Title: Once Upon A Time
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Years on air: 2011-2018 (7 seasons)
Network: ABC
Main Concept: On her twenty-eighth birthday, Emma Swan receives a visit from Henry Mills, the child she had put up for adoption ten years before. She goes with him to his home in Storybrooke, Maine, where she discovers a world of fairytales and magic.
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard (Seasons 1-6; guest star in 7)
Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan (Seasons 1-6; guest star in 7)
Lana Parilla as the Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Roni
Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan (Seasons 1-6; guest star in 7)
Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills (Seasons 1-6; recurring in 7)
Raphael Sbarge as Archibald Hopper/Jiminy Cricket (Season 1; recurring 2-3 & 6; guest in 4 &7)
Jamie Dornan as The Huntsman/Sheriff Graham Humbert (Season 1; guest in 2)
Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold/Detective Weaver
Eion Bailey as Pinocchio/August Booth (Season 1; recurring in 2, 4 &6)
Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Lacey (Seasons 2-6; recurring in 1&7)
Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby (Season 2; recurring in 1, 3 & 5)
Colin O'Donoghue as Killian Jones/Captain Hook/Detective Rogers (Seasons 2-7)
Michael Raymond-James as Baelfire/Neal Cassidy (Season 3; recurring in 2)
Michael Sorcha as Will Scarlet/Knave of Hearts/White King (season 4)
Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Wicked Witch of the West/Kelly West (Seasons 5-6; recurring in 3-4 & 7)
Sean Maguire as Robin Hood (Season 5; Recurring 3-4 & 6; Guest in 7)
Andrew J. West as Henry Mills (Season 7; Guest in 6)
Dania Ramirez as Cinderlla/Jacinda Vidiro (Season 7)
Gabrielle Anwar as Rapunzel/Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey (Season 7)
Alison Fernandez as Lucy (Season 7; Guest in 6)
Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine (Season 7)
I have to say, though OUAT was could be a fun show to watch, it could get incredibly complicated.
I always liked the idea of bringing all these fairytale characters together into one story, and I think that's why I was drawn to this show. It also has underlying themes about love, hope, and family.
The storylines, however, got a lot more complicated as the show went on, and I personally don't think the last few seasons were that great. The show was cancelled because of a big ratings drop during its last two seasons, which I think may have been because the storylines seemed to be getting kind of crazy.
Despite all the stories being pretty complicated, this was a fun show to watch, and I would 100% recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy/adventure shows and/or anything having to do with fairytales.
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