REVIEW: American Horror Story, Episode 706
American Horror Story continues with this sixth episode of its Cult season entitled “Mid-Western Assassin”, and this was really a very enlightening episode with lots of twists and turns.
For a change, the episode started with a flashforward scene, and a very intense one I must say. It wasn’t that hard to guess Kai survived the gunshot, but I really didn’t expect Ally was the one who fired. Of course, we later found out it wasn’t exactly her, but I didn’t know that at the time.
Continuing last week’s episode, after Ally saw Meadow she decided to finally toughen up and go save her neighbor. I am so glad Ally finally grew a spine, because she really knows by now she isn’t imagining things and the clowns after her are very real, so she has to fight if she wants to prevail. Ally frees Meadow from the garage, and we learned why the cult turned against her: she realized what we did from moment one, which means, she realized Kai is an asshole who cares about himself and getting what he wants, so he will do whatever he has to, to get it. Kai was just playing her, and everyone else really, and after Meadow finally realized that, she left (or almost did, since she was kidnapped). Even though this whole story was fake, I still believe Kai cares about getting what he wants, and nothing more, because if he cared about the cult wouldn’t ask Meadow to shoot him, because there is no scenario in whichc that would turn out good for her.
This new idea of making Ally crazy by telling her the truth is really a struck of genius. Sure she was scared, but she had Ivy to run to when things got tough, which means she now has no one. She knows the whole truth, everything that has been going on, but she can’t say it because she will sound beyond crazy. The one person she thinks she can count on is doctor Rudy, but we now know better. Maybe he isn’t on the directly cult, but he probably reports to Kai. Kai may be a jerk, but he is smart, and this was probably his smartest idea yet.
We also found out why the cult is targeting Ally specifically: because of Ivy. Ivy hates her wife now, and it all started when Oz was born. We learned Ozzy is Ally’s biological son, and Ally made sure to mention that many times, especially when she was breastfeeding him. Adding to this, came Ally’s annoying phobias (I am going to have to agree with Ivy on this one), and now she wants a divorce, but Ivy knows she will never get full custody of Oz. Unless of course, Ally completely loses it, proving she is unfit to take care of their son.
In another great twist, Kai met Sally Keffler, a woman who decided to run against him for the empty sit on the city council. I really liked the scene in which she presented herself, because everything she said was very true. But because she represented serious competition for Kai, probably unlike the other candidate, I realized she wasn’t going to live much longer, and I was right. Even though Sally did look smart and like someone who would do a much better job than Kai, she also looked very weird. I guess that is customary in American Horror Story. When Ally told her about the cult, she wasn’t surprised at all, she just kept making casual conversation as if Ally had simply told her rice was on sale at the supermarket.
After having Sally killed and posting a suicide note on Facebook (“People won’t believe it”; “Of course they will. This is Facebook”), we finally got to see the scene from the beginning. It was finally in then that we found out Meadow was still working for the cult. Even though I believed her story in the beginning, I wasn’t too surprised by how most of what she said was a lie. Of course, it was still very surprising seeing Meadow kill herself. Now the police took Ally, but I don’t think they can arrest her, since she didn’t do it, and there are many people to testify that. I am sure she will be out in no time, because this will probably not be something left for the local police, so Samuels won’t put his hands on this.
Overall this was, as usual, a great episode. I definitely continue to say this season is shaping up to be one of the best ones (if not THE best one) so far. I am giving this episode an 8.9.
The seventh episode of this seventh season is entitled “Valerie Solanas died for your sins Scumbag” and in it we will start to see some previous cult leaders, so stay tuned.
REVIEW: The Gifted, Episode 102
After airing its pilot episode, The Gifted is back with its second episode entitled “rX” and in it we saw a race against time to stop Clarice from destroying the Mutant Underground.
The episode started with what I thought was a great scene in which we saw the Strucker family play bowling, when a girl with powers started being mocked, while everyone did nothing but watch. This, in my opinion, showed that most of the people there didn’t do anything because they shared the same opinion. The girl ended up getting upset and using her powers, and only then Reed interfered and told the girl and her father to get out, because the police was going to be after her. Sure this kind of showed Reed cares a bit about mutants, but not enough to publicly defend them, only to whisper in their ears to run away, and then turn his back, not really caring if they were going to take his advice.
