Once Upon A Time is, at its core, a story about hope. "For us, that’s what a fairytale is. It’s that ability to think your life will get better. It’s why you buy a lottery ticket—because if you win you get to tell your boss that you’re quitting and you get to move to Paris or wherever and be who you always wanted to be. And that’s Cinderella, right? One day she’s sweeping up and the next she’s going to the ball. Adam and I just wanted to write about something hopeful that for one hour a week allows one to put everything aside and have that feeling that your dreams just may come true." - Edward Kitsis, Co-Creator/Executive Producer
Emma Swan’s life has been anything but a fairytale. A 28-year-old bail bondsperson, she’s been taking care of herself since she was abandoned as a baby. But when Henry—the son she gave up 10 years ago—finds her, everything changes. Henry is desperate for his mom’s help and thinks that Emma is actually the long, lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Yes, the actual Snow White and Prince Charming. Even stranger, Henry believes that Storybrooke, the sleepy New England town he calls home, is really part of a curse cast by the Evil Queen, freezing fairytale characters in the modern world with no memory of their former selves.
Of course the seen-it-all Emma doesn’t believe a word, but when she gets to Storybrooke, she can’t help sensing that everything’s not quite what it seems. As Henry shows Emma around with the help of his fairytale book, the town, and its inhabitants like Henry’s therapist Archie Hopper and the enigmatic Mr. Gold, seem just strange enough to set off her already suspicious nature. She becomes even more concerned for Henry when she meets his adopted mother, Regina, who he suspects is none other than the Evil Queen herself!
Storybrooke is a place where magic has been forgotten—but is still powerfully close—and happily ever after seems just out of reach. In order to understand where the fairytale world’s former inhabitants came from, and what ultimately led to the Evil Queen’s wrath, you’ll need a glimpse into their previous lives. But it might just turn everything you’ve ever believed about these characters upside-down.
Meanwhile, the epic battle for the future of all worlds, modern and fairytale alike, is about to begin. For good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.
Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, two master storytellers behind Lost and Tron: Legacy, invite everyone to brace themselves for a modern fairytale with thrilling twists and hints of darkness, brimming with wonder and filled with the magic of our most beloved stories.
Who knew the tears of our favorite fairytale characters would taste like sweet, sweet nacho cheese? Last night, ABC premiered Once Upon A Time, and it was everything we were hoping for — and more.
I like it. Eh costumes is up in the costume department, but the flow/feel of the first episode is good. I didn't see any real obvious character/actor distances as in some pilot episodes.
Here's the description for episode four, "The Price of Gold":
EMMA TRIES TO HELP A YOUNG PREGNANT WOMAN ESCAPE FROM MR. GOLD, AND CINDERELLA MAKES A REGRETTABLE DEAL WITH RUMPLESTILTSKIN - Emma tries to help a young pregnant woman escape from the clutches of Mr. Gold. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Cinderella (Jessy Schram, "Falling Skies") makes a regrettable deal with Rumplestiltskin.
I think the whole "apple" thing will be interesting. I'm waiting for Prince Charming to come out of a coma.... For I was like, "WTF?" Prince Charming's not supposed to be out of the game! He's freaking Prince Charming!
But still, Prince Charming is supposed to be fighting the Evil Queen/Witch lady, and here... he's lying on his back. But it kinda does make sense. He died in the fairytale world, but he couldn't be dead in the real world. Coma is a world between the two. Kinda.
If there were no clouds I'd go on Hulu and get the time stamp as to when that line was said in the closed captioning. But since Prince Charming "died" before the curse got to him, maybe he has full knowledge of the mystical forest and everything. Wouldn't that be a wake up call for Emma!
P.C.: "Emma?" Emma: "How'd you know my name?" P.C.: "Rumpelstiltskin said our daughter, Emma, would return on her 28th birthday, and you did... on your 28th birthday"
Here's the description for episode four, "The Price of Gold":
EMMA TRIES TO HELP A YOUNG PREGNANT WOMAN ESCAPE FROM MR. GOLD, AND CINDERELLA MAKES A REGRETTABLE DEAL WITH RUMPLESTILTSKIN - Emma tries to help a young pregnant woman escape from the clutches of Mr. Gold. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Cinderella (Jessy Schram, "Falling Skies") makes a regrettable deal with Rumplestiltskin.
