Posted by Dustin on 12.14.2014 at 4:21 pm

So tonight is the big episode for “Once.” Of the other shows I watch I think only “Grimm” and “Horror Story” still have episodes left. I finally have a chance to catch up on posts, so I’m going to be posting this week my thoughts on the various mid-season finales for a bunch of shows. Some I still have to watch actually. I also hope to finally get into “How To Get Away With Murder” over my holiday break. I’m definitely looking forward to ABC’s “Galavant,” but am sad they have decided to squish the 8 week show into 4 weeks with double episodes.

Anyways, I’m actually sad to see Elsa and Anna leave Storybrook tonight. I’m sure they will be back at some point. I was a little dissapointed in the end of the Snow Queen. She just blew herself up? What the hell! I guess there is only so much room for truly reformed villains in Storybrook.

I wish Hook would get his heart back. I hate that he’s become a slave to Gold. I also hope he doesn’t manage to escape with Belle and Henry as planned.

I’m glad they finally brought back Henry and Regina’s plan to locate the writer of the book. It seemed they had dropped that for awhile.

This week introduces a trio of villianesses. I can’t wait to have Maleficent back. Ursula should be fun, but I’m not sure about Cruella. I mean technically she is from our world. How will they make that work? I guess similar to how Dr. Frankenstein was in a parallel world?

Spoilers for the mid-season finale below!

ON THE WINTER FINALE OF ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME” (12/14) OLD FRIENDSHIPS ARE RENEWED AND ANNA AND ELSA RETURN TO ARENDELLE, ON THE WINTER FINALE OF ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”

Kristin Bauer van Straten (“True Blood”), Merrin Dungey (“Revenge”), Victoria Smurfit (“Dracula”) Guest Star

“Heroes and Villains” – In the aftermath of the Snow Queen’s spell, our heroes try to pick up the pieces and Regina has to make a difficult choice. Hook’s fate hangs in the balance as Gold’s quest for power threatens everything he holds dear. And, in the Enchanted Forest flashback, an intrusion during Belle’s stay at Rumplestiltskin’s dark castle will wreak havoc in both the past and the future, on the winter finale of “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Guest stars include Beverley Elliott as Granny, Merrin Dungey as Ursula, Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil, Sean Maguire as Robin Hood, Georgina Haig as Elsa, Elizabeth Lail as Anna, Scott Michael Foster as Kristoff, Raphael Alejandro as Roland, Christie Laing as Marian and Kristin Bauer as Maleficent.

Posted by Dustin on 12.01.2014 at 8:07 pm

So “Once Upon A Time” has two episodes left before it goes off the air for its winter break. I have really been enjoying this season, especially compared to last year’s craptastic Peter Pan mess. However with that said, I feel like the show is getting into a rut with these curses and Emma the savior. How many times can we be expected to sit through Storybook going through yet another curse? I’m really hoping the Snow Queen’s curse of shattered site doesn’t last long. Couldn’t they have all put on goggles or something? I guess if the shards can go through roofs they would get through goggles.

Likewise the “I’ve got your heart” gag is running thin too. I realize they had to make Gold the villain again, as making Regina one over and over was getting tiring. That said, I am looking forward to bad-ass Snow and Regina’s face off. I also look forward to Belle leaving Gold.

I did enjoy the return of Charles Measure as a not-so-dead Blackbeard. He and Hook are going to eventually have a guy-liner face off.

Over to “Resurrection,” well it looks like Pastor Tom will be the newest returned in town after last night’s episode. That will likely finally be the nail in the coffin for his marriage, which is deader than he likely is. Of course I can totally see his crazy wife kidnapping Rachel’s baby and taking off with him, so there won’t be a happily ever after for him and Rachel.

We still are no closer to the truth behind the story involving the men who were killed over and over in the Langston factory. The spoilers below say we may learn that next week though. Fingers crossed! Margaret did bring up the horrible rumors about the Langstons, which make me think they are going to go some satanic/occult route with the story. I’m wondering if they made a deal with the devil that went terribly wrong.

Spoilers for the next episode for both shows below.

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