A few of my favourite things: Once Upon a Time

What cheap activity, pasttime or hobby have you got going to keep you from spending money or experiencing debt fatigue? Every once in a while, I will share what is keeping me happy, but most importantly, what is keeping me from reaching into my wallet out of boredom or impatience.

If you've been living under a rock for the last year, you may not have heard of the biggest craze from the world of Disney since The Lion King.

Yup, Frozen.

Between the heartfelt story that any parent can get behind (you don't need a man to be strong at heart) and the utterly infectious tune of 'Let it Go,' it had turned into a phenomenon that is simply unmatched in years for children. I don't think even My Little Pony found the same height of awareness.

Actually, I know it hasn't. I walked around a mall the other day (and managed not to impulse buy a damn thing! *fistpump*) and realized via the various holiday merchandise geared to the kiddies for Christmas, Frozen is currently being retailed and merchandised to within an inch of its life. The only time I've seen that may dolls of the same subject/genre, I was staring at a Barbie display case.

Seriously though. A year later, and this thing is still MASSIVE.

So what does Once Upon a Time have to do with said craze? The fourth season of the series decided to make a play with the new "golden goose" of Disney and introduced Frozen into the story's canon and drama, which has been more or less flagging over the last few years.

Now full disclosure, I liked the first season of the series. But... quickly lost interest during the second. It was becoming so convoluted, complicated and overdramatic that it was becoming less a guilty pleasure and more a headache to keep up with. I mean, I was looking for and adventure/mystery, not a soap opera that had five million twists and turns that are either meaningless or painful to try and accommodate for.

But when they adopted Frozen into the canon, I admit, it re-sparked my imagination and my desire to watch. Mostly because I love Frozen as much as the next 10 year old girl. (I mean seriously, did you see how many Elsa or Frozen costumes were running around this Halloween?) 

So I decided to try and catch back up with the series in order to watch again.

And... I failed. Or rather, I ran out of time and instead read the Cole's notes of the series instead before the season premiere.

So I've now decided to take the slow and steady approach instead. Rather than rush through the series, I'm taking my time watching old episodes online while also watching the new episodes. Hopefully by taking my time, this will allow for me to be able to swallow the melodrama a little better than I did a few years ago while also letting me enjoy the additional story and backstory the series is creating for Anna and Elsa. 

It's complicated and a little irritating here and there, but is still highly fascinating how they are incorporating it.

Too bad the series isn't one that includes song and/or dance. It only really needs to create another smash song like "Let it Go" to really give this season a fun side.