TVLine: Once Upon a Time EPs Tease Midseason Finale’s ‘Devastating’ Twist

[MatthewPaul]

http://tvline.com/2013/12/11/once-upon-a-time-midseason-finale-peter-pan-dark-curse-new-villainess/

This Sunday at 8/7c, ABC’s Once Upon a Time conjures its midseason finale — as in the last episode you will see until March 9, as a result of the ambitous new split-season scheduling. As such, the stakes and the drama are especially high.
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When last we tuned in, Emma, Regina et al discovered that Peter Pan had A) swapped bodies with kindly Henry, B) used his shadow to dispatch with the Blue Fairy and C) pinched the Dark Curse Regina used years ago to power down the Enchanted Forest and transplant its denizens to Storybrooke, Maine, sans memories.
If the puckish lad casts the curse anew, Rumplestiltskin has noted, there would be no way to undo it, seeing as the “true love” loophole would not be woven into it. That’d leave everyone stuck in time unaware of their true selves, with Pan to lord over them in this “new Neverland.”
Having failed in his original scheme — to steal the heart of the truest believer (aka Henry) — “Pan has regrouped and come up with a Plan B that is probably even more devastating and intense,” series cocreator Adam Horowitz tells TVLine. “It’s going to test all of our heroes to see if and how they can stop him, and at what cost.”
Because even though Pan is playing in a brand-new sandbox far from the Neverland realm, his particular brand of evil levels the playing field — and then some. Notes cocreator Eddy Kitsis, “We learn very quickly that he is a villain unlike any we’ve faced, and there is no ‘home field advantage’ for us.”
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Whether the Storybrooke heroes can somehow thwart Pan’s plan and save their sleepy burg, the show bosses aren’t saying. But as the Neverland arc’s final hour unfolds, you can count on closure on assorted fronts.
“The midseason finale is meant to tie up all of the arcs and loose ends from the first half of this season, while also endeavoring to carry over the story into what we are hoping is a compelling new mode of storytelling in the second half,” says Horowitz. Adds Kitsis: ”By the end of Episode 11, most of the loose ends are tied up. Like, ‘Does Tink get her wings back?’ — all these questions will be answered. It will feel very much like a season finale, and we are very much setting up what will be a season premiere in March.”
As for what that second “non-stop” run of 11 episodes will look like, Horowitz previously told TVLine that it won’t be a deep-dive into a new realm a la Neverland, but instead a narrative that is primarily focused, Season 1-style, on Storybrooke and The Enchanted Forest. “It’s a different kind of story,” he says, “that is a direct outgrowth from the climax of the winter finale and the fallout that comes from it.”
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Although the split-season scheduling — which ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and (to a lesser degree) Revenge are also trying out this year — is something the Once creators desired, did it come with cons as well as pros? Did crafting a midseason cliffhanger that must bridge a 12-week (!) hiatus bring with it an extra-heavy burden? “It does,” Kitsis allows, “but as writers, it frees you up, because you’re not trying to stretch one story through 22 episodes. You’re not coming back in the middle [of the season] trying to dance until you can ramp up for the end.”
So as the midseason finale comes to a climax, viewers can count on new questions to be raised and the threat of a new-yet-familiar evil — an iconic, yet-to-be-identified villainess played by Lost‘s Rebecca Mader — to be introduced (via a new promo following the episode). Hopefully, it’s all tantalizing enough to reel people back in come March 9.
“We have some intriguing surprises in the season finale,” Horowitz teases. “We’ve obviously been building to this all season, with the mindset of using it as a launching pad for the second half of the season. We hope the audience digs in and sticks with us!”

[TheWatcher]

So I’m calling this now: Tink will try to capture the shadow all on her own. It will severly hurt her but because she believed in herself and sacrificed herself for the group, she will be rewarded with her wings back. Then she will open up a can of whoop-butt on the shadow and reawaken blue >>

"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

[motormouth12]

that article didn’t make me feel any better. Even though Rumple says they wouldn’t be able to break the curse there would have to be some way.

Everything that Adam and Eddy said in that scared me.

In other words yes everyone is going to be seperated and lose their memories and there will be no way to break the curse.

[TheWatcher]

that article didn’t make me feel any better. Even though Rumple says they wouldn’t be able to break the curse there would have to be some way. Everything that Adam and Eddy said in that scared me. In other words yes everyone is going to be seperated and lose their memories and there will be no way to break the curse.

See, if this was the final season, I would be scared. But we know there must be a way!!! Idk how, but their must be. What else can break curses besides True Love? Science?

"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

[Slurpeez]

“Pan has regrouped and come up with a Plan B that is probably even more devastating and intense,” series cocreator Adam Horowitz tells TVLine. “It’s going to test all of our heroes to see if and how they can stop him, and at what cost.”

I’m thinking that Peter Pan can eventually be stopped, but that it will require Regina, Rumple and/or Emma sacrificing herself or himself for the greater good. I don’t think they’ll die, but that they’ll get separated and/or have their memories erased again. I have no idea what could break the spell if there is no “safety valve” written into it this time, unless Emma is stronger than even Rumple knows or can foresee.

“The midseason finale is meant to tie up all of the arcs and loose ends from the first half of this season, while also endeavoring to carry over the story into what we are hoping is a compelling new mode of storytelling in the second half,” says Horowitz.

I wonder if this will be an AU-style (a la “Sliding Doors) in which what could’ve happened is shown. Or perhaps what will happen (flash-forward).

Adds Kitsis: ”By the end of Episode 11, most of the loose ends are tied up.

 Well that’s a relief! I hate having loose ends hanging all over the place. Good to end the chapter with all those things resolved to then set up a cliffhanger for what’s in store during the next chapter.

So as the midseason finale comes to a climax, viewers can count on new questions to be raised and the threat of a new-yet-familiar evil — an iconic, yet-to-be-identified villainess played by Lost‘s Rebecca Mader — to be introduced (via a new promo following the episode). Hopefully, it’s all tantalizing enough to reel people back in come March 9.

I think we’re about to meet the Wicked Witch of the West from Oz!

 

"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

[RumplesGirl]

We need answers about:

–the drawing of Henry

–How Pan learned about Henry

–The full (or at least mostly full history) of PP/Hook/Tink

–Shadow questions

–Does Tink get her wings back

That’s a very tall order, so I hope they don’t leave some of this hanging

wonder if this will be an AU-style (a la “Sliding Doors) in which what could’ve happened is shown. Or perhaps what will happen (flash-forward).

I think so. I really think 312 is the “effects” of the new curse that gets cast wrongly and it’s a full AU

think we’re about to meet the Wicked Witch of the West from Oz!

I have no doubt about that.

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

[darkones1fan]

Oh know….Is Rumple in Coma coming true! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Slurpeez]

Oh know….Is Rumple in Coma coming true!

Hope not, because that would be too similar to Charming being in a comma in S1 or Belle having amnesia in S2!

"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

[Reginastwin3]

darkones1fan wrote: Oh know….Is Rumple in Coma coming true!

Hope not, because that would be too similar to Charming being in a comma in S1 or Belle having amnesia in S2!

I think it will be Regina who will be “hurt” something else, not Rumple. Maybe both?

I am a nerd at heart.

[HappyEndings]

This is where the story book comes in I believe. We see MM and Henry at a table at school so we will find out who wrote it and ends the story in SB. Maybe a new book will start the 2nd half.

Pan dies, but Rumbles father doesn’t and perhaps decides to sacrifice his life for the rest after changing back to Malcolm.

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