1) they see each other as family and support
Even i dont believe that anymore, if they were family i would not let a network demand who i speak in public or not, tht is what i think is happening with ABC, they say dont interact with this person online and im sorry, that is what they been doing to MRJ, they congrat even single ex cast member for their projects except MRJ, i bet Sean will be next and to prove it is the fact that Sean after leaving the show, started talking in public with no problem with MRJ, the fact that some crew menbers that used to work on teh show and this season are working on other things, started fav and rt and even tweeted MRJ about GoS finale, that they needed another season, bc was great, yet while the show started with ouat still on air,when they never had a hint of seeing it before.
So yeah, they dont behave like family in my opinion, another example, how many of them also congrated MRJ on his play, like Tim ( galavant) tweeted about the actress on ouat, the fact that MRJ congratulated Bobby and Emilie for their movies this year, and while they thanked all the rest of the cast, they simply ignored MRJ tweets to them, so i say , will be good to see how they behave with sean from now on, so far things are not famous, PR, retcon, rumours and fanservice are strong in this show, that is why i hope they crash the show after it ends.
So for me they are simply co workers,again i say is my opinion and u may have other opinions, is ok, but for sure, i would like to know if you dont think is odd for a cast that is family, after S3 or 315 they barely speak with MRJ in social media( in this case twiter), the fact that they didnt said anything about epi 312 apperance, bc for me is simply odd, may be fear of the fandom, but if they speak about other MRJ stuff, the fandom usually loves that sort of thing.
Im looking also for a official sourch but if is true, JMo said that OUAT pr, gave a list of things the cast could not talk and mention, which on my understanding if is true is more than spoilers,bc that they know they cant speak about it,they are not that idiots and 2 things they could speak about,( probably EQ and CS TL), i remenber also that after S3, there were rumours that ouat comic con panel were selected to fit into what they wanted to answer.
Everything about this show is shady and is pity that A&E dont have the same thought, than Bates Hotel, Teen wolf, TVD and OB people and know that sometimes is time for shows to end, when they cant do anything else about it.
Conclusion, they are all doing it for the money, some more than others, bc of what we spoke already and im still more bitter about the way they behave with mRJ in public than the no sense storylines they do on the show.