Henry Pan

I agree – I hope the fans are kind to him. Not only does he have big shoes to fill, given Robbie Kay’s outstanding portrayal of Pan, but he also has to overcome the fact that for two and a half years we’ve all been used to associating the face of Henry with innocence and kindness. To ask him to now make the audience see evil in that face after everyone is so familiar with his previous character is a lot to ask of any actor, let alone a 13 year old. There’s a reason actors dread getting typecast; sometimes even a great performance can’t overcome an audience’s expectations. Sure, Robert Carlyle or Lana Parilla could pull it off, but they have decades more experience than he does.

I’m sure Adam and Eddy must have confidence that he can do a pretty good job or they wouldn’t have written it this way. Let’s hope the fans keep their expectations reasonable and remember that he will probably give a performance better than most 13 year olds could give, even if it’s not up to the level of the older cast members.

I agree. I think Jared is a great actor personally. I’ve never disliked his performance of Henry. But him playing Pan and him playing evil are two different things. If it were him playing evil, I would have no problem. But since its him playing Pan… I’m a bit worried. Robbie Kay is a fantastic actor and Henry has to match that…. Idk >> lets just all have faith.. But I am loving all this drama tho

Yes, just imagine if some magic put Rumple in a different body and they had to get another actor to play Rumple. Who could do it? I frankly can’t think of anyone that would make me forget Robert Carlyle – I’d be yelling at the screen the whole time, “That’s not Rumple!”, no matter how good the actor. I fear they may face the same problem with Pan.

My theory is that Peter doesn’t really know as much as he pretends to know. He knows what Michael and John have told him, and he knows what he’s overheard people say on the island. But will he know Granny? Would he know Dr. Hopper? I can’t recall if Archie is in the upcoming episode, but it would be interesting if Peter had a session with him.  Jared will possibly play several short scenes where he has, as Peter, no clue who he’s talking to. I hope they give us some interaction between Panry and Blue. It will be interesting to see if Peter recognizes Blue.

Please give us a wickedly snide remark from Granny regarding Felix’s table manners In the diner.