Once Upon A Time: The Complete Sixth Season [Blu-ray]

The Evil Queen was thought dead. Not a chance! She is back - to rewrite previous happy endings and to sabotage any future possibilities. Even worse is The Black Fairy, complete domination of Storybrooke her aim.As ever, there is still much to enjoy but even dedicated fans may wish for greater focus. Occasionally comes a sense that "anything goes". The show is at its best when concentrating on fairytale characters. Some imports from other works are very awkwardly contrived and do not merit inclusion.Great special effects. (As ever, so many disappearances in puffs of coloured smoke.) Some unexpected developments, characters hitherto villainous showing a nicer side - former bitter enemies now friends. Especially savoured are sly jokes in passing. So easily they could be missed. (The cafe called Aesop's Tables. Aladdin pinching from a car. A less likeable Robin Hood exclaiming, "Give to the poor? Why the hell would I do that?" Such dialogue as "Your wickedness" and "She's messed with the wrong witch!")Yes, great fun, cast clearly enjoying themselves - especially those being villainous. Highlight? How about the song and dance episode (all the actors' own singing too.)Twenty two episodes. Some commentaries. Deleted episodes. A gag reel (mosquitoes a problem!). An interesting feature on that musical. (One feels it will not be the last.)Admittedly there is a suspicion creators are trying to spin out the series as long as possible - certain ventures ill-advised, overall impact diminished. Hopefully they will know best when to call a halt, the inventive show to end on a high. With sundry readjustments it could well have done so this time round.

Entering

OuaT was good, even, from time to time, very good during the first three seasons. After that, it was, as we say in French, la dégringolade : it became more and more incoherent, confusing, erratic and pouring into it loads of totally irrelevant characters did not help.I went on watching it only because of Mr. Robert Carlyle's performance : he is so much more talented (and more handsome, and more intelligent, and sexier) than all the others that it is embarrassing. Embarrassing for the others who ipso facto appear to be worse actors - in so far as they deserve that title...- than they perhaps intrinsically are.So : for OuaT, 1 star; for an outstanding actor, 5 stars. 5+1=6 /2=3

Easy to purchase and great viewing

Seasons 1-4 are fantastic. Season 5 was so-so. And season 6 was more of a rap up of the storylines. The ending to this season was great. ABC network should have quit after season 6. Storylines with the last season stretched too tight.

The speed at which actions happen and storylines are added, have considerably gone up for this season . Fortunately the makers still come up with interesting twists to the stories, though the musical episode wasn't really my thing .

A great fun series good acting good story and effects

Once Upon a Time continues to produce good stories both per episode and as arcs. They use their characters in new and surprising ways. This show is well worth a watch to the end.