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Once Upon a Time | 2x10 'The Cricket Game' (Patreon)

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2023-05-05 17:01:00
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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

The Cricket Game- Another fun reaction!! And I love this episode too! Thank you very much Travis! First... I love the moments with Hook and Cora throughout this episode, in spite of Hook's role in this episode being fairly small in comparison to in other episodes. I always love him and miss him when his character isn't in an episode much, if at all. Now... One of my favorite moments in this episode is in the beginning with David and Mary Margaret when they're still in bed together in the afternoon the morning after she and Emma return home from the Enchanted Forest. I love how Emma is embarrassed and Henry's confused upon walking in on them, and that her parents joke about how happy they were that they could still traumatize their daughter so many years later. So cute!! The Charming family is beautiful. :) I love that the Charmings' closest friends throw a party to welcome Emma and Mary Margaret home and I love David's toast... To not having to look for his family for a while. I also love that Emma invites Regina for Henry's sake. Her and Regina definitely have a lot of issues still to work out, but this is absolutely a first good step. Sadly, tragedy strikes fast. Now... Cora does make for a great villain because she is so conniving and evil. However, it is so terrible that she's capable of framing her own daughter for murder, all so she can break Regina's spirit and to destroy all the good she's accomplished with just a little trickery. And this is absolutely the perfect frame job, because there is absolutely no dispute and no way to prove Regina's innocence. At least not yet, given that no one in Storybrooke knows yet that Cora and Hook have arrived. And when I first saw this episode, I was so angry and so heartbroken when I thought that she killed Archie, because like I've said before... Archie is one of my very favorite characters outside of the major characters. And I was so, so happy to see that he is still alive in the end. But it is so sad to see him get hurt and to see everyone's reactions to his death, especially Emma's and Henry's reactions. And Regina's too. Great villain and fantastic acting by Barbara Hershey in her role as Cora. But oh... I hate her! Also... Archie never really breaks Regina's confidence in regards to the details of their sessions. He might have been wrong to say what he does to Emma, but he did so with the noblest of intentions. All he wants is to help Regina by helping the others to see the good in her she has been fighting so hard to bring back out. Archie believes in Regina and because of this, Cora sees it as a cruel opportunity to teach her daughter a lesson, believing that she can later swoop in to pick up the pieces to help her daughter again. As for everyone being so quick to believe Regina really did all this... Like I've said already, Cora really does do the perfect frame job. For one... No one knows that Cora and Hook have arrived in Storybrooke. So of course, they wouldn't even consider the possibility it is someone other than maybe Gold, who is quickly proven to be innocent. And with Regina's past, it would be incredibly difficult for anyone to believe in her. Especially since as Regina in their time together spent in Storybrooke, had framed Mary Margaret for murder back in season one, and cast the curse that ripped everyone apart. Which happens to have been the last problem they were still dealing with just before Emma and Mary Margaret fell through the portal that brought them to the Enchanted Forest. If more time would have passed by with Regina still working on being good, then the Charmings would find it easier to see how much she has really been trying. And in spite of all the pain Regina has caused her alone... Emma still believes in Regina. She chooses to, because of Henry's faith in her. And because while hers and Regina's pasts are hardly the same, Emma still sees some of Regina in herself. And I love this. But I can also understand why David and Mary Margaret are so distrusting given their past history. I love Regina, and I absolutely feel so bad for her throughout the Storybrooke storyline within this episode. Regina is truly trying to change for the better. And she's made excellent progress so far, until she gives into her dark impulses and lashes out at Emma and the Charmings as soon as they accuse her of the crimes committed by Cora the second time around. I also feel that the Charmings' feelings of distrust towards Regina are justified too. So, so sad. Sadly, even Gold's solution to have Emma look into Pongo's memories don't work, because Pongo only ever sees Regina enter Archie's office. However, he does sense something isn't right with Regina when Cora walks into Archie's office disguised as her. Pongo senses she is an impostor, which is why he barks. Unfortunately, that doesn't come through in his memories, and no one would understand why he was barking. I also love that Emma has begun to develop her magic, as Gold encourages her to do so. It's great, and it shows a slight parallel with him beginning to teach Regina her own magic too. Next... I really love the backstory with Snow and David capturing Regina and putting her on trial, bringing in another parallel to the present day storyline with the Charmings questioning Regina, and attempting to arrest her despite her having magic in the present time. I love how Snow fights to spare Regina's life because Regina had once saved her life, and in so doing, Snow then saves Regina's life by sparing hers as well. I absolutely feel badly for Snow too, because she truly does long for Regina to change and become the good woman she loved when she was a little girl. I really love how Rumplestiltskin manipulates everything in order to convince Regina to cast the dark curse, by making it so that Regina wouldn't be able to kill Snow and Charming so long as they were in their world. Absolutely brilliant! And this brings us to the moment when Regina travels to their castle on the day of Snow's and Charming's wedding and threatens their entire kingdom as is seen in the Pilot episode. Once again bringing this show full circle to the beginning. Beautiful!! If there is really anything negative about this episode, other than that we are left feeling so heartbroken for Regina... which isn't a negative, just tragic... it's that there isn't enough of Hook in it. :) Overall... I really enjoy this episode a lot and it's a great beginning to the second half of the season. Thank you very much again, for another great reaction, Travis! I can't wait for your next episode reactions!! :) Until next time... Sincerely, Heidi

Ilsuk Yang

Yeah, that's how this show draws you in! Paint a character one way in the first season, then in the next season, show that they have layers. They've done that brilliantly with Regina up until this point (no spoilers here though). In season 1, you can't even fathom that Regina could even begin to change, but then season 2 comes around and changes the whole perspective on Regina's character. You see the events that brought her to the point she's at in the beginning of the show. Her background doesn't excuse her choices, but it helps us to understand her choices so much more. The more we see her struggle to change, the more we empathize with her. Plus, Lana Parilla plays all parts of Regina so well. This show never would have worked with a lesser actress in the role of Regina. Also, whoever the costume designer is on this show, they didn't get paid enough :) One more thing, the final sequence in Enchanted Forest brings us back to just before the first sequence we see in the Enchanted Forest in the pilot episode :)

Bella Love

I love how much you love Regina! Same here!! You're right, her character has so much depth, and her character progression has been amazing. Love this reaction as always! And thanks, Tyler, for boosting this one!

Cassandra Ryan

regina is easily the best written character on this show and not in small part to lana's acting. she's so multi layered. it's great to see. also! i love how much emma champions regina. i shipped them always but regardless of that it's so nice to see a female relationship that has so much depth. same with snow/regina, which was my ultimate favourite relationship from the show. i Love them

Bailey Moon

Go Detroit Red Wings. Do you watch the Detroit Tigers too?