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ABC’s Once Upon a Time dropped anchor in Neverland this Sunday night, and with the arrival of Emma, Hook et al in this lush realm ruled by Lost Boys came at least one big reveal plus many new questions.
For one, as unveiled in the Season 3 premiere’s final moments, the kindly lad who rescued Henry from a pack of Lost Boys is, in fact, Peter Pan himself – and in Henry he has found a prize greater than any: the heart of the truest believer.
Discussing their version of Pan, who is here envisioned as a ruthless rascal, Once cocreator Eddy Kitsis told TVLine, “What we’re excited about is you’ve got a 15-year-old [character] who may actually be 200 years old, so he has that wisdom, but he’s also got the spunk of that kid who’s still going to taunt you in the locker room.
“[Pan] is a twisted little s—t,” Kitsis adds.
Meanwhile, the show’s creators consider themselves “very lucky” in casting Robbie Kay (of the international miniseries Pinocchio) in this pivotal role. “When you see him, especially in the second episode, you’re going to be like, ‘Uh, uh, ohhhhh,’” Kitsis promises. Adds cocreator Adam Horowitz: “Robbie has been able to hold his own, with everyone from Jennifer Morrison to Ginny Goodwin to Robert Carlyle – and that’s not easy.”
At a separate press event for Once Season 3, Kitsis and Horowitz also weighed in on these burning questions born of the premiere:
DOES RUMPLESTILTSKIN HAVE DADDY ISSUES? | And how, as indicated when Lost Boy Felix whipped out a straw doll that obviously had great meaning to The Dark One, leaving him in tears. “We’ve hinted in the past that his father was a coward, and that his father’s name was something that haunted him,” Kitsis reminds. “This is a many who wants to break the cycle of his past and be a good father, but you know the quote: ‘I can resist everything but temptation.’” Episode 4, “Nasty Habits,” will explore this further.
IS EMMA EVEN THINKING ABOUT ROMANCE? | Captain Hook may be flirty and rather charming to some, but fresh off Neal’s “death” and with son Henry missing, Emma’s not looking for a Hook-up. Just yet. “Right now, Emma is focused on getting Henry,” says Kitsis. Besides, “She’s not someone who lets her walls down – her heart’s been broken too many times to be worried about ‘dating’ right now.”
UH-OH — IS ARIEL A MEAN MERMAID, TOO?! | Not to worry, She’s going to be different from what you saw in the premiere,” Horowitz assures. Adds Kitsis, “The spirit of Ariel is somebody who wants to see the world and experience [new] things… and that is definitely similar to our Ariel” (played by JoAnna Garcia Swisher in Episode 6).WITH PAN COMES RUFIO, RIGHT…? | Not so fast. Though one of this summer’s casting calls used that name from Robin Williams’ Hook movie, “I don’t think we can show him, because he’s the property of Columbia and Sony Pictures,” Kitsis explains. However, Tinker Bell will show up in Episode 3, while the Darling kids – first seen in Season 2′s “Second Star to the Right” – “are integral to the Peter Pan story, and we have not forgotten about them,” says Horowitz. “There is a tie into what we’re doing with them as well.”
IS ROBIN HOOD A KEEPER? | As previously reported, Sean Maguire will play the Prince of Thieves in multiple episodes – and not just during this 11-episode Neverland arc. “We’re definitely going to get a lot of him in the second half” of this season, says Kitsis.
WILL NEAL REVEAL TO MULAN WHAT HAPPENS IN HER BIG-SCREEN, ANIMATED ADVENTURE? | Even assuming he can eventually explain to her what a “movie” is, there will be no opportunity for him to “spoil” his Fairytale Land cohort’s destiny. “She’s just going to have to wait,” says Kitsis, “and maybe one day get the DVD.”WILL NEAL FIND A WAY TO RETURN TO EMMA? | “Come hell or high water” – and presumably with the help of Robin Hood, Mulan et al – “Neal is going to get back to Neverland,” Kitsis attests. But first, Horowitz warns, “There’s a bit more of a wrinkle to their story that we’ll delve into in Episode 3.”
WE’VE SEEN HENRY BORN. NOW WHAT ABOUT HIS ADOPTION? | Echoing that which TVLine previously scooped, Kitsis says, “If I were betting, it would be around Episode 9″ that we see Regina being gifted with a son, via flashback.
WHEN WILL WE RETURN TO STORYBROOKE? | Meaning we the audience, not the characters navigating Neverland. “It’s going to be a little while,” Horowitz shares — though that won’t preclude an appearance by Belle beforehand.http://tv.yahoo.com/news/port-mortem-once-upon-time-eps-casting-pan-010054229.html
[adrotate group="5"]lol it was funny to me watching the preview show and then episode one the thought in the back on my head was just. “Belle fans are gonna be pissed” lol. It’s good to know we’re seeing her soon and we don’t have to wait to get back to Storybrooke. I have a couple of ships but I just enjoy the show in general so it’s not that big a deal to me not seeing her right away.
Great interview! Thanks for posting!
"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
Discussing their version of Pan, who is here envisioned as a ruthless rascal, Once cocreator Eddy Kitsis told TVLine, “What we’re excited about is you’ve got a 15-year-old [character] who may actually be 200 years old, so he has that wisdom, but he’s also got the spunk of that kid who’s still going to taunt you in the locker room
This confirms what I was saying all along PP and Rumble are not related.
Happy Endings, I’m not sure it confirms that. I don’t think they were being exact with the numbers. We know Pan was around when Neal landed, so that was at least 300 years, yet they say 200 in this quote. It doesn’t add up, so I think they were just not being accurate as the point really was–this kid isn’t a kid and is older than he looks.
“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
Agreed with KFC. Didn’t seem to me like they were specifying an exact age. They said, “who may actually be,” which is very non-specific. If they’d said, “Who is 300 years old,” that would have been more of a giveaway because the number 300 has been mentioned specifically in relation to Rumple’s age, and if they are brothers, they’d wanna keep that secret for right now. So they basically just implied that PP is really old.
But they would have said he is hundred’s year old not give a number if they meant anything else in my opinion.
Even assuming he can eventually explain to her what a “movie” is, there will be no opportunity for him to “spoil” his Fairytale Land cohort’s destiny.
It’s worth pointing out that Jamie has another show and isn’t likely to be around long than 303.
Belle fans are gonna be pissed” lol. It’s good to know we’re seeing her soon and we don’t have to wait to get back to Storybrooke. I have a couple of ships but I just enjoy the show in general so it’s not that big a deal to me not seeing her right away.
I wish my own fandom would pipe down already. I was perfectly ok with her not being there. I know she’s going to be in the rest of the season and I’m going to get some killer Rumbelle episodes. Deep breath, Beauties.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Happy Endings, what’s the difference between 200 or 300 if their point is “older than he looks”–we KNOW 200 is wrong. We know it because Pan was alive 300 years ago looking for Henry when bae got taken to NL.
You see the problem? They could not have been giving a correct age amount or it messes with the timeline they established.
“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
WILL NEAL FIND A WAY TO RETURN TO EMMA? | “Come hell or high water” – and presumably with the help of Robin Hood, Mulan et al – “Neal is going to get back to Neverland,” Kitsis attests. But first, Horowitz warns, “There’s a bit more of a wrinkle to their story that we’ll delve into in Episode 3.”
I have this idea Snow had a candle to kill Cora, what if there is a candle that make you switch places with the other person say Neal switches with Henry and ends up in NL, Henry ends up in FL instead Neal perhaps that is the wrinkle they are talking about huh?
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