3 am post

only total bosses make themselves S'mores at 2 in the morning. oh yeah. 

I've recently become addicted to the new show "Once Upon a Time". I had added it to my Hulu queue a really long time ago and finally got around to watching to tonight. or last night rather.

Within the first episode I was hooked. It was adventurous and action packed while having the emotional drive that almost led me to tears. It's fairy tales mixed with reality. 

And I'll admit sometimes it can get a little cliche or overdone. but not by much.

I love that every episode they focus on a different fairy tale character- and how they're all related to each other in one way or another. Watching a show like this reminds me that I am my father's daughter. I start yelling at the screen (in my head or out loud. sometimes even in texts to other people who have no idea what i'm talking about- which is always amusing) because i want such and such thing to happen between these two characters and something else to happen between a second pair.

Because it focuses on an entire town, it makes introducing new characters or storylines easy, but I'm wondering how they'll keep up with all the characters or if eventually they'll just drop some of them. That is what I worry about.

Otherwise, I'm seriously impressed. The acting is really very good. The main girl characters are realistic and don't make me want to vomit (always a good sign). Sometimes the writing can be a bit cliche but only in certain scenes where it's usually necessary**. I highly recommend this show. Check it out on hulu or on abc at 7 on sunday nights.

** yes there is such a thing as a necessary cliche. The reason things become cliche is because they were used so often it became sort of a joke. or a mockery of a situation. When a guy tells the girl he loves her, it seems lame nowadays because of all the love scenes we've seen in movies that are exactly the same. but originally in real life, and still today, those words mean something to the people who are saying them. they breathe life into the words. they're not just sayings to make someone like you more. They own those words. they are theirs to keep and share with those they love. I'd know this because I say cliche stuff to my boyfriend all the time. but I mean it. I always mean it when I say I love him or that I'd always be there for him. I wouldn't say it if it weren't true.  <3