Never Mind. Once Upon a Time Isn’t Recasting the Mad Hatter After All.

I didn’t realize Belle stopped to be awesome (aka I don’t think she has). And I’m pretty sure the show is not done with Mulan, Aurora or August. In fact, August is confirmed to appear later in the season and Graham will appear in a flashback soon, as well. Dr. Whale is still there and, I don’t know, I personally think all of the main cast characters are really good characters. I really can’t complain. There are many stories going on so it makes sense that not all of them can appear all the time.

I have to say I am extremely relieved to hear they’re not recasting the Mad Hatter and I look forward to seeing him back for the third season (because there will be one, right?? right?????? there has to be).

In fairness, Graham didn’t really *disappear*. We know perfectly well what happened to him.

I thought Belle was pretty great when she teamed up with Mulan. Not that that lasted long.

Re: the supporting cast, I guess I’m just frustrated because I don’t really like any of the main characters, specifically Snow and Charming. I could do without them being all couple-y and holier-than-thou for a few episodes so people with potential for actual character development could have some more screen time. And Gold’s constant angsting over “Oh, my son! Oh, I’m going to quit magic! No, wait, I’m not!” is getting kinda old. *shrug* But that’s just me.

Prayer circle for Mad Hatter coming back in S3!

True. Doesn’t mean I’m any less bitter about it. Harumph.

Robert Carlyle is much more interesting when he’s playing Rump than Gold, simply because watching him pick his teeth with the scenery can be hilarious.

Now, that’s fair. I’m still grumpy about that myself.

I shall go console myself by watching a montage of Stephen Amell exercising shirtless in Arrow.

I’m sad to hear you’re not fond of the main characters :( I personally love them , but for someone who dislikes them, the series probable becomes unbearable at times, I bet. But try not to worry, I am pretty certain they’ll come back to the supporting cast, especially since we’ve yet to know Mulan and Aurora’s background. Also, they’ve yet to explain what happened to Jefferson’s wife (Prayer circle for his return, indeed), which I expect will happen in S3. They’ll come around to exploring everyone at some point! I know you don’t like Snow, but I thought last night’s episode was very good and it helped me connect with her more. She certainly doesn’t deserve everything she’s been through :(

Gold’s got issues, what can I say… at least he found his son now. But re: Belle, in the same episode where she teamed up with Mulan, at the same time in our world, she not only rescued Archie, she also outwitted Hook and became pretty much Gold’s heroine. I thought that was pretty badass. At the end of the episode, of course, the tragedy happened and since then, we haven’t been seen Belle, just her cursed self who’s going crazy. And that’s not her fault, come on. She’s not weak, her memories and identity were taken from them. I hope they solve that soon…

Agree re: that Belle episode—I was so pleased that she got a chance to kick some ass, both in the fantasy world and out of it.

And I’m with you 100% on not blaming her for basically being laid up in a hospital bed now.

But I DO blame the writers. They have an awesome character, and they’re not doing anything with her! Or, rather, they’re doing the same thing with her over and over again: She’s confined in a house/cell/asylum/hospital, manipulated by Rumple/Regina/Greg into unwittingly being a part of their master plan. I get that the whole “being held captive” thing is from the fairy tale, but… c’mon, OUAT writers. We get it! Do something new with her. Let her be badass without taking it away an episode later.

Counting down the days until Aurora and Mulan come back…

I’m glad that they’re not recasting The Mad Hatter. Stan was one of the better actors on the show, so hopefully he’ll return after The Winter Soldier. I’d like to see more of him. Unfortunately, though, I won’t be able to see much of anyone on Once Upon a Time because I’ve started working late at DISH on Sundays. I’ll have to start watching the show on my DVR instead. I have the DISH Hopper, which auto-records Once Upon A Time and everything else on ABC during primetime, so I won’t even have to worry about setting a timer for the show.

ew, Mulan can stay away, unless they recast.

So the Mad Hatter counts as a fairy tale character, now? Why don’t they just abandon all pretense and have Simba, Kuzco, and Mickey Mouse show up?

How can people like Aurora?She’s so annoying…Mulan is cool though!