In present day, with almost everyone back in the mutant underground, Clarice started going into shock and using her teleportation powers, always opening portals to the same road. Even though Lauren was able to close them, it did take some time. This made the police start to weapon up for when it happened again, and when it did, we saw another little showdown between mutants and the police. The situation grew worse, and portals started opening everywhere, making everyone evacuate the Underground.
Meanwhile, Marcos and Kate, who knows a little bit about medicine, went to a mutant hospital to try to steal supplies and save Clarice, since they can’t take her to a hospital. To get there, Kate opened Marcos’ wound from last episode, making him bleed light (which is always going to be weird). Because of the stupid made up excuse about how Marcos got his wound, and because Kate had some wounds of her own, the doctor thought she was suffering from domestic violence. I wonder if he would still think this if Marcos wasn’t a mutant. Maybe. Maybe not. I actually like to think so, since I think doctors are also trained for this. He even called the police, which, of course, turned out to be a problem, but a minor one. They got there just in time to save Clarice and the whole Underground. This last part didn’t really feel very realistic. I can buy the whole mutant thing, but a person who is dying and collapsing doesn’t just wake up one second after taking a shot (at least I don’t think so, but I am no doctor, so I am sorry, and glad, if this is a reality).
At the same time, Lorna started to adjust to her new life in prison, where she tried to make a mutant friend, only to learn that in there it is every woman for herself. Expect of course, the prison queen, who is never alone. Glad Lorna kicked her ass in the end, but, of course, not without getting kicked too, and on the belly which is even worse since she is pregnant. ecause she is a mutant, they didn’t even take her to the infirmary, but immediately to the “hole”.
Finally, in the aftermath of the last week’s episode, Reed was caught, imprisoned and questioned. Jace, the guy from the Sentinel Services, really did seem very desperate to get Reed to cooperate, so desperate that he played all his cards in a matter of hours. Because Reed was many times in the other side of the table, he knew exactly what was on Jace’s mind, so in the end they pretty much made a deal under his terms, expect for one thing: Jace wants the Mutant Underground. We didn’t hear Reed’s answer, but I think he will give Jace what he wants, and I really don’t blame him, since this is his family we are taking about. I think most people would do that.
I definitely continue to say this show really screams racism and homophobia, because what we see here is very similar to what used to happen with black people years ago (and even today unfortunately). People will always look at people who are different from them as inferior (fortunately not everyone, but a majority), but what they don’t know is that it is totally better to be different and mocked than to be kicking and like them. There is no such thing as superior people, only different, and if some can’t live with that, maybe they should get a time machine and go to a time where people agree (which is definitely many centuries ago). Sorry if I went a little bit off topic, but I really wanted to say that.
Overall, this was a good episode, but I feel like the pilot was better, since it had more action. To be honest, this kind of felt like a stall episode, but of course that doesn’t mean it wasn’t good, because, as I said, it was. I am giving it a 7.8/10.
The third episode is entitled “eXodus”, and I hope we start seeing some efforts for the Strucker family to be reunited, because it already seems that together is where they all belong.
Check Out Black Canary’s New Look in Promo Images for Episode 6.02 of Arrow
Looks like Anatoly is making a villainous return to Star City.
New promo pictures of episode 6.02 “Tribute,” reveal our first look at returning David Nykl as Anatoly, as well as a new look for Juliana Harkavy’s Black Canary.
Even though the images don’t provide a whole lot new information about the plot, we do know Anatoly is not back to play games.
Check out the images below:
New Promo’s for Supergirl Episode 3.02 Promise a Psi/Kara Face-Off
Looks like Supergirl can’t catch a break.
We now have some promo pictures for episode 3.02 of Supergirl where it looks like Kara has to face-off yet another villain, Psi (Yael Grobglas) in National City.
Psi is no weak villain though, as proven by all the trouble Supergirl will have to deal with.
