I enjoyed that show. Season 1 and 2 mostly. As it went on they added way too many characters and plot lines. For books? That's easier to juggle. Because you can expand the story outward without worrying about sets, $$$$ ect.
Snow and Charming were my favorites. The true love trope personified. They would always find each other. Which is why Uplift Protocol has such a heavy family theme. I esp loved how they had to reconnect with their daughter. She wasn't abandoned on purpose. But that's why I didn't start with a broken setup for Protocol. Sure, Anna is an outrageous ex but even there, I have plans. She will see the light soon.
I wish the series had mostly focused in on the initial cast of S1. They had so many plotlines they could follow with just those characters. But each one got bigger and bigger and old characters and plots were forgotten. Still enjoyed Charming and Snow though. Main reason why I watched it to the end.
It was pretty well written but they didn't really have a big endgame in mind from the start.
Having an orphaned angle does give the character more internal factor but I wanted a complete family for Uplift. The external factor comes in from Anna being abrasive. To make a point. But Snow and Charming are so likable that you know they will do right by their daughter. This series also makes a point for what prolong would do with families. You'd have generations extended around each other. With parents and grandparents still working, having more kids, through tech or magic keeping them younger. I did love the "What was this fairy tail really about" aspect.
If they had all the seasons plotted out from the get go it probably would have flowed better. Its why its good to have tent poles to work towards in each season. The acting and music really helped. The Dark One aspect, I did incorporate some of that into Mordred and his sword.
Later seasons, esp past S2, got to "muddled arcs of redeem the villain but add more villains to it." The Evil Queen aka Regina and Mr. Gold, those two I could see with a redemption arc but they wanted to make sure they straddled that "Anti-Hero" line rather than a full conversion. Didn't really enjoy any aspects of Hook. Because they went with "Emma is gonna frack up" in different ways but along the same lines. Even though Snow and Charming were forced to give her up. Basically they went too "modernistic" and not enough sappy for my liking. But if you do view once season, make it the first one. The story is strait forward and it has clear good vs evil. 10th Kingdom is more my speed. It does go through a more traditional heroes journey and doesn't overstay its welcome.
Once's Later seasons:
- Too many threads
- Too many characters
- Everyone is related somehow to the Main Charming Family either through marriage or children.
- Didn't find Hook appealing
- Mr. Gold's son plot line (Baelfire) was just KO'd to bring in Hook. They could have built more.
- Should have just followed the characters established in Season 1. There was plenty to work with.
- Too much subversion with the Villains esp. Not everyone needs to be a Sympathetic Villain.
- The Faults of Characters began to take center stage. Snow and Charming carried the show for me. Basically. But some found them boring because they were in a stable marriage.
- Mr Gold and Bell. Could have been even more developed if not for the sprawl of later seasons.
- What ever happened to the Mad Hatter. That was dropped big time.
- The Black Fairy. Yeah, should have plotted out your overall meta arc first. Then again these guys did Lost. So yeah.
And yes, I did forget that the original fairy tails are pretty dark. Bluebeard/The Little Mermaid. Mr. Finn does it again!
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