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

We're recapping Into the Deep, season two's eighth episode of Once Upon a Time. Topics include: we applaud Lana Parrilla's silent acting choices, and while Henry and Aurora play a seriously scary game of telephone, we critique Princess Flammable's clothing choice. Mulan has more than 1 line, Cora continues to be deliciously evil and stages her own production of Thriller, and Alex wasn't annoyed by Charming this time! This episode is dedicated to our cat Buddha, our Russian Blue who passed Wednesday night, after 16 years of being Alex's evil queen.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 discuss revelations of Once Upon a Time's pilot script including.... Sister Mary Margaret. the visual style established in Regina's study... the first description of Mayor Mills.... and the first description of the Evil Queen and her Jedi style.

We also talk about the changes from the script and the pilot that eventually aired. What got left out? What was amplified? We delve into the male presence of season 2. We list the major issues Henry needs to work through. Meanwhile, Alex expects Charming to sing R Kelly's I Believe I can Fly to Henry. We wonder whether Evil Magic a lifestyle choice, if biology is destiny on this show and Bri explains how Henry is Emma's Uncle. Show notes are available at http://othersideofthemirror.com/post/36459881279/episode-16 with all links and references.

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 !

The first of two episodes we will post during Once Upon a Time's brief hiatus. Bri announces the first book selection for her new retold Fairy Tale Book Club: Fairest of Them All by Serena Valentino, a young adult novel that reveals the origin story of the evil queen. The discussion episode for the novel will be on December 15. If you read the book, send us feedback of what you thought! Now that we are seven episodes in, Bri and Alex review the highlights and lowlights of Season 2 so far: Who is our Most Valuable Player and who is the Goat? What’s the narrative throughline for the second season of Once Upon a Time? Will Once Upon a Time go the way of Hercules or Buffy the Vampire Slayer? And prompted by a listener question, we discuss what's going with Regina, Henry, and how the show might've handled the redemption curse another way. Curb your OUAT withdrawal with us! Show notes: http://othersideofthemirror.com/post/36006187053/episode-15

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In this episode we recap Child of the Moon, the 7th episode of season 2 of Once Upon a Time. We briefly review what happened in Red-Handed, the first episode where we learned about Red’s backstory. Alex discusses wolf mythology across cultures and in the Brothers’ Grim as it relates to Ruby/Red. Bri breaks down what we learned from that key scene with Gold, Regina and Henry. There are clear parallels being drawn between Red/Ruby and Evil Queen/Regina. This episode gave us a little more information about the theories and themes of OUAT including the longing for one’s mother. Bri and Alex have another argument about David and applaud Belle for her ways with beasts. All that and more!

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A fan episode with an interview with a OUAT fashion blogger, Anika. Anika runs What Would Regina Wear and Once Upon a Runaway, two blogs that post looks and outfits inspired by Once. Both are great quality blogs (though they leave you wanting too many clothes!) We talk about Regina, Once fashion, her feelings on season two, the character she’d like to give a makeover to, and more. Listener feedback too! Show notes available at http://othersideofthemirror.com/post/35427263309/other-side-of-the-mirror-13-look-good-in

Visit our website at http://othersideofthemirror.comand let us know what you think of Once fashion or anything else in the comments. 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 discuss Tallahassee, episode 6 of the second season of Once Upon a Time. We were not fans of this episode at all, and see it as ignoring the established character of Emma. Topics include our Tallahassee experience, the importance of sharing sensitive chats while climbing beanstalk, and how Emma is living the Grand Theft Auto Life, but what's her happy ending? Neal seems magical, who is, he? We say the White Rabbit. Emma's bug's origin story finally revealed. Alas, it's not Herbie. Why do both Regina and Emma have their paths set for them by men and did Bri spot a Twin Peaks homage? These topics and more.

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In this episode of the podcast, we discuss The Doctor, episode 5 of the second season of Once Upon a Time. Topics include the gothic backstory of Mary Shelley, complete with actual heart; feminist theories from Frankenstein and how they are reflected in Once; and the little Easter eggs designed to convince viewers that perhaps Dr. Whale was the Wizard of Oz. Bri suggests another reading of Daniel’s advice to Regina to “love again,” while Alex thinks Daniel looks like David Bowie. Wait Mr. Gold is playing 4 characters now? And Mulan/Emma/Snow/Hook are off to climb the beanstalk. At 9:00 we end our discussion of Frankenstein, the novel. and begin talking completely about Once.

Show notes are available at http://othersideofthemirror.com/post/34745656738/episode-11-the-doctor-recap

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Our instant reaction to The Doctor. Sound quality is a bit less than usual because we decided to record somewhere different. Not doing that again! So where are they going from here... is Victor Frankenstein from a land with many monsters, aka horror movie ones? Was Hook Cora in disguise? We ask this and some more questions in this instant reaction to tonight's episode.

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We recap The Crocodile, the 4th episode of the 2nd season of Once Upon a Time. We were not in love with this one, although we thought Robert Carlyle was awesome and carried the episode on his shoulders. The Powers That Be have given Rumple yet another mythological identity, as he is now the Crocodile from JM Barrie’s popular stories. We explore the history of Peter Pan and discuss how Neverland may impact the show. Alex was underwhelmed by Hook’s initial appearance, but Bri appreciated his Guyliner. Although the episode was superficially about the men, the show highlighted the thwarted dreams of Belle and Milha and gave us more background on which heart-stopping maneuvers Rumple taught Regina. We learned new revelations about the extent of Rumple’s powers: he can turn time backwards and forwards. Just like Cher! And the final scene has us anticipating the WWE cage match between tag teams Cora/Hook and Regina/Rumple. #Let’sgetreadytorumble!!!!!!!

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We recap Lady of the Lake, the 3rd episode of the 2nd season of Once Upon a Time. We generally like this episode, but see it as mainly filler, aside from the brilliant mother-daughter moments and thread of parental sacrifice. We have zero theories for this episode! However, we (briefly) discuss Halloween plans and Bri’s plan to carve a Once pumpkin. Emma questions the food of the Enchanted Forerst which leads us to conclude we missed her snark. Does Emma have knowledge of recent Disney movies and characters like Mulan? Wouldn’t it be awesome if HGTV had a “Once Upon a Castle” episode? Emma shows us what she would’ve been like on a procedural. We still can’t get into Aurora, but Mulan is pretty cool, and we are really into Lancelot. Cora fooled us all, King George is a total downer and David's parenting skills are scurtinized (again). Poor Regina!

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