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Jennifer Morrison Comes Back to Once Upon a Time in New Promos for Episode 7.02
It looks like fans of Once Upon a Time won’t have to wait long before they get some closure on the Hook/Emma storyline.
As promised, Jennifer Morrison is returning for an episode this season, and that episode is next week’s “A Pirate’s Life.”
We now have two new promos where we can see Morrison’s Emma in both the past and the present, hinting at a full in-depth closure on Emma’s story.
Check them out:
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REVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Episode 701
Once Upon A Time’s season seven finally kicked off last night with its first episode entitled “Hyperion Heights”. Even though this was a requel (reboot + sequel), it was, in my opinion, still very faithful to the first six years.
It was really great the episode started in a very similar way the pilot did: with the words “Once Upon A Time”. One of the goals of this new season is to bring in a new audience, letting them know they don’t have to watch the previous seasons and they will still understand what is going on, and this really showed that is possible. This, to me, also proved that the story really is about to begin (again), and that new adventures are coming.
In flashbacks, we saw Henry leaving Storybrooke to go find his own story. This makes all the sense in the world to me. Throughout the last six years, we heard Henry say a few times that he was tired of simply reading about heroes, that he wanted to find his story and be one, and that is what he finally decided to do. Years later, not long before he planned on going back home, Henry literally stumbled into Cinderella. I think we can all agree that, just like most couples on this show, these two hardly shared love at first sight, but that doesn’t mean their love story won’t be epic. As usual, this really isn’t the classic story we know, because Henry didn’t really save Cinderella, because she didn’t need to be saved. That’s right, Cinderella is a badass, who doesn’t need other people, especially not men, to protect her. And a great proof of this is the reason why she wanted to go to the ball in the first place: not to meet some prince, but to get revenge on him because of the fact he killed her father.
Because Cinderella is a part of this, Lady Tremaine couldn’t possibly be left behind. It appears the wicked stepmother isn’t only wicked to Cinderella, unlike in the original tale, because she isn’t that much nice to Drizella either. When we first met her, she killed Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother with her own wand, calling it a “teaching moment” to Drizella. Apart from this, unlike (I will say) all villains in this show, Tremaine doesn’t believe magic is the solution. She is mean and a bully, but she doesn’t usually use magic to get what she needs, because “magic can be taken”. She continued her evil deeds when she murdered the prince, after Cinderella failed to do it, simply because he rejected Drizella, while his younger brother didn’t. After fighting the guards with Henry’s help, she ran away to where they first met. After Henry got there too, he found nothing but her show, so he missed the portal home to go help her. The most amazing thing in this is that this is still a lot like Cinderella’s story, and the shoe was the biggest proof of this. It simply has a few twists Once Upon A Time is so well known for.
In one last reference to the past, I would now like to comment on Alice. It was a great twist she was working for Rumple, and it was really funny when she told Henry “Your grandfather knows everyone”, because that is usually what I also say about him. She left Henry with a warning: he must leave that land because that is not his story, and bad things happen when people mess in someone else’s story.
In present day, Henry is a swift driver, but he is an author when he is off duty. He published one book with the story of the first six season (not a very successful one, by the way), and now he has no inspiration to start another. That is, of course, until Lucy gets in his life and drags him to Hyperion Heights, where he meets Roni. It was great seeing these two interact, and even greater when he said: “Imagine if I walked through that door and told you I was tour son”.
We also got to see Jacinda’s hard life as a single mother and a step daughter of a powerful and mean woman, who wants to change everything in Hyperion Heights. She has a crappy job and a jerky boss, and right in the beginning of the episode she fired herself, showing that there is still a little bit of badass Cinderella inside. But as I said on my preview, this time she has a daughter to protect, so in the end of the episode she goes back to it.
It was great seeing Henry and Jacinda meet again. We were able to see they shared a little moment of connection, but it faded quickly. They really didn’t end up in good terms by the end of the episode, because Henry told the police where Cinderella might have been taking Lucy to.
