Just attempt to resist .
You know the Grumpy Cat meme?
I love that cat.
That cat could be my spirit animal.
When that cat shows up on my computer screen I feel like someone out there understands my exasperation.
Its not like Im a terrible pessimist, I just prefe cynicism.
It was all too cloying.
I made up my mind that I would never watch it.
After all, I had to put my foot down somewhere.
Theres a week of my life I wont be getting back.
And then it happened.
No one wants a burst cat wrangler; its bad for business.
Naturally, that was the same day I had left my Kindle Fire at home.
I began desperately surfing Netflix and discovered that the entire first season of OUaT was available for streaming.
I figured Id watch the pilot episode and have a nice, relaxing laugh at the shows expense.
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By the end of the week, I wasnt laughing anymore.
I started to exhibit all manner of embarrassing behavior.
I caught myself calling friends just to rave about the show.
I watched obscure Robert Carlyle movies.
What can I say?
Grumpy Cat was wrong about OUaT.
It is in no way the fatuous drivel I thought it would be.
So what are we watching?
Fairy tales are trending right now in TV, film and comics.
Was this merely a cheap rip off of Bill Willinghams Fables?
Would a sexy, bikini clad Cinderella come charging through a snowy Russian forest to take out enemy operatives?
Thankfully no; although ABC did acquire the rights to Fables in 2008.
Now that sounds awfully suspect, doesnt it?
You may rest assured, hardcore Fables fans, OUaT is a different animal altogether.
Perhaps it could replace the monumental embarrassment that True Blood has become.
Hit me up, HBO, I have ideas.
Actual violence is used sparingly; which makes it all the more effective when it does occur.
They have no memory of who they were or where they come from.
Yes, from the outset there appear to be plot holes big enough to drive a VW Beetle through.
How did Henry continue to get older while everyone around him stayed the same age?
This can all be explained away (and it frequently is) as magic.
Why should we put up with such a convenient excuse?
This is how they get you!
Keep an eye on that Blue Fairy.
I have a feeling shes full of crap.
People living in the Dark Ages needed entertainment too.
They didnt just dig around in the mud all day (How do you know hes the King?
He hasnt got shit all over him.Monty Pythons Quest for the Holy Grail).
We find moral (although definitely not biblical) themes wound up tightly in OUaT.
The wily antagonists are forever warning the heroes that, Magic always comes with a price.
Simply put; everything you do is going to have a consequence.
There are no shortcuts in life; you reap what you sow.
Youd think the characters would take their own advice.
Coincidently, the Beast is also Rumplestiltskin, who has reaped a boatload of his own consequences.
The writers get a little wound up writing for Carlyle and tend to neglect some of the other characters.
Rumples romantic interest, Belle, also falls flat.
Personally Id have gone for Ruby, the ridiculously hot waitress/big bad wolf, but thats just me.
I love me some man tears but good lord, make a commitment!
At least Im not screaming at the ladies.
They sack up nicely in this series and tend to dominate the action.
Not in the context of personal gain, but in relation to the bonds of friends and family.
