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3×02 “Lost Girl” mini recap, and hopes for the new season

At first, it looks like the “Lost Girl” of the title is going to be Belle. But it turns out to be Emma. In this character-driven episode, which could be subtitled “The Truth Will Set You Free,” or “The Key to Your Present Lies in Your Past,” Emma, Snow, and Rumpelstiltskin must learn to accept who they really are. Continue reading

Echoes of LOST in episode 2×02 “We Are Both”

Several things in the “We Are Both” episode reminded me of LOST. I don’t think they were deliberate shout-outs (such as the LOST references here and here, which were intentionally placed to amuse LOST fans), so instead I am calling them “echoes.” Perhaps they were inspired by some of the story-telling techniques of LOST, or maybe they are just themes that so fascinate OUAT’s creators (former LOST writers) that they revisit them again and again, even in different shows.  Continue reading