Once Upon a Time - 1x20 "The Stranger" Reaction

[@boopersnouter8256]

Your theory about August being Henry was disproven by the prior episode x3 When Mr. Gold confronted August about lying, Gold deduced that August was from the world in which The Enchanted Forest resides. Henry isn't from the Enchanted Forest, he was born on earth, when Emma was jailed in Phoenix.

[@appigreen1559]

Plus: august has blue eyes

[@johnpaullogan1365]

gold also deduced he was his son. he's not infallible

[@inkeriananas]

I love this episode a lot, and especially the small scenes where Mary Margaret and Henry clap back at Regina. They are so GOOD 😂

[@youtuber2646]

Yess 😂

[@katjastrophe5085]

I really enjoy watching your reactions (and also re-watching my favourite show, haha). I really like how you make these videos and also adding your own theories and interpretations. Greetings from Katja from Germany (:

[@youtuber2646]

The mary margret and regina scene was awesome! Mary margret rocked this epsiode

[@heidimarcum5984]

And this brings us to the backstory... that reveals who August is, as we see the ending from the Disney movie as Geppetto and Pinocchio are trying to escape from Monstro the whale, as Pinocchio gives his life so that his father can live. And then we see Blue come down to save Pinocchio upon hearing Geppetto's plea. I love seeing Once Upon a Time's take on the Pinocchio story. Next... we see August inside his room, as the pain in his leg flares up once again even worse than before. And we finally see what's wrong with it, as we see his leg has become wood again. So, August then calls Gold asking for his help with Emma, knowing he's running out of time to convince Emma to believe. When August arrives at Gold's shop minutes later... Marco is there upon Gold's request for help with an antique clock, because Gold has figured out who August really is since his confrontation with him the night before. And August is clearly nervous to see his father there, and is unable to say so much as a word to him. It's a pretty cruel move for Gold to make, as he's taunting August by bringing his father there to his shop knowing that August would be there then too. However, once Marco's gone, August asks Gold to nudge Emma his way, after she had refused to go with him earlier to where he needs to take her in hope of making her believe in the truth. Emma finally comes to August when Gold refuses to help her with getting Henry away from Regina once and for all. And August at last takes her to the diner outside of Storybrooke where Emma believes she was found, on the side of the road. August then reveals that he was the seven year old boy who found Emma and brought her to the diner where they were later taken to the orphanage. And Emma is immediately angry because she discovers that August has been lying to her all along about who he really is, and she's afraid because he knows about who she is and knows about her sad past. This brings us to my first favorite scene between August and Emma, as August continues to reveal to her the truth about who he is and how he and Emma are connected to one another. I love his explanation with how he's dying upon turning back to wood, that he had strayed and fails to raise her like he promised his father he would, and tells Emma that he fell to all kinds of temptations while he was away. I also love the details when August explains he knows that Emma chose to stay in Storybrooke months earlier at 815 pm at night, while it was 815 am in the morning where he was staying in Phuket... where there are all kinds of temptations he fell for. Brilliant! And I love even more so that Emma can't see the wooden leg because she refuses to believe in the truth. Because she doesn't want to believe in the truth about the curse and about magic, and only wants to get Henry back. This moment is Jennifer Morrison's time to shine as she fights back with August and tells him that it's crap that she has to be this all powerful Savior destined to save everyone in Storybrooke. And when August states that everyone is depending on her to save them... that he's depending on her to save him, I absolutely love how Emma responds... "Then you're all screwed." It's so tragic and sad, but what a powerful moment! And the look on August's face is devastating. Amazing! Incredible acting, not just from Jennifer Morrison (Emma), but Eion Bailey (August) too. I also love the continued backstory with Pinocchio, Geppetto, Jiminy Cricket, and Blue, as Blue returns to Geppetto to tell him that their plans have changed and that he can't send his son through the wardrobe with Emma and Snow, since Snow has given birth early. Unfortunately, Geppetto goes against the Blue Fairy's warning and sends his son through anyways. I love how well acted the both of them are in this scene, and I really feel the emotions from Geppetto's and Pinocchio's acting. Beautiful. And in the end, we have my second favorite scene between August and Marco, as August comes to offer help to his father so he can spend his last days with him because he's dying and had failed to help Emma to believe. Again... I feel the deep emotions in this scene, especially as Marco assures August that if he had a son, he would be proud of him for trying to keep his promise even if it wasn't fulfilled until many years later. You can see and feel the pain coming from August as you see his pain on his face. The pain from believing how he's failed to be the man he believes his father would have wanted him to be. And yet Marco confirms for him that his efforts to try to make right on his promise even if it is late, would be enough for him. I love it! So beautiful. I just love seeing them come to interact together, knowing that they are father and son. As for the side storyline between David and Regina... it is definitely a set up by Regina. She's trying to lure David away from his love for Mary Margaret by seducing him. I love the idea of the blank note Regina picked up that was supposedly from Henry after they walked inside her home. David was about to leave, as she supposedly reads that Henry is going over to talk with Archie after school. However, when we see the note, the paper is actually blank. Regina is trying to play on David's sympathy to convince him to stay for dinner, hoping she can later seduce him, when all David is trying to do is be a good man and a friend to Regina, given that he believes her to be a good woman and friend to him. However, she later leans in to try to kiss him, and he pulls away. Despite his confusion and pain from losing Mary Margaret, it still feels wrong to him to fall for Regina, even more so than it felt wrong to him to fall for Kathryn. As for how I feel about this whole storyline... I like how Regina has come to be desperate enough to try to seduce David even though she hates him almost as much as she hates Snow White, and I appreciate the reasoning for them to write this storyline into the episode. And I like it too. As for the scene between Pinocchio and baby Emma inside the orphanage... it's so sad. Baby Emma is so cute and it's so sad that Pinocchio abandons her too like Emma believes everyone in her life has done as well. Of course I understand why August left the orphanage with the other children, because it was awful there, and Pinocchio was only a seven year old boy. Sadly, this leads August down the wrong path and Emma to think she's all alone. So sad. I really liked seeing and getting to understand why August strayed from his promise to his father. I really appreciate that this scene was included in the episode. I also wish that we could have seen more around the circumstances within the orphanage to show more of why August strayed, but yeah... there wasn't time to. But between Emma's talk of her experiences with being in and out of numerous orphanages, and August's talk... we are given pretty good ideas about just how bad things were for them both. And lastly... Emma gets Henry out of bed and then asks him once and for all if he wants to come live with her. He sincerely says yes, but sadly, Henry doesn't quite understand her intentions and before he can object, Emma immediately tells him to buckle up and together they drive off towards the town line to leave Storybrooke. Emma is most definitely in the wrong. You're right... she is kidnapping him and she's not thinking rationally. And this isn't good. Thank you so much for another fantastic reaction!!! I love this episode and I am so happy that you loved it as well. Two more episodes to go and these two episodes are the big two part finale for season one. I can't wait!!! Thank you!!

