you like!

I'm also really impressed with the effort they put into Regina's appearance and the actress's skill in differentiating between her younger, ingenuous self and the black magic baddie she would become. She really does seem like a different person and it's great to see the foundations for her future role as the evil queen.

I agree. I have been SO impressed by the way that Regina will literally look ten years younger when she's supposed to look ten years younger.

I'm not sure why they keep insisting on bringing Jefferson back. He seems like a bit of a useless dandy to me. He has no power in Storybrooke and his story arc there has come to his natural conclusion, so his continual presence seems kind of redundant.

Kind of. I like the actor but I wish they'd be more focused with when and how they use that character. Because I find the idea of a universe-jumper very interesting... but they're not using him effectively, imho.