You're listening to Once, episode 296, The Black Fairy, initial reactions.

The Black Fairy, initial reactions. Welcome back to another episode of Once, the unofficial podcast for ABC's TV show, Once Upon a Time.

I'm Daniel J. Lewis.

I'm Aaron. And we are happy to have you with us. We've got only two weeks left before the finale. So we hope you'll join us for our finale

party. That's over at oncepodcast.com slash party. It's in the greater Cincinnati area and we'd love

to have you with us. Still no word yet on whether once upon a time has been renewed or if this will be the series finale. But when we find out, believe me, we'll tell you in the podcast and on Twitter, Facebook, all over the place like that. So the Black Fairy, oh, good episode.

Really good episode. So much going on, good episode. Really good episode.

So much going on in this episode. And we'll definitely get into it in a lot more detail in our

upcoming full discussion. So please send us your theories and feedback for that upcoming

episode. But the big thing that stood out to me is during this episode, I felt it going in the direction of yet again, oh man, come on.

The Black Fairy's asking for a forgiveness.

Bummer.

You know, like no final battle.

She's just a misunderstood villain.

All she wants is love.

That kind of thing. But that's not quite the direction

they're taking it. So I like, this episode had many twists. Like twisted at one direction,

then back the other direction, then back the other direction. It's like an Indian handshake.

Is that what they call it where you twist the skin, burn it? Anyway, it's like that for this episode.

It was like that.

And I found myself writing theories in the notes and then realizing that actually

might be, like we might hear that this episode, that this theory is true.

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