![]() The pic to the right looks boring as shit. Most likely the birds will be made out of pillows and the structures out of feathers. There is too much risk of the game spiraling out of control and the kids using the sling shots as weapons. GOAL: KNOCK OVER THE STRUCTURE WITH THE BIRDS TO DESTROY THE PIGS. Pigs are placed in various areas of the structure and once crushed, they explode.Since they are going to be knocked down, you can’t be spending hours building a fortress that comes down in one shot. Structures are built in simple, bigger lego form.They are essentially marble sized projectiles that will get sling shot into a structure. I have no idea if they will create this the way that I envision it in my mind but I’ll give you a run down. Rovio – The makers of Angry Birds, the most downloaded mobile game ever, today announced a partnership with The LEGO Group to develop a line of construction toys. It is also being made into a movie so if you don’t read it, you’ll hear about it. ![]() The book definitely kept you guessing which is why I enjoyed it. There are 3 characters who tell the story from their perspective which was a neat way of understanding how each character perceives their world. The story unfolds with more details told by date (and time of day) which was initially confusing but you get used to. The author must have been an alcoholic because she is pinpoint on Rachel’s character and what alcoholics go through. She gets black out drunk one night and visits her ex-husband and a major event occurs which she spends the rest of the novel piecing together. She rides a train and gets herself involved in other people’s lives from what she sees on the train. It follows an alcoholic named Rachel whose life is a mess. I thought I had it figured out at 71% but this book twists and turns. I was enthralled thorugh 90% of it and was disappointed by the end. It’s a 336 page work of fiction that I read in 2 days (~6 hours) because I enjoyed it that much. In summary, wonderful.This book was released on February 1st, 2015. They are helped by that they are the most interesting characters here. Of the uniformly great performances, the standouts are Lana Parrilla's Regina/Evil Queen at her most conflicted, Colin O'Donaghue managing to make Hook even more nefarious than in "Into the Deep" and Barbara Herschey's Cora succeeding in out-bitching Regina. Aurora still needs to be more interesting but because everything else is done so well this isn't as obvious or as problematic as in her previous appearances. The story is beautifully paced and compelling, giving every character a crucial role, showing good development to Regina, a delightful chemistry between Hook and Cora and with a lot happening without trying to do too much and still keeping focused. Humour, mysterious intrigue, charm and pathos are beautifully balanced, the corn and unintentional humour seen in the previous three episodes are not just toned down or minimalized, they are also not obvious. The music is haunting, ethereal and cleverly used with a memorable main theme. the settings and costumes are both colourful and atmospheric, not too dark or garish and never cookie-cutter. Visually, "Queen of Hearts" is a very handsomely mounted episode, the best looking episode since "The Doctor". It is not even the season finale, but is done in a way that feels like it and is the episode up to this point that most advances the plot. Here in "Queen of Hearts", questions that needed to be answered are resolved, loose ends are tied up, character relationships are back on track and more interesting than they ever were, surprising revelations are made (especially the true identity of the Queen of Hearts, didn't see that one coming) and the episode does such a great job setting up what is to come and makes fans feel excited. It is one of the finer examples of the enormous promise that generally Season 2 showed and started with, where everything began feeling more settled, old characters and plot lines were expanded upon and new ones were introduced with richer content. "Queen of Hearts" for me is the best 'Once Upon a Time' episode since "We are Both", the best Season 2 episode up to this point in the season and a Season 2 high-point. Season 2 started off very promisingly, but had a three episode dip starting with "Tallahassee" up to "Into the Deep". Which was why it was sad when it ran out of ideas and lost its magic in the later seasons. Watched it without fail every time it came on and it was often a highlight of the week. Really loved the idea of turning familiar fairy tales on their heads and putting own interpretations on them and the show early on clearly had clearly had a ball. When 'Once Upon a Time' first started it was highly addictive and made the most of a truly great and creative premise.
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