Lost’s Jorge Garcia will join Once Upon a Time [spoilers]

August 30, 2012 by 6 Comments
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Jorge Garcia (Hurley from ABC’s Lost) has been cast as “The Giant” for Once Upon a Time‘s second season. We have no word whether this is a single-episode role, or a recurring character.


Among the many coming characters for Once Upon a Time, the concept of “The Giant” is a little more vague. Jorge’s “The Giant” could be the popular giant from “Jack and the Beanstalk.” This would lead many to questions about who Jack may be. Possibly Dr. Whale?

Jorge Garcia will be the third actor from Lost to appear on Once Upon a Time. Now-regular cast member Emile de Ravin (Belle) also appeared in Claire Littleton in 93 episodes across all six seasons of Lost, and Alan Dale (King George) was Mr. Whidmore from Lost.

We have yet to see what the story will be to introduce ”The Giant.” As Once Upon a Time write Jane Espenson said of the magic bean Baelfire used in “The Return,” that some magic beans grow up, some grow down. It could be that Baelfire’s magic bean transports him to the giant’s world from “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

Or perhaps “The Giant” is someone completely different.

Once Upon a Time’s second season premieres on ABC on September 30, 2012, at 8/7c.

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  • Hannah97

    No way! I loved him in Lost, so I think it’s really great to see him make an appearance in this show as well. Can’t wait for season 2!

    • http://DanielJLewis.net/about Daniel J. Lewis

      Any guesses on which giant he’ll be and who his counterpart will be?

      • Hannah97

        Probably the giant from Jack in the Beanstalk, especially since we’re pretty sure they’re doing that story. Unfortunately I have no idea who his counterpart could be… It’s possible he may not have one. If he’s the giant, then he’s a villain so he could die in the fairy tale world. I hope not though, since I like Jorge Garcia. :)

        • http://DanielJLewis.net/about Daniel J. Lewis

          Perhaps a season-two mechanism will be that bringing magic to our world has made world start colliding. Perhaps other characters will be able to leave their world and step into ours. Maybe the Giant is one such character.

      • 17jeda

        maybe they will adapt him into the giant that appears in “The Thing You Love Most” as part of the circle enacting the dark curse?

        • http://DanielJLewis.net/about Daniel J. Lewis

          Clever! But we already saw that Ogre in “Desperate Souls.” He was in the mayor’s office Regina was announcing that Sydney Glass would be the new sheriff.