I think that outsider might aswell be Henry's biological father...
Last week's episode was cute but it didn't really add any new information. Any previews?
Emma would've recognized him. There would've been some hint on that. He's definitely going to shake things up in Storybrooke and that's really needed tbh. Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold seems to be behind everything. Annoying.
ONCE UPON A TIME, Ep. 118, "Stable Boy"
Director: Dean White
Shoots: 2/3 - 2/17
Location: Vancouver
[CORA] Late 40s to Early 60s, the Evil Queen's elegant yet manipulative and imposing mother. She gives truth to saying like mother, like daughter, and we realize that this is the woman who taught Regina her dark ways. Large guest star with a 3 ep arc next season.
[DANIEL] Mid 20s, a handsome stable boy in Fairy Tale Land who tends to horses at the royal manor. He's a young romantic who believes that love can make anything possible, even breaking through the barriers of his social station. Guest star.
[YOUNG SNOW] 12 to 14 years old to PLAY 12, a young and innocent princess, she sees the world through a prism where she believes everyone is capable of the same kindness she and her benevolent father bestow on their kingdom. Guest star
Sidney double crossing Emma didn't really surprised me. And I also kinda expected genie to become trapped in the mirror, but only because his face/voice seemed familiar, like he had already appeared on the show. But overall, still a nice episode.
Sidney double crossing Emma didn't really surprised me. And I also kinda expected genie to become trapped in the mirror, but only because his face/voice seemed familiar, like he had already appeared on the show. But overall, still a nice episode.
I was torn in between throughout the whole episode. Is he playing with her...or not? Sidney is the storybrooke counterpart to genie/magic mirror and he already had his first appearance in the second episode of the show, that's why the genie seemed familliar to you.
What I love most about this show so far are all those little details and the commitment behind every scene. Each frame has its purpose. Moreover, OUAT always reminds me of what Kingdom Hearts would look like if it would have been a television show.
Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner, Barbara Hershey will play Cora, the Evil Queen's mother in a multiple story arc later this season with the possibility of another short story arc in the show's second season:
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Academy Award nominee Barbara Hershey has landed a mother of a role on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, as the very woman who brought the Evil Queen into this world — or, to be more precise, into the fairytale world, TVLine has learned.
Hershey, who is also an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her role in the 1990 TV-movie A Killing in a Small Town, will first appear as the queen’s mum, Cora, later this season, with the option of also having a short arc in Season 2 (if/when the fantastical drama conjures up a renewal this spring).
Hershey’s Oscar nod came for her supporting role in 1996′s The Portrait of a Lady. Much more recently, she has appeared on the big screen in Black Swan (where she played Natalie Portman’s mother) and last spring’s horror-thriller Insidious. Her long film resume also includes The Last Temptation of Christ (as Mary Magdalene), Hannah and Her Sisters and Beaches, to name but a few.The actress’ most recent TV credits include a 2010 installment of the British series Agatha Christie’s Poirot and the short-lived WB family drama The Mountain.
1.14: Dreamy (Grumpy centric episode; Amy Acker guest stars as Grumpy's love interest)
1.15: Red Handed (Red Riding Hood episode)
1.16: Heart Of Darkness (all of the seven dwarfs appear in that episode)
1.17: Hat Trick (Alice In Wonderland episode)
1.18: Stable Boy (Barbara Hershey's first appearance as Regina's mother Cora; Young Snow White guest stars)
The Who's rock legend Roger Daltrey will lend his voice as the talking caterpillar for the episode 'Hat Trick', which centers around Alice In Wonderland.
Bailee Madison will take the role of Young Snow White. She will appear in episode 18, 'Stable Boy'
PaleyFest 2012 Panel Announced
A great turnout is shaping up for Once Upon a Time‘s PaleyFest panel to be held next month at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.
Thus far, series stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas and Raphael Sbarge are set to join executive producers Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Steve Pearlman for the March 4 panel discussion.
Once Upon A Time reached 1 million likes on Facebook and the creators thanked via video:
'Once Upon a Time': Emilie de Ravin on the Belle-Rumpelstiltskin relationship
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"Lost" alum Emilie de Ravin is coming to "Once Upon a Time" Sunday (Feb. 12) as Belle, the fairy tale princess who sacrifices her freedom to save her friends and family in the ogre war. Just how does she do that? By becoming the captive of Rumpelstiltskin.
