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It’s Valentine’s Day on the set of Once Upon a Time, but there isn’t a whole lotta love in the air — if only because of dire circumstance.
As TVLine visited one of the ABC drama’s Vancouver location shoots, a small clutch of characters was gathered at a familiar location (well, familiar to all but one of them) to solve a life-threatening riddle — namely, to find out what has happened to them and at whose (possibly green?) hand. “Maybe Belle will have more luck…,” one character muses. “There has to be something that can help us.”
The second half of Season 3, premiering Sunday at 8/7c, “is much more of, in a broad term, a whodunnit. In a lot of ways,” says Eddy Kitsis, who created Once with Adam Horowitz. And the nature of said mystery is unsettling, to say the least. “It’s kind of creepy, but good creepy — a little like a horror film,” Ginnifer Goodwin posits. Jennifer Morrison concurs with her TV mom and longtime friend, adding: “It’s supernatural in a different, adult way.”
As ABC’s third-year drama entered its long winter break, the vanquishing of Peter Pan and his curse upon Storybrooke came with a price: Rumplestiltskin seemingly perished, while everyone else — save for Emma and Henry, now sapped of their Storybrooke memories and living in New York City — was transported back to the Enchanted Forest. The fracturing of families (Emma torn from the parents she never knew, Regina sacrificing a future with her son) would seem indefinite, so all parties must for the time being get on with their lives, as somewhat false as they may be.
HOME AGAIN| Upon being returned to Fairytale Land, “Everyone has a different agenda,” says Lana Parrilla. The Charmings, for example, think it prudent to make camp somewhere, even if it means crashing at the Evil Queen’s castle. “Do we rebuild? How do we rebuild? What’s the state of Fairytale Land? Those are the questions,” says Josh Dallas. “It’s a very different place compared to 28 years ago, so there’s a lot to be done. But of course, some things are going to get in the way of that.”
But not everyone is content to play house. Captain Hook’s priority is a very pirate-like one, while Neal is resolved to not just confirm his father’s fate (for better or for worse) but also to reunite with Emma. Alas on that second front, he gets little back-up from his true love’s folks. “Because Mary Margaret and David never could be the parents they wanted to be for Emma, it was their chance at the end of the [midseason] finale to let her go and be happy,” Dallas explains. “So when they see that Neal is determined to find her, they try to say, ‘Look, this is where we live now and that‘s where she and Henry are. We have to let them go.’” