Once Upon a Time REACTION - S02E12 - In the Name of the Brother

Hello! Thank you so much once again for another fabulous reaction for Once Upon a Time!! As always, I really enjoyed your reaction for this episode. First... I like it because we got to explore more of the Land Without Color and Whale's backstory with him being Victor Frankenstein. And I like the scenes between Whale and Ruby too. I heard some time ago that it was the creators' plan to originally put Ruby and Whale in a relationship and honestly, I could ship them. :) It's too bad this never happened, but if you saw more than just a friendship brewing between them in this episode, that's why. I appreciated that Ruby was 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 there in Storybrooke and at being the man he wants to be. This is another popular and strong theme shown throughout the show... 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. I found the backstory for Victor and his brother interesting, as we see a new twist on the tale of Victor Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster. I enjoyed seeing Rumple come into his story, showing how the events we saw back in episode five, The Doctor... in which Rumple brought Jefferson and Regina into the storyline. Also, Victor's brother sadly killed their father, who was a real piece of work and I was almost happy to see him to get killed. That actor who plays the father... Gregory Itzin, was weak in this show. But he's always been brilliant for the most part in other shows I've seen him in and always really evil. This actor scares me in a few of his other roles. Next... I love the brief scenes between Hook and Emma both in the beginning on the street just before she and David saves 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. :) The actor who plays Hook... Colin O'Donoghue, makes as many appearances throughout the rest of the season as he can despite his broken leg and I commend him for that. But he's most definitely missed when he's not in them. Now, as for Cora... I do believe a part of her is genuine in wanting a relationship with her daughter. However, she is more manipulative and she doesn't care if she has to hurt her daughter, in order to get what she wants for her. Cora wants everything for Regina, but for herself only, whether Regina wants it all or not. Oh... and as for Cora and Rumple being together in the past as this episode implied... Yuck! I do not like the idea of them being together. Next... I liked 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 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. And lastly... 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 was pretty convincing. Besides, who would admit to a crime, even one as small as texting while driving? Trouble's coming. Oh... And I also really liked the moral choice and argument placed before the heroes as they struggled 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 made the right decision despite the trouble. Overall... this episode was pretty good. I enjoyed it, and I enjoyed your reaction to it. So thank you again, very much! I look forward to the next reaction. Until next time...

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum