Once Upon a Time - 1x17 "Hat Trick" Full Reaction
Added 2019-12-01 01:14:50 +0000 UTC
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I'm not sure, but from your comments it sounded like you might be assuming that Regina's father didn't actually die but somehow wound up in Wonderland instead. To clarify, the events in the flashbacks of this episode took place well before the time when Regina killed her father and cast the curse. So he really is dead. As always, your reaction was delightful and I'm really looking forward to the next episode, which is one of my favorites.
Paul Fisher
2019-12-01 04:41:20 +0000 UTCWhy does Sebastian Stan have to be so hot?? It's super distracting... Haha!
Edwin Wickey
2019-12-01 03:27:44 +0000 UTCYay!!! :)
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-12-01 03:14:10 +0000 UTCI completely agree. I love Shelley’s reactions.
Linda McDonough Garcia
2019-12-01 03:07:48 +0000 UTCYep... Sebastian Stan is the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. I really like Jefferson/Mad Hatter a lot. And Sebastian Stan's acting throughout this episode was really, really good. I like this episode a lot too. However, it isn't one of my favorite episodes for this season and for some reason, this is the one episode for which I can't exactly pinpoint what it is that really makes it among my least favorites. There are a few annoyances I have among all the good, and I suppose that the annoyances for me out weight the good? First... I am not a big fan of Mary Margaret choosing to escape from jail in the first place... aside from her doing so leading up to the beautiful moment between her and Emma in the end, which I will get back to in a bit. But I do understand why Mary Margaret escaped. And I'm not a fan of Jefferson having his head cut off upon orders from the Queen of Hearts, and him not dying... mostly because of how the special effects looked, or just how this scene was done. Although, once again I understand the reasons for the idea to do this, since the Queen of Hearts is known to order her soldiers to cut off the heads of her enemies in the fairytale. And I like this idea were it done a little differently. I just felt this scene was strangely done, and could have been done better. Also, I got the serial killer vibe from Jefferson throughout the episode within the present day storyline, which in a sense is cool, and yet it also felt off strangely as well. But these are little nitpicks of mine and they don't really explain my small sense of dislike... for lack of a better word, that might cause me to feel this episode was among the weakest of season one for me, no matter how weak or strong my dislike for it is. I'm sure this makes no sense to you, but it's all I can really say about this. Now... I really do enjoy the overall backstory between Jefferson and Regina, that includes Jefferson's daughter Grace, and Regina's father Henry Sr. as a whole despite it's flaws. And I especially love that this is the first episode in which we get to see a new realm aside from just Storybrooke and the Enchanted Forest. The overall design of Wonderland is interesting, as we see giant mushrooms, giant strands of grass, the smoking Caterpillar, and an extravagant maze, all from the Alice and Wonderland fairytale. I especially like the design of the maze, in which its walls are made of the plants that have been enchanted to pull all those that get too close to it, inside of it. Reminds me a little of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. :) I really like how Regina comes to Jefferson seeking help from him to get to Wonderland, for reasons yet revealed to us at this point aside from her wishing to get back something taken from her. And when he refuses for Grace's sake, I like how Regina manipulated him into later taking back his refusal to help her, by using his love for his daughter against him as she makes him feel weak for being unable to give Grace the stuffed bunny she likes from the market. It's very cruel of Regina to do, and it's sad. But I like it. Nonetheless... her plan works and Jefferson later returns to Regina to accept her request for his help so he can make sure that his daughter will want for nothing. I absolutely love the idea for the Mad Hatter travelling from realm to realm through the magic of his hat, and I love the design of the inside of his hat that shows the many doorways to all the infinite realms and worlds he spoke of to Emma. Fortunately... Regina is successful in retrieving the box we discover later contains her father, who had been shrunk down to the size of an ant, and with the magic from a piece of a mushroom, Henry Sr. grows back to normal size. If you recall from Alice in Wonderland... there are mushrooms and cakes that allow a person to shrink or grow when eaten, as well as drinks too. Unfortunately for Jefferson, the magic and rules of the hat makes it so he cannot enter the portal his hat opens once Regina plants his feet into the ground, then runs through the portal along with her father. I also love this about the hat as well. It makes for Jefferson's storyline and how he's the one in control of the powers of the hat that much more intriguing. As for the present storyline with all that's going on between Emma, Mary Margaret, and Jefferson... I liked it for the most part, aside from the few nitpicks I already mentioned. But I do like how Jefferson appears to Emma in the beginning by pretending to have been hit by her car and knocked off the road, then accepts her offer to drive him home, as we have yet to know his true motives. Then, Jefferson drugs Emma, then later it is discovered that Mary Margaret is also there, after she had already been kidnapped by Jefferson too. I especially love Jefferson's dialogue to Emma throughout his storyline. And he reveals that remembering both lives is his curse... How Regina has cursed him to remember, unlike everyone else due to the fact that she knew it would be the most painful kind of curse imaginable for him. I absolutely love how his curse, or punishment upon coming over into Storybrooke within the Evil Queen's dark curse, is remembering everything from his former life with his daughter, being so close to her and yet so far away because she doesn't remember who she really is, or who he is. I love how Jefferson states to Emma that having all knowledge and yet being unable to do anything to change it, is maddening. I love how Jefferson tries everything to convince Emma of the truth and that she has to believe in magic, so that he can get her to help him make one of his hats open a portal for him. However, Emma only tells Jefferson what he wants to hear, and when his guard is down once he turns his back on her, Emma immediately takes the opportunity to strike him down with the telescope Jefferson was using to keep his eyes on his daughter, then she runs to help Mary Margaret once again. However, Jefferson charges Emma with his hat on his head to show that he's fallen back completely into his madness, and it's then that the three of them get into an intense fight, before Mary Margaret suddenly kicks him back and causes him to crash through a window, after which they assume he fell to his death. And yet... Jefferson's body isn't there and is nowhere to be found. Only his hat is left behind. Intriguing for sure. :) As Emma and Mary Margaret are finally leaving after Jefferson's disappearance, I absolutely love the dialogue between them too, as it parallels perfectly to the Pilot episode where Mary Margaret talks about their trust and why Emma needed to stay in Storybrooke despite wanting to run away. I appreciate that Emma is able to convince Mary Margaret to trust in her again to save her, and to return to her cell before Regina finds her missing like she's expecting to. I also enjoy the strange conversation between Regina and Gold in the end. It is confusing, because we have no idea what Gold really appears to want at this point despite what we believed he wants. But he has his reasons for doing everything he does. This scene also reveals that it was Gold who planted the key in the cell upon Regina making another deal with him, both with the expectation that Mary Margaret would run. Overall... this episode is pretty good despite it's flaws, and I really like Jefferson. Sebastian Stan brings intrigue to his character and his acting is brilliant. Thank you again, for another great reaction! And as for the final five episodes... they are all so, so, so good. :)
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-12-01 02:43:52 +0000 UTCI am absolutely loving all of your Once Upon a Time reactions!!! :)
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-12-01 01:25:10 +0000 UTC
