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Once Upon A Time: Jared S. Gilmore On How He's Celebrating The 100th Episode

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 30, 2012

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Lana Parrilla, Emilie de Ravin

Summary: Mulan, Captain Hook, Lancelot, and Sleeping Beauty are some of the new characters introduced in the second season as the residents of Storybrooke recall their memories with the end of the Queen's curse.

Creator: Edward Kitsis and Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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S2:E22. And Straight on 'Til Morning
Air Date: May 12, 2013
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S2:E21. Second Star to the Right
Air Date: May 5, 2013
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S2:E20. The Evil Queen
Air Date: April 28, 2013

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Sep 28, 2012

This season, with flatly played new characters introduced in the world of fantasy, I found myself itching to get back to Storybrooke, although the way the lands eventually intersect makes for a nifty cliffhanger. Read full review

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DoctorTorchwood

Apr 19, 2014

The season shows the emergence of Cora, one of the best villains ever. New characters and a new plot make this season even better than the first. Each episode is filled with drama and action, a perfect combination for a great show and an awesome story.

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Lucas565

Dec 12, 2020

Uma das melhores séries que eu já assisti eu recomendo ela é ótima mesmo muito

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tcyoder

Aug 1, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the 2nd season didn't deliver on quite the level of season 1, there were still plenty of reasons to watch!
(some spoilers below)

First, Robert Carlyle's work is always outstanding on the show, and with the re-introduction of his son, Baelfire, there is a lot of drama that stems from that.

Second, Barbara Hershey was just fantastic this season. My favorite episode this season was 2.16 "The Miller's Daughter". I personally would have loved to keep her story going, but Cora's death lead to a lot of emotion.

The romantic entanglements of some of the characters are juicy and interesting.

Colin O'Donoghue as Captain Hook brought something refreshing to the show, and was the best new character this season (along side Michael Raymond-James). I will admit there were too many new characters introduced that didn't really make a difference, and they actually took time away from moments with already established characters (like Ruby/Red).

The cliffhanger at the end of the season just makes you want to watch more!

My biggest disappointment of the season was that a lot of the mystery that was in season 1 is now missing because of the curse being broken. A lot of the things that happened were indeed predictable.

There were also too many flashbacks that involved Snow White being hunted by the queen (how many times can the queen actually hunt Snow White?).

There were also more storylines that had huge plot-holes than season 1. In one of the first episode the Blue Fairy says she can't use magic without her wand and/or fairy dust. A couple episodes later, she has her wand. Where did she get it? I know there are probably scenes cut that explained some of the holes, but the writers need to be more careful with plot-holes.

Finally, the show does tend to stay away from the danger of any of its core characters. I know it would be sad, but there has to be a feeling of danger, and I think the death of a major character would really up the ante on the danger that these characters face. Heck, they couldn't even let Pinocchio die (from a still unexplained powerful taser), and they had to find a way to let him live.

Overall, this show is still great, and with a little smoothing out season 3 will be the best yet.… Expand

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mustard_tiger

Mar 6, 2013

The show is very fun this season but mainly due to the fact that it has flown totally off the rails. This season has had some of the worst acting and writing I've ever seen but the actors are giving it everything they've got which makes it even funnier. The star wars references are funnyThe show is very fun this season but mainly due to the fact that it has flown totally off the rails. This season has had some of the worst acting and writing I've ever seen but the actors are giving it everything they've got which makes it even funnier. The star wars references are funny and I never through I would see an implied lesbian couple fist each other on a Disney show but it happened... it was with a heart but I got the sub text. Again, is anyone sick of everything looking like BC?… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

May 23, 2017

With the curse having been broken, everyone's memories returned, and the introduction of magic into Storybrooke, the show changes up the game just enough to allow for new plotlines and dangers for the characters while not altering the formula that made it such a success in it's first season.With the curse having been broken, everyone's memories returned, and the introduction of magic into Storybrooke, the show changes up the game just enough to allow for new plotlines and dangers for the characters while not altering the formula that made it such a success in it's first season. We get a look at the current post-curse state of the enchanted forest from which all these characters came from and plenty of new faces are along for the ride.

The writing is much darker this time around. The season's new villains make things much more dangerous for the heroes. As always, there are plenty of twists and turns to keep viewers guessing and engaged. The new takes on classic fairytales are just as inventive as ever.

The flaws from the first season are still hanging around though. Characters still make the most boneheaded decisions and the glimpses back into the past play out exactly how you would expect them to. So the frustrations are still in place. Yet, when all is said and done the new stuff and increased scale make season 2 a slight improvement on the first.

7.3/10… Expand

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mgyukeri

Jun 16, 2013

Honestly I expected more after the first season. Since the standard flashback fairy tale/current Storybrooke format is changed, characters seem more and more out of place. Henry is also markedly worse acting-wise. I'd pass on this installment if I were you.

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seventhbeacon

Nov 23, 2014

Once upon a time, ABC was in talks with an amazing creator named Bill Willingham, whose comic series "Fables" is a long line of brilliance, mature exploration of character and fairy tale tropes blended into a modern setting. It is hands down one of the best series I have ever read, and it'sOnce upon a time, ABC was in talks with an amazing creator named Bill Willingham, whose comic series "Fables" is a long line of brilliance, mature exploration of character and fairy tale tropes blended into a modern setting. It is hands down one of the best series I have ever read, and it's still going (at least into 2015 when the story comes to a close).

At some point, those talks fell through. Then, half a year later, ABC announces Once Upon a Time, based on the same basic conceit as the Willingham comic from Vertigo (DC). I'm sad it's not Fables, but I'm excited at the idea.

Then, I watch it. I tried. I really did. It's so watered down, trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator, with annoying leads (though I liked Jiminy Cricket and I liked Rumpelstiltskin for what they were worth). It had a less-intriguing premise. It was far too soft and Disney-fied. They basically took this amazing mature story and tried to make it have mass appeal to the family audience. Already not what I wanted, but hey, I like a good family show on occasion, so I stuck it out.

And the writing sucked. The plotting, the dialogue, the generic tropes done with a straight face, bland as could be. The kid is obnoxious. Snow's 'daughter' is obnoxious. Snow is less interesting than a bottle of Ambien (and it's sad, too, I loved the actress in Big Love).

Jiminy and Rumpel are the only reason this review didn't get a '0'.

If you want something that's actually good in this vein, go read Fables. Or watch Grimm.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2017
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2016
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2015
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 2014
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 2013
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 2012
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  S2:E22. And Straight on 'Til Morning
  Air Date: May 12, 2013
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  Air Date: May 5, 2013
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  Air Date: April 28, 2013
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  S2:E19. Lacey
  Air Date: April 21, 2013
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  S2:E18. Selfless, Brave and True
  Air Date: March 24, 2013
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  Air Date: March 10, 2013
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  S2:E15. The Queen is Dead
  Air Date: March 3, 2013
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  S2:E14. Manhattan
  Air Date: February 17, 2013
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  Air Date: February 10, 2013
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  Air Date: January 20, 2013
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  Air Date: January 6, 2013
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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 23, 2011