Once Upon a Time REACTION - S01E05 - That Still Small Voice

Thank you for another great reaction!!! I'm always so excited to see you've posted a new reaction for Once Upon a Time. :) And I really love this episode a lot. It's another one of my absolute favorite episodes from season one. For one, I really love that we get a backstory for Jiminy Cricket, which we've never gotten before in any fairytale version of Pinocchio. Also, I really love Archie's character a lot. He's definitely and easily one of my favorite of the non main characters, and actor Raphael Sbarge who plays him, does so beautifully. He's definitely a very talented actor who I really like in a number of his roles, but especially as Jiminy Cricket. As for why Jiminy didn't feel like he could leave despite being within his late twenties, early thirties within the past storyline... his parents were extremely manipulative and verbally abusive... so much so that Jiminy came to hate the man he was and more so, the life he was trapped in. He saw himself to be as they were, when in truth Jiminy was a good man who simply wanted to be free. I really love this about him and the parallel into the Storybrooke world reveals that Jiminy was a man who took a long time to finally realize who he wanted to be like Henry tells Archie. Also... I really love how Jiminy wished to become a cricket so he could escape from his parents. I love that we get to see more of the Blue Fairy again, as she comes down from the sky to grant his wish. Not only does him being a cricket allow for him to escape from his life, but it allows for him to continue to help the young boy, who we learned is Geppetto, whose parents suffered from Jiminy's parents' cruelty and the potion given to him from Rumplestiltskin. Sadly, this potion back fired and turned Geppetto's parents into wooden puppets. Scary wooden puppets too, that we see in the very end within Gold's shop. The reason why Rumple wanted to take them is never explained, but he has his reasons for everything. Oh... and as for Jiminy learning to speak later on... it isn't so much that, but if you look closely at him talking to Snow and Charming beneath the magnifying glass he's seen through in the Pilot during the war council scene, Jiminy is seen talking through a speaker of sorts. Not a modern day speaker, but one made of gold or brass so that his voice can be projected out for people to hear. Most likely, it was later given to him through Blue I'm guessing, and enchanted to allow him to speak out through his own voice instead of through chirping like any other crickets. I also love that Jiminy wants to help the boy, like Jiminy Cricket is known for being Pinocchio's conscience in the Disney movie and fairytale of Pinocchio. And I love that Jiminy and Archie has come to be Geppetto's and Marco's closest friend. As for Henry... a lot of people feel that his character is weak in the beginning of this show, but the actor who plays him... Jared Gilmore does eventually grow into the character and he improves as the show continues on. I however have loved him from the very beginning. He's adorable. Now... I love the entire storyline for Archie in this episode. I really felt badly for him when Regina threatens him if he doesn't crush Henry's "delusion". But I love, love, love how he stands up to her in the end and tells her that he's going to continue to help Henry the way his conscience tells him to. Definitely one of my favorite moments in this episode. It's most definitely an Emma moment for Archie. :) I also love the storyline between Archie and Henry, as Henry helps him to remember who Archie feels he wants to be while they're trapped inside the collapsed mine, after Archie shatters his spirit in a low blow after Regina's threat, and it breaks Archie to do so. You can see the pain and regret on his face right away. However, his weakness makes him human and I love seeing all sides of this incredible character. It also gives Henry more of a resolve to find proof in what he's been trying to tell everyone. I think it's wonderful that Henry has right away allowed Archie to be in on Operation Cobra too, because it shows just how much he cares about Archie, and how much Archie means to him. This is also why Archie's words to him really crushed him. Yes... I'm sure that he sensed somewhat that what Archie told him about being crazy were words coming from his adopted mother because she might have threatened him, but because Archie means so much to him, the pain from the words Archie spoke to him hurt him even more. And then... the mine is continuing to collapse and Archie and Henry enter inside of an old elevator shaft to try to get out, but in another collapse, the elevator falls and the ground beneath them gives way a little more, trapping them halfway up within the shaft, as the elevator's about to collapse. As for Pongo... Pongo is from Disney's 101 Dalmatians, and he is important in Archie's life. For the creators and writers, Archie seemed like the right choice to be his owner and he really is. Pongo is so cute!!! I really like how Pongo helps everyone working to save Henry and Archie from the mine by locating where they are. And I love how everyone comes together from the town to save them. At last... Emma volunteers to be lowered into the shaft to help them out and the elevator is about to fall. I love that Archie uses his umbrella... said back in the episode, The Thing You Love Most, to be Archie's lucky charm. This is proven to be true when his umbrella is what saves his life, as it allows him to grab onto one of the rings hanging on Emma's belt. And then... the crickets begin chirping in Storybrooke because Archie finds the will to stand up to Regina. I like how him finding it in him again to be who he really wants to be, and Emma choosing to stay on as Deputy and making roots for herself makes more changes, and continues to weaken the curse. And lastly... overall... I love this episode very much for the uniqueness of Jiminy Cricket's origin story. I can't wait for more. Thank you so much again!!! Until next time...

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum