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What did you think of the enhanced rerun of “Queen of Hearts”?

Did you watch the enhanced rerun (the one with the purple text at the bottom of the screen) this past Sunday (March 31, 2013)? If so, what did you think of it?



Queen of Hearts — enhanced version

Beginning of enhanced version of Queen of Hearts, with text comment

Beginning of enhanced version of Queen of Hearts, with text comment

On March 31, 2013, ABC ran an “enhanced rerun” of episode 2×09 Queen of Hearts (original air date Dec. 2, 2012).

This is the episode where Regina sends Hook to Wonderland to kill Cora, but Hook ends up doing Cora’s bidding instead; where Emma and Mary Margaret use magic squid ink to escape from Rumpelstiltskin’s cell, then fight off Cora and Hook on the shores of the lake/portal and re-enter Storybrooke via the wishing well — where Regina, at the very last minute, listens to Henry’s pleas and removes the dark magic she and RumpelGold had cast to kill whoever would come through.

The “enhanced” part of the rerun was a text box at the bottom of the screen. The tradition of enhanced reruns started with LOST, where the text notes revealed some of the obscure connections between events — from different episodes and different seasons — that even hard-core fans may have missed. The text notes in the Queen of Hearts rerun, though, were more basic. They seemed to be aimed at new viewers, filling in some of the background of the story for people who hadn’t seen the show from the beginning.

You can watch the enhanced version here:

Recap of 2×09 Queen of Hearts

Regina and Hook have a moment.

Regina and Hook have a moment.

This was the last episode before the winter hiatus. It originally aired on December 2, 2012. It was rerun on Jan. 6, 2013 at 7:00 pm, before a new episode. It was rerun again in the regular time slot on March 31, 2013, in an enhanced-rerun version. Continue reading

What did you think of Episode 2×09 “Queen of Hearts”?


What are your first thoughts about the episode? Leave your comments below.

Sneak peek 2×09 “Queen of Hearts”

A character meets two other characters we have never seen him meet before. Spoiler! After the jump: Continue reading

Info on upcoming epsidode 2×09 “Queen of Hearts” (airs Dec. 2, 2012)

The Queen of Hearts, her face hidden behind a veil, in the Season One episode Hat Trick

The title of this episode suggests we may be finding out the identity of Wonderland’s Queen of Hearts, seen for the first and only time in episode 1×17 Hat Trick. Many people who comment on this blog (including myself) think that we know who the Queen of Hearts is. See who that is, along with the (potentially spoilery) network’s information about the episode, after the jump. Continue reading