Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ("Lost," "Tron: Legacy") invite everyone to join Emma Swan, Snow White, Prince Charming, Rumplestiltskin, Hook and the Evil Queen Regina as they travel through a portal on the Jolly Roger in an effort to reach Neverland and rescue Henry.
Welcome to Storybrooke, Maine, a small town that probably won't show up on your GPS, but it's a magical place to visit. Reality and myth merged after Emma broke Regina's curse, which had deprived the fairytale characters of their memories and trapped them in our modern world. When they finally regained their identities, our heroes were dismayed to discover that they weren't transported back to Fairy Tale Land. To make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin - aka Mr. Gold - decided to escalate his power struggle with Regina by introducing magic into the town. But this is our world, and magic always has a tendency to yield unfathomable consequences.
Once Upon a Time (ABC)
Premieres: Sunday, March 9 at 8/7c
Where We Left Off: In order to save Storybrooke, Regina let Henry destroy the town, sending everyone back to where they came from. But Emma and Henry, whose memories were changed to believe they've always been together, now reside in New York, where, one year after the curse consumed the town, Hook arrived at their door to enlist them for help because Emma's parents are in trouble.
What's Next: Regina and Robin Hood's potential future will be explored in the Enchanted Forest. Pinocchio, Phillip and Aurora will return, more of Emma's past will be revealed, and more worlds will be introduced, including possibly Oz, home of Rebecca Mader's mystery character, the Wicked Witch of the West. Plus: Christopher Gorham will play a mysterious character connected to Emma and Rapunzel.
• Enchanted Forest world (source)
• Snow and Sleeping Beauty's pregnancy will have a connection
• Emma, Hook and Henry in NYC (source)
• Two characters talk outside of NYC Police station
• Emma and Henry around and about in NYC
• Hook and Emma filming scene in Stanley Park (source)
• scene for a NYC loft filmed Gastown’s Koret Lofts
• Charmings back in MM’s loft in Storybrooke
• Emma and Hook moment (source)
• Chris Gorham on set, stranger to Emma (source)| 1|2|3
• CG's character connected with Emma and Rapunzel |source
• casting French speaking "uppity" "know-it all" servant Lawrence (source) | (source)
• Belle meets French candlestick pal, Lumiere | Henri Lubatti |source1
For Episode 14, the show is casting the possibly recurring role of a teenage African-American female who comes across as skittish and timid, having had her naturally curious and determined spirit tempered by years of crippling fear. That said, when put to the test, this lass can reach within and summon the strength to be a hero. x
Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ("Lost," "Tron: Legacy") invite everyone to join Emma Swan, Snow White, Prince Charming, Rumplestiltskin, Hook and the Evil Queen Regina as they travel through a portal on the Jolly Roger in an effort to reach Neverland and rescue Henry.
Welcome to Storybrooke, Maine, a small town that probably won't show up on your GPS, but it's a magical place to visit. Reality and myth merged after Emma broke Regina's curse, which had deprived the fairytale characters of their memories and trapped them in our modern world. When they finally regained their identities, our heroes were dismayed to discover that they weren't transported back to Fairy Tale Land. To make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin - aka Mr. Gold - decided to escalate his power struggle with Regina by introducing magic into the town. But this is our world, and magic always has a tendency to yield unfathomable consequences.
Nothing is more important than family, and these characters' bonds are as strong as the line between good and evil is blurry. Mary Margaret and Emma - mother and daughter reunited -- were sucked into a portal that transported them to what was left of Fairy Tale Land. It was there that they met Mulan and Aurora, who helped them evade Cora and Hook and enabled them to travel back to Storybrooke, reuniting them with Emma's father, David, and her son, Henry. But Cora and Hook found another portal into town, where Cora set about reuniting with her own daughter, Regina. Cora then attempted to find Mr. Gold's dagger in a play to take him down and become the Dark One herself. Hook had also aspired to kill Mr. Gold, not for power but for revenge. And Mr. Gold set out to find his son, Bae, which he did, in New York, with the aid of Emma and Henry. Much to everyone's surprise, Bae turned out to be Emma's former love, Neal, and Henry's father. Back in Storybrooke, Mary Margaret did something completely against her nature - she used dark magic to kill Cora - causing her own heart to darken. And Greg Mendell -- who saw magic in the town as a boy and believes Regina knows where he can find his father - along with his partner, Tamara, planned to eradicate magic completely from our world using a trigger that Regina had planted within her curse. During the struggle to save Storybrooke, Neal was shot by Tamara and fell through a portal to the Enchanted Forest -- barely alive - where he was found by Aurora, Mulan and Prince Phillip. Although their plan was foiled, Greg and Tamara kidnapped Henry and brought him through a portal to their "Home Office," believing that they might still be able to use him to destroy magic in all worlds. With the aid of Hook and his ship, Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Mr. Gold and Regina used the last magic bean to follow Henry, Greg and Tamara... to Neverland.
