#ouat 1x06

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this week on Once Upon a Time: Jiminy Cricket orders a hit. Everyone in town gathers to look at Regina's hole. Prince Charming commits adultery.

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The worst mistake ouat made as the show went on was the changes it made to James’ backstory and character.

At first, at least to me, James was more of a tragic hero than a villain. He and David have essentially the same, if not very similar, traits (arrogance, bravery, hubris) - the good and the bad.

The interesting part is that one of the only real differences is the way they were raised. David’s positive traits were told to him as such and those were uplifted and praised. James was raised in the opposite way, having his negative traits praised as positive ones by his father and having his more positive traits be somewhat shunned.

The show starts to bend over backwards trying to tell you that James and David are fundamentally different, that David is pure of heart and James is a villain. But, I always found James interesting BECAUSE he’s similar to David, because one flip of a coin made him a villain, because if fate had simply gone a different way he’d be a noble Shepard and David would be a corrupt prince.

THAT’S the tragedy of James’ character, and it was so perfect! James was always so interesting, but the more he showed up the more the show couldn’t decide what to do with him, and the more he was ruined. They go from “he has an evil heart, he would be evil no matter what” to “he didn’t want to kill things when he was a kid 🥺” Like????? Make up your mind or give us the infinitely superior characterisation he had in 1x06.

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Sark, Alias 5x08: “Anything in life worth doing has an element of risk. It’s what makes life interesting.” Victor, OUAT 1x06: “By never knowing what’s expected – keeps life interesting.”

ok seriously David? 6yrs apart in these shows and nearly the same line, including buying drinks and spending a night together (though sark/rachel’s relationship went further than whale/snow). But I LOOOVE the parallels since both were 2 of my favorite scenes! hehehe

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Just hit Play on Shadow and Bone on Netflix and it immediately started playing the Malina reunion scene from 1x06 instead of starting season two, so you can see where my rewatch priorities lay for season 1! Also “I will always find you”- OUAT AU anyone? Because that line just reminds me of Snowing and their sappy selves. 💕

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OUATWEEK 2022 | Day 1: Favorite main character ~ Rumplestiltskin 🗡

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365 days of ouat ladies: day 125

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every ouat character by first appearance [36/?] prince james 

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EMMA SWAN & MARY MARGARET BLANCHARD Once Upon a Time, Season 1 Episode 6: The Shepherd

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Once Upon A Time In Wonderland Rewatch: 1x06 Who’s Alice?

This is my absolute favourite episode! So excited!!

What did Jafar do to the guy who’s suit he stole?

See Jafar agrees with me that Alice is blonde. My mum and I always disagree about hair colour. She and wiki say she has light brown hair. But Jafar knows what’s up.  

This prisoner confuses the heck out of me. You wouldn’t expect someone like him to believe in the power of true love. Maybe Cyrus had a really great affect on him.  

Listen dudes, don’t mess with Alice or she will beat the ever-loving sh*t out of you.

Told them so.

Aww, Alice’s little sister just wants to help. Bless her.

Ugh. It must hurt Alice so much to see her father playing happy families when he could never do the same with her.  

I wonder if Edwin told his wife about Alice. I’m guessing he did. He probably told her she was a troubled girl who went missing.  

Oh my freaking God, he didn’t even tell Millie she had a sister. Edwin is such a terrible father and not even in a villainous way like most terrible parents in this show. He’s just so damn neglectful, to the point of letting his kid, no older than 10, wonder off on her own to God knows where at least twice. At least lock the doors, dude! He should have been watching her if he knew she was a runner and even if she wasn’t he could have at least hired a nanny to watch her! You’d think he’d have learnt from the first time she disappeared for years.  

I wonder if the last time he saw Alice was when she said she was going to prove Wonderland was real in 1x01 or if he saw her after that. And I wonder if it feels like less time has passed for Alice. Maybe if time in Wonderland feels like it moves differently.

I love the Black Forest. It’s so cool! And it would be so freaking scary to go there alone, especially if you had no source of light.

Alice is much braver than I am. My heart would be thrashing out of my chest if I had to go in there.

Will: “You ever been stoned?” Random dude: “Maybe you’ve been messing with the wrong stuff.” loool!

Very kind of that man to give him water.

The Black Forest really does feel super spooky.  

Oh snap! Her light!

Alice: “Please stay alight. Please! No, no, no, no, no.” Omg same.

Phew! She’s so lucky she got out of the forest in time. Imagine if her light had gone out in the middle of the forrest with all those creepy noises!

Ooh and this garden’s so pretty. I love the concept of it, except for the whole turning into a tree part. But I’d totally stay there if that wasn’t the consequence! The music and the aesthetic literally make me feel so at peace.  

