Just watched the season finale. All in all, it was fantastic.
Regina survived, but her future still doesn't look bright with Mr. Gold knowing that she captured Belle.
I love that they made Maleficent the big boss of this episode, but I hope she makes more substantial appearances in the next season. Although I'm not quite sure if she's even alive.
I really like Emma as of this episode. Jennifer finally started to shine on this finale.
Not really satisfied by the cliffhanger, as they could've concluded the season in a bigger way. Like I suspected, Emma didn't manage to bring them back to FTL, but rather make them remember about their fairytale past. Rumpelstiltskin used the True Love potion to bring back magic, so now he can regain his powers.
I liked the season finale for the most part. I kinda over thought how the spell would be broken, I mean obviously 'true love's kiss' would be the cure but ehh. I'm interested to see how next season will play out and if Maleficent is still in the picture.
The season finale was so perfect. This show was beautifully written with special care in every single detail until the very end. I really hope they can keep up with this on the next season.
Once Upon a Time Duo Weigh In On (and Share Secrets From!) the Finale's Big Reunion
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To think that an assembly of lookie-loos almost threw a wrench in this TV season’s most romantic reunion.
Because as excited as Once Upon a Time stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas were to film the season-ending epiphany reached by Storybrooke’s Mary Margaret and David — that they really are Snow White and Prince Charming — precautions had to be taken to make sure game-changing moment didn’t leak out sooner than expected.
“Oh my gosh, it was incredibly intimidating,” Goodwin tells TVLine of shooting the momentous moment when Mary Margaret and David realize their true identities, thanks to the dark curse being (partially) lifted by Emma. “And what made me very nervous about that scene was we had a huge crowd of people watching us film [in the town of Steveston, BC], so I was very concerned that we were giving something away by yelling each others’ names across the street.”
As such, Goodwin suggested that she and Dallas instead use nonsense words that to the camera would look like they’re saying “Snow” and “Charming,” then drop in the real names in post-production. But for one, the likes of “Marming” (an example she gave) weren’t quite cutting it. And two, the director and crew, she says, “ended up feeling that the crowds of people couldn’t actually hear us, given all of the elements.”
Dallas, meanwhile, says that he wasn’t nervous about the scene but instead was caught up in the “joyous” significance of it.
“That was the biggest moment of all [Season 1], particularly for David and Mary Margaret,” he says, “because it’s them all of a sudden realizing who they actually are. All of these memories come flooding back of who they are in fairytale land and their history there – but combined with the new history that they have in Storybrooke. When all of that came together, it hit them like a ton of bricks.”
So to answer one question coming out of the finale, yes, Mary Margaret and David now know who they really are but also retain memories of their brief yet significantly angsty time together there in Maine. Which is good, because, well, someone has to teach the school kids, right? And you can’t leave Granny confounded at the diner by an electric mixer.
“We don’t know anything about what’s truly going to happen next season,” Goodwin acknowledges, “but from what I understand, our characters will remember everything about both worlds, so it will be a whole new show!”
Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on The Mentalist, Once, Smash, Criminal Minds, Scandal and More
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Once Upon a Time | Now that magic has come to Storybrooke, will the Evil Queen be in need of her magic mirror? Because he might be a little busy given that Giancarlo Esposito (who also played Sidney Glass) is now a cast member on NBC’s Revolution. But in a pinch, “I think I can [pop up on Once],” the onetimeBreaking Bad guy tells me. “And I would love to be able to do that. I am so happy about their pickup, because it’s a show my kids can watch! So you know I’m going to be trying to go back and forth.”
ABC Ranks No. 2 to Fox in the 2012 May Sweep in Adults 18-49, Claiming 3 of the
Top 10 Shows, with the No. 1 Comedy, the No. 1 Drama and the No. 1 New Show
ABC is the Only Net Up this Season in the Monday-Friday 10pm Hour in Adults 25-54
The Net Marks Big Year-Over-Year Gains with Key Returning Series and New Series
ABC Delivers 9 of the Season’s Top 25 Series with High-Income Young Adults
ABC is Home to the Top 2 TV Shows on the Major Nets for “Family Coviewing”
2012 May Sweep (4/26-5/23/12 – 28 Nights Complete)
ABC (2.1/6) took second place during the 2012 May Sweep among Adults 18-49 to an “Idol”-fueled Fox, beating CBS by 5% (2.0/6) and dominating 4th-place NBC by 31% (1.6/5). It was the 3rd straight year and the 5th time in 6 years for ABC to post the No. 2 position in May in the key young adult sales demo. In addition, the Network ranked No. 1 for the month with Women 18-49.