First order of business this season: save Henry. But Neverland is a much darker place than you remember, and in order for our heroes to accomplish their mission, they'll have to face a foe more powerful than the Dark One himself. What does Peter Pan want with Henry? Can our heroes put aside their differences and work together? Will Aurora, Mulan and Prince Phillip be able to nurse Neal back to health and reunite him with his family? New fairytale characters will be revealed and old acquaintances will be revisited. So think of a wonderful thought... because our Neverland's going to be a fever dream that just won't break.
What's the deal with Robin Hood and Regina on Once Upon a Time? — Maggie
NATALIE: As of two weeks ago when I was on set, Lana Parrilla told me nothing had come up in scripts between the two of them, but she expected it to happen toward the end of the season — though it might not be as easy as we'd all hope. "She's closed her heart off to any romance," Parrilla says. "She doesn't look at anyone with lust or desire. But I do hope that Regina opens her heart again to love. It's been many, many years. As much as she loves Henry, he can only fill that void for so long before he moves on and has a life of his own separate from her." Do you want to see Regina and Robin Hood together? Source
Do you know something about a beloved character dying on Once Upon a Time? –Anna
Reports of such a death are greatly exaggerated — or at least “not exactly on target,” sources tell me. That said, Peter Pan’s shadow is going to do something pretty horrific, quite soon, and the ramifications will be felt deeply among our heroes and villains. Source
Do you have anything on Once Upon a Time that isn’t related to one ‘ship or another? –Lauren
Wrap your magic bean around this one: For Episode 14, the show is casting the possibly recurring role of a teenage African-American female who comes across as skittish and timid, having had her naturally curious and determined spirit tempered by years of crippling fear. That said, when put to the test, this lass can reach within and summon the strength to be a hero. Ready, set, speculate! Source
Question: I was wondering if you had any scoop on Emma and Hook’s relationship on Once Upon a Time? –Laura
Ausiello: Once cocreator Eddy Kitsis told Matt Mitovich that with Henry’s life now on the line more than ever, Emma will be squarely focused on the dire present, with no thought given to her romantic future. Hook and Neal, meanwhile — sharing as they do a quite complicated past of their own – will arrive at some sort of agreement in the Dec. 8 episode. Says Kitsis, “You’ll see how they’re going to deal with each other and with Emma in, I think, a surprising way.”
Any chance for a reconciliation between Neal and Rumple on Once Upon a Time? — Tracy
NATALIE: Now that Neal has discovered the truth about his lineage, it will open the door for father and son to finally have a relationship. "It provides an opportunity for Neal to see his father as someone who carried a burden for hundreds of years because he was hurt or embarrassed about Pan being his father," Michael Raymond-James says. "It really allows him to see his dad in a new light. That's a revelatory moment for Neal." Source
Question: Can you offer up any clues on the location/setting for the second half of Once Upon a Time Season 3 (premiering March 9)? Will it take place entirely in Storybrooke, or will there be trips to another never-before-seen world? — abz
Ausiello: Better than clues, we have cold, hard facts. More akin to Season 1′s storytelling, “The second half [of Season 3] will take place between Storybrooke and the Enchanted Forest,” series cocreator Eddy Kitsis told Matt Mitovich. In other words, EP Adam Horowitz underscored, “It’s not a ‘journey to another land’ paradigm” à la the Neverland arc concluding Dec. 15. “We always have the ability and the desire to dip into other lands, which it’s more than likely we shall do,” Horowitz added, “but it will be in the way that we’ve done it in the past, as opposed to locking all of our characters onto a boat and sending them [to a new realm].” Source Once Upon a Time‘s Rumple and Belle fans are really down right now because they’re always separated (by memory loss or worlds). Please tell us they’ll at least be in the same world in the second half of Season 3! –V
I brought your Q to the boys, and Horowitz assures the Rumbelle fans, “In the second half of the season, they are going to be in the same world for an extended period of time.” But Kitsis then chimed in: “If you’re a fan of Rumbelle, the second half of the season will further explore their relationship – in whatever state that is.” :-O Source
Monica: So excited for Rebecca Mader on Once Upon a Time! Can you spill anything on what she's playing?
