Broken
- Episode aired Sep 30, 2012
- TV-PG
- 44m
After Emma breaks the curse and everyone regains their memories, Gold brings magic to Storybrooke, and a new danger lurks in the Enchanted Forest.After Emma breaks the curse and everyone regains their memories, Gold brings magic to Storybrooke, and a new danger lurks in the Enchanted Forest.After Emma breaks the curse and everyone regains their memories, Gold brings magic to Storybrooke, and a new danger lurks in the Enchanted Forest.
- Henry Mills
- (as Jared S. Gilmore)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe blouse that present-day Regina wears is the same one Henry "borrowed" for Emma shortly after her arrival in Storybrooke in season 1.
- GoofsGold is sitting at a walker wheel. Walker wheels can only be operated while standing.
- Quotes
Leroy: The curse? It's broken?
David Nolan: It would appear so.
Ruby: So, what do we do now?
Mary Margaret Blanchard: Now? Now I find my daughter.
Emma Swan: [appearing behind them] So it's true.
[Mary Margaret and David turn to face Emma; they share a long silent look, then Mary Margaret embraces Emma, crying]
Mary Margaret Blanchard: You found us!
- Crazy creditsThe opening sequence shows a wraith.
- ConnectionsReferences Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The story continues to be very gripping. Not only does it continue the cliffhanger the 1st season left, but it also progresses the character depth without any padding. Emma, Mary Margaret (Snow White), David (Prince Charming), Henry, the rest of the Storybrooke characters including the seven dwarfs, Red, Granny, Archie, and Leroy (Grumpy), are still as endearing as ever. The writing is engaging, emotional, and suspenseful especially the scene where Emma, Regina, Snow White, and Charming encounter a wraith (which looks like one of the leftover wraiths from Harry Potter, which felt weird to me) before Emma and Snow White get transported to the Enchanted Forest from Mad Hatter's hat. The pacing is exquisite and never drags, the directing is superb, the editing is solid, and Mark Isham continues to shine in his musical score that is both haunting, dramatic, and full of suspense.
My only disappointment with this episode is that while Jamie Chung and Julian Morris do respectable jobs as Mulan and Prince Phillip (along with their solid introductions), Sarah Bolger's performance as Aurora was... meh. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't perfect either. At least her character introduction was good too. So, overall, "Broken" is a terrific season starter and an improvement over Season 1's first episode, which, while not excellent, was still a good introduction. Thumbs up! :)
- gavin-thelordofthefu-48-460297
- Jan 10, 2018
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD