Other Side of the Mirror: A Once Upon a Time fan podcast

It’s the 12th episode of season two of Once Upon a Time, In the Name of the Brother. This is an episode where we wondered, “why are they showing us the same Frankenstein story again?” and then we rewatched it a few times and may have figured out what they may be trying to do. (Always on emphasis on may, because alas, we lack a crystal ball!). We feel like the Once writers are playing a very long game of chess and setting each piece in its place. Topics include Adam and Eddie’s statements about The Cricket Game and The Outsider (0:40-3:30), Frankenstein, the man, the myth, the monster. Plus everyone has parent issues, just like VH1, Storybrooke loves the 80’s, we’re going back to 7th grade biology class, is Regina Rumple’s daughter, is Regina manipulating Cora and red + blue = our new theory! Finally we share several pieces of listener feedback (55:00-1:14)

Other Side of the Mirror is a Once Upon a Time podcast with an emphasis on Regina Mills/Evil Queen. We focus on the show, theories, fandom and more. Suggest a topic for an upcoming fan episode and more. Call our voicemail line at (970) 510-6623, email feedback to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @othersideONCE !

We suspect the episode will be polarizing to the fanbase. The episode was sort of a death knell to all shippers. Instant reactions to the episode In the Name of the Brother. Topics include: Rumple and Cora kissed! Rumbelle…smash! Swan Queen…not smashed (yet)! Red…Beauty Swan Cricket Snow Whale! There must be some reason it is important to revisit the Dr. Frankenstein story…. right? We’ll have a full recap later this week for this episode. Be sure to send in any feedback you have for the episode and we can include it.

Call our voicemail line at (970) 510-6623, email feedback to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @othersideONCE!

This episode features Hook getting revenge on Rumple. Belle has lots to offer but Rumple is reluctant to let her share her knowledge or share his experiences with her. Meanwhile in Fairytale Land, Belle encounters Mulan and another monster, in a storyline that is straight out of the Xena: Warrior Princess playbook. We also discuss Snow and Charming being on House Hunters, Henry and Emma’s underwhelming reaction to the revelation that Regina did not kill Archie, the parallels between Ruby and Belle, and how the show continues to draw from soap operas with the Amnesia Twist.

We read listener feedback from Hannah, Bobbie, Timespacer, Michelle and Erin and thank our iTunes reviewers.

Other Side of the Mirror is a Once Upon a Time podcast with an emphasis on Regina Mills/Evil Queen. We focus on the show, theories, fandom and more. Visit our website at http://othersideofthemirror.com, contact us at [email protected] or our voicemail line is (970) 510-6623 with comments, thoughts, questions, etc!

We're discussing The Cricket Game, the 10th episode of season two. At last Once is back from its awfully long winter hiatus! We've got so many things to say about this episode, plus we share some fan feedback from Michelle and Anna. Topics include: what in the episode reminded us of the Pilot, the balance of power between Regina and Emma, Regina and Snow and its shifts, Emma's transformation. Plus: Rumple's a mob boss, Belle is Cindy Lou Who, Bri's got a brand new theory on Emma's magic she's dying to share, Mr. Gold has an informercial to pitch to Regina, we've got a song recommendation and is Alex our new Emma apologist?

Our impression of the Cricket Game was mostly favorable. However, Regina’s misery seems to be Season 2’s Old Standby. If the writers are sadists for relishing Regina’s suffering episode after episode, does that make us all masochists?

We also discuss: Snow White and Regina; Regina, Charming and the demise of Evil Charming; Emma, Henry and Regina; the dream catcher clues and Neal; which characters looked great and which one wore a fur scarf!

Look for our in-depth discussion/recap of the episode this week 1/6/13. Share your feedback and we can include it in our show via the following methods!

Visit our website at http://othersideofthemirror.com, tweet us @OtherSideONCE, email us your thoughts on this episode or anything else at [email protected] or call our voiceline any time of day at (970) 510-6623!

The end of Once Upon a Time’s winter hiatus is in sight! On today’s podcast we discuss our impression of Sebastian Stan’s turn in the Broadway revival of the play Picnic; feedback on the OUAT videogame question; Charming’s excessive use of pink lip gloss; new episode titles [spoiler alert] for episodes 10 through 16. (If you don't want to hear speculation based on the titles skip from 23:16 to 27:13)

We had questions about Cora and you had answers!