"[Belle] has always wanted to be the brave one and go out into the world and do something with her life and she has the chance to," says de Ravin. "She has a chance to save her family and her friends by going to live with Mr. Stiltskin."
Rumpelstiltskin is the "beast" role in the fairy tale of "Beauty and the Beast," which has us wondering if the relationship between Belle and Rumpel is the same as in the fairy tale - is there love there?
"There's a love," says De Ravin. "Not the same as where the fairy tale goes, but there's actually a really beautiful progression in their relationship ... he finds himself smiling and laughing at things for the first time in a very long time."
"This friendship definitely turns into more than that," De Ravin continues. "But not in the same way as the animation. In maybe more of an adult reality sense, the way things don't always work out in the real world."
We can't wait to see it - Robert Carlyle has always been so great as Rumpelstiltskin that we can feel our hearts breaking already.
Exclusive Interview: ‘Once’ Creators Tease Big Reveals, Future Storylines & More
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Having spent six years as part of the LOST creative staff, Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are no strangers to working on a hit series. But not even they could have prepared themselves for the success of their freshman drama Once Upon A Time, which, since its fall debut, has taken off in both ratings and critical acclaim.
As a hardcore LOST fan, it’s natural to assume I’m biased when I proclaim that Once is my favorite show. But if you’ve seen even one episode of the intriguing, fairytale-driven drama, it would be hard to argue otherwise. At its halfway point, the first season has already given us shocking moments, major character deaths and head-spinning theories. So what’s next? The Voice Of TV recently chatted with the Once masterminds who, despite keeping things vague, opened up about what we can expect for the rest of the season and what mysteries we may finally get answers to.
The Voice Of TV: First of all, happy belated birthday, Eddy!
Eddy Kitsis: Thank you!
TVoTV: Second of all, congrats on the show and all its success. I’m so happy that it’s become such a hit and it must be amazing to see all the positive feedback. I know that at Comic Con and in interviews prior to the show’s debut, you spoke about why you think people should tune in. Now that you’re established and you have the ratings, what do you think it is that drew people in and has kept them coming back?
Adam Horowitz: I would never presume to get why people watch or don’t watch. All we can do – what we can continue to do since we’ve started – is tell the stories that we think are interesting and cool, and tell them the best way we know how…and hope they come along for the ride. So far, the amount of people who watch the show has been incredibly humbling and gratifying.
TVoTV: You’ve done a really good job of incorporating both a mix of classic fairy tales such as Snow White and Cinderella and more modern fare such as Beauty and the Beast. Can we expect to see other modern stories like Aladdin or The Little Mermaid?
AH: We plan to continue to play with the various mythologies that we’ve already established on the show, and we also plan to dip into a couple of new ones as we move forward. We’re excited about that. We also have some surprises that have been a lot of fun for us to cook up and we hope the audience enjoys them as well.
EK: I think we reserve the right to delve into all of those places. As far as some of those go, we may not get to this year but hopefully some day, we will. We definitely would like to do The Little Mermaid and Rapunzel and Aladdin, and sometimes it’s just a matter of realization.
TVoTV: Right, like making sure it fits in the story and into the scope of the season…and at this point in time, I imagine you’re starting to flesh out the last few episodes. Are some of the mysteries from this year going to carry over, such as the broken glass coffin that we saw hidden under the sink hole?
AH: What we can say is that things like the glass coffin and the stranger – for example, who he is and what he’s doing there – are mysteries that we set up that we fully intend to answer this year. There are obviously ongoing things with the show that, if we’re lucky enough to get another season, we would want to continue…but we really want to kind of complete the story that we set out to tell for this first season.
TVoTV: Do you have an idea of where you want to take the show, given that things look pretty positive in terms of a second season?
EK: Adam and I definitely have an idea of what we want to do for season 2, and hopefully there will be little signs of that at the end of this season and the finale will kind of point towards where we’re going. As far as season 3 and season 4…I mean, we’re kind of giving ourselves freedom. We’re tackling it a season at a time and we have some big overarching things, but we don’t want any of those to restrict creativity. Because sometimes, you’ll think of something that would be great for season 4, but you get to season 4 and you’re like, “You know what, that’s not longer relevant.” So, we don’t want to be slaves to things we thought of three years earlier.