Highest-Rated Series in May (Most Current): ABC aired 3 of the Top 10 TV series during May 2012 with Adults 18-49, including the No. 1 scripted show/comedy (“Modern Family”), the No. 1 drama (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and the No. 1 freshman series (“Once Upon A Time”). In addition, ABC’s “Modern Family” qualified as May’s No. 1 TV show with Adults 18-34. ABC’s “DWTS” was the 3rd-most-watched show overall for the month, behind only “NCIS” and “Idol-Wed,” respectively.
2010-11 TV Season (9/19/11-5/23/12)
ABC is the No. 2 Net with Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Key Women in the Non-Sports Averages: Based on non-sports programming (to account for the inflated averages from professional and college sports coverage), ABC was the season’s No. 2 TV network in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and across all key Women.
ABC Beats NBC by 20% in the Non-Sport Adults 18-49 Averages and Leads by 4% Excluding the Super Bowl: In the non-sports averages, ABC overpowered an NFL-driven NBC by 20% in Adults 18-49 (2.4/7 vs. 2.0/6). And excluding just the Super Bowl, NBC’s season average dropped 2-tenths of a rating point, putting NBC -4% behind ABC for the season (2.4/7 vs. 2.3/6). In fact, ABC beat NBC on each of the final 10 complete weeks this season.
ABC is the Only Net Up in the 10pm Hour in the Key News Demo: On Monday-Friday from 10:00-11:00 p.m. as a lead-in to affiliates’ late-local news, ABC delivered solid year-to-year improvement in Total Viewers (+6%), Adults 18-49 (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+7%). In fact, ABC was the only net to grow in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54.
ABC’s Scores Strong Gains Over Last Season with Returning and New Shows: ABC claimed some of TV’s fastest-growing returning series this season in Adults 18-49: “The Middle” (+4% - best-ever season), “Modern Family” (+17% - best-ever season), “Happy Endings” (+43% over Season 1), “Private Practice” (+7%) and “Shark Tank” (+29% - best-ever season). And some of the Net’s key new programs substantially improved their time slots: “Last Man Standing” (+43%), “Suburgatory” (+25%), “Revenge” (+45%), “Scandal” (+14%), “Once Upon A Time” (+71%).
ABC Claims Some of the Season’s Highest-Rated TV Series: ABC aired the season’s No. 1 scripted series/comedy (“Modern Family”), the No. 1 drama (“Grey’s”) and the No. 1 freshman drama (“Once Upon A Time” – TV’s top rated new drama series in 4 years). In fact, it was the 2nd straight season for “Modern Family“ to stand as TV’s highest rated scripted show, as ABC has delivered TV’s No. 1 scripted series in 6 of the last 8 television seasons. Led by “Once Upon A Time,” the Net claimed 10 of the Top 20 new series this season in Adults 18-49, the most for any network.
ABC’s Wednesday Night Comedy Block Grows for the 2nd Year in a Row: For the 2nd year in a row, ABC’s Wednesday 8:00-10:00 p.m. comedy block grew year over year with Total Viewers (+2%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%). In fact on average, the Net just wrapped up its top-rated Wednesday night in 5 seasons – since 2006-07.
ABC is a Strong Draw with Upscale Young Adults: Among Adults 18-49 in homes with $100K+ Annual Income in the non-sports numbers, ABC ranked No. 2 this season, just behind first-place Fox, while beating CBS (+5%) and NBC (+22%). ABC delivered 9 of the Top 25 TV series this season among high-income young adults (the most for any network), including the No. 1 entertainment series overall with “Modern Family.”
ABC is Home to the Top Broadcast Series for “Family Coviewing”: ABC was home to 6 of the Top 10 programs on the major networks this season in “Family Coviewing.” “Wipeout” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” are the Top 2 shows overall, “Once Upon A Time” (the most coviewed drama in the last decade) was the No. 1 drama and “The Middle” was the No. 1 comedy.
ABC Series Rank Among the Most Popularly Recorded and Played Back: ABC series were once again among the most popularly recorded and played back TV shows, as “Modern Family” picked up a record-setting 2.5 Adult 18-49 rating points from the L+SD to the L+7 numbers. With a significant rise in DVR penetration year to year (41% to 44%), a total of 8 of ABC’s series added 2.0 million viewers or more on average from their initially reported totals via time-shifted viewing. In fact, “Modern” was TV’s biggest overall gainer, picking up 4.8 million viewers via playback after its initial day of air.