Speaking of police, we met Officer Rogers, who eventually became Detective Rogers, because of how he helped Victoria. He has Lucy’s book now, and for the sake of all Captain Swan shippers out there, he took a special interest in a certain character. His new partner is now going to be Detective Weaver, previously known as Rumpelstiltskin, a cop who seems to be into some very interesting hobbies. In fact, just like in the old days, it seems, Tilly is still working for him.
The end of the episode was also pretty incredible. Usually season premieres (and pilots, since that is what this episode felt like in a way), have a twist in the end, but just like the original pilot, this episode simply ends with hope spreading around Hyperion Heights. This time, instead of the clock tower moving, hyacinths (Cinderella’s lucky flower) started growing in a garden where nothing grew anymore, Henry found some inspiration to start writing, and Roni decided to raise her middle finger to Victoria and keep HER bar.
Overall, this was a pretty good start for the season. There is really something about this new story that feels real. Sure the other seasons were about fairy tales in the real world, but they were isolated from everything and everyone. This time, they really are all in the real world, in a bigger city, and that is really great to watch. I am giving this premiere an 8.3/10.
Next week’s episode is entitled “A Pirate’s Life”, and it will be a Hook/Rogers centric episode. It is also during this hour that Emma’s story will come to an end, so don’t miss it, because I sure as hell won’t.
REVIEW: How to Get Away with Murder, Episode 402
How to Get Away with Murder returns for the second episode of this new season entitled “I’m Not Her” and this definitely felt like the show is back on track.
For some time now, this show, like all shows really, made a detour to what it was its first season, its origins, to put it differently. There were episodes that simply focused on the main story, and that is fine, but this one really seemed to bring Annalise back. Now that she is able to practice again, “The Queen” found her first case in Jasmine Bromelle. It was really great that it wasn’t some random stranger, but a woman we saw before. We didn’t know why she was in prison (at least if it was revealed, I don’t remember), but now we do: she was found with an illegal gun. Of course, the police didn’t really have an excuse for searching her, except for the fact that she is black, but that is a fact for a totally different conversation.
Later in the episode we found out this really wasn’t the only time she was wronged. When she was 13 she was caught by the police for prostitution, and the judge thought he was being fair simply by sealing the charges, when he did so much more for white girls in very similar circumstances. Sure it was different times, but he was a racist then and probably still is, so he would have continued to do the same thing if he wasn’t retired already. That speech Annalise gave in the end was so beautiful and true. I am glad the judge decided to do right by Jasmine and sealed all her records. The only thing I didn’t really like in this arc was the fact Annalise seemed to be almost sure Jasmine would later end up in the same situation. Of course it isn’t impossible, but people really do change and having hope she will have a good life and live the Happy Beginning the court gave her in a good and honest way, is definitely a nice way to think. I really believe everything will work out for her (call me an optimistic, but I can’t help it).
In a parallel arc, the Keating 4 had meetings with many law firms to try to find another job. Sure the firms were really looking for interns, but they accepted the 4, not because of their amazing skills (even though that is something they do have), but to know what it is like working for Annalise. Michaela really nailed the interviews, even in the questions which were supposed to take her down a bit. She was called back to 3 of the firms and managed to get a job. Asher was also called back, but he didn’t have Michaela’s luck and charm to take it to the end. Connor was the only one who didn’t get any call backs, but let’s be honest and say he didn’t really try that hard to get a job. Laurel is a whole new story. She is still very broken about Wes’ death and she doesn’t know what she wants anymore. She didn’t put a lot of effort in it, but she get one call back, which she didn’t show up to.
It was still really sad to hear that Laurel blames Connor for Wes’ death. This is so unfair to me, that I can’t even begin to describe it. Connor was trying to save his life the best way he could. He didn’t really know what he was doing, and it went the wrong way, but his intentions were good. I understand Laurel wants to blame someone, but she knows her father ordered Wes killed, so just blame him. Speaking of which, I am glad Laurel finally told someone (Michaela) the truth about her father. It seems now that the two will work together to bring him down, and I really am looking forward to that.
In another storyline, Bonnie and Nate started working together. At first Nate thought that was all a scheme Annalise put Bonnie through, and that they were still working together, but in the end, he realized the truth. I must say that I kind of liked seeing them together. I think Bonnie is still with Frank, but I like her more with Nate, even though this is a very recent thing.
