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The Wrong Mans: The Wrong Mans (2013)
Great Kickoff
I've had this show queued up in Hulu for a while now. It kept getting pushed to the back burner in favor of other shows I keep up with, though, and it wasn't until yesterday, when I'd caught up on those other shows, that I decided to give this one a go.
Boy am I glad that I did. From start to finish, the episode held my attention. I appreciate that the character Sam's humor comes oftentimes, not from what he says, but what he's thinking or what's happened to him (such as in the case of the flashbacks from his flatmate's party the night before). And Phil is just hilarious all the way around, even when he's not meaning to be ("Probably got too much wasabi in it for you anyway..."; "Lock it down! Lock it down!"). The idea of the show is intriguing as well, and I can't wait to see what happens next and how this whole case of mistaken identity plays out.
Grind (2003)
One of my favorites
This is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. I stumbled across Grind during a round of channel-surfing years ago, and even though the movies was halfway over, it was so hilarious that I decided to watch it to the end. After that, I had to see how the story started, so I went hunting for it on Amazon and bought it. To this day, I still pull it out at least three or four times a year when I need a good laugh. The funny parts stay as funny as they were the very first time I saw it, and that's saying a lot, because I've watched it dozens of times over the course of the years since it was a new movie. Even if you don't like skateboarding or know nothing about it, you'll enjoy this movie. And the cameos just make it that much better. This is the movie that first made me fall in love with Adam Brody and Jennifer Morrison, and as a result, I became a big fan of both Once Upon a Time and The O.C.
Once Upon a Time: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (2011)
Great episode with a bittersweet ending
I really enjoyed this episode. When the show first began, I wasn't sure what to think of Sheriff Graham. I was leaning more towards the "he's a bad guy in cahoots with Regina" for the first few, but this one definitely cleared that misconception up for me. I loved the way they delved into his past little by little and revealed things about who he was as the Huntsman before the curse.
One of my favorite scenes in this episode is when Graham goes to Mary Margaret, telling her that he thinks they know each other - not from this current life they're living in, but from a past life. And the forlorn look on his face when he asks her if he's ever hurt her was enough to give me a lifetime of feels.
I mentally cheered as I watched him stand up to Regina at the cemetery (Regina: "You're leaving me for her?" Graham: "I'm leaving you for me" - more of us, I think, could use that attitude when it comes to being in abusive relationships), and cheered again when he took Emma back to the station to dress her cut.
And then I nearly cried, as he kissed Emma and thanked her for helping him remember his past life, and I was also optimistic, because this meant that he and Emma could start addressing their feelings for one another, and maybe Graham could help her believe.
And then I nearly cried for a different reason.
Just when we were getting to understand Graham's story and the reason he was the way he was, he got snatched away from us by Regina crushing his heart - literally. The episode ends with Emma frantically trying to revive him, to no avail, and as the scene fades, you're left with a sort of bittersweet feeling - happy that Graham died knowing he wasn't going crazy, that his dreams and visions were actual memories, but heartbroken that he had to die at all.