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Once Upon Time Season 2 Episode 12 In the Name of the Brother (Patreon)

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Once Upon Time Season 2 Episode 12 In the Name of the Brother

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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

In the Name of the Brother- Hello! Thank you so much once again for another reaction for Once Upon a Time, Jay!! Like always, I really enjoyed your reaction for this episode! There are some issues I have with this episode, especially within the flashback scenes. But they're mostly to do with the acting of Victor Frankenstein's father. For the most part, I enjoy the backstory. It's not my favorite storyline throughout this episode by any means, but I do still really enjoy it. I've come to enjoy Whale's character a whole lot more this season, than I ever did back in season one. Especially now that we know him to really be Victor Frankenstein, which is awesome! :) First... I love that we get to explore more within Victor's world... The Land Without Color, and Whale's backstory with him being Victor Frankenstein. I really appreciate seeing all the scars across Victor's brother's body, which is a clever way of showing us that he is indeed Frankenstein's monster. Why he's so scarred, given that you wouldn't think Victor would have needed to cut his brother up so much to try to revive him... I don't know. However, I do love seeing the monster's scars brought into his story from the original story of Frankenstein. Sadly, I feel that this storyline is also a bit rushed. But more about this in a moment... Now... I actually really love the scenes between Whale and Ruby in Storybrooke. In fact... My favorite scenes within this episode are the ones between them. I heard some time ago that it was this show's creators' plan to originally put Ruby and Whale together in a romantic relationship. It's kind of a strange idea, but honestly... I could ship them. :) Unfortunately, they quickly changed their minds after this episode was already filmed. It's too bad this never happened because I actually like the idea of Ruby and Whale together. They may be an odd pairing, but in a weird way, they also make sense together. Especially since they can both relate to being called and seen as monsters. Him as Frankenstein and her as a wolf. So, if you ever saw more than just a friendship brewing between them in this episode, this is why. I also really appreciate that Ruby is the one to talk Whale down to save him from killing himself, as she encourages him that he has a chance at a new life in Storybrooke and at being the man he wants to be. In regards to why Whale is so distraught and is struggling to do his job, and why Ruby is able to help him... Whale is still reeling from the events we see from the previous Frankenstein centric episode... The Doctor, when he had brought Regina's love back to life, only for the monster he became because of Whale's work to attack him and rip off his arm upon becoming afraid and angry. I suppose you can say that Whale is suffering from PTSD to some degree. But not because he's afraid of being around death, but because I feel that he's lost all faith in his abilities to heal people. After being attacked and losing his arm, then upon truly seeing just how damaging his previous work in trying to bring back the dead for the sake of saving his brother can really be... Whale doesn't believe in himself any longer. He long for his name to stand for life, and yet he feels like everyone he tries to save winds up dying. And he's therefore afraid the same will happen to this outsider should he operate on him too. This is why Whale runs away from the hospital and then attempts to commit suicide. Because he's lost all hope that he can be anything other than a monster. And yet upon Ruby revealing she's also part werewolf and that she sadly ate her boyfriend, Whale has now learned he's also not alone. And that he they both now have a chance to start their lives over. To find redemption. I absolutely love this! And I hope my explanation makes sense. :) Seeking and finding redemption is another strong theme shown throughout the series. Having the heroes encouraging those struggling to fight to be who they really want to be despite the pressure on them through those fighting against them. And I absolutely love this. I love how Ruby also talks about Regina's curse somewhat being a blessing in disguise, given how much she wishes to forget about her old life upon seeing herself as a monster just like Victor does too. Back in this season's episode... The Doctor, Whale charges into Archie's office while he is in a session with Regina to demand that she return him to his land so he can get back to his brother. Whale states that Regina's curse had only brought the living to Storybrooke, which tells us that Gerhardt is most likely still locked up inside the prison cell where we see him locked up in at the end of this current episode. Whale was obviously taken up in Regina's curse before he had the chance to continue helping his brother. And because Gerhardt is still technically dead, as we see that Victor couldn't kill him again even to end his brother's suffering, the curse never carried him to Storybrooke like it did everyone else. Just like Regina tells him. I think this knowledge only adds to the stress and pain Whale is struggling so much with throughout this episode, and has been since his previous centric episode... The Doctor. Back to the backstory... As I said above, it is interesting overall. And what I love most about it is that we see a new twist on the tale of Victor Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster. However, it just isn't always executed well. Which is too bad, because after such a strong episode for his character like The Doctor, this episode in my opinion, could have and should have been so much better. But with this being said... I love seeing Rumple come into his story, showing how the events we see back in episode five... The Doctor, in which Rumple brought Jefferson and Regina into the storyline, came about. And I love that while everything in Frankenstein's world is in black and white, Rumplestiltskin appears in full color because he's from the Enchanted Forest where even color is in a way... Magical. Also... Victor's brother sadly kills their father. Sad for the brother who kills him, though I couldn't care less that their father was killed. He was a real piece of work, and I was quite happy to see him to get killed. I felt sorry for Victor's brother, while Victor himself didn't stop him from killing their father. You can see that he clearly didn't care if his father died. And after the way their father treated his oldest son... I can't blame him. I'm not saying it is right for Victor to let his brother kill their father. Because it's not. But