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

Who Is the Author on 'Once Upon A Time'? They Lived in Rumple's Honeymoon House, But That's Not Much of a Clue

Well, now we know who that (haunted?) mansion belonged to — the person who wrote Henry’s book. Once Upon A Time revealed the Author’s house. We got to see their secret writing lair, filled with tons of blank Moleskines, I mean, story books. But who is this character? This has been a question since Season 1, and we still don’t know. It seems like Rumple has a pretty good idea who the Author is, but he’s not about to spill the magic beans. He wants to collect some villains before he confronts them. I love how we went to Oz last year, and yet this storyline with Rumple, Cruella, Ursula, and Maleficent going to see the Author most resembles Dorothy’s tale. What else do we know about this fairy tale bard? We know, or suspect, that they were in contact with Pinocchio during his bizarre travels. Remember when Pinocchio added some chapters to the book with a magic typewriter? Too bad Pinocchio is a boy again with no memory of this… for now. We also know The Author is a great sorcerer, according to Rumple. We know they had the Apprentice’s hat. I presume the upcoming flashbacks with Rumple and the Queens of Darkness will explain how that came to pass. Source

Once Upon a Time recap: 'Heroes and Villains

As Homer Simpson once said: "Oh, I see! Then everything is wrapped up in a neat little package!"
That's about where tonight's midseason finale—which may as well have been titled "Falling Action"—leaves us. The Snow Queen has been vanquished; the ice wall around Storybrooke has been KO'd; the rest of the Frozen folk have retreated back to the Disney store, where they belong; season 4B's secondary antagonist, Rumplestiltskin, has gotten what he deserves; Hook has regained both his heart and his mojo, if that concluding kiss with Emma is any indication. Even infrequently-mentioned Operation Mongoose has been partially successful: Henry and Regina have discovered the Author's house, if not the Author himself.
"Heroes and Villains" isn't quite as definitively conclusive as last year's midseason finale—an hour that would have functioned perfectly well as a full series wrap-up—but it did have the whiff of a hand firmly closing a storybook called The One With the Frozen Tie-In. Which isn't to say that we'll never see the Arendelle gals again. (A brief wish: Before we do, could we maybe just find out where Mulan's been hiding? Please? Has she, like, been impersonating a tree to save her mother from being conscripted into the Ent Army?)Source

Nina Dobrev Hates Ian Somerhalder: Ruining ‘The Vampire Diaries

Nina Dobrev is having a terrible break up with her ex-boyfriend, Ian Somerhalder. The former couple simply can’t go their separate ways since they both portray main characters on the hit television show The Vampire Diaries, and their rocky relationship is said to be hurting the series.
According to Celeb Dirty Laundry, Nina Dobrev has gotten to the point where she actually “hates” Ian Somerhalder, and when their characters, Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore, are forced to do romantic love scenes together they aren’t as steamy as they should be, and once were.
Fans of The Vampire Diaries are actually worried that Nina and Ian’s problems could cause the show to end prematurely, and so far season 6 has been pretty good.
It all started when Dobrev and Somerhalder ended their three year relationship. At first Nina and Ian remained close friends and had no problem working together. However, when Ian Somerhalder began dating Nina Dobrev’s former friend, Nikki Reed, the problems began.
Ian moved Nikki to Atlanta, Georgia where The Vampire Diaries films and Reed started to become a staple on set, which bothered Dobrev. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder had a falling out over Nikki Reed’s presence on set, which lead to months of awkward moments at work.Source

Blue belle! Phoebe Tonkin a picture of elegance in navy lace Oscar de la Renta dress at The Trevor Project benefit in LA

Vampire Diaries star Phoebe Tonkin looked beautiful in blue as she stepped out on the red carpet on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Australian actress arrived at The Trevor Project event, held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress.

The feminine macramé-lace dress featured a black silk-organza underlayer with the heavy dress cinched in around the waist with a thin black belt.Source

Paul Wesley & Phoebe Tonkin Make It a Date Night at TrevorLIVE LA!

Hot couple Paul Wesley and Phoebe Tonkin make it a fancy date night out for a good cause at the 2014 TrevorLIVE LA in the annual event for The Trevor Project held at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday (December 7) in Los Angeles.
The couple were joined at the event by their The Vampire Diaries co-star Candice Accola, who brought along her hubby Joe King for the night out.
“Date night at the #trevorproject @josekingseco @craccola @paulvedere x” Phoebe wrote on her Instagram, along with a pic – see it below!source

The Originals' Season 2, Episode 10 Spoilers: Danielle Campbell Teases 'Chaos,' Mikaelson Family Feud in 'Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire

Joseph Morgan stars as Klaus in "The Originals." (Photo : Courtesy of The CW)

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The Mikaelson family drama will get even more intense when "The Originals" returns from its winter break with an all-new episode next year.

The epic midseason finale, titled "The Map of Moments," ended with major cliffhangers: Esther may or may not now be either dead or a vampire, Finn is out on the loose and Rebekah is trapped inside the body of a witch who, herself, is trapped by a cursed in a New Orleans home, reports TV Fanatic.

In a happier moment during the episode, Klaus and Hayley reunited with their baby daughter, Hope, for the first time since she was born. In the meantime, Rebekah, Klaus and Elijah devised a plan to take down their mother, Esther, once and for all.source

The Originals season 2 episode 9 review: The Map Of Moments

Losing a beloved character is tough, especially when it’s on a show as good at creating beloved characters as The Originals. There are plenty to choose from: Klaus has his fans and so does Elijah, but Rebekah always seemed to have a special allure that sucked audiences in and never let go.
Having Claire Holt leave the show full-time was hard last year, but there was a definite sense that she would be coming back, if only for an episode here and there (as has been the case). Now, that’s not a feeling The Originals mid-season finale leaves you with – Claire Holt is no longer occupying the role of Rebekah Mikaelson, and it seems that the whole body-jumping plotline was just leading us to this point.
Setting up the concept that the siblings can live in whatever body they like was a clever one, and one that makes complete sense from a production point of view. Hey, there’s a reason Doctor Who does it, and even Eastenders plonks multiple actors down into much-loved roles of old in order to keep things going. That’s all The Originals has done here, but this one stings the worst.
Rebekah has been around since season three of The Vampire Diaries and, while she never got as much of the spotlight as Klaus, she has been a huge presence ever since. I wrote last week that Claire Holt gives the character something that can’t be replaced, and I honestly don’t know if the show can make me accept another actress as the face of Rebekah. It’ll be hard to keep an open mind, even I’m a little ashamed to admit it.
But the episode was great, with vintage moments for every single character. The long-awaited reunion between Hayley, Klaus and baby Hope didn’t disappoint, for starters, and provided a brief moment of happiness and contentment for a family so often at loggerheads.
The moment in which they took a family photo mere moments before having to burn it should have been jarring and ridiculous, but it was actually the highlight of the hour. Looking back on that knowing what would happen to Rebekah by the end makes it even more heartbreaking, and a little bit of sunshine and happiness, albeit still tinged with sadness, was welcome in a show as dour as The Originals.
Kol continues to be a highlight, also, with Klaus and Marcel correctly predicting that he would help them defeat Esther as long as it benefitted him in the end. The two actors portraying the character seem to have found some overlap that makes it less annoying to pair flashbacks with modern day Daniel Sharman-antics, and seeing him still skew things to suit his own agenda, while largely keeping his word, maintains what’s so interesting about him without relegating him to the villains camp.source