In the most How to Get Away with Murder style, we found out someone died. No one talked about a body, but from what we saw in the elevator (at least I think that was an elevator), it sure looked that way. Also, they made it seem like Annalise had something to do with Laurel being drugged. Not sure how that is going to turn out, but I hope it isn’t true.
This was really an amazing episode. As I said, it really took me back to the origins and I loved it. Last episode was great, but this was greater, so I am giving it a 9.1/10.
Next episode will air next week, at the same time and on the same day and it is entitled “It’s for the Greater Good”, so don’t miss it, along with my review.
REVIEW: American Horror Story, Episode 705
American Horror Story is back with another great episode, the fifth of this season, entitled “Holes” and in it we finally learned a few things more about the cult.
Right in the first few minutes of the episode, it was officially confirmed that Ivy is a part of Kai’s cult. In fact, in this episode, we found out exactly who are its members: Kai, Winter, Ivy, Harrison, Meadow, Beverly, Detective Samuels, Gary (the guy who cut his arm to go vote in the last episode) and a guy who appeared for the first time, R.J. It was a bit surprising seeing that Ivy is a part of all this craziness. I know that I said in one of my previous reviews that maybe she was, but I don’t think I actually meant it. I really wasn’t prepared for this. But of course that it makes all the sense in the world, because even though their house was always full of evil clowns, Ivy was the only one who never seemed to see anything.
That one scene in the end of the episode made me wonder if there is someone else on the cult, and by “someone else”, I mean Rudy Richards, or better, Rudy Anderson. Apparently, Winter isn’t Kai’s only sibling, Ally’s psychologist is too. In fact, I think it is safe to say Rudy was the one who made Kai start walking downthe dark road he is on right now. I thought I saw some weird things in shows and movies before, but keeping your parent’s corpses in their old bedroom, lying in their old bed, definitely beats a lot of them. Not to mention the fact Kai goes there from time to time to speak to his mother. As weird families come, the Andersons really are very close to the top.
In contrary to what I thought, Meadow being missing isn’t really a scheme (at least not in the way I thought it was). Harrison was simply preparing territory to kill her, since she had been doubting Kai. The good news is that, before she was killed (at least I think she was), she told Ally that she can’t trust anyone: not the police, the neighbors… nor her wife. I am glad Ally knows about this now. I was a bit tired of seeing her continue to run back to Ivy every time. I hope she realizes she is alone in all of this, so she will have to toughen up, and fight if she wants to see her son everyday like she used to.
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But Meadow wasn’t the only one the cult turned against in this episode. Because R.J. was showing some hesitation when it came to spreading fear, all the members joined forces and killed him, slowly and painfully. Even a hesitant Ivy helped, making up for the fact she didn’t help killing Bob.
Another thing I have to say is that it has been great how this season has been dealing with fear. I love this topic, and it has really been well developed. Sure people get scared when there is a serial killer on the loose, but they don’t really care that much, because we all think that is something that happens only to other people, never to ourselves. Sure they can make curfews, and start being a little bit more careful, but in end of the day, not a lot changes. Of course things do change when a tape of someone being murdered by very freaky clowns is shown on national television. Fear is definitely starting to spread and it probably won’t take long for the city to fall into chaos. And then Kai will be able to have the “kingdom” he always wanted.
Overall, this was really an amazing episode. Finally we have been receiving much needed answers. American Horror Story never really had very long seasons, and this one is already almost halfway through. Hope things start getting more and more intense. This season has been really great, and I am sure it will continue down this road. I am giving this episode a 9.2/10.
The sixth episode of the season will air next Tuesdays, October 10th, and it is entitled “Mid-Western Assassin”, so don’t miss it, because I won’t either.
REVIEW: The Gifted, Episode 101
One of the most awaited series premieres of this fall is probably The Gifted. Well, the wait is finally over, because last night this new show kicked off with its pilot entitled “eXposed”.
