Possibly this season's most anticipated new drama series, ABC's Once Upon A Time is magically captivating and breaks new grounds in storytelling by taking the familiar and breathing new life into it.
Lost creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis is the creative force behind the show, featuring a phenomenal cast which includes Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White, Jared Gilmore as Henry, Joshua Dallas as Prince Charming, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen and Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan.
The series follows Emma Swan(Morrison), a bail bonds collector who on her 28th birthday is reunited with the son that she gave up 10 years ago. Her son, Henry(Gilmore) has escaped to Boston in hopes to convince Emma to return to a town called Storybrooke, claiming that she is the daughter of iconic fairy tale characters Snow White(Goodwin) and Prince Charming(Dallas). Henry also reveals through a storybook that he has titled "Once Upon A Time" that the Evil Queen(Parrilla) placed an evil curse in the fairy tale world, thus trapping all the characters in a timeless world with no recollection of their identities.
The pilot episode jumps back and forth from the fantasy world to modern day society, slowly revealing to audiences how all the fairy tale characters have ended up in their current state. Switching between the two worlds made the narrative of the episode engaging, as it left you wanting more from both of the plots that were being played out in the two different worlds. The first episode also leaves lots of questions left unanswered, making the story all the more interesting as to where it will go next.
Jennifer Morrison is perfect as Emma Swan. However, the standouts in the cast are Lana Parrilla's Evil Queen, in which the actress portrays with such villainous fervor that you can't help but hate her, and Jared Gilmore's young Henry, who captures the childhood innocence of believing in fairy tales perfectly. Joshua Dallas gathers up enough to serve his purpose as the handsome Prince charming. Ginnifer Goodwin's acting is a bit stiff and stale, though less noticeable when she is portraying her character's modern counterpart, Sister Mary Margaret Blanchard. The cast also features Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin, a sheer manipulatively evil delight, and Jamie Dornan as Storybrooke's sheriff.
Once Upon A Time, fairy tales were spellbinding and enchanting, but then Hollywood's endless remakes and modern adaptations destroyed the beauty of it all. However, ABC's new show has brought back what was once felt by many about this genre. Once Upon A Time is a show that is not to be missed, as it is not only entertaining and addictive, but truly spellbinding.
Once Upon A Time premieres Sunday, October 23 at 8/7c on ABC.
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