TVGuide: Lana Parrilla 12/11/14 Interview: Robin Hood, Maleficent, & Lost Pages

[WickedRegal]

Once Upon a Time’s Lana Parrilla: Robin Hood Will Be Forced to Choose

Will Operation Mongoose be in full effect going forward? That was back-burnered a bit in the first half of the season.
Lana Parrilla: I think that was intentional. The Author is a very important character, this person or thing or whatever it is, is responsible for everyone’s fate. This for Regina has become her No. 1 priority. She is so focused on figuring out who this author is because once she gets ahold of this author, then everything can fall into place for her. Or at least that’s how she is hoping it will turn out. And working with Henry (Jared Gilmore) is so fun for her. She loves having this bond with her son. It’s not just a mother-son relationship any longer; they’re friends. There are no secrets between them, and that’s new for Regina. She was always manipulating and hiding something. And now all cards are out on the table. She’s so forthright with him. She wants that trust. Also, Henry has the heart of the truest believer, so that’s a good person to have on your team. He always has a positive outlook on things, so he’s constantly encouraging her and has her back in a way that no one else does, to keep at it and don’t give up. He’s on board and helping her research and finding the clues. There will be clues that will be revealed in the second part of the season that will help us find who the author is.

Will additional “lost” pages for the storybook be found during this search?
Parrilla: They’re on that journey as well, finding the missing pages and finding the person involved in taking these pages out and replacing them. So that will be revealed as well in the second part of the season.

Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) intends to leave Storybrooke, but does not seem to have good intentions for the rest of the world. Can you tease anything about his journey in the second half of the season?
Parrilla: I can’t say anything about Gold or where he’s headed. I will say that however he’s going about this plan, Regina doesn’t think it will work out. She has very little faith and she’s a bit delusional about this thing too. She doesn’t quite know that part of his plan is taking her son away. So we’ll see how that unfolds.

During the Shattered Sight curse, Regina got to revert back to being the Evil Queen. Did that feel good for that brief period of time?
Parrilla: She’s the best. It was fantastic. I loved everything about it. It was so fun.

Is that outfit comfortable?
Parrilla: It’s never comfortable nor is it ever warm. They have to make the costume a half inch bigger than my normal size when it’s during the winter months so we can layer up underneath. I wouldn’t say they’re comfortable but I’d say they’re extremely beautiful and glamorous to look at.

Speaking of well-dressed female villains, what can you tease about the Queens of Darkness — Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella de Vil (Kristin Bauer van Straten, Merrin Dungey, Victoria Smurfit) — coming to Storybrooke?
Parrilla: They are all fabulous. They are villains that we love and have been dying to see come on to the show. Some of us have a history with these characters, so I would say that Rumple has a history with every single person. He definitely has history with these women as does Regina.

Maleficent is Regina’s frenemy…
Parrilla: I would say they’re more friends. I would say they became enemies when Regina needed something from her and ended up stealing it from her, which is the Dark Curse. Regina and Maleficent have a really interesting history and so there’s an episode where you’ll see how they met and how they became friends. We start [shooting] on Thursday. I’m so excited about it.

Who has the best outfit of the Queens?
Parrilla: Oh gosh. You know what, this is a tough choice because everyone has different tastes. A couple times I have stumbled into the wardrobe department and have been like, “Oh my God! Is this my next costume?!” And they’re like, “Nope, that’s Maleficent’s.” I’m like, “Damn! It’s so awesome. Why didn’t you guys make this one for me?” But my favorite has been Cruella. I love her costumes probably because I wear black so much. But the black and white combo with the hint of red is to me so chic and fabulous. And those are her three colors predominantly. Cruella looks amazing. You’re just going to love her costume.

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[TheWatcher]

finding the missing pages and finding the person involved in taking these pages out and replacing them

August?

A couple times I have stumbled into the wardrobe department and have been like, “Oh my God! Is this my next costume?!” And they’re like, “Nope, that’s Maleficent’s.” I’m like, “Damn! It’s so awesome. Why didn’t you guys make this one for me?”

Haha even the evil queen is jealous of Mal’s new wardrobe?? I can’t wait to see what other outfits they have in store for Maleficent

"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGIC

[Cinders]

Missing pages from a book? Someone’s responsible for stealing pages from a book?

Sounds like something Will would do.

[Slurpeez]

I’m wondering if there really are missing pages or whether Regina only thinks there are. There was the page which showed up in Robin Hood’s bag, but I thought it just magically appeared out of thin air the same way the book magically showed up in Snow White’s closet. The image of Robin and Regina may not have been an actual event, but just showed a what-might-have-been scenario if Regina had walked into that tavern. Of course, there’s always the explanation that rock trolls took all memories of Regina and Robin’s first meeting the way the rock trolls took all the kingdom of Arendelle’s memories of Ingrid and Helga.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

[onceaholic]

This interview took place early on on 4B. Actors sometimes make speculations without being clear that they are speculations, and they don’t always know what is going to happen with their character until the next script. LP could simply be assuming that the someone has been taking pages out and replacing them based on 4a.

 

So how do you think Mal and EQ became friends? Perhaps when Tink went AWOL (due to having her wings removed and ending up in NL), Mal replaced her to become Regina’s fairy godmother? Mal is supposed to be the dark/black fairy out of the 12 (or 13)  in the original tale, after all. Well, she was a fairy rather than a witch at the very least.

Keeper of Regina's bravery

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Considering Adam and Eddy had told Lana in early Season 3A that she had been the one to kill Marian…it wouldn’t surprise me if they told her some early stuff for 4B. I definitely believe her when she says someone has been taking out the pages, and replacing them with something else….that’s the mystery of 4B I guess.

Mal and Regina are more friends than enemies…I hope they overcome this challenge together!

And Regina has a history with Cruella DeVil….we know she has one with Ursula….all her old frenemies are coming back!!!

"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor

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