[@xentoip]

I share your frustration at Emma's reality-bending levels of disbelief

[@sauronbagginsd8032]

Also love how the first thing Pinocchio sees in the Land without Magic, is an Oceanic Airplane from LOST

[@ShelleyReacts]

nice catch! i didn't even notice

[@sauronbagginsd8032]

Yeah the head writers confirmed it, there’s tons of LOST references

[@heidimarcum5984]

Thank you so much for another phenomenal reaction!!! This is another one of my overall favorite episodes from season one and wow... What a twist with August turning out to really be Pinocchio! They absolutely handled the mystery behind who August is really, really well. I had no idea that he would be Pinocchio. So brilliant and I absolutely love it! As for why August is turning back into wood... It's great you understood this right away, that it has to to with Blue's warning to Pinocchio when she first turned him from a wooden puppet after he sacrificed his life for his father, to a real boy. The Blue Fairy warns Pinocchio to always remain selfless, brave, and true. And like we see in the Disney movie, if he failed to remain selfless, brave, and true, then he would turn back into a puppet. Just like he does in the Disney movie Pinocchio. And because he is now in a land without magic, he's dying because puppets can't come to life in a land without magic. I love seeing this come about. Very smartly and beautifully written! :) However, it's also because the magic that is on Pinocchio, is him being a real boy, given that he was made from enchanted wood to originally bring him to life. And therefore because he's in the real world without magic, he's becoming wood once again because the magic keeping him human is wearing off. Without August having remained selfless, brave, and true, what little magic that is protecting him from turning back to wood cannot sustain him within a non magical world. My favorite moments within this episode are hands down... between August and Emma in the woods towards the end, as well as the moment in the very end between August and Marco (Geppetto, his father). But I'll get back to these moments later. First... this episode begins with August making a special lock for Mary Margaret's and Emma's loft apartment so that Regina can't break in ever again with her skeleton keys. The lock is made out of wood and August states he learned how to make it in wood shop, which is also most likely a lie. It was most likely taught to him by his father given who they really are. Although... I suppose it is possible August took wood shop in high school in order to remind himself of who he really is and because he has a real talent for making things out of wood. I really like that August making the wooden lock is the second clue... the first clue in this episode that indicates who August really is. The first clue being in earlier episodes when they kept harping on the possibility that August has been lying about who he is and his reasons for being here. Next... Henry calls Emma to Granny's and explains to her how someone had added pages to his storybook. Which we had seen August do earlier on in the previous episode, What Happened to Frederick?.

