Once Upon A Time' EPs: Snow White and Prince Charming might be villains, not heroes

The Season 4 fall finale of "Once Upon a Time" ended the show's heroes and villains starting a race to find the storybook author who decides who gets happy endings. 

 

Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) and the Queens of Darkness stand plotting in one corner, determined to rewrite history for the villains. Meanwhile, reformed bad girl Regina (Lana Parrilla) has found support from Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and the rest of the Charming heroes to help her get her happy ending and reunite with her true love Robin Hood (Sean Maguire). 

 

While the contest seems like a classic good versus bad matchup, executive producers Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz assure Zap2it that it won't be that easy. "Once Upon a Time" is reevaluating whether good always beats evil, and some of the show's previously established heroes might actually be more villainous than they appear.

 

"Is [being a hero or villain] based on a title or is it based on our actions? We are going to see in the second half villains doing surprising things and heroes doing surprising things," Kitsis says. 

 

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Parrilla has already clued us in that Regina will struggle with her light and dark sides, but she is by far not the only one that falls into the ambiguous category when it comes to Storybrooke characters. Hook (Colin O' Donoghue) also slides along the good to evil spectrum, and there's also Ruby (Meghan Ory) and Will Scarlet (Michael Socha) who are caught in the middle righteousness and vice. But surprisingly it will be done of these gray characters who will have the most trouble when it comes to choosing sides. 

 

"I think it will be Snow White and Prince Charming," Kitsis admits. 

 

Say what? If there are any two people that exemplify the title of hero it is clearly the Charmings. Regina has a book of quips on how sick their eternal belief in hope and goodness makes her. Surely Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Charming (Josh Dallas) couldn't be tempted by Rumple and his new partners in crime ... right?

 

"As far as you've seen!" Kitsis answers. "I don't think you've seen all of their flashbacks." 

 

The aforementioned flashbacks will take audiences back to Season 1 in a time before the curse, both in Storybrooke and the Enchanted Forest. Kitsis and Horowitz have revealed that Snow White and Charming have a secret past with Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), Ursula (Merrin Dungey) and Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit). They think this new trio are the necessary characters to bring some of the Charmings' dark secrets to light.Source

The Highs and Lows of Once Upon a Time’s Frozen Episodes

Once Upon a Time finished up its half-season journey to the land of Frozen last night with a wedding, a banishment, shots, and Ursula working at an aquarium. While the Anna/Elsa arc provided some cute moments (Anna’s constant nervous chatter, Elsa’s friendship with Emma), too often characters were ignored (Mulan and Aurora are like, totally raising that baby together, right?) in favor of endless Arendelle flashbacks. At times it felt cynical; why further develop fan favorites when you can drop a “Let It Go” reference and just give the people (children) what they want? But … it’s over now, and a new crop of Disney favorites is coming. So let’s reflect on what we had and hope against hope that the brilliance of Merrin Dungey as Ursula can outweigh how weird it is to introduce Cruella de Vil to the story (what powers can she have, anyway, being able to anger dogs?). Here’s a look at the highs and lows of Once so far this season.

Worst Translation of Frozen the Cartoon to Frozen Live-Action: The Rock Trolls and Sven (Tie)
The reindeer and the trolls just didn’t work in the Once world. Who really wants to see a reindeer reaction shot? And all the magic of the trolls is lost when they’re put next to real humans, doing their darndest to act like talking to rocks isn’t ridiculous.  

Disney Character We Never Really Wanted to See on the Show:  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
This whole story line was crazy confusing. Props to Once for completely trying something different, but the consequences of this story line never seemed compelling enough. Plus, isn’t seeing a CG walking broom the most annoying thing in the world? And how many times can we hear the phrase “cleave yourself from the dagger” before it starts to sound like gibberish?Source

Spoiler Chat: Revenge, Once Upon a Time, Vampire Diaries and More!

