Once Upon a Time Recap: Graham’s Main Squeeze


I heard the rumors.  I was warned about what was going to happen, but frankly…..I didn’t believe it.  No way would they do this seven episodes into a brand new show, right?  WRONG!  But.  As sad as I am, Gasmi, I am also SO GLAD they went there.  They’ve now shown us that anything is possible and that they are not afraid of knifing us in our collective gut.  It takes the game to a whole new level.

That said…….

a-screaming and cryingWhy?????  WHHHHHYYYYYYYYYY????????????

We start the evening in Granny’s diner which apparently turns into the local watering hole in the evenings.  I know that probably could have been deduced from last week’s show when Whale asked Mary Margaret if he could buy her a drink, but I don’t remember them actually drinking there.  Not that it matters.

I was sort of hoping for a local bar or pub.  You know, “Poisson’s Pub”, where everyone goes to get sauced.  Or……..Triton’s Titty Bar, where the locals drown their sorrows.  Yuk, yuk, yuk.  Come on, you know Ruby would LOVE it if there was a titty bar in town; she’d make a fortune!

Anyway, Graham is having a drink at Granny’s and playing darts.

b-the sheriff takes aimDamn.  Is it true your aim gets better when you’re drunk?

b-the deer dies on the dartboard

Check the bathrooms!  They’ll tell the true tale!

Sydney, aka Magic Mirror Man, bets him twenty bucks that he can’t make the shot again.  He does and informs Ruby that his drinks are on Sydney.

Emma rounds the corner and heads for the door, avoiding eye contact with Graham as she goes.  He responds by throwing a dart at her.  Well, next to her.  You know, nothing grabs the ladies’ attention like throwing sharp objects nearly at them!

c-emma is pissed at grahamAre you fucking nuts?!?!?!?

d-sheriff wants some emma assNo.  I’m drunk and horny and you’re ignoring me.

He says she’s been avoiding him ever since she saw him leaving Regina’s place last night.  Damn straight she has!  She’s probably been plagued with visions that she’d like to bleach out of her brain!  She tells him she has NOT been avoiding him; she just isn’t interested in having this conversation.  It’s his life, she really doesn’t care.  (Except she totally does)

Emma leaves; Graham follows.  He wants to know why she’s so upset if she doesn’t care.  She’s not upset!  He thinks if that were true she’d be having a drink with him, not running away.  She doesn’t want to talk to him about it, but Graham really needs her to understand.  Why???

e-graham tries to explain to emmaI just do, okay?

She really doesn’t want to hear it, but Graham keeps pushing, saying Emma doesn’t know what it’s like with Regina; he doesn’t feel anything, can’t she understand?  Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to have the effect he’s looking for here.

f-emmas still not buying itTold ya!

She doesn’t get why there’s all this secrecy involved; they’re all adults for Chrissake (I guess she forgot about Henry for a minute there), and Graham tells her it’s because he didn’t want to see her looking at him the way she is now.  Why does he even care how she looks at him?  Because….

g-graham kisses emmaWHOA.

Nice move, Graham.  Except……

OUAT It's in her Kiss

Kissing Emma seems to come with some side effects.  Veeeeery interesting.  Girl, I don’t know what you’re doing, but DAMN.

He asks Emma if she saw that and she wants to know just how much he’s been drinking.  So I guess that’s a no, Sheriff.  She tells him it that was way over the line and he says he’s sorry, but he just needed to FEEL something.

h-emma is even more pissed at grahamGo feel up your girlfriend or something!

Emma stomps off in her awesome boots leaving the poor sheriff standing there looking like a lost little boy.

He doesn’t stand around looking lost for too long though; he heads over to Regina’s place and starts pounding on her door.  Its immediately clear that he has some other pounding on his mind and he plunges his tongue down her throat as soon as she answers.

i-graham kisses reginaGrmhm, wh abbo Hnrrr?

j-did you say somethingDid you say something?

k-nope not saying a thingNope.

As Graham kisses Regina’s neck we whisk on over to Fairyland.  THANK GOD.  EQ’s castle is just lovely; so warm and inviting.

l-eqs castleIt’s a real tourist trap attraction.

And there she is, good ole EQ herself, looking down from her balcony all evil-like.  We cut to a coffin, covered in red rose petals.  Snow approaches it, placing a single white rose on the coffin, tears in her eyes.  Oh.  It must be her dad’s coffin.

m-snow criesDoncha just want to hug her?

EQ shows up to offer her condolences and they hug, EQ rubbing Snow’s back and telling her that she’s totally here for her, even if she’s only her stepmother.

n-eq consoles snowI so wish I had a dagger right now.

I have to say, EQ is a good actress.  She even had me fooled, thinking that she may not have started out as an evil cold hearted bitch from hell.

o-eq is evilWrong!

Her magic mirror congratulates her, saying her revenge is almost complete.  “One down, one to go” replies EQ.  Daaaaaamn……she killed Snow’s dad?  And Snow has no idea.  She’s gonna be hella pissed when she finds out.