She's one of the best female villians of all time, and not just in recent Disney history. This one even has her own theme music! Also, we can tell you that she is being brought in because now that Rumple and Regina have made peace, the writers felt they needed a new Big Bad and Mader's character will definitely be at odds with Regina. We will hopefully have your very first look at Mader's character (the new villain) on the night of Dec. 15 on E! Online, right after the episode of Once Upon a Time ends, so make sure you check back! Source
Future Thread Titles
Wicked Is Coming
"Can't I be rid of you?" - Pan
"Down Boy"
"Ah but I'm a villain, and villains don't get happy endings"
"There won't be a day that goes by that I won't think of you" - Hook
Too many Sundays to count until winter hiatus is over
We hope Christmas brings a new wardrobe for Hook.
"Self preservation has always been a nasty habit of mine"
"A man unwilling to fight for what he wants...deserves what he gets."
"I thought you said you could outrun a storm. This isn't a storm. It's bloody damnation!"
"Conjuring magic is not an intellectual endeavor. It's emotion"
"Magic is about emotion. Summon up that moment that made you so angry you would've killed if you could."
"Magic is power. Until you take power, you're not learning anything."
"It's time for us to belive. Not in magic, but in each other."
Both Emma and Belle could use a friend.... so I vote for them to become besties! Although their personalities are so different, it's hard to imagine, but hey, maybe it would work!
Can't see Belle being too chummy with Regina, the woman who locked her up for 28+ years. Same reason I don't think she and Hook would ever be besties. Or Regina/Snow. Or Rumple/Hook. Etc.
Snow has enough friends, and with the Charming and Hook bromance, (Charming and Hook being two others who I think need friends) I think Emma and Belle each desperately need a bestie and a girls' night out, at the VERY least!
I can't imagine Emma and Belle being besties because of how different they are. The only person I could see maybe understanding Belle and being close friends is Snow to be honest, just based on their personalities, but I don't see it happening mainly because of the history there.
I think Belle's closest chance at having a best friend is Neal at this point and maybe Grumpy. Though I'm really looking forward to her reunion with Robin Hood. I wonder if things might get a bit messy if they become friends while things are developing between Robin Hood and Regina. Maybe Belle will decide to "protect" her friend by exposing all the things Regina did to her. Might be interesting...
On a side note, I could see Lacey and the person Emma was at the very start of the show being friends, but obviously not a chance.
But very much agree that a ladies night episode would be awesome!
January 8, 2014
Many of the characters of "Once Upon a Time" have had or currently have a love interest. Now it may be Regina's turn to be shot with the arrow of romance. On Jan. 6, Enstars reported that Regina may end up finding love in the Enchanted Forest.
Warning: If you do not want to know "Once Upon a Time" season 3 spoilers, then stop reading.
There are rumors that when the show returns in March that a connection between Regina and Robin Hood will be explored and it will take place in the Enchanted Forest. This should be interesting and it would make sense to give Regina someone to care about since Henry and Emma don't remember her. As far as they are concerned, Emma never gave Henry up for adoption.
There are also fans speculating on what character Christopher Gorham will play. TV Guide reported that his character will be somehow connected with Emma and Rapunzel. TV Line speculated that he would be playing an older Henry, but co-creator Edward Kitsis said,
"Your speculation was very interesting, and we did enjoy it. And we reserve the right to use it at a later date!"
January 9, 2014
"Once Upon a Time" fans are busy trying to solve one of season 3's biggest mysteries. They already know that Christopher Gorham is going to appear during the upcoming episode titled "New York City Serenade," but they're not sure who he'll be playing. Don't read on if you want to avoid spoilers!
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Right now the only info on Christopher Gorham's "OUAT" character is that he will be playing a "mysterious character connected to Emma and Rapunzel." This is interesting because set photos show Gorham's character in New York with Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison). So maybe he's playing a fairytale character who has somehow ended up in NYC.
Fans might immediately think that the connection to Rapunzel (Alexandra Metz) means that Gorham will playing Flynn Rider, the guy who "rescues" the princess in the movie "Tangled." However, the 39-year-old actor is probably a little too old to play the immature thief. Rapunzel is an 18-year-old in the movie, and Flynn Rider is supposed to be in his twenties. Since Gorham is closer to Jennifer Morrison's age, it seems more likely that Emma's love interest. She has no memory of Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) and only remembers Nealfire (Michael Raymond-James) abandoning her, so she could be dating other guys. Another theory is that Gorham is playing one of Emma's foster siblings.
