Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ("Lost," "Tron: Legacy") invite everyone to Storybrooke, Maine, a small town that probably won't show up on one's GPS, but it's a place where magic is coming!
To ensure that no one in fairytale land – especially Snow White – had any more "happily ever afters," Evil Queen Regina cast a curse which trapped the fairytale characters, frozen in time, and brought them into our modern world. Although still alive, they had no knowledge of their former selves and were sleepwalking through life – ageless -- for 28 years, until a savior arrived in the form of Emma Swan. Unbeknownst to Emma, she was the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, who had whisked her out of fairytale land and into our world as an infant to save her from the curse. Abandoned as a baby, Emma's life was anything but magical; her last job was as a bail bondsperson, but she mostly drifted without much of a life plan. When her 10-year-old son, Henry -- whom she had given up for adoption years earlier -- appeared on her doorstep with a book of fairytales and a wild story about how Emma was the progeny of fairytale characters trapped in a town called Storybrooke, she thought he was crazy. But curiosity got the better of her, and when she brought Henry back to the town – where Regina, ever the control freak, had made herself mayor and was also Henry's adoptive mother -- Emma soon discovered that Storybrooke was more than it seemed. Over time she came to believe the stories were true, began to see cracks in the curse, and was finally able to break it.
Reality and myth were merged as the fairytale characters began awakening, once the curse was lifted, and remembered who they were. But to their dismay they were not transported back to fairytale land. And to make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin – aka Mr. Gold – in an effort to gain the upper hand in his power struggle with Regina, introduced magic into the town. In fairytales magic has its place, but in our world it can have unfathomable consequences. Now the fairytale characters must contend with magic in their quest to find a way home, as new fairytale characters are revealed, old acquaintances are revisited, and some we had come to believe could be trusted will turn against their own kind.
"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
THE GIANT UNLEASHES HIS VENGEANCE ON STORYBROOKE, AND MR. GOLD ATTEMPTS TO DEPART STORYBROOKE TO SEARCH FOR HIS SON BAE -- WITH EMMA AND HENRY IN TOW -- ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”
Jorge Garcia Guest Stars as the Giant
“Tiny” – Kidnapped and brought to Storybrooke by Cora, the Giant (Jorge Garcia) unleashes his vengeance on the town when a case of mistaken identity leads him to try and settle an old score with David; Mr. Gold, accompanied by Emma and Henry, attempts to depart Storybrooke – hoping to keep his memory intact when he crosses the town line -- and heads to the airport in search of his son Bae; and Greg (Ethan Embry) questions Belle as to what she saw on the night of his car accident. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was and against his brothers’ wishes, Anton, the Giant, climbs down the beanstalk and attempts to befriend some humans – whose intentions may not be so noble -- on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby, and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Alan Dale as Spencer/King George, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, Ethan Embry as Greg Mendell, Jorge Garcia as Giant/Anton, Abraham Benrubi as Arlo, C. Ernst Hearth as Abraham, Andre Tricoteux as Argyle, Ingrid Torrance as severe nurse, Cassidy Freeman as Jack, Todd Thomson as business man and Byron Bertram as TSA agent.
”Tiny” was written by Christine Boylan & Kalinda Vazquez and directed by Guy Ferland.
The guest role of Helena is being cast. She's a 30-year-old brunette who is a sophisticated lady and also a fierce hunter of deadly creatures. (Source)
For episode 2.13, the guest role of Arlo is being cast. He's about 40 years old, tall and fat, and also wise, spiritual, and fatherly. (Source)
WHILE MR. GOLD GOES IN SEARCH OF SON BAE IN NEW YORK, CORA ATTEMPTS TO TRACK DOWN ONE OF RUMPLESTILTSKIN’S MOST TREASURED POSSESSIONS, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”
“Manhattan” – While Mr. Gold, Emma and Henry go in search of Gold’s son Bae in New York, Cora, Regina and Hook attempt to track down one of Rumplestiltskin’s most treasured possessions. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin realizes his destiny while fighting in the Ogres War, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby, and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are Barbara Hershey as Cora, Michael Raymond-James as Neal Cassidy, Rachel Shelley as Milah, Ethan Embry as Greg Mendell, Spencer Drever as boy, Brighid Fleming as little girl, Shannon Lucio as Seer, David Quinlan as father, Primo Allon as Gadling, Mackenzie Gray as Hob, Toby Levins as sergeant and Aaron Brooks as soldier.
”Manhattan” was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Dean White.
For episode 2.14, the guest role of Seer is being cast. She's 30, brave, wiser than her years, and also psychic. She doesn't want this power and wants to be rid of the visions she's cursed with. (Source)
For Once Upon a Time episode 2.14, a guest role is being cast. She's a quick-witted, defiant 10-year-old prisoner of war who can see the future, and shows little fear against the soldiers. (Source)
For episode 2.15, the guest role of Edith is being cast. She's 50, kind, and serves a wealthy family whose members think of her as one of their own, and to whom she's very loyal. (Source)
Tamara is described as African American, Late 20s to mid 30s.
She's beautiful, artistic, relaxed, friendly, charming and smart. She's also ambitious, fearless and a born leader, and she won't stop until she gets what she wants. (Source)
@londontheatric Congratulations to @lesley_nicol who will start 2013 filming a guest lead role in Once Upon a Time for ABC America
For episode 2.16, the guest role of "King Xavier" is being cast. he's 45, has a mean sense of humor, and worries about being able to maintain his extravagant lifestyle since gold has become more scarce in his kingdom. Also being cast is the co-star role of a 20-something "Prince Henry" (Regina's father as a young man), whose marriage could change King Xavier's fortunes. (Source)
2 guest star roles are being cast for episode 2.17: Owen, a free-spirited 10-year-old who is mourning his mother's tragic death; and Ben, a 40-year-old, kind widower who is trying to help his son deal with the loss of his mother. (Source)
For episode #218 of Once Upon a Time, a guest role (preferably with an Asian accent) is being cast: The Healer. He's 60, mystical, powerful, helpful to those in trouble, and makes predictions that can be difficult to understand. (Source)
There are “major plans” for Cora this season (possible 3-episode arc)
We'll learn Charming's real name.
Question: I have a burning Once Upon a Time question — was the outside world affected when the curse was broken? —Jen
Ausiello: That’s what EP Adam Horowitz referred to as “an excellent question” when it was lobbed to him at Comic-Con over the weekend.
“I think the best way to answer that,” he responded, “is to say that that will be explicated rather quickly.” Explicate: To analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. (Source)
Question: Any scoop on August from Once Upon a Time? Please don’t say they’re not bringing him back. —Rae
Ausiello: “We are definitely going to tell what happened to Pinocchio,” EP Edward Kitsis assured us at Con. “The last we saw, he was wood.”
Added Horowitz: “We gotta figure out what happened to him. We started the story and we intend to finish it.” (source)
Alexa: What's next for Snow and Charming on OUAT?! Please tell me they won't be getting new love interests!
Relax! It seems like the show's creators are more interested in exploring the relationship between the couple and their daughter than any prospective love interests. "There's a lot of challenges, in terms of this new relationship with their daughter. Rather than focusing on last season, where it was they didn't know who each other were and whether they'll get together and will we overcome the Kathryn of it all, this year it's a whole different set of challenges that this new familial relationship presents," Adam Horowitz explains. (Source)
Loved the Once Upon a Time midseason finale. What's coming up when the show returns? — Joan
NATALIE: The Charming family has been reunited, but look for more bad news on the horizon. When we asked Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Morrison about the joyous reunion, they both offered up ominous answers that may or may not have to do with the arrival of Hook and Cora. "It's, of course, short-lived because yet another obstacle is going to be thrust between all of these characters," Goodwin says, with Morrison adding, "New terrible things need to happen for us to work out." Any guesses as to what's in store for the Storybrooke gang?
Question: Is the Mulan/Aurora arc over on Once Upon a Time? Are they done for the season/forever? –Mary
Ausiello: Mitovich — who just spent a long weekend in Vancouver, where Once shoots — hears that one of the princesses will be seen soon after the show returns from its holiday break (on Jan. 6). (Source)
Adam Horowitz @AdamHorowitzLA Charming's real name coming up soonish. #OnceUponATime #holidayspoilers
COMING UP NEXT | "No one's going to be happy" about the arrival of the pirate brig's passengers, says Jennifer Morrison. "It's too much of a threat to everything that we care about." Speaking in character, she adds, "I don’t really know that much about all these people from this other land, but I do know that those two are dangerous, so I'm certainly not going to want them anywhere near my kid." Also, as revealed in recent weeks: Mulan, Prince Phillip and Smee will each make encores; viewers will meet Dr. Frankenstein's father and brother (played by Gregory Itzin and Chad Collins); Emma's baby daddy Neal Cassidy will be seen again; and Ethan Embry (Can't Hardly Wait) and Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead) will surface in secret roles. (Source)
Will anything surprise us about the upcoming episodes of Once Upon a Time? — Megan
NATALIE: We know that the flashbacks lead to Regina enacting the curse, but coming trips to the past may surprise you. "We're going to show you some things in our world that you didn't even think were an option," executive producer Edward Kitsis says. Will we see flashbacks to other lands — say, Oz? Kitsis remains coy. "[They'll] center on our characters, but in surprising ways." (Source)
Now that Once Upon a Time‘s Hook is out in the open, will we get to see him interact with the other residents of Storybrooke? –Stefanie
You mean, presuming he survived getting mowed down by The Outsider, right? (Of course he lives.) Well, to perhaps – perhaps! – answer your question, I’ll offer up this scooplet. “Emma’s love life is going to get really complicated,” series cocreator Adam Horowitz told me last week. In fact, across Storybrooke at large, he said, “The permutations of romance will continue to turn as we move forward.” (Source)
OTHER SPOILERS
Any chance Maleficent will return next season on Once Upon a Time? — Rosie
NATALIE: Seeing as Sleeping Beauty was just added to the second season, it's likely we haven't seen the last of Maleficent.
Kristin Bauer may have Rumplestiltskin to thank for that. "I was hoping when that mist strolled into town that that meant that anything is possible," the True Blood vixen tells us. (Source)
Sorry if the title is crappy. Couldn't think of anything else at the moment.
FAU
01-23-2013 05:06 PM
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Sorry if the title is crappy. Couldn't think of anything else at the moment.
It's fine, it's interesting and it rhymes. :).
CinnamonHummingbird
01-23-2013 05:07 PM
What? It's a great title, not at all crappy. Somehow we have to survive hiatus and even if that means watching the promo a gazimillion times. ;)
Thanks for opening Tara! :hug:
*OldHollywoodStarlet*
01-23-2013 05:11 PM
You're welcome! :hug:
Glad you like it guys. :)
diamond gothic
01-23-2013 05:13 PM
Tftnt! I like the title. :)
iamFez
01-23-2013 05:15 PM
Thanks for the new thread! Title is brilliant especially for what's coming up when the show returns! :lol:
*OldHollywoodStarlet*
01-23-2013 05:30 PM
You're welcome guys! :) Glad you like it. :)
Persephone
01-23-2013 05:37 PM
Thanks for the new thread. The title is great :).
koodles
01-23-2013 05:39 PM
TFTNT!!!
Whoa! Seeing the opening post reminded me of the casting calls for 2.14. Do we even know who was cast in these roles?
I completely forgot about them. For a while I was thinking that so much was going to be happening in Manhattan and Storybrooke that maybe there wouldn't be enough time for a flashback.
As I remember, for 2.14 we have the all of the filming reports from Manhattan with Neal, Emma, Gold and Henry; we have a report of Regina and Belle filming in Storybrooke; and I think I remember that the Outsider was also seen out in Storybrooke around that time, but for promotional images.
Any idea what the flashbacks are going to be about??? :confused:
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For episode 2.14, the guest role of Seer is being cast. She's 30, brave, wiser than her years, and also psychic. She doesn't want this power and wants to be rid of the visions she's cursed with. (Source)
For Once Upon a Time episode 2.14, a guest role is being cast. She's a quick-witted, defiant 10-year-old prisoner of war who can see the future, and shows little fear against the soldiers. (Source)
iamFez
01-23-2013 05:44 PM
Perhaps Rumple manages to get her power? And that's how he foresees everything he has to do to make the curse?
ring of fire
01-23-2013 05:55 PM
I could see Rumpel taking her power. Maybe 214 is about the Orge war.
koodles
01-23-2013 06:07 PM
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I could see Rumpel taking her power. Maybe 214 is about the Orge war.
Hmmm...maybe Rumple just used her power. If he's an actual seer then he's a very poor one given how much he hasn't foreseen.
Usually the flashback portion of an episode is featured in the opening title card and we know the one for Manhattan will actually show the Manhattan skyline through the forest trees.
I would actually be pretty surprised if the flashbacks centered on Rumple since his main episode will be 2.16. They usually space out the episodes with different character flashbacks a bit more than that...
I know that 2.16 will be more about Cora, but this is the original Rumpelstiltskin story so I imagine he's going to be featured very heavily; not just a minor player in the drama like in the 2.12 flashbacks.
I wonder if the casting calls are for the same character, when she is a child and then when she grows older, and she will be the central player in the flashbacks. Very curious to see who this is and what role she will play in the Manhattan storyline.
I_Love_Siobhan_Magnus
01-23-2013 06:52 PM
TFTNT! Love this title!
*OldHollywoodStarlet*
01-23-2013 06:54 PM
You're welcome guys! :)
Just let you know I moved some of the casting news to the episode that they'll appear in just in case you wondered where they went to.