AH: What we’re trying to do is stick with the big ideas we’ve had since we came up with the idea for the show, but as Eddy said, allow ourselves the freedom to figure out the most enjoyable way for us to get to those places.
TVoTV: As someone who is just as interested in the creative side of TV as the performance side, I’m curious to know your method for bringing these stories to life. Do you have a certain process in terms of figuring out what to take from each fairytale?
EK: I think the way we kind of approach it is that we have a rough idea of an episode. For instance, we knew we wanted to do the Cinderella episode and we knew…our twist on it, of course, was that Mr. Gold – or Rumplestiltskin in fairytale land – sent her and made a deal with her. So we usually start with the fairytale side first, and then Storybrooke.
TVoTV: There are so many main cast members and secondary characters that have been explored and the ensemble vibe reminds me a lot of LOST – but I think Once is a little different in that certain characters, such as Emma, Snow and Regina, sort of ground the story. Do you anticipate having a LOST scenario where your main cast changes with the flow of the show, or do you see yourself really sticking to your core characters?
EK: It’s hard to say, because even in LOST, we introduced the tail section, and then we had Desmond and Ben Linus…but we still had Jack and Locke and Sawyer and Kate, and they were the staples and they were our heroes that took us through the story. So for us, Emma and Snow and Charming and Gold…these are core characters. But of course, you always want to bring more people for them to play with.
TVoTV: Let’s touch a little bit on Emma and her relationships. She finally opened up about her feelings just as Graham got killed, so is that going to play a role in how she reacts to other people?
EK: I think Emma’s struggle has always been to allow people in. We always said that Emma is a character looking for a home, because she’s never had one and she doesn’t know what it is. And I think that she’s always walled herself off emotionally, and therefore it’s really not until Henry comes…it’s the first time she starts to let people in. And I think Graham…when he died, it kind of made her remember. It’s a lot easier to not remember people, because then you don’t get hurt. But I think that Emma’s experience through the years, you know, having that wall come down and saying, “Okay, she does have a great friendship with Mary Margaret” – without realizing that’s her mom [laughs.] And beginning to see her care more about her, and becoming more of a mother to Henry. And so it’s slowly chipping away at her walls.
TVoTV: I love all the LOST actors you’ve been bringing into the fold – Alan Dale has been wonderful, and of course you have Emilie de Ravin’s episode coming up this week, which I’m so excited about. Is there a chance we could see more LOST alum in future episodes?
AH: Anything’s possible, but we had such a special experience on that show that anytime we’d want to bring someone over that we’re interested in, it would have to be exactly the right thing that everyone’s really excited about. Like with Emilie [de Ravin], it was just amazing to have her want to do this role, and it was so much fun to kind of come up with it and bring her in to our world here. We’re really excited for people to see her take on Belle.
EK: Obviously, we love all the LOST actors and we’d be honored to write for them again. It would just have to be the right role in the right situation.
TVoTV: Which is understandable! Speaking of casting, one of the strengths of this show is its phenomenal cast. Is there a favorite scene you’ve developed so far that you’ve loved watching come to life? Or something that looked awesome on paper but became even more awesome once certain actors read it?
EK: I would say honestly, every week we feel that. Our cast is so strong and they make Adam and I look so good. Every week and every day when we watch dailies, they just bring something to the material and what’s great is that now, almost a year later – because we’ve been working with them – it’s like we’re all kind of in sync. We have one thing in our mind, they have one thing in their mind, and then it comes together in this third way that’s even better. But we’re constantly mesmerized by what the cast does with the script. We really, truly believe they elevate it.
TVoTV: I love how they’re all just as close in real life as they are when they’re filming…it really comes across on the show.
EK: It’s great. They’re all really good friends and fun to be with, and we’re very lucky in that everyone who works on the show works really hard, including the crew who doesn’t get a lot of credit. They’re in the middle of the forest at 3am! Everyone really works hard because they love the show, and you can’t force that. It just kind of has to happen naturally…and we’ve been very lucky on this one.
TVoTV: Well, let me tell you, it definitely translates…you can tell when a crew and a cast and the writers love their show and put all their effort into making it the best it can be. Are there story lines we can look forward to? I know we’re going to learn more about the Evil Queen and her mother…are we going to see any other developments for our characters?
