MANY Things to Know about 301 (spolier-riffic things from many places)

This is from Starr Raving

– Kitsis and Horowitz reveal what’s next on ‘Once Upon A Time’ season 3

Warning: character, storyline spoilers dead ahead

Not everyone cares for spoilers, but “Once Upon A Time” creators Adam Horowitz and Ed Kitsis know that fans of the show sometime can’t wait. Though the show makes its third season premiere on Sunday (Sept. 29 at 8:00 p.m. on ABC), they invited a few journalists to drop by Disney to watch the first two episodes of the season, then answered questions we had. If you’re wondering, yes, spoilers ahead. I’ll even say it loud: SPOILERS AHEAD. No complaining that you weren’t warned, people.

First off, you might have gotten an inkling last season that Peter Pan isn’t the cuddly creature we recall from the animated movie. Let’s just say that this dark and unexpected Neverland will rock your socks — and it’s set to rock the worlds of Emma, Hook, Regina, Snow, Charming and even Gold. “We’ve always wanted to go to Neverland,” Kitsis said. “It’s where you have to confront your past, and we wanted to have [the core characters] dig deeper.”

As for Peter Pan, Kitsis said, “He is a sick and twisted kid. When Rumpelstiltskin says he’s someone he’s frightened of, you know he’s scary.” The decision to make him dark was an easy one, according to the creators. “It came from a character place. Someone who refuses to grow up has to have problems. We started thinking of ‘Heart of Darkness,’ and he became our Kurtz.”

The Lost Boys have reason to be cranky, too. “Can you imagine for hundreds of years still getting carded?” Horowitz joked.

Still, like all villains on the show, Pan isn’t all bad. “They’re all looking for love, and I think you’ll see that as his story slowly unfolds,” said Kitsis.

“Evil isn’t born; it’s made,” added Horowitz.

Pan isn’t the only fairy tale character we’re set to meet. In episode three, expect Tinkerbell, and in episode six, Ariel. In the season premiere we meet other mermaids, but they’re not anyone you’d remember from “The Little Mermaid.” “Remember, mermaids were only nice to Peter Pan in the Peter Pan book,” says Kitsis. Still, Ariel will still have familiar elements. “[Star] Joanna Garcia is playing someone who wants to see the world. And there’s a fork. Remember when you watch, there’s a fork.” The Darling family will also be “integral” to the story overall and to Tinkerbell’s specifically, while Ursula and Prince Eric will also show up.

Though Kitsis and Horowitz say the theme for the season is belief, they also promise to dig deep into the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Episode four will be the first time we’ll dig into his backstory — and the episode is called “Nasty Habits.” The show creators were mum as to whether or not his bleak prophecy will play out. “He’s a man who wants to break the cycle and be a good father, but temptation keeps getting in the way,” Kitsis said.

What’s less clear is whether we’ll see sparks fly between Emma and Hook. “Hook is a man who likes the ladies, but right now, Emma is focused on getting Henry,” Kitsis said. “But we’ll see.”

It will also be a “while before we return to Storybrooke,” Kitsis said. Instead, we’ll see struggles within the Charming family, as Snow and Charming realize how difficult life has been for their daughter Emma, who “has more in common with the Lost Boys than with Snow and Charming, according to Kitsis. They will have the difficult task of giving their daughter a reason to have hope again.

There is, of course, one thing we won’t be seeing — the Rufio character from “Hook.” Though he’s mentioned briefly in an episode, Horowitz says, “He’s property of Columbia Pictures, so no Rufio.” Well, that was easy!

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Wonder what they mean by Demon Peter Pan. Does he look inhuman or something. Like Rumple does in FTL…. But hey maybe that means my Chernabog theory will come true.

I have a funny feeling we are going to see the end of Greg and Tamara pretty early on!

Oh man, this episode can’t come fast enough, SO EXCITED!

Can’t wait for the Snow/Emma scene, we haven’t had one of those since they were back in her old nursery. And super excited for Emma to get real about her feelings with Snowing, this needs to happen! Can’t wait to see Jennifer blow us away 🙂

Hm, so we don’t see SB in the first two but we at least see Belle apparently so that’s good – a Rumbelle kiss? YAY! But um, how lol? A dream maybe? Or through a mirror lol?

Trying to figure out who the 4 people are that throw punches – Snow, Charming, Emma, Hook and Regina…..I say Charming and Hook possibly, although there was a mention in one of these that they get along at one point? And I’d say Snow and Regina but Idk if Snow would do that, maybe Emma and Regina? Regina punches Hook or Charming? Snow punches Hook?

Is it Sunday yet?!?!?!?

rumbelledearie wrote: Trying to figure out who the 4 people are that throw punches – Snow, Charming, Emma, Hook and Regina…..I say Charming and Hook possibly, although there was a mention in one of these that they get along at one point? And I’d say Snow and Regina but Idk if Snow would do that, maybe Emma and Regina? Regina punches Hook or Charming? Snow punches Hook?

I’m thinking the fight happens in 301 and I think it goes down like that:
Hook vs. Charming
Snow vs. Regina
And Emma breaks it up because Emma is the only one who can make those two sides work. She has her family in Snow and Charming, but she and Regina want the same thing, and Emma and Hook have a bond.

I can see that, it did say somewhere that Emma becomes the leader. Or maybe her falling overboard is what stops the fighting lol.