EQ says she could have killed Snow just minutes before as she was comforting her, but she is way too loved by everyone; EQ doesn’t want the people to know that she is behind Snow’s death.  They don’t know the wretchedness inside Snow the way EQ does and they would turn against her.  No, she needs to find someone to kill Snow, someone adept at murder, bereft of mercy.  Someone with no heart, the mirror adds.  YES!  Well then, she needs a huntsman.

p-the huntsman

The Huntsman talks to the fallen dear, saying it has died so that he might live.  “Forgive me; your sacrifice is honorable.  I thank you.”  And then he sheds a single tear.

q-the huntsman criesThat cheek isn’t the only thing getting moist right now

A wolf appears on the scene and walks toward the huntsman, but he doesn’t seem afraid.  Oh, they’re friends; he tells the wolf it won’t go hungry tonight.  And he pulls the arrow out of the deer……..

r-talk about night terrors

And wakes up in Storybrooke.

Graham’s so startled that he wakes up Regina.  He tells her about his dream, about hunting the deer and about the wolf with one red eye and one black.  The wolf part seems to get her attention.  Don’t worry about it; she tells him, it was only a dream.  Yeah, but it didn’t feel like a dream; it felt like a memory.

s-regina is panicing on the inside**Panicking on the inside**

He gets up and starts to get dressed, clearly distressed about the dream.  Regina tries to get him to get back in bed, but he is so outta there.  Someone looks a little worried as leaves.

He left his squad car over at Granny’s (good job not drinking and driving!), so he’s had to go back now and get it.  As he goes to unlock the door, he drops his keys…..

t-the wolf appearsAnd looks up to find the red-eyed wolf staring at him!

HOLY SHITBALLS!!!  That’s something you don’t see every day!  The wolf goes trotting off down the street as Graham looks like he has been hit in the gut.  Hard.

The next morning we pop by Mary Margaret’s house.  There’s a bouquet of flowers on the table, just sitting there, minding it’s own business, when Emma the grump comes along and shoves it into the garbage.  Hey!  Those were mine!  Mary Margaret tells her.  Oops.  She thought they were from Graham.

Nope.  They are Mary Margaret’s and they are NOT from David.  They are from Dr. Whale.  Emma’s confused; why would Dr. Whale………?

u-mary margaret got busyDo we have to have the TALK?

v-emma no needy the sex  talkGood lord, no.

Ewwwwww……Mary Margaret fucked Dr. Whale?  I am going to barf.  I know she was feeling bad about David going back to Kathryn, but THAT guy?!?!?  Pretty soon he’ll be asking her if they can have a threesome with Ruby.

w-mm feels icky insideYeah, he did that already.

Emma thinks it’s amazing; she’s getting over David.  Whatever, it’s just a one night stand, Mary Margaret tells her.  The flowers might be saying something different.  Yeah, she’s thinking maybe she shouldn’t have called him.  Whoa!  Yeah, that’s definitely not a one night stand, Emma tells her.  Mary Margaret says she’s still learning, she’s new at this being slutty thing.  She feels guilty.

Emma doesn’t think she should feel guilty at all; in fact, one night stands are the only thing SHE does.  Well, sure, Mary Margaret replies, that’s because you’re…….

x-emma is not a slutA Slut?!?  Is THAT what you were going to say?

y-mm doesnt think emma is sluttyUmmmm……no.  Yes.  Maybe.  No.  I just think you’ve built walls up is all.  Slutty walls.

Oh, and FYI?  Everyone can see that you wanna bite you off a piece of the sheriff.  Nu uh.  Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with protecting yourself.  Sure, Mary Margaret agrees, but the wall she’s built may not just be keeping out pain; it may also keep out love.  Listen to mommy, Emma!

Elsewhere, Graham continues on his quest while looking like a crazy person.  He’s running through the woods, looking for the wolf.  He spies a bush shaking, but it’s not the wolf.

z-rumpy in the woodsIt’s RumpyGold!

What the fuck is he doing out in the woods with a shovel and wearing an apron?  Suspicious.  He apologizes for startling Graham (who looks like holy hell, by the way) and Graham says he thought Rumpy was a wolf.

aa-rumpy cracks me up“Did I forget to shave?”

LOL, Rumpy!  What’s he doing out here?  Oh, just a bit of gardening.  Ha!  Not bloody likely!  You can tell the sheriff is distracted by wolfish thoughts because he totally lets that one go, not bothering to really try to find out what the hell RumpyGold is up to.

To the best of Rumpy’s knowledge, there are no wolves in Storybrooke, at least not the literal kind.  Why is he looking for one anyway?  Oh Rumpy wouldn’t believe him if he told.  “Try me.”  Graham tells him he saw one in his dreams and then he saw one for real, just a few hours ago.  Did Rumpy see anything out there?  Uh……nope.

ab-is that blood on your shovelWhat is that darkish stuff on his shovel???????!!

Is that blood???  Gah!  I need to know!

No answers of course, and Rumpy heads on his way, telling Graham that they say that dreams are memories of another life.  And then he wishes Graham luck and says he hopes he finds what he’s looking for.  Hey!  That’s the same thing he said to David last time right before he was hypnotized by the windmill!  What the hell?!

In Fairyland, the huntsman is out for a night at the tavern, bringing his wolf companion along as his wingman.  The crowd doesn’t seem too pleased that he’s brought a wild animal into the bar.  A couple of jerks try to cause some trouble, talking loud enough to each other so that they are heard by all.

They think he’s just as much an animal as the wolf; after all, he WAS raised by them.  He smells like them too!  Oh, and he cries over his kills……Buuuuuurn.  Getting no reaction, one of them heads over to get in the huntsman’s face.  What kind of a man cries over an animal?

Uhhhh……one that gets all the ladies, jackass!  An honorable one is his reply.  What does he know about honor?  Well, he has it, the animals have it, but YOU do not.  Animals have honor?  Yep; they are pure of heart, not selfish and self-serving like people.  Them’s fightin words!

ac-the huntsman kills a drunkShortest bar fight ever.

The guy’s buddy rushes to avenge his friend and the huntsman quickly knocks him on his ass.  Another tavern patron thinks about taking him on, but the huntsman picks up a broken piece of mirror and the dude runs away.  He puts the jagged sliver of the mirror on the table, and it’s through that piece that EQ sees him in her mirror.

ad-eq is hornyI wanna break me off a piece of THAT

She thinks he is perfect and orders her men to bring him to her.

Back in Storybrooke, Graham is still running through the woods, looking for the wolf.  Suddenly, he finds it.  It’s the wolf from his dream!  He shouts out, demanding to know what the wolf wants, but the poor thing can’t talk, can he?  Instead, the wolf whines and starts to go, until Graham gives a little whistle…..

That turns the wolf around and he pads over to Graham, nuzzling against him.  As soon as Graham touches the wolf’s fur he has another flashback.  This time we see images of Snow holding apples, a knife, Snow looking scared, the knife again, the wolf howling, and some sort of emblem that looks like stag antlers.  Whoa again.

Graham comes out of the flashback and looks around, but the wolf has disappeared once again.  We cut over to the school where class is just getting out.  Graham comes in to talk to Mary Margaret, and he thinks they know each other.  Uuuuhhhh, yeah they do.  No, he doesn’t mean from here. From where then?  Another life?

ae-mm is super confusedAre you on something?

In Fairyland the Huntsman has been brought to EQ whose is lounging sexily on her couch waiting for him.  She wonders if he’s so tortured because his parents abandoned him to the wolves.  Those weren’t his parents, they just gave birth to him (well his mom did at least), his real parents are the wolves that raised him.

af-regina is distracted by his wolf packI’m sorry, your wolf package is so distracting

EQ has always thought of people as either wolves or sheep; those who kill and those who get killed.  She thinks he is definitely a wolf.  Ugh, cut to the chase; why is he here?  She needs him to kill someone, natch.

He kills for himself, why would he do anything for her.  She can offer him a place at her court.

ag-huntsman is not temptedGee…….how…….uninspiring.

He is completely uninterested in becoming her pet in this cage she calls a castle.  Good boy!  He doesn’t get why she’s coming to him when she’s got a whole army at her disposal.  Well, it certainly doesn’t help that her prey is beloved by all, she tells him.  She needs someone without compassion, someone who will have no qualms about carving out a heart out and bringing it back for her collection.  I hope she’s got that collection insured!

ah-regina doesnt need insuranceDon’t need it

He says that’s him.  She just knew it!  Now what will it take to get him to do the deed?  He doesn’t want riches or luxury; he certainly doesn’t want her cooter.  What he does want is for her to outlaw the hunting of wolves.  Awwwwwww…..suddenly I’d love to be the filling in a Charming/Huntsman sandwich.

ai-regina accepts the huntsmans termsDone.

“So who do you want me to kill?”  He asks her.

I think we all know the answer, but if you’re still wondering, we get a hint as we jump back to Storybrooke and Mary Margaret.  She’s still talking with Graham, and he asks how long they’ve known each other.  She’s not sure; a while.  But how did they meet, does she remember?  Um, no, but that doesn’t mean anything.

aj-graham doesnt remember meeting anyoneDo you remember meeting anyone here?

Well……..now that you mention it……….no.  Isn’t that odd?  YUP.  She thinks maybe that’s just life; things get hazy.  He asks her if he’s ever hurt her.  No!  Of course not!  What the hell is going on with him?  Does she believe in other lives?  Mary Margaret thinks he’s been spending too much time with Henry, but boffing his mom down the hall doesn’t really count.  She explains to him about Henry’s book and how he thinks they are all characters from the book that don’t remember who they are.

ak-graham believes henrys ideaMakes sense to me!

In the woods of Fairyland, Snow and the Huntsman are walking down the pathway on their way to the summer palace.  Snow is looking forward to going there and offers the Huntsman an apple.  He’s not hungry.  She thinks it’s a bit curious that of all her father’s men, he’s the only one that hasn’t offered her his condolences.  Oh, sorry…..sympathies.  He doesn’t know how to wear armor either, she says.

al-graham plus armor equals hotnessI completely disagree

Snow has put two and two together and knows he is not taking her to the summer palace; he’s going to kill her.  She’s got good instincts, the huntsman notices.  A good batting arm too; she grabs a stick and swings, knocking him on his ass and giving her a chance to skedaddle.