Because this is a show which has history behind it, and also doesn’t at the same time, I think it will gain a big audience real quick. By that I mean that a lot of people know about the X-men, and it has a big fandom, so that will draw attention. But it also doesn’t at the same time, because people don’t really need to have watched those movies to understand the show, and this is of course a plus, because it draws both kinds of people.
Moving on to the story now, this is a little bit classic X-men: 2 teenagers who find out they have the gene, and they drag their family on an escape from people who want them locked away. The only difference is that they don’t have Professor X to protect them. But, of course, that with the X-men gone, there are new mutant protectors: The Mutant Underground Headquarters. This escape requires two very different sides to work together, and that is always nice to watch: a mutant leader and a guy who hunts mutants. Of course, they didn’t trust each other (and they probably won’t for a while), and that is what is greater about it.
Another great thing about it, was the scene in the high school dance. It was really a very intense scene, full of suspense and emotions. I think it makes sense the gifts first reveal in an intense moment of people’s lives, since that is usually when we do things we didn’t know we could (of course that in the daily life it isn’t such unlikely things). It was even greater they added, before all this, that scene in which Andy and Lauren were talking about mutants, and how Andy was a bit racist.
In this pilot, we were able to see some mutants already, and I have to say that I always love seeing people with different abilities work together. It is so amazing how some people/powers complement each other when fighting the bad guys. I think this really is something I will never get tired of watching.
This is still the pilfirst episode, but I can already see a great story unfold. There are really many great possibilities for future episodes/seasons, and, unlike some shows, I think this show will be able to tell a long story, without getting cut off. The story is great, the cast is great, the special effects too. There is really no reason for cancelation here (adding what I already mentioned about the X-men connection).
Also, I think this show can even be something we can connect to our daily life, if we see the mutants as a metaphor to other outcast people in the community, like black people or LGBT members. As long as there is an “us” and a “them”, there will always be trouble and war (maybe not like a world war, but nevertheless a fight between the two sides). And this is exactly what we see in this show: people who see things in sides and that are not able to give in, always seeing themselves as superior and the others as a threat. The thing is that, of course, things always change when it is someone you know, like what happened with Reed. People can say they hate mutants all they want, but this is all up until a certain point. “Things change when it comes to your kid”, as Jace said, and this is really true for everything.
Overall, as I have been saying, this was a great pilot, full of action, suspense, thrill… everything a pilot needs to get people’s attention. The story was set in a good way, and we can hope all this will continue. I am giving this episode an 8.3/10 (I don’t want to raise the bar too high, since this is just the beginning).
Next episode is going to air next Monday, October 9th,and it is entitled “rX”, so don’t miss it.
PREVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Season 7
After a really amazing season (the best one yet, in my opinion), Once Upon A Time is almost back with its seventh season. A lot of things are changing, and there is a lot of misconception out there, which is why I decided to make this preview.
First things first: Once Upon A Time isn’t erasing these last 6 years, and these new characters aren’t recasts. To make the plan for season 7 simpler, we can look at it like Disney movies (or marvel ones too). There are many versions of the same story: there is the original Cinderella movie from 1950; in 1997 a musical adaptation of this same story was made; and now more recently, in 2015, we had another remake. We had a Cinderella in the first season (and also in one episode of season 6), but the one we will see now is a parallel version of her. With Cinderella, some other characters will be rebooted as well, so we will see them “again”.
Now that this is out of the way, there is much more to talk about. To make things less confusing and more organized, I will divide the rest of the preview by topics.
Cast
Not everyone we have been seeing in the past few years will remain as show regulars: Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Jared Gilmore (Henry Mills), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming/David), Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White/Mary Margaret), Rebecca Mader (Zelena) and Emilie de Ravin (Belle); are all leaving the main cast. But, of course, this doesn’t mean they aren’t coming back. Jennifer Morrison is returning for the second episode, Jared Gilmore is coming back for at least the first two (and maybe some more), Emilie de Ravin is going to be back for the forth episode and Rebecca Mader is also returning for multiple episodes (possibly a little later in the season).
This isn’t official, but I really think (and hope) Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin will also return for at least one episode. With this, we will have all our old cast back.
