The Yin and Yang of a Modern Fairytale - Television

Silas Weir Mitchell as Eddie Monroe and David Giuntoli as Nick Burkhardt. Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills and Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan.

Folk tales of supernatural creatures and powerful magic have been told for thousands of years, adapting in time to the changing hopes and fears of the cultures who told them. The older, more visceral fables that serve as inspiration for the sanitized, merchandised tales of our times were far darker and far more dangerous. Two new television productions are bringing these ancient fairy tales to the 21st century, each choosing a radically different approach.

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