If you are unfamiliar, Once Upon A Time is a T.V. show that has just come out with its sixth season. The show takes a new spin on the fairy tale classics that we grew up with as kids. With intriguing story lines and captivating characters, the show quickly becomes addicting to watch.
In the first season, Emma Swan, one of the shows leads, is sought out by her son, Henry, who she gave up for adoption 10 years ago. Henry insists that Emma has to come with him because the world as she knows it isn’t all it seems. Abandoned as a baby, Emma has never known family and has developed quite an inquisitive personality. It turns out that everything Henry suspected about fairy tales being real was true. The Evil Queen, also known as Snow White's stepmother, has cast a curse on all of our beloved fairy tale characters; she has trapped and kept them all frozen in time for 28 years in a little sleepy New England town called Storybrooke. All of our favorite characters are there, even if they don’t know it, from Snow White and Prince Charming to Belle and Captain Hook and everyone in between.
The audience is taken on a whole host of epic journeys with these fairy tale characters. Each tale similar, yet different, from the ones we all know and love. Additionally we are constantly meeting new characters like Mulan, Aurora, and Anna and Elsa from Frozen. Each season has a slightly different feel to it which keeps the audience that much more captivated and excited for the next season to air.
One down side to the enticing show is that it gets more and more complicated with each new episode. From the dizzying family ties we learned about in the first season to the huge influx of characters and twisted story lines of this season, it can be a bit difficult to keep everything straight.
This season, while complicated, is proving to be entertaining nonetheless! The writing is still excellent and manages to capture the essence of each character while still giving it a modern twist. The actors truly capture the essence of each character and the emotions that they portray are as if they were their own. The budget of the show also seems to have increased as they computer generated animations/visuals have become more believable and the costumes continue to get more impressive with each and every season. From the incredibly intricate princess ball gowns to The Evil Queen's stunning wardrobe, every character is surely sporting their best. Even in their modern outfits, each character is very up to date and fashion forward.
Once Upon A Time started off strong and seems to get better as it ages. I think this season has the potential to be one of the best yet with strong writing, powerful acting and endearing characters.
