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If you need your memory jogged about the ongoing plight of Once Upon a Time‘s fairy-tale menagerie, you’re not alone. When the series returns after its hiatus, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and her son, Henry (Jared Gilmore), are enjoying an uncharacteristically tranquil existence in present-day New York City — with zero recollection of their magical past or of the unlucky inhabitants of Storybrooke. We met up with Morrison at Manhattan’s Osteria Morini to ply her with pasta and wine for a peek at the secretive next chapter.
TV Guide Magazine: Emma has always been the show’s hero. Has she switched to full-on domestic mode now?
Morrison: She’s a little softer around the edges. She’s been raising Henry for a year in New York, making breakfast for him and playing video games — the real things people do — not fighting off giants and witches. But obviously that can’t last forever for the sake of our storytelling.TV Guide Magazine: Speaking of that: How will she and Henry reconnect with the others?
Morrison: Emma will be shaken out of her memory loss sooner than Henry — she gets pulled out of that and needs to go find her family. We’ll spend a lot of the second half of the season trying to track down who caused the new curse and why.TV Guide Magazine: Sounds like the handiwork of the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Lost‘s Rebecca Mader).
Morrison: She’s possibly the most terrifying villain we’ve ever had because her desires and intentions are very unclear. The show has begun to feel eerie, in a great way. I read the scripts and go, “Oh, God, what’s coming next?”TV Guide Magazine: So, what is next for Emma’s love triangle with Neal (Michael Raymond-James) and Hook (Colin O’Donoghue)?
Morrison: It’s been on pause — time has stood still, and Emma has met someone else in New York whom she’s very serious with. She’s looking at him as a great father figure for Henry, and as far as Emma is aware, he is a good guy — but there’s more to him than what’s on the surface.TV Guide Magazine: Who would you like to see her end up with?
Morrison: Obviously, Emma has a connection to Neal — she spent an incredible time in her life with him. And Hook has proven himself to be someone who’s helping and has truly changed. But from an acting perspective, I have really strong feelings about not judging my characters’ choices — in any role that I take on. If I were playing a serial killer, I would have to figure out a way to love that person and [discover] what motivated her. No one walks around trying to be terrible!TV Guide Magazine: Leather jackets have become Emma’s unofficial uniform — have you gotten into that look yourself?
Morrison: I have absolutely gotten out of leather because of her. Back in Season 1, we wanted to establish an image of Emma where you know it’s her instantly. The jackets are hard, so we always add a wardrobe piece that’s feminine and soft. But I cannot, in my real life, wear a colored leather jacket ever again. Not going to happen!Once Upon a Time returns Sunday, March 9 at 8/7c on ABC.
For scoop on your favorite returning shows including Mad Men, Game of Thrones and 24: Live Another Day, pick up this week’s Spring Preview issue of TV Guide Magazine, on newsstands Thursday, Feb. 27!
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[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Emma will be shaken out of her memory loss sooner than Henry
So like many of us have been predicting, Henry doesn’t get his memories back right away.
She’s possibly the most terrifying villain we’ve ever had because her desires and intentions are very unclear. The show has begun to feel eerie, in a great way. I read the scripts and go, “Oh, God, what’s coming next?”
Interesting. I know they are trying to find ways to top Pan, but he was rather forthright in what he wanted. So you make Zelena very vague.
She’s looking at him as a great father figure for Henry, and as far as Emma is aware, he is a good guy — but there’s more to him than what’s on the surface
Monkey.
Obviously, Emma has a connection to Neal — she spent an incredible time in her life with him. And Hook has proven himself to be someone who’s helping and has truly changed. But from an acting perspective, I have really strong feelings about not judging my characters’ choices — in any role that I take on. If I were playing a serial killer, I would have to figure out a way to love that person and [discover] what motivated her. No one walks around trying to be terrible!
Best answer ever. It’s not up to her or us. It’s up to A and E.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"This is why, out of all the actors on the show, Jennifer Morrison is my favorite. She’s the only person I can see play Emma with the full understanding of the character, as she really gets who Emma is and what Emma strives for. I am also glad that she didn’t give a clear answer to the shipping question – we’re already crazy enough.
12 days, people. 12 days before we all go mad again.
Keeper of Thor’s Hammer, Will Scarlet’s Genie Bottle, Emma’s Gun, Emma and Henry’s Moment at the Castle, Cora, and the infamous Family Tree!
I love that she can’t wear leather jackets ever again. lol. They will always scream Emma now.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Sounds like the handiwork of the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Lost‘s Rebecca Mader). Morrison: She’s possibly the most terrifying villain we’ve ever had because her desires and intentions are very unclear. The show has begun to feel eerie, in a great way. I read the scripts and go, “Oh, God, what’s coming next?”
This ought to be good. I think Zelena will be less forthright than Regina (at least initially). Zelena sounds more like Cora, who was cunning in the beginning to pretend to be a prisoner to get Emma to trust her. Then Cora disguised herself as Lancelot. Zelena sounds similar, because she curses nearly everyone to forget the missing year, and then disguises herself as Mary Margaret 2.0 before she either reveals herself or is discovered by the townspeople in 3×13 “Witch Hunt.”
"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
I love that she can’t wear leather jackets ever again. lol. They will always scream Emma now.
Kind of like Ginny with that pink sweater and once again they used WWW and not the name.
I love that she can’t wear leather jackets ever again. lol. They will always scream Emma now.
Kind of like Ginny with that pink sweater and once again they used WWW and not the name.
Yeah that’s getting annoying. lol.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"RumplesGirl wrote:
She’s looking at him as a great father figure for Henry, and as far as Emma is aware, he is a good guy — but there’s more to him than what’s on the surfaceMonkey.
Wow.
RumplesGirl wrote:
Obviously, Emma has a connection to Neal — she spent an incredible time in her life with him. And Hook has proven himself to be someone who’s helping and has truly changed. But from an acting perspective, I have really strong feelings about not judging my characters’ choices — in any role that I take on. If I were playing a serial killer, I would have to figure out a way to love that person and [discover] what motivated her. No one walks around trying to be terrible!Best answer ever. It’s not up to her or us. It’s up to A and E.
I wish the entire fandom had this attitude about Emma’s love life. I love JMo and her answers, whenever she addresses the ‘shippy stuff.
Not everyone is going to be happy obviously, but it’s really not up to her to decide who Emma ends up with. This is Adam and Eddie’s fanfiction and they’re going to write it how they want to. No fan service going on.
Wow.
This will never stop being funny. Of all the super cracktastic theories we’ve come up with over the years–Baeliccho the Wizard of Neverland, Undead Milah Mermaid, TinkerMomma–and FlyingMonkeyMan wins.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Morrison: She’s possibly the most terrifying villain we’ve ever had because her desires and intentions are very unclear. The show has begun to feel eerie, in a great way. I read the scripts and go, “Oh, God, what’s coming next?”
I know it can be dangerous to get one’s hopes up, but if even JMo is talking like this, I have super high hopes for Zelena being a seriously fantastic character.
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