I feel a bit drowsy and giddy like Alice now. This scene is freaking 4D!

Alice: “Are you glad I’m back, father?” Edwin: *Doesn’t answer.* God, what a bastard.  

Millie’s lucky her mother didn’t die or leave because she’d have probably ended up in Neverland thanks to Edwin’s amazing parenting skills.  

What is a Tweedle? Are they human?

Okay, the way the Red Queen treats Marcus Tremaine!Tweedle finally explains why he betrayed her but Jafar is the one person he could have turned to that’s a million times worse than her!  

Lol, the purple mist hitting Will in the face and him just being, like, “What the hell?!”

At least Alice and Will are reunited!

Alice is high up to her eyeballs right now lol.  

Lmao! This scene is so funny! Alice ecstatically showing Will her flower pattern and Will being like, “What the bloody hell’s going on here? Who’s that?!” as the creepy smiling dude stares right into his face.  

Will: “And you took the necklace off and stopped everything to pick flowers, with Cyrus still a prisoner?” Alice: “Yes. Lol.” Will: “Why would you do that?” Alice: “Because it makes me happy!” Lmao!

But there is a sad side to it all. Happiness has been such a rarity in Alice’s life. Every time she finds it it gets ripped away from her. Her father didn’t care about her happiness. She was so alone for so long and then she found Cyrus. But so many forces have come against them, preventing them from being together. She just wants to be happy and now she finally has it and it doesn’t come with pain but it’s not real and it’s dangerous, and I cry!  

Aww, Millie’s so sweet. So excited to have a sister.

The Stepmother is so unnecessarily horrible to Alice. Like, what’s the issue? She’s just returned after being missing for years! She hasn’t done anything to you. I guess it’s just the fact that she’s not her kid and she doesn’t want Edwin to have a reminder of his ex-wife around.

Poor Alice is freaking shaking and experiencing symptoms of derealisation. She’s traumatised and isn’t allowed to speak to anyone about what she’s been through. They wouldn’t even believe her if she could. It must be very isolating.

Run, Cyrus!

Will: “Come on Alice, we’ve got to find Cyrus.” Alice: “Maybe in a little while. Have you felt the bark on these trees? It’s lovely!” Will: “I don’t want to feel the bloody bark!” Lmao! God, I love this episode!

My mum and I always quote “It makes you want to stay” with creepy, vacant smiles directed at each other haha!

Hey, I guess Alice in s7 saying “Who’s Tilly?” is a callback to this episode. Or maybe it’s from the book. I can’t remember.

I’m no expert but I wonder if the intention was to show that Alice has PTSD, with the nightmares, the flashbacks, the trembling and the derealisation.  

Gaaah. I just wanna give Alice a hug. She needs support and has basically none.  

Aww sister bonding! Millie really wants to help Alice and you can tell she already looks up to her. And Alice is so happy for someone to tell the truth to someone who believes her.

Millie really looks like her mum.

God, there treating it like it’s a crime for her to talk to her own damn sister.

Holy crap, she’s slashing that sword at poor Will like wild! That place has some powerful drugs.

Oh snap! My girl’s turning into a tree!

Bloody hell, she wants to be a freaking tree! Bless Will doing everything he can to prevent that.  

Ana even speaks in a  fake posh accent when she’s by herself lol.

Edwin: “It’s not like it is in the books. This place is very nice, very modern.” Me: *Looks back at episode 1* You sure about that Eddie?  

Edwin: “What part do you want me to believe, the genie or the talking rabbit?” Alice, in tears: “Me. You should believe in me!” God that’s so heartbreaking.

Wow Edwin, so she can get married to someone she doesn’t love or live in an asylum? Some choice!  

Will: “So I’m gonna help you remember, even if it kills me.” The bestist big bro.  

Will: “Then kill me, become a bloody tree.” Lmao. That line out of context though.  

Poor Will lol. He never gives up on her.  

But haven’t her legs turned into a trunk? How is she going to get out of that? Maybe her wanting to leave reverses the effects.

Oh, Alice didn’t want her father to visit the asylum. I don’t blame her after how he treated her. But at least he wanted to visit. That’s something, I guess.

God, that hurts. Poor Millie is innocent but it must be really freaking painful to see her sister get the life with and love from her father that she always desperately wanted.  

Oh gosh, all her pain is coming back at once, that must be horrible.

Ah, that place didn’t affect Will because he doesn’t have his heart.  

I love this episode so much!! The flashbacks are heartbreaking and the scenes in that magical grove were hilarious, with a very sad undertone given what we find out in the flashbacks. Forever my favourite!

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🦢 Jen as Emma Swan on Once Upon A Time episode 1x06 ‘The Shepherd’

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ONCE UPON A TIME Golden Charming 1x06 The Shepherd

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