"Save Henry" - While Henry's life hangs in the balance, the race is on to stop Pan from gaining full magical powers from the heart of the truest believer. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke of the past, Regina decides to fill a void in her life and, with Mr. Gold's help, sets out to adopt a baby, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Michael Raymond-James as Baelfire/Neal Cassidy, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are David Anders as Dr. Whale, Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Robbie Kay as Pan, Rose McIver as Tinker Bell, Parker Croft as Felix, Darien Provost as Lost Boy #1, Jack Di Blasio as Lost Boy #2, Freya Tingley as Wendy, James Immekus as keychain, Matt Kane as glasses and Julian D. Christopher as adoption agent.
"Save Henry" was written by Christine Boylan & Daniel T. Thomsen and directed by Andy Goddard.
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"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Michael Raymond-James as Baelfire/Neal Cassidy, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are David Anders as Dr. Whale, Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Robbie Kay as Pan, Rose McIver as Tinker Bell, Parker Croft as Felix, Darien Provost as Lost Boy #1, Jack Di Blasio as Lost Boy #2, Freya Tingley as Wendy, James Immekus as keychain, Matt Kane as glasses and Julian D. Christopher as adoption agent.
"Save Henry" was written by Christine Boylan & Daniel T. Thomsen and directed by Andy Goddard.
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Ooh, learning about Henry's adoption should be nice! Always been interested in how that happened.
ReplyDeleteCan't they let him die instead?
ReplyDeleteOooooown
ReplyDeleteNo. Hate him if you want, but he's a twelve year old child. That's just gross.
ReplyDeleteDr. Whale :D
ReplyDeleteSorry, but no matter how they try to spin it I will NEVER believe the adoption is legal in any sense of the word.
ReplyDeleteSo if John and Michael are in this episode, and Ariel isn't, is it safe to assume that the brothers show in in Storybrooke's past? Could it be that John and Michael helped Rumple acquire Henry, with orders from Pan?
ReplyDeleteFINALLY!!! Another pre-Emma Storybrooke flashback! This will definitely fill in a few gaps.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. His character may have gotten irritating, but we're stuck with him now.
ReplyDeleteThat's the most ridiculous thing I've ever read
ReplyDeleteThese people are fairy tale characters with a town that was supposed to be cut off from everyone else. I actually have questions about how legal the adoption is, and I know we're not the only ones.
ReplyDeleteOhh, in that way it makes sense. I guess I just misread the comment, I thought he was talking about adoption in general, which wouldn't make much sense now that I think about it
ReplyDeleteDon't be ridiculous. It's a fictional character. Nobody is wishing death on the actor.
ReplyDeleteThat argument can snowball into a never-ending chain of implications.
ReplyDeleteAre Mary Margret and David married? Who owns all the property in Storybrooke? Are any contracts valid? Why should Grumpy and Happy pay VAT on Granny's lasagne? Do any laws at all apply in Storybrooke, and who has jurisdiction to enforce them?
And so on...
In addition, why should Emma be considered a US citizen in the first place? How valid were the identification documents of Emma, Neal and August? If Emma did not have US citizenship, she shouldn't have gone to prison at all, because the US courts had no jurisdiction to sentence her.
As for the adoption, there's no way to tell what legislation governed it.
That's one of the plot holes Adam and Eddy haven't thought out. They tried the whole "people can't get to Storybrooke!" in 2x17 when that actually contradicts their own canon
ReplyDeleteNeal and August for sure wouldn't have any court documents. Emma I assume would have been given some as a newborn.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah. How did computers, the internet, credit cards and cell phones get to Storybrooke if nobody can leave and nobody can enter? How does food and clothing get there? How is Mary Margaret's credit card valid if she isn't a real person? How did Kathryn get into a post-grad law school if she has no legal records ?HOW DID HENRY EVEN GET OUT OF STORYBROOKE?
You could handwave the first few by saying "~magic~" even though we're told over and over again that it is a land without magic. But if at the very least busses don't come to Storybrooke how did Henry get on one and leave the city in the pilot? Especially since in subsequent episodes we've been shown just how far in the forest Storybrooke is. Storybrooke has to have had tons of contact with the outside world in order to be the town we've seen in 2011.
Likewise, it's problematic that Emma gave birth in prison because it means that paperwork needed to be cleared through the government channels.
Whether or not it is legal is a moot point.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, it's impossible to tell what legislation takes precedence and governs it.
Second, it makes no difference either way, because assuming Regina has the appropriate documentation, the adoption would be legal to the 'outside world'. If, on the other hand, we turn to the Enchanted Forest as the source of sovereign power, then she is the Queen and as the monarch can do as she likes (she is the Queen because she did dethrone the Charmings after she enacted the Curse).
It's interesting that Henry is somehow the truest believer but we're never actually told what that means, considering how many things and people he doesn't have faith in.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to get emotional. I can feel it D:
ReplyDeleteUgh, I hate the "it's a fictional character" argument (knew I should have added that in the original comment). I know no one's wishing death on the actor, but he's still a kid and I don't care that he's a fictional character.
ReplyDeleteWhat's gross is passing some sort of moral judgement on a real person because the way they like/dislike characters isn't in line with the way you feel about it.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't care if people hate characters. Hate whoever you want - but wanting them dead? I don't think it's right.
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly isn't right about it?
ReplyDeleteWhat if he didn't hate the character, but wants to see what would happen if Henry died?
ReplyDeleteThe main female characters in both "The Little Match Girl" and "The Little Mermaid" by Anderson die, and they're both little girls. And these are just two examples of classic fairytales where children die. Tragic stories can have more of an emotional impact than happy ones.
That doesn't mean the author or the readers would ever wish an actual child to die.
That would require thought and exposition, something these writers couldn't deliver if their lives depended on it :)
ReplyDeleteHa, so true. If you're going to introduce something, you need to explore what it means. You can't just slap a title on it and then leave it at that. With something like Truest Believer, there needs to be a reason why Henry is more of a believer than any other child that believes in fairies and fairytales.
ReplyDeletetoo much television dearie :)
ReplyDeleteThink of the implications, THEY ARE ALL ILLLEGAL ALIENS. LOL Couldn't resist
ReplyDeleteDon't try to talk sense to people who hate characters. It just doesn't work. They're going to hate no matter what you say.
ReplyDeleteI am sure the portrait that Pan had with Henry's face on it, the one the LOST BOYS had is tied into the back round story of How Henry is the truest believer. The shadow was bringing back kids to the Neverland over the centuries on Peter Pans behalf. I think that soon we will discover that somehow the Skull rock was able to print out a document with Henrys face on it and the shadow said that is the way Peter Pan will live forever. And then the shadow went off to look for kids who might be the one on the picture. LOL. It sounds silly but it's probably gonna be something close to that.
ReplyDeleteIf Storybrooke is actually in Maine, in theory they would be.
ReplyDeleteBut if Storybrooke is in a "pocket universe" of sorts, then it might be considered a sovereign city-state independent from the USA. :P
P.S.: I really need to stop coming up with counter-arguments to everything, lol.
What a pleasant surprise! I had a no idea we'd be having another flashback episode to Storybrooke's past. Is this the first time this has been revealed or did I miss it before?
ReplyDeleteRegina is my fav
ReplyDeleteDidn't the Shadow say Skull Rock was created when Rumple's father turned into Peter Pan? Maybe destroying Skull Rock equals defeating Peter Pan.
ReplyDeleteYes it did. I think somehow that Skull rock produced the portrait with Henrys face on it. Or something retarded to that nature and that is how Peter knew who to look for. He used the shadow over centuries to look for Henry. Silly but it will be some sort of weird explanation.
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