"OUAT creators promise to ‘tame the beast’ next season"

[MysteryKat25]

Didn’t see this elsewhere so forgive me if it has already been posted.

Allison Nichols: Anytime you think you know where it’s going, the show goes in a different direction

Edward Kitsis: That’s part of the fun is you are always trying to lead people. We wanted people to believe we were going to the enchanted forest. We wanted them to believe that Greg and Tamara had no, you know, I think one of the fun for us is that we knew we were going to Neverland, and so we wanted to introduce this home office and this secret organization, and people, you know had people believe it had nothing to do with our world or with the enchanted forest, and lo it behold, it turns out they don’t realize their boss is Peter Pan.

Most of the episodes it’s a flashback and then Storybrooke. Now you’ve got people on The Jolly Roger, Henry over there, Neal’s alive in the enchanted forest, and you’ve got Storybrooke. Do you have any idea of how you are going to set that up?

Adam Horowitz: Yeah we do, and it’s something we want to keep as a surprise as to how we unfold it, but what we can say to the audience is that we are taming the beast.

EK: You do not have to sit there with a chart and pause and go: “Wait a minute, where am I, which world?”

AH: Our conception is, and I hope we can succeed with this, is that the audience can tune in, and it will be very clear in a very linear way where we’re going, who we’re with, and what we’re exploring, so that it’s not a flow chart situation.

EK: The other thing that we’re very excited about, is airing the show in two segments, so for us, as writers, we’re really approaching this like two seasons. We’re going to show eleven episodes in fall nonstop, and then eleven in spring, and so for us, this first eleven is going to be really focused on our core characters and their journey, and really as Adam said, taming the beast. We’re not going to make it so crazy that you’re looking around for eight different timelines.

AH: There’s a fine line in complexity and confusing. We love the show to be complex, but we never want it to be confusing. We want it to be a story that is super engaging and that has different levels to it, and that is something that you can jump into it.

Do you have something that you are very excited about for next season?

EK: We’re really excited about Neverland. We’re really excited about the people that are on that boat that are now going to be forced to work together, and I think that, you know for us, there were a lot of things introduced in season two that we really get to explore. One of them was that Emma had magic, and so much was happening that she really didn’t get to stop and say, “Why do I have this? What the hell is going on with me, and do I even like magic?” Emma called Snow and Charming mom and dad when she thought her life was over. How does that affect everything? I think, for us, we’re really excited to have these characters dive into what makes them who they are, and you know, and I think this situation with Henry is going to force them to become who they are, you know? Now we’re going to need Snow to become Bandit Snow. She needs to be tough. Charming needs to whip the sword out. Emma needs to be the savior. Rumple, as he said, he’s going to go dark for this, which is why he didn’t want Belle to see what he was about to do, and Regina is a wildcard. We never know which way she is going to go.

AH: You know the show is ultimately about the characters, so we think what we’ve been able to do is create a situation where the characters who have always been in conflict with each other now have been thrown together in a way where we can delve deeper into them and into their relationships, and into who they are. That was one of the things we are most excited about with this season, really digging deeper and exploring these characters.

EK: You know for us it’s fun because of the eleven episodes. We’re going to tell you a journey. We can really tell you a condensed story with a beginning, middle, and end for the first eleven and for the second eleven, and we’re really excited to do that, and we’re really excited for the fans not to have the interruption. I know last year they would air five minutes and then not again for four weeks, so…that was fun.

I had a lot people want to know if we would be revisiting Emma back in her bounty hunter days.

AH: I think we certainly intend to dig deeper into who she is now and who she was back then.

EK: I think one of my favorite episodes last season was “Tallahassee,” when we got see ever before she ever went to jail, met Neal, and I think this year we are going to do a few more Emma flashbacks, so we can really get to see more of what made her tick.

So now you’ve got Hook and Rumple in this very confined space. In one episode Hook said to Regina, “You ever wonder if this constant pursuit for revenge is the reason why we have no one who cares for us,” so is that something he is going to be dealing with?

EK: I think that is a huge point because I think Rumple believes he is going off to his death. We saw a prophecy that said “this will be your undoing,” and he decided to do the right thing. I think for Regina and Hook, you’ve got two people who’ve spent a lifetime on vengeance, and now wonder is there a new life for them, and I would say that also goes to Emma. Emma, you know, had spent…you know when we started we always said Emma was a character searching for home, but since she never had one, she didn’t know what that was, but since she’s found one, it’s completely different than anything she wanted, but at the same time, being the savior, does that mean she has to spend her whole life making other people happy? What about her happy ending? I think Emma is going to be thinking about that a lot more in season three.

So are they mainly going to be in Neverland with the Jolly Roger?

AH: That’s an excellent question. We want to save a lot of that to be a surprise, but what we will say is that we’re not forgetting any of our characters or journeys or worlds, so hopefully we will be able to take you to surprising places.

Are you planning on introducing Peter Pan? We only saw his shadow before.

EK: Oh you will meet Peter Pan. He will be a real person, and you will meet him, and he is looking to be the big bad. He did have Henry kidnapped.

AH: We haven’t met Peter Pan yet, and that’s the character we will try to introduce pretty quickly next season, and you know, his role and his motivation, why he’s doing the things he’s doing, we intend to unfurl pretty quickly, and we’re excited and we hope everyone else is to.

Fans come up with some crazy theories.

AH: We love, love, love the fans who speculate.

EK: And who watch the show that closely. This is why we work seven days a week. It’s for the fans that love the show that much.

http://www.examiner.com/article/once-upon-a-time-creators-promise-to-tame-the-beast-next-season

[HappyEndings]

Thanks for sharing

I get my tough Snow back from FL finally yea!!!!!

[RumplesGirl]

Great interview!

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[MysteryKat25]

@HappyEndings wrote:

Thanks for sharing

I get my tough Snow back from FL finally yea!!!!!

I can’t wait to see Bandit!Snow again. She’s awesome and I have missed her. Wouldn’t mind Sword-Wielding!Charming again either. 😉

Keeper of Hook's Trenchcoat.

[RumplesGirl]

I want to see Charming teaching Emma how to sword fight.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[kfchimera]

I love that they love the speculating fans. Go us!

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

[HappyEndings]

@RumplesGirl wrote:

I want to see Charming teaching Emma how to sword fight.

I would like to see that and Snow teaching Emma how to shoot a bow an arrow, plus still call them Mom and Dad 😀

[angiebelle]

That was one of the best new interviews so far! I cannot wait to see what they have come up with. It sounds really promising- that they are going to do exactly what I’ve been wishing for and keep the story cleaner and more character focused.

Rumple didn’t want Belle to see him go dark again? That’s part of why he asked her to stay? Very curious…

[HappyEndings]

@AngieBelle wrote:

That was one of the best new interviews so far! I cannot wait to see what they have come up with. It sounds really promising- that they are going to do exactly what I’ve been wishing for and keep the story cleaner and more character focused…

Yes, it was a very good interview so maybe Emma gets to see what the real Rumple look like as he was in FL 😛 .

[RumplesGirl]

@AngieBelle wrote:

That was one of the best new interviews so far! I cannot wait to see what they have come up with. It sounds really promising- that they are going to do exactly what I’ve been wishing for and keep the story cleaner and more character focused.

Rumple didn’t want Belle to see him go dark again? That’s part of why he asked her to stay? Very curious…

Re: your last part. That’s very interesting, I agree. I’ll raise the ethical dilemma, but with these characters (fairy tale characters who are always larger than life) is there a time when “going dark” is ok if the ends justify the means? If it means getting Henry back and saving everyone on the JR, is Rumple going full on Dark One, ok?

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

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