If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. DAVID SCHULNER: I want to talk about the title of the episode, “They Came First.” It’s a given. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC; Trae Patton/NBC/ via Getty Images In addition, our version adds a relationship with Lucas in direct conflict with that. If Dorothy finds a way home, she loses him. The inevitability of that became the emotional drive of the episode....

Toto is a fierce police dog. None of the witches are good or wicked, and all are slaves to a perverse, patriarchal society. The Wizard is a misogynistic man-child who has conquered Oz and imprinted his retrograde worldview on a once-magical land. Rico Torres/NBC Cant wait to sign up, can you? Like SyfysThe Magiciansor HBOsWestworld,Emerald Cityis a fantasy that explicitly or implicitly interrogates the values of todays fantasy. Its interesting to pick apart; its not much fun to watch....

Here, Schulner spills on episode 5, “Everybody Lies.” Here, Schulner spills on episode 5, Everybody Lies. For the first time in the edit room, we had to cut scenes from the show. Credit: Rico Torres/NBC; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Which we never like to do. Thats time and money on the cutting room floor. That said, Tarsems directors cut of Everybody Lies came in almost 20 minutes over our allotted time....

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Read the unedited emails below. Theres a large portion of viewers for whom Dorothy and Lucas are they main reason they love the show. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images What would you say to that? Why are you asking. Are you going into hiding? David Lukacs/NBC Twitter hiatus?Looking for Ep 9 blog ideas? On Feb. 13, 2017, at 5:04 p....

NBC/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS - AUGUST, 2015 - DAYWere TIGHT ON the face of Executive Producer DAVID SCHULNER. You really think so?SCHULNER: I do. And I love how you reveal the lion. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC; John M. Heller/Getty Images WHY DID I LET THIS HAPPEN?! AND I HATE MYSELF FOR IT!Schulner rises from his desk. What was I thinking? !CASSIDY: Plot twist?SCHULNER: Damn the plot twist! Weve gotenough trouble in the world now....

Here, Cassidy spills on episode 4, ‘Science and Magic.’ Here, Cassidy spills on episode 4, Science and Magic. This is what the mysterious Jane claims to have made Jack. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC; Brad Barket/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images But Jacks heart was lost long before Jane replaced it. Jacks heart was lost when he lost Tip. Tip will give West his service if West will give Tip her magic....

Here, Cassidy spills on episode 6, Beautiful Wickedness. In Beautiful Wickedness, the sixth chapter in our tale, we get our Wizards origin story. Late in the show, in flashback, we see Frank seated before some children in the Munjakin village. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC One of the kids asks if hes doing magic. No… not magic… science! We hope its serving as a pleasant diversion from the issues of the day....

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Here, Cassidy wraps things up following the season finale, No Place Like Home. This is a thank you note. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC; Imeh Akpanudosen/WireImage As our 10-hour epic comes to a close, we offer you a short recap of our journey. Emerald Citywas inspired by L. Frank Baums fourteenWizard of Ozbooks. Many traditional rules for how online grid television is made were broken for this show....

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. “Mistress New Mistress” was a massive episode ofEmerald City. Three stuntwomen had to free-fall from the top of a giant. Credit: David Lukacs/NBC; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images And, spoiler alert, a major character took an even greater fall. But, for me, my favorite “explosions” were the quiet ones between our characters. Dorothy confided in Lucas for the first time, recounting the moment she found out she was adopted....

Here, they introduce the two-part series premiere with The Beast Forever and Prison of the Abject. Havent we been down this yellow brick road before? You may be asking yourself this question as you decide to watch our new show,Emerald City. It was a question we certainly asked ourselves before we took on this iconic project. Well… You havent. All of these iconic characters come to life inEmerald City, but how they reveal themselves will surprise you....

Alliances start to form in anticipation of the coming war. War is coming to Oz. The question is, whos on what side? Credit: David Lukacs/NBC Theyre scientists working to generate clean wind energy. Karen and Jane run in to save him, with Frank closely on their heels. Did he know what would happen? If so, how? Eamonn enters the Wizards chambers to tell him as much, but not before drawing his sword on Dorothy....

Dorothy and the Wizard come face-to-face and, of course, there’s a twist. Without further ado, lets get to it. Well, so much for Ojo being an ally for Dorothy … (Silly Ojo, dont you know you could never trust a witch?) Credit: David Lukacs/NBC West contacts Glinda with the magical equivalent of FaceTime to tell her she found their sisters killer. Ever the control freak, Glinda tells West not to do anything until she arrives....

Granted, Dorothy doesnt know that last bit yet, but she will and soon. Anyway, tonightsEmerald Cityopens as the aforementioned gunshot jolts a sleeping Dorothy and Toto back to consciousness. Dorothy, though, follows her canine/K9 (see what I did there?) Credit: David Lukacs/NBC (Guns are not toys, Scarecrow.) He confesses he acted on instinct but says theres nothing more terrifying than Dorothy and the gun. but the caravan is soon stopped by Eamonn and the other guards....