In Storybrooke, Emma is at the police station, looking cranky and throwing darts badly.  But never fear!  Regina arrives to cheer her up!

am-regina wanrs emma to stay awayStay the fuck away from my man!!!

Yeah, that’ll work.  We all know how well Emma follows orders.  Emma advises Regina that nothing is going on between her and Graham.  Really?  Like ever?  Nothing has ever happened between them?  Regina tells Emma she has eyes everywhere, she knows what happened.

She goes on, telling Emma she is incapable of feeling anything for anyone.  There’s a reason she’s alone, isn’t there?

an-emma wants to punch reginaFuck off and die

Regina warns her to leave Graham alone; she may think she’s doing nothing but what she’s really doing is sending him down a road to self destruction.

He’s followed that road right back to the Mayor’s house, but he’s not there to see Regina; he wants to talk to Henry.  Graham wants to know if he’s a character in Henry’s book.  Let’s go look!

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!  We’re heading back to Fairyland first and the Huntsman has caught up to Snow White, possibly because she’s not even running.  Instead, she’s sitting on a rock writing a letter.  She acknowledges that she really doesn’t have a chance of getting away from him in the forest which he obviously knows so well.

She’s now accepted her fate and asks only that he deliver the letter she’s written to EQ along with her heart.  “Tell her that I mean every word.”  He takes the letter from her and reads it.

ao-graham readsObviously those wolf schools are a hell of a lot more advanced than we thought.

She sits and watches him read her letter, and when he’s done, he sheds a tear.  He unsheathes his dagger…….and cuts a reed then fashions a whistle out of it.  Snow is confused.  I’m right there with her.

The Huntsman hands it to her telling her to sound it when she needs help; it will bring her aide and she’ll be lead to safety.  Now go.  Wait, what?  She doesn’t understand…..he’s not going to kill her?  RUN, he tells her.  And so she does.

In Henry’s room they’ve got the book out, trying to figure out who Graham might be.  Henry needs more information.  When did the flashes begin?  Right after he kissed Emma.

ap-you kissed my momYou kissed my MOM??????

aq-graham kissed two momsBoth of them actually.

Poor Henry, now he’s REALLY gonna need therapy.

What did he see?  A wolf.  He saw that he had a knife in his hand and he was with Mary Margaret.  Henry asks if he was about to hurt her.  Yes!  Henry’s got it!  Graham is the huntsman.

Henry tells him he was raised by wolves which is probably why he keeps seeing; it’s his guide, trying to help him.  How is it possible that he’s remembering this because he kissed Emma?  Henry lays it on him that Emma is actually Snow’s daughter which gives her a special connection with him.  If he hadn’t saved Snow, Emma wouldn’t exist.

What happened after he spared Snow White, Graham asks him.  “The queen took your heart.” Henry replies.  Rut roh.  That doesn’t sound good.  No, it’s not.  She ripped the heart out Henry tells him, it’s kinda her thing.  She didn’t want him to ever be able to feel again.

They go back to the book, finding a page where EQ is standing in front of something bearing the emblem from his vision.  What is that?  Why, it’s her vault of hearts.  How lovely!

And Graham is off to find his heart!  Thanks Henry!  Outside Emma is sitting in her car waiting for him to come out of the house.  She thinks maybe he should go home and rest.  No!  He has to find his heart!  How?  He just needs to follow the wolf.

ar-emma is confused by the wolf talkOh no!  That’s not like chasing the dragon is it?

No, no, no, it’s the wolf from his dreams; it’s gonna help him find his heart.  Oh, he’s serious.  She thought they were speaking metaphorically.  No, he really believes that his heart is missing.  Emma is tender with him and puts her hand over his heart saying she can feel it.  Look, he can too, and she puts his hand there, making him feel it.

as-emma feels grahams hearts

Of course he can feel it he tells her; that’s the curse at work.  No…..it’s his heart; he can’t really believe the curse is true.  And then the wolf shows up and she sees it too and it shuts her right up.  And off they go, after the wolf.

It leads them into the cemetery right to…..

at-the emblem of eqThe emblem.

Dun, dun, dun!

They enter and then we’re back in Fairyland where the huntsman has returned with a heart for EQ.  Only she doesn’t know it’s not Snow’s heart.  But before he hands over the heart, he delivers the letter.  Ugh, she doesn’t want it.  Fine, read it to her then.

In the letter, Snow says she understands that EQ will never have love because of her so it’s fitting that she be denied that same joy as well.  She hopes that this act will satisfy her need for revenge and that she’ll now rule the kingdom with compassion and a gentle hand.  Oh, and she forgives her.

au-eq is unmoved by the letterBoo.  Hoo.  Hoo.

So.  Whatever Snow did to EQ robbed her of love forever?  WHAT THE HELL DID SHE DO?!??!  I need to know.  NOW dammit!

No answer.  Hrmph.

EQ remains unmoved by Snow’s words.  She throws the letter into the fire and warns him not to become a sheep now.  He sees EQ for the evil bitch she is, saying Snow sacrificed herself for others and yet EQ still hates her.  What did she do to you?

av-tell us your secret eqYes!  Tell us!  Tell us!

