Come on, Show.
That was ridiculous.
Everything about this episode was horrifyingly stupid.
Regina’s reanimated fiancee barreling around with a clenched jaw while he grunted and growled from his diaphragm was so. . . . bad. Also, this entire town is like two square miles and 45 residents. How did NO ONE except Dr. Whale and Regina see this guy? How was no one else attacked by this guy?
Come on, Show.
Regina’s Fairytale Land transformation from mourning girl to evil queen was abrupt. Of course, we knew she made that change (duh), but she seriously went from “I can’t kill this innocent horse!” to “I’m gonna kill this gypsy girl who’s probably Esmerelda and look fabulous doing it!” in like a day and a half.
Pre-Evil Regina isn’t shown as being so shallow that she’d turn on a dime like that, even in the face of losing her stable boy again.
Come on, Show.
And Dr. Frankenstein? SERIOUSLY????? Frankenstein is a work of science fiction, not an effing fairytale.
The entire Once Upon A Time-verse is turned upside down for me, now. Anyone can come from anywhere now (provided they’re in a Disney-owned property or in the public domain), whether their addition makes sense or not. John Carter can show up now. Spider-Man. Sherlock Holmes.
I cannot deal with this.
Yes, this is all fairytales and fantasy and magic, requiring willing suspension of disbelief. But a universe needs rules or it all falls apart. With Dr. Frankenstein’s appearance, I now have to admit that Once Upon A Time is falling apart.
Come on, Show.
Lisa Fary's earliest influences are Princess Leia, Rainbow Bright, Astronaut Barbie, and her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Palmer. She's angry that it's 2011 and she still doesn't have a hovercraft, but will accept a jetpack as consolation. That jetpack had better be pink with a rhinestone monogram. 
Hmmm… I wonder when Darth Vader will show up.
The way Show is going this season, it’ll probably be Jar Jar Binks who shows up.
I’m actually waiting for The Doctor and Harry Potter to show up. I feel like the writers are trying to throw out as much half brained concepts as possible.
I had problems when the Mad Hatter showed up, but not serious ones as Oz could kind of be considered fairy tale. Then when Mulan showed up I was having some more issues, because while Disney did a movie version of her story, she is a historical figure – not a fairy tale at all. That seemed kind of hinky to me. But I soldiered on, at least until Captain Hook showed up. Once again, not a fairy tale. Sure it is a fantasy story for children, but it isn’t a fairy tale. They obviously will take characters from wherever the heck they want for this show, which makes it seem like they have no rules whatsoever. And my disbelief has some trouble being suspended when the fictional universe doesn’t make any sense. I want to keep liking this show, because I was a fan last season, but it is making it pretty difficult this season.
I had my tics about Mulan, but I could move past them because this is a Disney show and she’s one of the Disney Princesses. So, Mulan I could deal with. Captain Hook I can also deal with, as I’m expecting to encounter many Disney characters. I’m not thrilled, but I can deal. Dr. Frankenstein is so far out of the ordinary for Show that I. Can. Not. Deal.
This show seems to be moving into “The Number of the Beast” territory. That book, by Robert Heinlein, has a multiverse that is made up of fictional characters. When a book character makes a strong enough impression, like John Carter, poof! A universe is created featuring that world and situation.
The show set up the premise that fiction and stories is something that is “real” in other universes, and somehow “bleeds through” so that certain creative people pick it up and write books, or make movies about the subject. So the show’s creators have opened the door to any fictional character being real in some other universe, and may show up during sweeps week.
I can get behind the idea, but it was so abrupt after a season of fairy tales/Disney characters.