Once Upon A Time Season 5 Finale Recap: When She’s Good She’s Very Good Indeed, But When She’s Bad…She’s Better

We begin tonight with Robin’s wake, held at Granny’s (of course) and Regina is in a fog of grief. Zelena is doing her best to comfort her sister as Henry looks on. He’s interrupted by Violet, who lets him know she’s … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 21 Recap: Love And Loss And All That Lies Between

We begin tonight above ground in Storybrooke, and Hades is still doing that mouth-hanging-open thing. Zelena is feeling uneasy about Regina still not showing up and Hades gives her some BS about everybody hanging back because they still don’t trust … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 20 Recap: O Captain! My Captain!

  The episode opens with Regina letting the others know she trusts Zelena where Hades is concerned. This goes over just about as well as you think it would. She snarks at Killian, he snarks back and Emma intervenes to remind … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 19 Recap: Brothers And Sisters And Mothers And Daughters

Tonight, we’re cruising with Hades in the car from Christine to the strains of “I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire” (nice touch!). Hades takes Zelena to a bonfire picnic complete with wine on the side of the road … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 18 Recap: True Love In Ten Minutes

We start this episode with everyone gathered around an unconscious Red, and Ginny Goodwin’s pregnancy is glaringly obvious. Somebody should have handed her a pillow to cuddle or something. And from there, we flash back to Oz with a delightfully … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 17: Monsters In Disguise

This evening we begin back in the Enchanted Forest with Belle and Daddy, who is determined to fix his daughter up with Gaston. Apparently Gaston has been promoted to Prince, and Daddy feels that an alliance with his kingdom could strengthen their … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 16 Recap: If He Only Had A Heart

We begin “many years ago” (which keeps from confusing the viewers with a timeline) in the merry old land of Oz. Zelena in a great callback to the pilot episode, is seen about to blow out a lonely green birthday cupcake with … Continue reading

Once Upon A Time – Season 5, Episode 14 Recap: I Guess Only The Dead Get Closure

Tonight we begin with our beautiful battered pirate and the deliciously horrible Hades. Killian refuses to play his games and chisel his friend’s names into the headstones, so Hades sends him off to solitary, via a boat on the wretchedly … Continue reading