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[bromfieldhall]

rubbady-pubbady replied to your post:Sometimes I wonder if the antis even understand...

Only sometimes???

OK, yeah, you got me. I was trying to be polite, LOL!

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epona610

It was the first episode I enjoyed in quite a while. I love seeing old characters back!

I agree! The first two episodes were a bit of a letdown, but I really liked this one. Seeing old characters (and hopefully getting more soon) really brings back a classic feel to the show while mixing in all the new elements. 

thebigmick284

Good to get Cinderella's full backstory but it was pretty average otherwise.

I was always a little annoyed that they skipped straight from her transformation to the wedding. The in between is the best part of the Cinderella story! I’m so glad that we finally got it. 

rubbady-pubbady

It was definitely the first good episode of season 6

Agreed! It was very feel-good, despite the evil looming in the background. I didn’t care too much for the first episode and I didn’t like the second episode of the season at all (continuing the tradition of my disdain toward 2nd episodes of seasons). This episode really made me feel like I was watching the show that I fell in love with five years ago. 

momontheice

Loved it, the best one in quite some time! <3

Agreed! I hope that the next few follow suit. I especially hope that they follow this trend of characters choosing to make their own happy endings (Dopey, Grumpy, Snow, Ella) rather than forcing Emma to do it for them.

[thisisevenharderthannamingablog]

rubbady-pubbady reblogged your post:frenchpichux replied to your post:There is a deer...

I think they said in the commentary that the deer just wandered onto the set and they kept it in

That delights me. :)

[thisisevenharderthannamingablog]

rubbady-pubbady answered your question:Looks like this is going to go one of two ways....

I swear if she loses her magic I will throw a fit! That better not happen! She has already had two small arcs where she accepted magic as part of herself-would they really get rid of it?

Depends what kind of spiritual arc she's on. :) Giving up power is often an important part of that, and seems like it would fit very well with the history of the Dark Ones. That said, she may well end up getting it back if she gives it up. That's often a side effect of Doing the Right Thing.

[thisisevenharderthannamingablog]

rubbady-pubbady reblogged your post and added:

We’ll probably find out that Merlin wanted her to...

Hence my suspicion that Merlin will not survive the season. :)

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rubbady-pubbady replied to your post “Hypochondria in fandom. Hypofandria? Fandochondria?”

I think I suffer from hypofandria - is there a cure?

Cat videos have been recommended. :)

[thesassywitchofthenortheast]

rubbady-pubbady replied to your post:GUYS I NEED HELP!  Does anyone remember if Killian...

He did - he called her Lady Bell in the episode ‘Quite a Common Fairy’

JUST FOUND IT THANK YOU!!

[pawprintsonpages]

I was tagged by the amazing thepirateandtheswan

Rules In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way.

Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.

Tag [ten] friends, including me, so I’ll see your list.

Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them.

God, I don't know what order to put these in....

1. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle: My mother read this book to my sister and me when we were little. I couldn't wait to hear the continuation so I read it myself. First novel I ever read. Started a life-long love of fantasy and science-fiction.

2. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett: The first book I ever stayed up all night to read. I remember the first time I started reading it I actually didn't make it passed the first chapter, but then I picked it up again a few weeks or months later, and couldn't put it down. A truly magical story.

3. The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J. R. R. Tolkein: Gave me an appreciation of the unbelievably spectacular world-building possible in a work of fiction. And the characters and story are absolutely timeless.

4. Pride and Prejudice/Persuasion, Jane Austen: I can't pick one of these, they are both my favorites. I adore the characters and stories in both these books, though they are quite different. But honestly, I love all of Jane Austen's books and read them all at least once a year.

5. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis: Amazing time-travel science fiction that is a bit dated now (no cell phones or internet), but I still adore it. The characters are so wonderful and I just cared so much about what happened to them. And it didn't even have any romance! That was a revelation. ;) It's an incredible journey that I still love to take on a regular basis.

6. The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle: Another story I have to revisit regularly. I saw the animated film first -- which is incredibly faithful to the original novel btw -- but when I read the book I was even more blown away by the beauty, grace and sorrow found in what seems like a simple story.

7. Grass, Sherri S. Tepper: An amazing science fiction novel that made me realize that the way a female author tells a story is fundamentally different from how a male author will tell a story, no matter what the genre. I've tended to gravitate toward female authors ever since.

8. Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery: I've read the whole Anne series multiple times and I still love it. I love Anne and always wished I could be more like her. (That sound you hear is thepirateandtheswan kicking herself for leaving out this one.) Though I think my favorite L. M. Montgomery novel might actually be "The Blue Castle," because Valancy is a character I can relate to a bit more.

9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling: I actually avoided reading this series for a long time because it was just too popular. I had even bought the first two books but I didn't think it could live up to all the hype. So when the first movie was coming up I finally broke down and read the first book. I was in tears by chapter four. Needless to say I was hooked.

10. Beauty, Robin McKinley: This book taught me how wonderful the world of retold fairy-tales could be. I've been drawn to them ever since. ;)

I was also thinking of including the first super-hero comic book and first Japanese manga I ever read since those were literally life-changing for me but I figured I'd stick to traditional books. :)

I don't know who to tag so I'll just tag the handful of people who follow me. If you feel like talking about books, go for it! (Sorry, I don't know how to tag so this is going to be awkward...)

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thepirateandtheswan

Edit: I left off Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams! Hugely important and significant book! I mean, come on, let's face it, the Guide is the Internet!