Continuing as regulars we have: Lana Parrilla (Regina Mills/Evil Queen), Robert Carlyle (Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold) and Colin O’Donoghue (Captain Hook/Killian Jones). But even as awesome as these actors/characters are, they could never make a season by themselves. Joining the regular cast, we have: Andrew J. West (older Henry), Gabrielle Anwar (Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey), Dania Ramirez (Cinderella/Jacinda), Alison Fernandez (Lucy). Later, Mekia Cox joined the regular cast, and she will be playing Princess Tiana/Sabine.
Location
With a new curse, comes a new city. The next Once Upon A Time locale will be Hyperion Heights. This new city really is very different from Storybrooke. First, because it isn’t a small town anymore, this is really a big city. Second, and I find this bit quite interesting, not everyone in Hyperion Heights will be a fairy tale character, since this seems to be a city created before the new curse. Third, because bad things don’t happen if people try to leave. Out of the contrary actually, since Tremaine would be quite pleased if they did (more on that later). This means that Hyperion Heights is definitely not lost in time, so we will start seeing some up to date technology.
Characters
Like in season 1, we will see different versions of each character. They will all be up to something, so here is a little summary of each character.
Regina is now Roni, a bar owner (kind of like Granny’s but with a lot more alcohol). Even though she doesn’t remember her former self, Regina is still going to lead the front against Lady Tremaine’s evil acts. She is saying goodbye to pantsuits and perfect hair, so it seems she will be a little freer of the responsibility of being a hero.
Hook is going to be Rogers, or better, Officer Rogers, since he will be a part of the police department. In the beginning of the new season he will be very focused on finding answers to a case, and that might just mean he will ask for Rumple’s help.
Knowing Rumple is going to help Rogers, is pretty much all we know about him, which means he continues to be very mysterious. We don’t even know his new name. Some people say he will be the next “Godfather” but we really don’t know. We are definitely going to have to wait until Friday to find out.
We will also meet an older version of Henry. We know that a few years after the ending of season 6, Henry left to a parallel universe to find his own story, and it seems he did, with Cinderella. Years later they have Lucy, and the curse is casted. In our world, after writing a failing book which tells the story of the first 6 seasons of the show, Henry became a Swift driver (kind of like Uber), until Lucy came knocking on his door, dragging him to Hyperion Heights.
Lucy’s job in this new season seems to be very similar to Henry’s, back in season 1. Her father lost belief, so it is now her job to get that back, to make him believe in hope, faith, Happy Endings (or beginnings) and fairy tales. In other words, Lucy will be the new crazy kid of the show.
Like most of the women in Once Upon A Time, Cinderella isn’t a damsel in distress, out of the contrary, she is a very badass princess who really doesn’t need anyone to protect her. This means that, as usual, the epic romance between her and Henry will definitely not start with the right foot, but they will warm their way to each other. In Hyperion Heights, Jacinda apparently won’t be very different from her original self, except for the fact she will have a daughter to protect this time.
As rebellious as Cinderella may be, Lady Tremaine seems to be the one who puts her in her place. She is that kind of woman who was wanted by every man in happier years, but as she got older, she ends up alone. We don’t know who casted the curse, but she does seem to be a good candidate. In present day, Victoria is a woman of power, and her goal is to push the fairy tale characters out of Hyperion Heights and into the real world so that they live on the rest of their days miserable, not knowing who they really are.
Now introducing the main character from The Princess and the Frog, Tiana is also popping up in the new season. We don’t know a lot about her, other than the fact her centric episode will be the fifth, and in it we will meet her mother. In Hyperion Heights, Sabine is Jacinda’s roommate, and we can totally expect to see the two of them bond.
Aside from these, Drizella and Alice are going to guest start in some episodes. We really know nothing about Alice, other than the fact her cursed name is Tilly, but we can totally expect some wickedness coming from Drizella. She is definitely going to help her mother make Cinderella’s life a living hell.
With all this said, now we simply have to wait. Hope this preview made the plans for season 7 a bit clearer, and also made you guys excited for it. The season premiere of the show is entitled “Hyperion Heights” and it will air next Friday, October 6th, at 8 pm, so don’t miss it.