She tells him she shared a secret with Snow and she couldn’t keep her trap shut.  That betrayal cost her dearly.  Oh come on!  That’s it?!?  That’s all you’re going to tell us?  You really ARE evil.

Can I just say here that this secret better be fucking epic because if it’s some stupid thing I am gonna be PISSED.

EQ is not playing; she wants that heart and she wants it now.  The huntsman hands it over and she puts it into a box before heading over to a wall that quite obviously houses oodles and oodles of other such boxes.  But there’s a problem.  The vault should magically open and it doesn’t.  Hmmmm…..maybe it’s broken?

avw-eq no likey deer heartWhat did you do?

Meanwhile, Emma and Graham have entered the crypt in Storybrooke.  Graham is positive that his heart is around here somewhere and Emma looks like she’s about to cry because she’s so worried about him.  He just knows there’s a hidden door in there somewhere.

Emma tells him there is nothing in here, but it’s going to be okay.  And once again, Mayor Killjoy shows up to cast her particular ray of sunshine all over everything.  You see, tonight is the night she visits her dad’s grave each week to bring flowers.  Yeah, I’m sure that takes the sting out of cutting out his fucking heart, right?

ax-regina brings flowersRight!

Graham tells Regina not to blame Emma; he’s the one that wanted to look in there.  Really, why?  What was he looking for?  Nothing.  She tells him he doesn’t look well and then tries to lead him away with her.  Graham is not going anywhere with her.

Reeeallly?  But he’ll go with Emma?  Emma doesn’t want to get involved in this mess, it’s between them.  Graham agrees; it’s between them and things are going to change.  Why is that? Regina wonders.  It has nothing to do with Emma, Graham insists.  He has realized that he doesn’t feel anything with her and he knows now that it is not him, it’s her.

ay-regina got dumpedSo you’re leaving me for her?

No, I’m leaving you for me, he tells her.  You tell her, Graham!!  Regina tries again, telling him he is not thinking straight.  Actually, for the first time he is.  He’d rather have nothing than settle for less.  Nothing is better than what they have.  Ooooooooo……that’s gotta smart!

He tells her it is over and she turns on Emma saying she doesn’t understand what the fuck her problem is with her, why she is trying to take away everyone Regina cares about.  Whoa, Nellie!  Hold yer horses, Emma tells her maybe the problem isn’t her but Regina herself.  After all, Henry went looking for Emma, Graham kissed Emma; both were miserable.  Maybe she needs to take a good hard look in the mirror and ask herself why everyone is running away from her.  OH YEAH!!!!!  You tell her!

OUAT catfight part 1

OUAT catfight part 2

Okay, that?  WAS FUCKING AWESOME!!!

Emma tells Regina she is not worth it before taking her leave.  Once she’s gone, Regina approaches Graham again, but he turns and walks away.  Somehow I think this one doesn’t take rejection very well.

Back at the sheriff’s office, Graham tends to Emma while apologizing for losing his mind.  ‘Sok, Emma tells him.  He was tired and feverish and heartbroken.  He doesn’t know why he let himself get caught up with Regina.  Emma does.  It’s because it was easy and safe; because not feeling anything is an attraction option when what you DO feel sucks.

az-emma knows what shes talking boutTake it from me; I know what I’m talking about here.

The heat coming off these two right now may just melt my television from the inside out!

Back at the crypt……

ba-reginas last nameMe thinks the writers are trying to give us a clue.

We found out that Graham was right – there is indeed a secret doorway and it’s the fucking coffin!  Regina pushes it to the side, revealing a stairway leading downward.  Holy Crap!

In Fairyland EQ is fuming.  Did the Huntsman really think he could fool her with the heart of a deer?  Um, obviously or he wouldn’t have tried it.  He says Snow doesn’t deserve to die.  That’s not up to him; EQ wanted a heart and a heart she shall have.  And then…….she rips his beating heart right out of his chest!!!!!

bb-grahams heartOoooooooo, shiny!

He’s not dead though, so it’s some sort of magical heart ripping out thingy.  He asks EQ what she going to do to him and she grabs his face and kisses him violently.  See?  I told you she doesn’t like rejection!  She tells him he is now hers, her pet, and will have to do everything she says, and if he ever disobeys her, if he ever tries to run away, all she has to do is squeeeeeeeeze.


bc-eq puts the squeeze on

bd-huntsman no likeyOWWWWWW

She then calls for her guards while telling the huntsman his life is now in her hands.  FOREVER.  And then she tells the guards to take him away to her bedroom!!!!!!!  Holy crapola!  She’s gonna make him her sex slave!  Talk about not taking no for an answer…..

Regina descends the stars in Storybrooke to reach her vault of hearts.  God.  I bet she’s got a vibrator or two stashed in there as well.  You just know she gets her rocks off in that place.  She locates what she’s looking for immediately.  Yep.  You guessed it: Graham’s heart.

Graham is oblivious to this of course, he’s busy giving steaming hot looks to Emma while he cleans her face.  She’s giving the steam right back to him, but there’s tenderness there too.  You can see that she’s knocking over some of those walls that Mary Margaret was talking about before.

And then she goes for it……

be-graham and emma kiss some more

The kiss causes flashes again, and this time, Graham remembers it all.  He looks dumfounded for a minute…..

Regina has his heart in her hand…..

Emma asks if he’s okay, and he looks at her in wonder as he says, “I remember.  I remember.”  He remembers what?  He doesn’t answer.  Instead he holds her face in his hands as a single tear falls from his eye.

bf=there go the waterworksThank you.”

She smiles at him, not really understanding what he means, but knowing what the look he’s giving her does.  He goes in for another kiss…..

And Regina squeezes.

bg-regina puts the squeeze on graham

He collapses on the floor as Emma cries out, not knowing what to do.

And Regina squeezes until nothing is left of his heart but dust.

bh=dust heart

Emma calls his name over and over, shaking him, but it is to no avail.

bi-graham diesThey killed Graham.

bij-emma is heartbrokenYou BASTARDS!

And that’s how we leave it; with Emma sobbing, heartbroken, Graham in her arms, dead.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! He can’t really be dead, can he?  Maybe he’s only MOSTLY dead.  Quick!  Someone go get Billy Crystal; I bet he can help!

Damn it, Gasmi; they did it to me again.  And now we have to wait a whole fucking month to find out what happens next.  ARGH!  Couldn’t Graham have managed a little “Henry is right about it all” before he died?  Damn.

Regina is an evil, evil bitch, y’all.  And I am dying to know who else’s hearts she’s got in that vault of hers.   Any ideas?  What did you think of this episode, Gasmi?  Did you have the tissues handy?  I seriously cannot wait to hear what you all have to say, so get to it already!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, and hopefully the month will fly by so we can find out what the hell happens next!  Until then….

Ho Ho SWAK, PottyMouth


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When she isn't screaming curses at various dance show judges or washing her OWN mouth out with soap, PottyMouth is a proud mama to a gorgeous little boy. And yes, she knows everyone says that about their kids, but it's true when she says it. YES IT IS. Fuck you. She also laments throwing away the chance to be a trophy wife, and would like to find a rich husband so she can sit on her ass all day long and watch TV. If you are fabulously wealthy, look like Hugh Jackman (or ARE in fact Hugh Jackman), and are turned on by foul-mouthed, mature, slightly smooshy women, then she just may be the gal for you. Please send picture, references and your latest bank statement for review.

41 Comments

  1. 1
    Moli Moli
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Haven’t started reading yet, but love the title

  2. 2
    Kimberly
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 7:40 am

    I bawled my eyes out. And then was sad for HOURS. And if I thought about it for more than a second, I started crying all over again. Damn you, writers. Damn you. I loved hipster sheriff!

    Meanwhile, that bit about Graham having kissed both Henry’s mothers? I nearly did a spit take. So thanks for that! Loving your recaps :)

  3. 3
    maryedith
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:04 am

    “Slutty walls” — giggling.

  4. 4
    Pikey
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:24 am

    “That cheek isn’t the only thing getting moist right now” had me falling off the couch laughing. I can’t believe how upset I was when Graham died! Made me all verklempt… I like you, PottyMouth, can’t wait for the series to resume in January. A Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and a safe New Years to all!

  5. 5
    Bioscotto
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:30 am

    I’m impressed you didn’t go for the Temple of Doom “Kalee Ma!” joke while Graham’s heart was ripped out…It’s the only thing I could think of…lol

    Great recaps, and a very impressive show so far…excited for next month!

  6. 6
    WendyBird
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:42 am

    If IMBD is meant to be trusted, that wasn’t the last of our beloved Sheriff(Fingers crossed for some super special fairytale magic).

    Okay, Okay! Now to actually read the awesome recap!

  7. 7
    Bioscotto
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 9:06 am

    @Wendy – he could just be showing up in flashbacks, though…but I’m with you…super special fairytale magic, please!

  8. 8
    Pegster
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 9:08 am

    OMG I haven’t been this upset since NOT PENNY’S BOAT waaaaaah DRIVESHAFT waaaah YOU DON’T KILL HOBBITS’S. So many people to snuff out and they choose SHERIFF MCHOTTYPANTS? Old Jiminy Cricket is over there looking all nerdy and not hot and not in posession of a swoony accent and they kill off Graham? Not fair. Not far. Not fair at all, Once Upon a Time.

    I divorce you, teevee. I DIVORCE you!!!!!1

  9. 9
    Tessa
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 9:17 am

    Great recap, PottyMouth!! I love The Princess Bride reference. Maybe Emma can be the Buttercup to Graham’s Westley. I’m afraid my hopes are up but will be crushed. That’s two weeks in a row OUAT has made me cry. I hate that Evil Queen Bitch.

    I wonder if the wolf will be at his funeral :(

  10. 10
    Kimberly
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 9:18 am

    OMG, Pegster, I nearly fell out of my chair laughing reading your comment. I love you. When your divorce from teevee is final, marry me!

