Once Upon A Time S01E07 - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter FULL REACTION
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Not only that, but since it's Disney characters, the heart also means love, and hints why he couldn't feel anything for a while, feeling empty until he found the right girl. I know this is old, so ignore this 🙂
Kevin Bernard
2024-05-10 04:29:58 +0000 UTCWell actually that would have been Bambi's dad not mom. Female deer don't have antlers
Joe Smijohn Jr
2020-05-02 22:52:22 +0000 UTC"How is he alive?" Simple, Magic.
BJ Stephens
2019-10-31 23:11:03 +0000 UTCThe heart ripping issue is that it's a metaphorical heart. Obviously no one can survive with their heart literally ripped out and that wouldn't be something they could show on television, anyway, so it became a way for the Evil Queen to control people and ruin their lives, essentially, without killing them or being too graphic. And then, of course, she can crush the heart and literally kill them, as she did with Graham.
Aimee
2019-10-31 16:46:59 +0000 UTCUuhhh... What ⬆ said.
Tammy L. Faulkner
2019-10-31 13:41:39 +0000 UTCWhere do I begin? First... there are a few reasons why Graham was killed off, one of which being because the actor (Jamie Dornan) needed to move on from Once Upon a Time so he could play the lead role in the movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, as well as a few other roles in other projects too. I wish this wasn't so, because I have no desire to ever see the Fifty Shades movies, but I of course I understand his desire to move on. I do love Jamie Dornan as Graham. This was his episode to shine and he shined brightly. And the other reasons for why his character was killed off was meant to help build up Emma's character. To make her stronger and more resolved in her battle against Regina. A battle, which she has barely begun to even understand. I really like the backstory throughout this episode, that begins with Snow mourning after her father's death. And to answer your question about this part of the storyline... In the Disney movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Evil Queen is Snow White's stepmother. Snow's father remarries Regina not long after Snow's mother dies when she's a little girl. That is why this is so for Once Upon a Time as well. However, the major difference between the Snow White storylines from the Disney movie compared to Once Upon a Time, is that in the movie, the Evil Queen hates Snow White simply because her Magic Mirror tells her that Snow White is the fairest in all the land. The Evil Queen was simply vain and wanted to be the most beautiful, therefore she was jealous of Snow White and her beauty. This is why Snow White in the Pilot episode of Once Upon a Time makes a joke about Regina making her eat a poisoned apple because she was told Snow White was prettier than her. However, in Once Upon a Time, like we also learn in this episode, Regina has a much deeper reason for wanting Snow White dead. A yet to be revealed reason that involves a secret Snow White couldn't keep resulting in Regina losing someone she loved. Back to the backstory... I love learning that Graham is the Huntsman from the Snow White fairytale. And I love that Regina hires him to kill Snow because she believes from seeing him kill the men from the tavern without any emotion or sympathy whatsoever through her mirror, that this Huntsman has no heart. And for most humans, she would be right. It's revealed that Graham was abandoned in the forest by his parents and then raised by wolves. And the only humans he's ever really known are the other hunters who hold no remorse for killing the wolves and other animals in the forest. Graham only kills for food when he and his wolf need to eat, and when he does kill them, he cries and prays for their forgiveness and for the safe passing of their souls to the other side. I really love this take on the Huntsman. Especially because we don't ever really get too much character development or storyline with him in the Disney movie whatsoever. However, Snow has good instincts and therefore upon walking with him through the woods, she quickly realizes that Graham isn't one of her father's guards like he's disguised as. So she calls him out on it, strikes him, and runs, only for him to find her minutes later as she's composing a letter to Regina... a letter that moves him and makes him see that she isn't like the other humans he knows. That she's kind hearted and puts all others before herself. A rare quality he's seen among humans. And he spares her life, then kills a deer to take its heart in her place. Sadly, his deception is quickly discovered by the Evil Queen when he takes the heart back to Regina and in punishment, Regina rips his out with her bare hands, placing a magical protection spell around it, which is why it glows, so that she can use his heart against him and to use him as she pleases. And is she ever cruel. This brings us into the main Storybrooke storyline... as Graham is struggling with his feelings, because since Emma's arrival in Storybrooke, he's discovered he can't feel anything. And he suddenly kisses Emma, which immediately causes flashbacks from his true past life to seep into his mind, making him even more confused than ever before. Because Emma is the Savior and the curse has slowly begun to weaken since she's changed things throughout Storybrooke, Graham senses feelings that he's never felt before. Sadly, when Emma rejects him, like any sane woman would do if a man suddenly hit on her and was acting so erratic, Graham then goes to Regina in order to see if she can make him feel anything, unlike all the times he's been with her before and has failed to make him feel. Graham then sees the wolf, which leads him through the woods until Graham suddenly runs into Gold, who is mysteriously burying or digging something up in the woods. And Gold then states to Graham that dreams are like memories of a past life. And once Gold walks away, the wolf reappears to Graham so they can continue their quest, as Graham realizes that the wolf belongs to him and that they are friends. The wolf then brings on more past memories when Graham pets him, that lead him to talk with Mary Margaret, who then lead him to talk with Henry about possibly being in his storybook. Graham's acting in these scenes Is phenomenal and his character just grows so much in such a short amount of time. Eventually, Emma meets up with Graham once he's finished speaking with Henry, and when he tells her that he believes he has no heart, Emma lays her and and his own over his chest to find out and Graham states that it's only the curse that is making them feel it, and he would absolutely be right because the Evil Queen had ripped his heart out in the Enchanted Forest long ago. Emma then sees Graham's wolf too, and together they chase after it as it leads them to Regina's vault, or crypt. Graham then frantically searches for his heart after he breaks in, but as Emma's trying to calm him down, Regina suddenly arrives and trouble between the three of them, especially between Regina and Emma breaks out. Graham breaks up with Regina to do right by himself, not so much for Emma. However, Regina blames everything on Emma and the friction turns into a brawl between these powerful women until Graham gets between them to break the fight up. He and Emma then walk away from Regina, leaving her alone to walk down inside the hidden room beneath her father's tomb... a room concealing the vaults containing a yet unknown number of hearts contained within them. Back at the station, Graham and Emma share a heartfelt moment as Graham tends to the cut she received from being punched by Regina. And at last... Emma begins to open herself up to him and they suddenly kiss, just as all of Graham's true memories of his past life come flooding back to him, allowing him to remember everything. But sadly... before he can say more to Emma, Regina crushes his heart with her bare hands, killing Graham before he can talk about the truth. Emma picks his upper body up in her arms as she cries out his name over and over after she fights to reviving him, only to fail to save him. And she weeps. Such a heartbreaking, yet beautiful scene. Again... the acting between Graham, Emma, and Regina is absolutely beautiful. As for Emma's feelings for Graham... in the previous episode before this one... The Shepherd, Emma catches Graham running from Regina's house and learns that he has been sleeping with Regina, and her reaction to this secret reveals that Emma has started to feel something more for Graham as Graham has made more clear to her and everyone else that he has feelings for her too. There have been very subtle hints towards Emma's growing feelings for Graham in every episode since the Pilot really, if you pay close enough attention. However, Emma is so closed off and has built up walls around herself so she can avoid getting hurt like Mary Margaret explained to Emma in this episode... that Emma fights against her feelings so much so that she herself can't understand what she's feeling. I hope that makes sense. I really enjoy the character development between Emma and Graham. Overall... I love this episode! I was so crushed that Graham dies so early on. I really love Graham. It's heartbreaking. Thank you again, so much for your reaction for it!!! I can't wait for more!!! Until next time...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2019-10-31 06:59:48 +0000 UTC