I understand his reasons for allowing it to happen and not stopping him. Next... The actor who plays the father, Gregory Itzin, is very weak in this episode. Which to me is strange because he's always been a strong actor for the most part in other shows I've seen him in and is always really evil. Like he is in the show... 24, as President Logan. This actor scares me in a good way within a few of his other roles such as President Logan in 24. But in this episode for Once Upon a Time... He's really terrible and emotionless. His acting is very off and off putting. Although, you can definitely see that his hatred for his oldest son is more dominating than his love for his youngest, which is really sad. I just really hate his character. And is character brings this whole backstory down for me in the worst ways. I do like the relationship between the two brothers, and that in spite of becoming a monster who couldn't recognize his own father, I like that Gerhardt still is able to recognize his brother because they have always been very close before the younger brother's death. Now, as far as the Storybrooke storyline goes... I love the brief scenes between Hook and Emma both in the beginning on the street just before she and David save Hook from getting killed again by Gold, and then again in the hospital as Hook continues to show his bravado despite his pain. He's very smug. And I really love it. :) And I especially love the moments between Hook and Gold on the street, as Hook continues to tempt Gold to kill him after he shoots her, then again as Gold attempts to strangle Hook by crushing his neck with his cane. I love their rivalry and the anger they show when confronting one another. Absolutely brilliant!!! And to me, they are easily the strongest rivalry throughout this entire show. Love them! :) Next... I also like the scenes between Gold and Belle, as sad as they are. I can understand Gold's need to bring Belle back to him, but he does certainly push her too far, much too fast. It is really his fault for the chipped teacup becoming shattered when Belle throes it against the wall. But time will tell whether or not Belle's memories can be returned. I feel badly for Rumple, but he is definitely just as responsible for her memory loss too. Rumple's and Hook's rivalry and hatred for one another caused all of this. Hook isn't the only one to blame. I mostly just feel bad for Belle most of all. Now, as for Cora... I do believe she is genuine in wanting a relationship with her daughter. However, her ways of trying to regain this relationship are so dark, cruel, and wrong in every way. Her motivations are twisted, and she is nothing but manipulative. She doesn't understand why her daughter doesn't see that she loves her, and I really hate this about Cora's character. Cora doesn't care if she has to hurt her daughter in order to get what she wants for her, herself, and from her daughter. Cora wants everything for Regina, but not out of love. She only wants all this for herself because a relationship with her daughter adds to her own advantage in gaining power over everyone else. Unfortunately, Regina falls for Cora's lies so quickly and accepts her back into her life just like that, after everything, because right now, she is extremely vulnerable and broken. A big part of me still doesn't understand why Regina can seriously believe a word her mother says, after everything she's been through with her mother. Especially since Regina was willing to kill her mother more than once for all the pain she's caused her. Their relationship is so twisted, and I just don't like it at all. I hate that Regina is allowing Cora to manipulate her again. Oh... And as for Cora and Rumple being together in the past as this episode implies... Yuck! I do not like the idea of them being together. Not in the slightest. We knew from this season's second episode... We Are Both, that Rumple had trained Cora in her magic just like he had done for Regina as well. We just don't know how deep their relationship goes just yet. Next... I really like that Gold has finally brought up the favor Emma's owes him at this point in the storyline at last. We've been waiting for it since the fourth episode of season one, so it's been a long time coming. And now, he is one step closer to finding his son. It's getting tense and there's lots of trouble going on in Storybrooke. As for Whale being the only doctor in Storybrooke... We have to remember that everyone in Storybrooke comes from the Enchanted Forest, and possibly other fairy tale worlds, as well as worlds filled with characters we know and love from classic novels like Frankenstein as well. So, chances are that finding another fairy tale character or classic novel character with the skills to be a doctor are very slim. The curse after all doesn't create completely new skills in a character who's never had such skills before. It simply manipulates the skills a character already has. This is why everyone is who they are. And there aren't too many doctors known among the fairy tales and classics. So, this would explain why Whale is the only, or at least the main doctor in their town. And lastly regarding Greg Mendell, the outsider... Yep, he saw something all right. And somehow, Emma's superpower once again didn't pick up the lie. But he is pretty convincing. Besides, who would admit to a crime, even one as small as texting while driving? Also... I don't think he actually tells Emma a lie. He tells Emma he didn't see Hook until it was too late to stop. Greg says he never saw anything, but then he quickly corrects himself saying that he of course saw the road, which is easily true. Saying he didn't see anything and then correcting himself by saying he saw the road doesn't technically make saying he didn't see anything a lie. And for all we know, he could have been texting just before he hit Hook and therefore, he might have been telling the truth. So technically, Greg never really lies at all, and so Emma never would have picked up on him lying. Trouble's coming. Oh... And I also really love the moral choice and argument placed before the heroes as they struggle with deciding what to do with the outsider... To let him die, or to save his life. What a horrible choice to have to make, but what a dilemma. Thank goodness they all make the right decision in spite of the trouble. And saving his life is absolutely the right choice, of course. Grumpy's hilarious during these scenes though. I love his reasons for why they should have allowed Greg to die, in spite of him being wrong to think this way. Overall... This episode is really good. I enjoy it, even if it is one of my least favorite episodes from this season. I also really, really enjoyed your reaction to it. So, thank you again, Jay Very much! I look forward to your next reaction! Until next time, dear friend... Stay healthy, and be happy! :) Sincerely, Heidi