EK: I think we’re going to see some exciting stuff on the Storybrooke side. We’re going to see stuff develop. And as far as fairytale, we can tell you that we are going to be diving into Little Red Riding Hood’s back story…we are going to be showing you how Grumpy became Grumpy, we will, of course, eventually tell you why the Evil Queen hates Snow White…and we will tell you who the stranger is. We’re planning on a lot of fun episodes coming up.
TVoTV: [laughs] So basically, my head should just be ready to explode because I’m not going to know what to do with all my theories, right?
Emilie De Ravin Raves About Once Upon a Time's Lost Treats (Alas, No 'Squirrel Baby' for Belle)
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Lost scribes turned Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz didn’t have to ask twice when they courted Emilie de Ravin to be the Belle of the fairyland land that was in “Skin Deep,” this Sunday’s episode of the new ABC series.
“They were like, ‘Hey, do you want to play a princess?’ And I’m like, ‘Hell yeah!’” the actress tells TVLine with a laugh.
Though de Ravin notes that she was never the type of little girl to dress as a princess, she counted the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast among her favorites “because it had such a fantastic moral to it. Belle is a strong young woman – there’s nothing insipid about her – and we talked a lot about emphasizing that.”
In this variation on the story, Belle barters herself to the resident “beast” – aka Robert Carlyle’s Rumpelstiltskin – in order to save her father’s life and help their land survive the Ogre War. “She takes this chance to do what she’s always wanted to do, which is be brave and be the hero, even if it means giving up a lot, including her father and her best friend,” says the actress. And Gaston? “Um, Gaston she doesn’t really mind leaving,” de Ravin laughs.
As the episode’s title indicates, Belle’s relationship with Rumple will demonstrate “that love is not skin deep,” de Ravin previews. “Their relationship starts off with fear on her behalf and him not knowing how to deal with this chick in his castle. But as she becomes more relaxed, that interests and amuses him. He sees that she can be this kind of doting, sweet girl.”
As a result of this mutual eye-opening, “There is a progression from friendship to something maybe more,” de Ravin teases.
I asked if it’s a bit difficult to get through a Rumpelstiltskin scene as Carlyle delivers his captivating and thoroughly colorful spin on the imp, wearing “gold face” and all. But de Ravin maintains, “I was more moved by it, because I felt sorry for him — I mean, he’s got these bloody contacts in that I’m sure are so annoying, the poor thing!”
All told, de Ravin – who marathoned through early Once episodes after booking the role – says, “I really love what [Robert] has done with Rumple, and I love Mr. Gold. They’re similar in a sense, obviously, but the subtle differences are cool.” (As for whether she also appears as Belle’s Storybrooke counterpart, the Aussie beauty would only hint, “Possibly!”)
Of course, Once is known for scattering Lost “Easter eggs” in episodes, be it a bottle of MacCutcheon whiskey or a well-chosen house address. “I’ve noticed the Apollo [candy] bars, Damon [Lindelof]‘s weatherman thing…. It’s a nice little give-back to the fans,” de Ravin says.
So, in this episode, might we catch a cameo by Claire’s squirrel baby….?
“Oh, totally,” de Ravin sarcastically answers. “She carries it around the whole time!”
NEW YORK (AP) — Lana Parrilla, whose dual roles on the fantasy drama "Once Upon a Time" include the fearsome Evil Queen, wasn't satisfied just knowing her character was evil.
"You can also see she's a tortured soul," says Parrilla, "and I made a very conscious choice to reveal the pain underneath."
While she prepped for her audition, she asked herself: What caused that pain?
"So I did a meditation, and I saw a lot of her past and tapped into it," discovering in the process that "a major betrayal and the loss of someone she deeply loves are what caused the darkness to overtake her, and what caused her need to punish everyone in her life. She doesn't want anyone to be happy, because HER happiness was taken from her."
Parrilla shared her epiphany with the show's co-creators, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, "and they had their own vision which was totally in line with mine. Maybe I tapped into THEIR psyches!"
The ABC freshman hit, which airs Sunday at 8 p.m. EST, has a mind-bending premise ("every time I try to pitch this show," Parrilla laughs, "it sounds like I've just smoked something really strong").
In a nutshell: Thanks to the Evil Queen's curse, a number of fairy-tale characters were transported to the contemporary village of Storybrooke, Maine, where they have forgotten their pasts as well-known storybook characters and, now stranded in the artifice of real life, have been denied every fairy-tale character's birthright: the prospect of a happy ending.