  11. 11
    Tessa
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 9:28 am

    @Pegster, you crack me up!! Maybe Driveshaft will tour through Storybrooke and Charlie can write on his hand “Not Kathryn’s Man” right before Regina drowns him under the troll bridge and then Mary Margaret can find him, read his hand, and remember that she is Snow White!

  12. 12
    maryedith
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:15 am

    I kind of wish they’d be brave enough NOT to resort to fairy magic and let someone actually die. But I doubt that will be the case.

  13. 13
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:19 am

    This episode made me so sad… then I watch Boardwalk Empire and got depressed. I’ve been in mourning for the lost hot men all week.

  14. 14
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:23 am

    And plus, we now know EQ is in on the curse. I’m sure Rumple was aware but was on the fence about her.

  15. 15
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:31 am

    Is that the same wolf Emma almost hit, in the first episode?
    And was anybody else hoping that when EQ opened the vault, Graham’s heart would be gone? Or that it would just vanish while she was holding it. I kept hoping that he would magically get it back, especially when he remembered.
    Hopefully, next month we will finally learn what SW did to EQ.
    Great Recap!
    @Kimberly, I like your name. ;)

  16. 16
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:33 am

    Also, I hope we find out what Rumpy was doing in the woods. That was super shady.

  17. 17
    Fan-Ann
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:48 am

    So glad you made the Billy Crystal/Princess Bride reference. I am hoping so much for a Miracle Max moment. After all, Graham and Emma might have just discovered true love. Damn you EQ, you jealous, black-hearted bitch!

  18. 18
    atlgirl
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 11:21 am

    Thank you for the awesome Princess Bride reference! I was sad about losing the hot sheriff too, but also impressed that the show was welling to go there this early on. So I guess this proves that EQ actually does remember everything that happened back in Fairy Tale?

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    hot cawfee
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 11:35 am

    Yes Rumple in an apron with spade and cane–shady indeed.
    aaaarrggghhhh—omgomgomgomgomgomg–what the f??? And now themes of mercy and honor??? And what is the secret??

    I must give a fashion prop and a quote to EQ–and her fab red velveteen dress–I thought the time for mourning is over–I found out that black suits me”. She is the shizz and pure evil.
    So Regina/EQ knows– she is in the present–as is Rumple I suspect. They would be the only two that are “manipulating” the tales.
    This was just awesome– Emma and Graham I love as a couple– took awhile for him to grow on me—but damn…Emma put her hand on his heard to show him there is a heart there and that about lost me.
    Yes I lost Jimmy Darmody from “BE” and who knows what will become of my beloved Richard now so this episode and a bottle of Prosecco put me over the edge.
    You know kids we have been treated to something recurring here—theme of abandoned children– Emma, Henry, and Huntsman—a much used theme in fairy tales (like Hansel and Gretel). I wonder what other cool lines the show will run with–I cannot believe we have to wait so long for a ne episode– Please Babay Jesus give some reruns!!!
    I wish all a very Happy Christmas and wonderful New Year filled with good health and prosperity and a pair of Emma’s kicking boots!!

  20. 20
    Moli Moli
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Sweet holy hell on wheels! Sooooooo ABC has been warning us for a bit now that ‘someone’ was going to die, we have basically been told it was going to be Graham(who up until last week was Sheriff). Explain to me why I broke down YET AGAIN when he died? How awesome was Snow White letter and little speech about why she wasn’t running I LOVE HER!!!!! Does anyone else want to hire the costume designer for the Evil Queen, her dresses are simply lovely and they fit wonderfully(you see this crap…’lovely’ ‘fit wonderfully’). Great episode because we had only 1 scene with Henry, he annoys me…I wish we could see him with a toy sometime. When I saw Rumpy with the shovel I swore he killed the wolf, I know for damn sure he killed something. *gasp clutch chest area….’allergies’* When Emma did the ‘no you have a heart’ and put her hand to show him. I’m sorry even though Emma knows what’s going on Graham looked craycray while trying to figure out the truth. He couldn’t stop sweating and that wild look in his eyes. So Emma and Graham and talking kiss a little…EQ is in the secret room..answer this honestly was I the only one who thought that since Graham ‘found love’ that EQ’s heart crushing wouldn’t work? Side note what the heck was up with EQ’s bang thingies, I kept staring at them. I had 3 ‘allergies’ attacks this episode and horribly I have to wait 24 more days for another attack to come on.

  21. 21
    hot cawfee
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    Moli -YES!!!! I thought that was some spell-breakin’ smoochin’ we were seeing.
    And I love the costuming too— interesting choice of light blue nighty for Regina– I was thinking red or black lace– but am sure the color is signif. I love her red velveteen dress and the bangs were asking to brushed aside.

  22. 22
    plockeness monster
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    I loved all of EQ’s dresses this episode, but her hair…it’s just awful.

    For once I saw a death coming!!!! I figured Graham would die since he figured out his past. And I liked that he had a wolfie bff. Maybe when Emma figures everything out, he’ll come back to life? The curse will be broken!!!

    Deja – I agree. Bad week for hotties on tv!!

    Great recap, Potty!! I’ll be back in january fo sho!

    I also want to know who’s hearts belong to EQ!! SW? Red? Granny? Jiminey?

