Countdown to Dina Meyer

Remember when you were a little girl and wanted to be a fairytale princess? Remember how you longed for some handsome prince to sweep in and romance you into idealistic oblivion? I don’t. Remember when My So Called Life aired and Angela’s intense Jordan Catalano crush so paralleled your own angsty high school experience? Yeah….

You know… spoilers. I’m just going to say it, this was a very confusing episode for me. Not because it had a shocking twist. Because as soon as Neal stumbled through the door of Gold’s shop, I felt like Spike in “The Weight of the World” <– Buffy reference. Neal is Gold. Gold’s Neal. They’re…

It’s not so much a Christmas special as a holiday episode, but of all the holiday-themed television out there this episode still falls high on my list. The reversal of roles is super cool, and the family and forgiveness themes are sweet. And I can’t help it, I loved this show… way back before Shia…