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O is for… Once Upon a Time #AtoZChallenge
O is for… Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time is a current series I am watching, at this very moment I have the second episode of season 2 on.
In the pilot a 28 year old woman – Emma Swan – is celebrating her birthday when she receives a surprise package – Henry, the 10 year old son she gave up for adoption. He shows her a fairytale book, says everything in it is real and that she is in it as the heroine. The modern day town he lives in is under a curse (her adopted mother is behind it), time stands still and all the characters we know and love don’t have a clue who they are.
Emma takes him back to Storybrooke and gets drawn in to Henry’s stories – is she destined to save everyone?
I love how this show combines the modern day stories with the fairytale ones and am interested to see the direction the show takes this year.
Top 3 Episodes so far
Red-Handed – Season 1 Episode 15
This episode revolves around Ruby, or as she was previously known Red-Riding Hood. I liked the new take on the tale.
Hat Trick Season 1 Episode 17
Emma is in trouble – the Mad Hatter – currently Jefferson has her trapped in his mad house.
Dreamy – Season 1 Episode 14
Leroy – ex Grumpy dwarf and Astrid – ex clumsy fairy Nova share a romance in both realms.
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Which door would this fairytale open to for you?
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N is for… No Ordinary Family #AtoZChallenge
N is for… No Ordinary Family
I knew it was going to be harder to keep up once I was back at work so apologies for the delayed posts. How’s the challenge going for everyone else?
No Ordinary Family (2010-2011) only had one season. This is another series I’ve only watched once so I can’t pick out individual episodes. A ‘kind of’ live action The Incredibles but the family only get superpowers after a plane crash. This is about how they learn to live with their new abilities.
This show stared Julie Benz – Darla from Buffy/Angel – but this time she’s not evil, just fast.
That’s it for today (I’m tired and have my second post to write).
Did you watch this show? What did you think?
If you could pick a superpower – what would it be and how would you come by it?
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M is for… Missing #AtoZChallenge
M is for… Missing 
Missing (or 1-800 Missing as it was known in the US) ran for three seasons 2003-2006
This is about Jess, a girl who, after being struck by lightning, begins having visions that link to missing people cases. After phoning into a tip line she is hired as a ‘consultant’ and is paired up with FBI Agent Brooke who helps interpret what Jess is seeing.
So the show itself isn’t really full on supernatural but Jess has a psychic power. It’s kind of like a young version of Medium.
Top 3 Episodes
Sea of Love – Season 2 Episode 1
A new series and a new partner
Jess trains to be an FBI agent – cue gun training scene at Quantico – and joins a new partner Nicole. Nicole is a lot more brash and out there than Brooke was, a rule breaker.
Lost Sister – Season 1 Episode 16
Jess goes undercover with cocky agent Jack Burgess to bust a drugs ring. They play lovers and might throw their own sexual tension into the ring. Jess’ s vision prove a little tricky at the bust though.
Basic Training – Season 1 Episode 14
This is my favourite episode and the one that I would select if I could only watch one episode again. Jess (not an agent at the time) goes undercover in a Military School to discover why cadets are going missing. Will Jess be a toilet toothbrush scrubber or one of the leaders. Thankfully the training at the academy in my book isn’t as gruelling as this.
This is based on a series of books by Meg Cabot (author of The Princess Diaries which I love) originally writing as Jenny Carroll (I believe they’ve been re-released under MC now). Has anybody read them? Worth a read?
And a quick nod to Merlin 2008-2012
I’ve only just starting watching this (I know late to the party) but I’ve enjoyed the episodes I’ve seen so far. No spoilers please.
kirstyes 