  23. 23
    clares
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    I don’t think he is dead. He was sick in the episode and I bet we will find out the he just passed out. I think Rumpy was burying Grahams the huntsman’s heart in the woods and substituted some one else’s and we won’t find out until after the break. The hotty that plays the Huntsman dated Kiera Knightly. Not that I googled him like a freak or anything…..

  24. 24
    plockeness monster
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    sagittariuskim – Good observation on it possibly being the same wolf from the 1st episode!

    Ohhhh!!!! Maybe Rumpy is trying to dig down to the kingdom where they used to live!! We know there is something underneath Storybrooke.

  25. 25
    Moli Moli
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    Ya know, I didn’t even think of the wolf being the same from the first episode. Considering no wolves live in Storybrooke…I would say that was a pretty durn good observation!

  26. 26
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Thank you! It didn’t occur to me, until Rumpy mention to Graham about their being no wolves in Storybrooke. And wasn’t that the same thing,Graham I think, told Emma.

  27. 27
    hot cawfee
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    ooooooooooo Clares–nicely done—and–he is a Manchester United fan–sshhhhh— but yes– maybe Rumple did a switcheroo

  28. 28
    clares
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    @hot cawfee I love Man U and boy does he look good with out a shirt :-) Let’s hope Rumpy pulled a fast one.

  29. 29
    WendyBird
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    You know, I really love that Rumpy knows whats going on. Because it totally messes with everyone. He’s like…a chaotic neutral? I’m probably using that term wrong, and I’m not saying he’s not evil (cause he totally is) BUT he’s on no one’s side but his own. Even when he helps people like Regina, he manages to throw his own wrench in. He likes to help himself and mess with people.

    I’m also still really really upset about Graham and the fact we wont find out anything for a really long time (okay, it’s not that long but I’m HOOKED!).

    P.S. Happy Holidays everyone :) It’s so fun to talk about the show with people who love it as much as I do!

  30. 30
    maryedith
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    I am giggling to myself imagining all of us ladies returning to our laptops next month with our hair cut like Snow’s. Ready for action.

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    Mila
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    “I think Rumpy was burying Grahams the huntsman’s heart in the woods and substituted some one else’s and we won’t find out until after the break.”

    Yes! EQ has been fooled with an animal heart before and Rumpy knows that, so why not? I like that idea.

  32. 32
    Tessa
    Posted December 16, 2011 at 3:12 am

    I know I’m probably reaching, but in an interview with E, Jamie Doonan said “I’m not sure if this will be the last you’ll ever see of my face on the show, but it’s certainly the last you’ll see of Sheriff Graham.”

    Could it be because now that he remembers he’s no longer the Sheriff, but he’s the Huntsman again?? I don’t want to get my hopes up, because obviously it’s too early in the show for anyone to remember, but I just don’t want him to be gone forever :(

    Maybe Rumpy will steal his body from the morgue and stash him away somewhere so EQ won’t know he’s alive!

  33. 33
    Tessa
    Posted December 16, 2011 at 3:15 am

    Oops, I meant Jamie Dornan!

  34. 34
    hot cawfee
    Posted December 16, 2011 at 7:22 am

    Wendy– yes Rumple is like an icky-ish omniscient narrator/puppet master.
    Maryedith– rofl–got the haircut and asked Santa for those ass-kickin’ boots
    Clares– roger that !!!
    Thank God for the reruns—I am focusing on the necklaces Emma has–why do I think that SW had them ???? Will watch this and keep notes– maybe I will have oooncy less OCD in the New Year.
    Oh– and character I want to see– The Princess from “Princess and the Pea”

  35. 35
    WendyBird
    Posted December 16, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Tessa – eeek. I don’t like the sound of that! I’m hoping your theory about Graham vs. The Huntsman as his identity is true! I had such high hopes when IMDB had him listed for all 22 episodes of the season but didn’t take Fairyland into account. Noooo! Graham! Who will Emma let her walls down too?!

    Hot Cawfee – Definitely asked Santa for Emma’s boots too. Every time I see them on screen I want them! And her jacket for that matter….

  36. 36
    maryedith
    Posted December 16, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    I want Rapunzel! I bet we see Hansel and Gretel, and it kicks ass.

  37. 37
    Tessa
    Posted December 16, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    I’d love to see Rapunzel.

    But Gasmi, you know what I’d love to see more? More HOT MEN. There are enough fairy tale women. Give me some more eyecandy, especially if you’re going to kill off the Sheriff!

  38. 38
    plockeness monster
    Posted December 19, 2011 at 7:40 am

    I SECOND THE HOT MEN MOTION!!!!

  39. 39
    hot cawfee
    Posted December 19, 2011 at 7:46 am

    ROGER THAT !!!! How about the Frog Prince, The Brave Little Tailor, 3 Little Pigs (had to be male), Jack and the Beanstalk,
    God-love this show– love this group !!!!

  40. 40
    plockeness monster
    Posted December 19, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    One fairy tale I loved, that I feel like we won’t see, is the Musicians of Bremen.

  41. 41
    Moli Moli
    Posted December 25, 2011 at 2:03 pm

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