According to TV Line, creator Eddy Kitsis dismissed speculation that Gorham will be playing a grown-up Henry (Jared Gilmore), so maybe the show will hold off on the flash-forwards for a while. This casting mystery is a tough one to crack, but maybe fans will get another clue or two before "Once Upon a Time" returns on March 9.
Thanks! I can't tell you how much I hope Chris Gorham ISN'T another Emma love interest. The last thing she needs is another potential boyfriend. Which probably means that's exactly what he is going to be, since me wishing fervently that Pan wasn't Rumple's father didn't do any good! I'm hoping for something more interesting for his character, love the idea that he's someone from her past (foster brother?) whom she contacts after she meets Hook and who confirms that she had never actually raised Henry. Who knows.
Do we take all this to mean that there is definitely a link with the mystery man and Rapunzel? These articles are just repeating the TV Guide description, but I know we were skeptical about it before do you think it would have been retracted by now if it were wrong? Would Ginny have re tweeted it if it were wrong?
Tfnt.
Just have one question, why is written that archie is going to film for the epi 16? since they start filming the 15 this week and only start filming the 16 towards the end of next week, beggining of the other week?
Was confirmed that he wont film the 15 only the 16?
Because is weird that if they only start filming the 16 in two weeks, he is already there in Vancouver, one thing was if we was regular but since he is a recurring star, they only appear when they need to film, not like one or two weeks before.
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So Jennifer and Michael are filming outside in the woods. Wasn't there something a few weeks ago about Jennifer, Colin, Lana and maybe someone else filming in the woods?
And they are obviously in the present day and in our world. Emma hasn't gone back to FTL. I wonder what's going on in the woods?.
The woods seem to be a happening place in 3B. The well is there, but I wonder if something else big is there now too.
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Tfnt.
Just have one question, why is written that archie is going to film for the epi 16? since they start filming the 15 this week and only start filming the 16 towards the end of next week, beggining of the other week?
Was confirmed that he wont film the 15 only the 16?
Because is weird that if they only start filming the 16 in two weeks, he is already there in Vancouver, one thing was if we was regular but since he is a recurring star, they only appear when they need to film, not like one or two weeks before.
I don't think there is any reason to think he isn't filming for 15. He probably is. They just started on Monday. He could be coming back early to get settled and will start filming 16, but I think it's more probable that he is going to be in 15.
Tfnt.
Just have one question, why is written that archie is going to film for the epi 16? since they start filming the 15 this week and only start filming the 16 towards the end of next week, beggining of the other week?
Was confirmed that he wont film the 15 only the 16?
Because is weird that if they only start filming the 16 in two weeks, he is already there in Vancouver, one thing was if we was regular but since he is a recurring star, they only appear when they need to film, not like one or two weeks before.
It was never confirmed that Archie is filming for 3.15 or 3.16 or maybe even both. We just know he will film again soon. CityGal, would you consider moving the Archie news elsewhere because the place you put it makes it seem as if it was confirmed Archie is in 3.16 when he might actually be in 3.15.
Thanks! I can't tell you how much I hope Chris Gorham ISN'T another Emma love interest. The last thing she needs is another potential boyfriend. Which probably means that's exactly what he is going to be, since me wishing fervently that Pan wasn't Rumple's father didn't do any good! I'm hoping for something more interesting for his character, love the idea that he's someone from her past (foster brother?) whom she contacts after she meets Hook and who confirms that she had never actually raised Henry. Who knows.
Do we take all this to mean that there is definitely a link with the mystery man and Rapunzel? These articles are just repeating the TV Guide description, but I know we were skeptical about it before do you think it would have been retracted by now if it were wrong? Would Ginny have re tweeted it if it were wrong?
Is this hiatus making me crazy?
Tftnt!
I hope he isn't another potential love interest as well. I've been thinking about the info we have for this character so far (important to Emma, a connection to Rapunzel, reoccurring) and I wonder if instead of being from the Enchanted Forest, he's from Oz. Maybe they're combining the Wizard of Oz and Rapunzel somehow, so he has a connection to both stories (or Rapunzel does). Could he be the scarecrow character? Maybe he'll be protective of Rapunzel and helpful to Emma in her effort to defeat the witch?
