For its first two seasons, ABC’s Once Upon a Time made the protagonists’ main adversary the Evil Queen from Snow White. With that motif more than played out, it was time to find a new villain for the series’ heroes to combat in season three, and the producers came up with two this season, one each for two eleven-episode arcs. Truth to tell, while there is always great imagination at work fashioning these scenarios (which have long since left the domains of the original fairy tales and are now plowing new ground with every fresh episode), there is something dangerously formulaic settling into the confines of Storybrooke which makes viewing these extended dramatic arcs sometimes something of a chore.
Studio: Disney
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: English 2.0 DD, English 5.1 DTS-HDMA
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Rating: TV-PG
Run Time: 15 Hr. 46 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray
keep case with leavesDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: ABC
Release Date: 08/19/2014
MSRP: $79.99
The Production Rating: 3/5
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4.5/5
Special Features Rating: 3.5/5
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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