[@sarahjunker6584]

I didn't know you are a mother! How does that affect, if at all, how you watch this show? On another note, yay, you know August's identity! That's one mystery out of dozens finally answered.

[@ShelleyReacts]

It definitely makes me very protective of Henry!

[@theycallme_Jay]

Love your ouat reactions! Loved this one a lot in particular!! Regina did INDEED take two big Ls hahaha. I love it! Excited for the next 2 anddd season 2!

[@sauronbagginsd8032]

Regina trying to hit on David ! Never a GOOD IDEA !

[@ShadowDogProduction]

Henry bass-ing on Regina is my sexual orientation.

[@Syd_Smith]

That's such a weird sentence but I love it

[@johnpaullogan1365]

he had to put that responsibility on the boy though. if he was sent by the curse he would have lost the magic animating him and effectively died. he wouldn't have had an alternate life he would just be gone

[@ThePinkDragon]

Love Henry so Brave

[@nickismith8611]

I'm two years late but henry read regina for filth lmaoooooo

[@alicegoldenvalley]

I love your reactions! Always looking forward to them! 😃 By the way have you already seen The OC and the Vampire Diaries ? Would love to see you react to those shows!

[@ShelleyReacts]

I've seen The Vampire Diaries but not The OC. I'll add it to my potential watches. :)

[@inkeriananas]

@@ShelleyReacts I would also love love loooove the O.C reactions! There is only one youtuber watching it (rather slowly cause he's got a TON of things to watch) at the moment.

[@ThePinkDragon]

Geppetto did you really think this through

[@ArdenBijou]

And this is where I lost respect for Gepetto. I’ve seen a few people try to argue his side and say he was a father doing what he thought best for his kid, but no. He was full on selfish. How was sending his kid into a world unknown by himself at 7 a good idea? Let alone tell him to take care of an infant? He’s legit the reason August became the person he was and Emma had neither of her parents with her. He denied charming or snow a life with their daughter. It’s honestly just for the plot of the story. I’m a mom too and I’d rather have my child with me going into the curse than to send them off on their own defenseless and knowing absolutely zero of what they’ll face.

[@ryugalaw]

I don't think that's right. Just like Snow was determined to leave her child alone in our World, Gepetto was to. It's totally understandable given that his son might turn back into wood(die)

[@ArdenBijou]

Ryuga Law he wouldn’t die if turned back into wood. Snow only did that because she knew that Emma was the only one who could break the curse. Otherwise she wouldn’t have done it. Otherwise why do you think she had the reaction she did later on with him, when he told her the truth?

[@ryugalaw]

@@ArdenBijou He would died if he turned back into wood. Because in the land without magic he can't breathe when in the wooden state. And Snow White's incentive wasted to *give Emma her best chance*. That's exactly what Gepetto wanted as well.

[@ryugalaw]

@@ArdenBijou about the reaction she had, it was a selfish reaction as if she needs her child more than he does. And she even says it was selfish.

[@ArdenBijou]

Ryuga Law he would have been a puppet until the curse broke. So big whoop. Snow even says we have to hope that she’ll find us. Her reaction was appropriate, he was wrong and again, Emma was a damn infant. She sure as fuck needed her mother or father more than he needed that damn puppet.

[@Buffy8Fan]

All the OUAT reaction video watchers I watch are right at these couple episodes. The hardest ones for me personally to enjoy. It was a little odd when multiple reactions do that.