Merry merry! Santie Spoiler Claus heard you loud and clear that all you want for Christmas is scoop on your favorite shows. Well, here it is. But don't blame us if some of it causes your heart to shrink three sizes! (Ahem, Reign, ahem, American Horror Story, ahem, Arrow. Ahem, sob, sob, sob.) But Once Upon a Time fans do still have plenty to be happy about....Read on for the scoop!

harris2121: after Daniel's death on #Revenge, will something change between Emily and Victoria? Or does their hate grow?
Expect to see a major shift in the duo's dynamic after Daniel's death…and David's past deeds come to light.  "Emily will have to learn what her father was really about and see the David-Victoria relationship for what it actually is, which is something that will help deepen her relationship with her father," showrunner Sunil Nayar teases of our badass heroine in the second half of the season.Source

JoAnna Garcia Swisher to Return to ‘Once Upon a Time’ as Ariel

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JoAnna Garcia Swisher is taking a dip back into “Once Upon A Time.”
Swisher will reprise her role in the second half of season four, series creators/exec producers Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis confirmed to TV Line.
“You will see her within the first half of 4B,” Horowitz revealed in a Q&A, after the midseason finale.
The actress first appeared on “Once” in the sixth episode of Season 3, aptly titled “Ariel,” and has been featured in four episodes of the series in total. Although the character has been mentioned one time in Season 4, we have yet to see her.
More characters from the past will also be coming back, along with the Little Mermaid, but Horowitz stayed mum on details. “There may be some other returns that we’re not ready to confirm yet, from our past years.”
However, Robin Hood (Sean Macguire) will be back. The actor teased his return on Twitter, and Horowitz confirmed the news: “I don’t know what he did or didn’t hint, but I would be sorely disappointed if we did not see more of Robin Hood this season.”Source

Once Upon a Time Bosses Hint at a Magical Cruella, Promise More Robin Hood

[WARNING: The following contains spoilers from the winter finale of Once Upon a Time. Read at your own risk, dearie!]

The Once Upon a Time powers that be won't be going by the storybook this time.

On the midseason finale on Sunday, Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) was forced by his wife Belle (Emilie de Ravin) to step over Storybrooke's town line and thus into our magic-free world. Naturally, he's already devised a plan to get his previous life back, but it required allying with his former enemies, the Queens of Darkness: Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella de Vil (Kristin Bauer van Straten, Merrin Dungey, Victoria Smurfit).

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Although fans have already been introduced to Maleficent, series showrunners Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis tell TVGuide.com about their unique interpretations of Ursula and Cruella for the series. "We wanted a formidable group," Kitsis says. "In the first half of the season when we did Frozen, we were very faithful to the characters... but in the second half of the season, Maleficent is based on our mythology, and that is the same with Ursula and Cruella.Source

'Once Upon a Time' Says Goodbye to 'Frozen' and Hello to the Queens of Darkness

Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella de Vil made appearances Sunday night 

 Once Upon a Time ended the first half of its fourth season with a farewell to its Frozen arc, and said hello to its newest foes: the Queens of Darkness, AKA Maleficent (Kristin Bauer Van Straten), Ursula (Merrin Dungey) and Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit).

With the Ice Queen (Elizabeth Mitchell) taken care of in the last episode, the main priority for Anna (Elizabeth Lail), Elsa (Georgina Haig) and Kristoff (Scott Michael Foster) is getting home. While Elsa is OK with taking their time getting home if it means doing it right, when she hears than Hans (Tyler Jacob Moore) has conquered Arendelle, she realizes the urgency that they get home. Rumple (Robert Carlyle) — fearing what Anna knows about him and wanting to get rid of the people as soon as possible — has Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) (who is under Rumple's control) lead Emma (Jennifer Morrison) to a portal in the nearby mansion, which can lead the Arendelle trio back home. They go through the portal, but before they do, Anna asks who "Mr. Gold" was before they came to Storybrooke; when she's told he's Rumple, she confirms they used to know each other, which tips off Emma that Rumple was lying about his motivations for helping them.Source

Once Upon a Time: What Did You Think of the Fall Finale?!?

Great Lord Almighty. It seems like no sooner do I overcome my exasperation with OUAT, accept it for the cultural artifact that it is, and get to a place where I can enjoy it again, it goes off the air for 68 months or whatever. The hiatuses are long and strong in Storybrooke! "Heroes and Villains" is sort of just a set-up episode for the second half of the season: Four Queens of Darkness will be making an entrance (one of whom is just an aging flapper with a penchant for fur who is in no way canon magical, but, you know, whatever) and HOPEFULLY the Rumple/Hook storyline will have its denouement.
Happily, OUAT generally finds its footing way better during finales and premieres than it does during the day-to-day, so "Heroes and Villains" could be a strong ending to a lackluster half-season... or it could be the end of my patience. Time will tell! Once you're finished watching the episode, hit the comments to share your thoughts, and come back for a full recap soon!Source