Once Upon a Time "Greenbacks" 7x5 Reaction
Added 2022-02-11 03:29:00 +0000 UTC
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Greenbacks- Hello! Thank you again, so much for another fun episode reaction, Steven! I enjoy this episode. It isn't by any means one of my favorites, but it is interesting enough and it definitely has its many twists and turns that you don't really see coming. Greenbacks is such a strange name for an episode of Once Upon a Time. Honestly, since the first time I heard it, I thought this title referred to dollar bills. Money... and in a strange way, I suppose it did. At least in the present day storyline within Hyperion Heights. Although, it actually refers to the frogs who Robert and his girlfriend turns out to be instead within the Enchanted Forest storyline. And this makes sense. After my first impressions of this episode, I liked it as I hoped I would. I started watching it with no expectations, other than with the hope that it would be really good, especially knowing that the main arc of this episode would center on Princess Tiana/Sabine. I really like Tiana/Sabine very much. She's a great addition to the cast. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised. As I've said... I really like Tiana's character. Especially because she is the leader of the resistance formed to bring down Lady Tremaine. I have just been far more intrigued by the storylines for our three main characters... Rogers, Roni, and Weaver, who is now awake. Although, we don't actually see him at all in this episode. I really like the opening scene between Victoria and the Witch. This witch is really creepy and I like her a lot. And I love how she's not afraid of Lady Tremaine at all. If anything, Lady Tremaine is more afraid of her and it's great. And I love the big twist in the end that Drizella is the real threat, not Lady Tremaine. Ivy is awake and has everyone fooled as to how big her role in all this is. Even her own mother. Ha! I am not really liking the storyline between Henry and Ivy though. I mean, I'm happy that Ivy appears to be of help to him in bringing down her mother, or so we thought. But I always knew she would return to being the stuck up snob she is. I just didn't suspect it was more than that though. I really appreciate that Roni keeps trying to talk Henry out of falling for Ivy. She isn't good for Henry, as she's keeping him distracted from writing and their plan for the three of them (Roni, Henry, and Rogers) to bring down Victoria. Which I fear is exactly what Ivy's role in this season is. To be a distraction for Henry's character so that he won't fulfill his destiny. I really enjoy seeing Sabine stand up to Victoria in the office when Victoria raises the rent on her place Sabine shares with Jacinda. She isn't going to take Victoria's crap and I love it. And I love the first scene we see of Tiana with Drizella, as well as Tiana's mother in the backstory. It's the beginning of what appears to be a very promising storyline for this great character. And I also like seeing her stand up for Lucy when she speaks to Jacinda in the kitchen Jacinda works in. But I hate how harshly Jacinda treats her after Victoria's goon tries to burn the kitchen down and that she basically kicks Sabine out of her life for offering her dreams and hope. Once again, I have gone back to disliking Jacinda and to feeling sorry for Lucy, but far more so for Sabine. She may have apologized for acting out, but I had a feeling when I watched this season as it aired that throughout it, Jacinda would be a very wishy washy character throughout the entire season, which is what I disliked about Belle towards the end of season four, and seasons five and six. Ugh... Don't get me wrong about Belle. I love Belle very much and always have. I am just frustrated by her character in these later seasons because of her feelings towards Rumple being so back and forth. It really annoys me a lot. I love the scenes between Tiana and Dr. Facilier, or the Shadow Man. He turns out to be quite a cool villain in this episode, and very mysterious. I enjoy the remaining backstory for Tiana in this episode, but I really hate the Prince, Prince Marius, right from the beginning. I find him boring and very unattractive. I hoped that she wouldn't fall for him by the end and thankfully she didn't. And I don't care that Marius' love turns out to be the frog, and that Facilier has him try to steal Tiana's father's medal to try to free this woman. It is a real twist of the Princess and the Frog story, which I appreciate. But I still just don't care for it at all. I don't like him and therefore, I quickly already lost interest in his story. But it is nice to see Tiana return to the Shadow Man to save the woman because she is a strong hero. Facilier manages to escape, and frees himself from his own prison within the mysterious world he speaks of thanks to the medallion and the red stone inside of it, but Tiana still wins the battle nonetheless. And the Prince and his love get their happy endings as frogs. Good for Tiana. Now... I absolutely love Rogers' storyline throughout this episode. I love the brief scene between him, Roni, and Henry. I think it's funny how Roni tells him he should get a hobby. I also love how his missing girl case has taken a new turn. And we now have a name for this missing girl... Eloise Gardener. I enjoy seeing him punching the criminal, his interrogation of the prisoner, and hearing the guy's warning to him about what Rogers will find when pursuing the tattoo. But then the guy calls someone in the end to warn a mystery person... either Victoria or Weaver I'm guessing, that Rogers has begun looking for the girl. Boo! But yay!!! I am very excited for more! I love how protective of Henry Roni is. I love how she finds the picture of her and Henry and then talks with Henry in the end, as he tells her that the boy was him and that Roni didn't know Storybrooke or why she was wearing clothes like she wore in the photo. Like she always wore in Storybrooke. But oh... stupid Drizella is going to get in her way. And lastly... I love the end scene between Drizella and this mysterious witch still locked in her mother's tower. Clearly, they are both playing Victoria/Lady Tremaine, but to what end? And this witch is so creepy. I love it!! Overall... this is just an okay episode for me, but I still enjoy it. I look forward to what's to come and seeing you react to more. So... thank you again, so much, Steven! Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-03-06 03:43:50 +0000 UTCI'm fine with Lucy in the show, sometimes I find her a little annoying or I'm not sure about her acting, other times I think she's doing better and is more interesting, so like I said, I'm overall fine with her as a character. Cinderella, on the other hand, I don't really like the character or storylines involving her character. However, I will say in mild defense of her being angry at Tiana. It sounds like Tiana comes up with a lot of ideas or schemes that don't end up working, she tried this one and took their rent money without asking, convinced Cinderella to go along with it, then the place burned down and Cinderella lost her job, so she got angry, it kind of makes sense to me. The storylines I do like on the show or that I find interesting or the Ivy, Anastasia, mysterious witch stuff, Hook looking for the missing girl, Henry and roni, and the Tiana storyline to an extent.
Jeremy Burch
2022-02-12 08:03:23 +0000 UTC
