Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B | 349 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The Drama Queen
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 20 | Aired on 2013.04.28
Sidebar. That we've picked up right where "Lacey" left off (combined with a Jennifer Morrison comment for which I've lost the link) makes me wonder exactly how much time has passed in present day Storybrooke since the series premiered. I'm pretty sure Jennifer said something like only a few months have passed (even though for the audience it's closer to a year and a half). We know Henry has turned 11, but we've never heard that Emma hit 29 (which could have happened off screen and gone without mention). I'm bringing this up, because I can't help but think of the Walt conundrum on Lost. Like Once Upon A Time, Lost didn't unfold in real time. During the entire first season of that show, only 44 days passed. That's fine, until you add child actors in the mix. Although it's less striking than it was with Walt, there's already been a marked physical change in Henry. I have three adolescents of my own. When a growth spurt hits, you feel like you've awoken in a time-lapse video. I can't help but wonder if it wouldn't better serve the show to play out in something closer real time. Since it looks like we're headed to Neverland, I'm even more wary. Fictional children don't grow up in Neverland, but that's not going to stop Jared Gilmore. Were it up to me, I'd let the Charmings take the summer to enjoy southern Maine's beaches and seafood, and resume action in the fall. To explain how they passed the time, some of season three's flashbacks could flash back to the summer, rather than the Enchanted Forest. What do you think?
I will be back with coverage of "Second Star to the Right." In the meantime, please grade the episode at the top of the page and then come on over to the forum, where we're getting Emma some more ice cream.