Once Upon A Time, S02E05
Regina tried to overcome her past, but had trouble when Dr. Whale brought Daniel back to life. In the past, Regina struggled to learn magic from Rumpelstiltskin because she refused to use magic for evil. In the magic world, Emma and the others suspected that Hook was not who he seemed to be.
I suppose what I was most concerned about (despite Franken-Daniel was walking around) in this episode was who the hell Dr. Whale was. At first I thought he was the Wizard of Oz or something. It wasn't until he was shown trying to revive Daniel with a bolt of lightening crashing near his tent that I suspected he might be Dr. Frankenstein. Man, they are taking characters from all kinds of stories... I guess that's okay. But I feel like I'm soon going to be yelling "come on!" But Dr. Whale (someone I was hardly concerned about before this episode) did bring about some interesting events.
The most interesting thing he did in the past was work for Rump to help Regina "come over to the dark side." I can't believe I didn't think that Rump wasn't involved when it was Hatter (who used to be Rump's lackey) who almost randomly offered to help Regina when Rump wouldn't. I thought that was strange even when he was asking for something in return. So Regina really never had a chance to stay good when Rump was pulling all the strings (and apparently has had his eye on her before they even met).
It's also interesting Regina called her mother a monster for ripping people's hearts out and then collecting them. For she became the same thing, thanks to Rump making her give up her moral obstacles. And of course, Dr. Whale made a real monster out of Daniel who was brought back to life when implanted with one of Regina's stolen hearts. That was quite like a horror story when Regina was looking for Whale and found him missing an arm in a hospital dark and in shambles. Plus, it was a bit freaky with Daniel walking around attacking people like Henry and Regina. I felt a little sad that Regina had to put him out of her misery herself, waving her hand and turning him into dust. I don't know how that will ultimately affect Regina, even if she seems more open to the idea of therapy.
I was proud of Emma in the magic world because for once she wasn't acting like a fool. In fact, she was pretty awesome in the way that she didn't really trust Hook for one damn second. I loved that she put a knife to his throat and then she and the others tied him up to a tree so he could be torn apart by ogres. I actually thought that Hook wouldn't cave in and he'd keep pretending, but he cracked pretty soon. That was suspicious to me, but at least the girls were all on their toes about being led into a trap by him. It's just weird to me that Hook would end up teaming with them. I'm sure that he wants to get revenge on Rump, but not so sure he really wants to double-cross Cora.
Oh, and on a completely different note, isn't it pretty cool that Rump just waved his hand and returned Dr. Whale's arm to his body? Wow. And I like how they have this long-ass argument about which is more powerful: science or magic. It seems like the two can work pretty well hand in hand. Well, maybe not because Daniel's revival wasn't a success. So why the hell does Whale think it'll work again with his brother? Talk about a one-trick pony.
I wonder what we'll learn about next in Regina's past or Rump's. The more I learn about their past together, the more I'm convinced that Regina was no more than a product of her mother and Rump's manipulations. I like that this show is really reinventing some of the characters that we thought we knew from last season, but are finding out that we didn't know half of their story. It'll also be interesting to know what will happen when Emma and the others ascend that beanstalk. There's no way a giant thrown into the mix can't mean more adventure to enjoy.
I suppose what I was most concerned about (despite Franken-Daniel was walking around) in this episode was who the hell Dr. Whale was. At first I thought he was the Wizard of Oz or something. It wasn't until he was shown trying to revive Daniel with a bolt of lightening crashing near his tent that I suspected he might be Dr. Frankenstein. Man, they are taking characters from all kinds of stories... I guess that's okay. But I feel like I'm soon going to be yelling "come on!" But Dr. Whale (someone I was hardly concerned about before this episode) did bring about some interesting events.
The most interesting thing he did in the past was work for Rump to help Regina "come over to the dark side." I can't believe I didn't think that Rump wasn't involved when it was Hatter (who used to be Rump's lackey) who almost randomly offered to help Regina when Rump wouldn't. I thought that was strange even when he was asking for something in return. So Regina really never had a chance to stay good when Rump was pulling all the strings (and apparently has had his eye on her before they even met).
It's also interesting Regina called her mother a monster for ripping people's hearts out and then collecting them. For she became the same thing, thanks to Rump making her give up her moral obstacles. And of course, Dr. Whale made a real monster out of Daniel who was brought back to life when implanted with one of Regina's stolen hearts. That was quite like a horror story when Regina was looking for Whale and found him missing an arm in a hospital dark and in shambles. Plus, it was a bit freaky with Daniel walking around attacking people like Henry and Regina. I felt a little sad that Regina had to put him out of her misery herself, waving her hand and turning him into dust. I don't know how that will ultimately affect Regina, even if she seems more open to the idea of therapy.
I was proud of Emma in the magic world because for once she wasn't acting like a fool. In fact, she was pretty awesome in the way that she didn't really trust Hook for one damn second. I loved that she put a knife to his throat and then she and the others tied him up to a tree so he could be torn apart by ogres. I actually thought that Hook wouldn't cave in and he'd keep pretending, but he cracked pretty soon. That was suspicious to me, but at least the girls were all on their toes about being led into a trap by him. It's just weird to me that Hook would end up teaming with them. I'm sure that he wants to get revenge on Rump, but not so sure he really wants to double-cross Cora.
Oh, and on a completely different note, isn't it pretty cool that Rump just waved his hand and returned Dr. Whale's arm to his body? Wow. And I like how they have this long-ass argument about which is more powerful: science or magic. It seems like the two can work pretty well hand in hand. Well, maybe not because Daniel's revival wasn't a success. So why the hell does Whale think it'll work again with his brother? Talk about a one-trick pony.
I wonder what we'll learn about next in Regina's past or Rump's. The more I learn about their past together, the more I'm convinced that Regina was no more than a product of her mother and Rump's manipulations. I like that this show is really reinventing some of the characters that we thought we knew from last season, but are finding out that we didn't know half of their story. It'll also be interesting to know what will happen when Emma and the others ascend that beanstalk. There's no way a giant thrown into the mix can't mean more adventure to enjoy.
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