'A Land Without Magic' is a great finale and conclusive for a very addictive, keeping you interested and original series! I was absolutely hooked from first episode with this show, being so creative yet surprising at the same time. The characters are well done and interesting. The plot, yes there are some issues, is overall very good. I can see what they did with some of the soapy opera plots (Kathryn/Mary Margaret/David) but then again, Ouat is kind of soap opera at the same time. There are a lot more soap opera dramas in the future seasons lol. It's just it felt pointless to have that love triangle, but oh well.
I could go on and on what I love about the lead characters but I'll just name a few. All the characters have developed but. What I love the most is the parallels between Emma Swan, and how just in one season her character has grown A LOT. She was a lonely woman who didn't have a real purpose in life. Then, Henry found her and brought her to her family, and home. It took her long time to accept her destiny as Savior, and well who would accept such destiny so fast? It took her seasons to fully accept it. The moment when she touches the book and realizes Henry's stories are true is simply brilliant. I love Jennifer and her performance as Emma, the tiniest facial expressions are just amazing! And the scene where she fights Maleficent is legendary! (Also notice: how Emma is wearing exactly the same red leather jacket as in pilot. Nice touch!)
I can see where the writers were going with this finale, bringing magic back to Storybrooke - and what they clearly had plans for future. The future seasons storyline was getting clearer in last episodes as they probably found out to be renewed. Yet season one for me personally is very nostalgic: you get to know and love all Storybrooke characters, learn their flashback and stories (Sadly you won't be seeing some of them much, just brief cameos) and it introduced me to what is one of the best shows.
Season one is a strong start for the future seasons. I love how we already saw brief moments of magic in Storybrooke. I have rewatched this show many times and still surprises me every time. I will keep rewatching this show! Simply best!
I could go on and on what I love about the lead characters but I'll just name a few. All the characters have developed but. What I love the most is the parallels between Emma Swan, and how just in one season her character has grown A LOT. She was a lonely woman who didn't have a real purpose in life. Then, Henry found her and brought her to her family, and home. It took her long time to accept her destiny as Savior, and well who would accept such destiny so fast? It took her seasons to fully accept it. The moment when she touches the book and realizes Henry's stories are true is simply brilliant. I love Jennifer and her performance as Emma, the tiniest facial expressions are just amazing! And the scene where she fights Maleficent is legendary! (Also notice: how Emma is wearing exactly the same red leather jacket as in pilot. Nice touch!)
I can see where the writers were going with this finale, bringing magic back to Storybrooke - and what they clearly had plans for future. The future seasons storyline was getting clearer in last episodes as they probably found out to be renewed. Yet season one for me personally is very nostalgic: you get to know and love all Storybrooke characters, learn their flashback and stories (Sadly you won't be seeing some of them much, just brief cameos) and it introduced me to what is one of the best shows.
Season one is a strong start for the future seasons. I love how we already saw brief moments of magic in Storybrooke. I have rewatched this show many times and still surprises me every time. I will keep rewatching this show! Simply best!