*What if Regina had a twin?

*Did Snow White have another run-in with Cora?

*Our listener Marcella’s theory about Rumple and Cora

*Whether Henry was a feature of the curse or a surprise

Alex and Bri compare the way Rumple is perceived and the way Regina is perceived aka “Rumple did wrong but he had good motives for everything” “everything Rumple did is in the service of finding his son vs. everything Regina did is in the service of evil.”

Finally we want to thank our listeners and wish everyone a happy new year!

Bri participated in the first Once Upon a Time podcast roundtable, hosted by Daniel from Oncepodcast.com! There were several participants. Each of us introduced our podcast, our favorite pet theories and we discussed what we saw season two including. It was a lot of fun. Thanks for Daniel for providing the audio! We recorded this 12/19/12. Find the video link on our website.

Participants: Bill Meeks from Greetings from Storybrooke, Bri from Other Side of the Mirror, Daniel J. Lewis and Jenny from ONCE podcast, Jose Carradero from Storybrooke Herald, Kaori Takee and Tiona Hobson from AfterBuzz TV and Rebecca Johnson from Operation Cobra Podcast

We’ve got a fan episode with a discussion of our first book club pick, Fairest of All, with contributions from Erin and Mary regarding the novel’s themes and parallels with the show. Plus we’re breaking out those English major brains again and discussing some character archetypes of The Evil Queen and Red Riding Hood. In feedback, we touch on Michelle’s theory of King George and Cora’s history, and Johana’s got an awesome question about Rumple’s motives in Queen of Hearts. Why did he just stare at Regina? We endorse several fan things, a fun video and an essay about Ruby and a treatise on Regina’s hair and how it reflects her character. Bri wants to play a Once Upon a Time video game with all her fair heart. She shares her ideas and asks yours! All this on our 21st episode!

Other Side of the Mirror is a Once Upon a Time podcast with an emphasis on Regina Mills/Evil Queen. We focus on the show, theories, fandom and more. Suggest a topic for an upcoming fan episode and more. Call our voicemail line at (970) 510-6623, email feedback to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @othersideONCE!

When reading fan message boards, Alex and Bri discovered that some fans of the show think Belle is a nagging shrew who isn't being fair to Mr. Gold. We disagree and tell you why. Also discussed are new interviews with Lana Parrilla and Josh Dallas and we conduct an interview with Red Beauty shipper, Bobbie. We end the episode with thank yous and feedback.

Interview timestamp is 11:55 to 41:56, for those you don't want shipper content.

Topics discussed include: How Mr. Gold mirrors the Beast from Beauty and the Beast , how Ruby parallels the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, the references to specific scenes in the Beauty and the Beast movie that were recreated in Child of the Moon. Also Swan Queen, Wizard of Oz references in the Doctor, Once's creators' view of shipping and Regal Cricket. Show notes: http://othersideofthemirror.com/post/37584203808/episode-20

Other Side of the Mirror is a Once Upon a Time podcast with an emphasis on Regina Mills/Evil Queen. We focus on the show, theories, fandom and more. Visit our website at http://othersideofthemirror.com, suggest a topic for an upcoming fan episode and more. Call our voicemail line at (970) 510-6623, email feedback to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @othersideONCE!

Now begins a long 5 weeks to January 6. We cease the flailing over this episode enough to recap it in what we feel is hopefully an interesting manner. Topics include: How Alex got in trouble for our reaction episode, Regina's strings once again pulled by Rumple. Everyone has magic lust face! Let's play "Where's Cora's heart?" and did Bri spot a callback to the pilot episode? Plus OUAT fashion parallels Cora and the curse's origin and more. Thank you to MPessoa for the recent Itunes review! Show notes: http://othersideofthemirror.com/post/37235887455/episode-19-queen-of-hearts-recap

Other Side of the Mirror is a Once Upon a Time podcast with an emphasis on Regina Mills/Evil Queen. We focus on the show, theories, fandom and more. Visit our website at http://othersideofthemirror.com, contact us at [email protected] or our voicemail line is (970) 510-6623 with comments, thoughts, questions, etc!