The hard-hearted mayor of Storybrooke is Regina, the other character played by Parrilla (pronounced puh-REE-uh). Also starring on the show are Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Robert Carlyle, Jared Gilmore and Jennifer Morrison.
Parrilla, a beautiful brunette with smoldering eyes and a lively, outgoing manner, counts "Once" as her seventh series, which also included short-termers such as "Miami Medical," ''Swingtown" and "Boomtown."
Longevity isn't a priority for her.
"When the script for 'Once' came my way," she says, "I had the thought that maybe it will last only a season. But I was willing to take that risk. Even if it hadn't gotten picked up as a series, I'm happy to have played this part."
She should have said "parts." She has had to master not one role, but two, "and in the beginning the challenge was finding their voices and how to make them different. I wanted the queen's voice to have a deeper resonance and for her to have a freedom in her body — she's fierce, she's bold. Regina, I think, is much more calculated. She's a politician. She has to keep her emotions in check."
Even now, switching back and forth between the characters can be dizzying.
Literally: Playing the Evil Queen, Parrilla performs in a cavernous studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, with few sets or props, instead dominated by a sprawling green screen.
"After 16 hours on a green-screen stage, your head is literally spinning," she says with a laugh. "Most of the queen's scenes take place in the palace," which is virtual: "No walls. No corridor. No fireplace. It's huge, that stage, with nothing to hold onto."
But it's not as if she doesn't love to play pretend, and always has, even as a child back in Brooklyn.
"I played lots of fantasy games," recalls the 34-year-old actress. "I would create these worlds, and I would believe in them. So it's not that different as an adult. I figure if I did it then, I can do it now. But I hadn't had to use that part of my brain in a long time."
Her active imagination was nurtured by her father, the late Sam Parrilla, a professional baseball player who had a bit of the comedian in him: While on the road (he played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies, and later became a scout), he created a character named Popito to speak to little Lana on the phone. Lana, of course, never saw Popito, but pictured him as shy, with a stutter, and tiny, living under the couch as her father's traveling companion.
"But he's my oldest friend," she says, almost as if she still believes in him.
Parrilla's special brand of faith has served her well, particularly as she settles happily into a mystical show like "Once Upon a Time."
But when asked about the tattoo of a feather on her wrist's underside, she recalls a painful period that put her belief system to the test.
"I was living in L.A. having a hard time, and I had lost faith," she remembers. "I said, 'Send me a sign. Why am I here?'"
At that moment, she was at a local park. She spied a feather dancing in the wind.
"Over the months, I kept seeing more feathers, especially at moments when I was really down and distraught. You ask for signs in your life, but what you get is more like a confirmation: You are where you need to be. Just take a deep breath."
It was 11 years ago she saw that first telltale feather, but only three years ago did she get the tattoo.
"I took my time. And now when I look at it, it makes me happy," says Parrilla, who sees life, like her show, as a series of once-upon-a-time events. "It's mine."
My guess is that The Evil Queen will die at the end of the season. I think they want to have a major antagonist for each season like Season 1: The EQ (Lana Parilla), Season 2: For example, Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten)...and a core antagonist like Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin.
Emilie de Ravin nailed it! She was really convincing in her portrayal of Belle.
The proposal between Cinderella and Thomas was unnecessary and could've been better executed into the story line.
Those last minutes are among the best I've seen on this show so far.
Jennifer Morrison needs to step it up and bring some life into her character, because as of right now, she comes across as interchangeable and bland. The others are miles ahead of her in that aspect. I'm not quite sure though if it's the actress or the writers who prevent some desperately needed character development.
Can't wait for next week. Regina is gearing up and preparing for battle as it seems in these latest episodes.
ABC's Once Upon A Time scored a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating, vs. a 3.5 rating last two weeks ago. A Desperate Housewives drew a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating, vs. a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating three weeks ago against the NFC Championship Game. Playing out the string before it heads to that great cancellation bin in the sky, Pan Am had just a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, vs. a 1.2 rating three weeks ago. At 7pm, America's Funniest Home Videos' 2.0 adults 18-49 rating was up a tenth vs. a 1.9 rating two weeks ago.
You can buy a 4-song selection soundtrack from the show here. Established movie score composer Mark Isham is responsible for the entchanting music behind the show.
And yeah, Emilie did great!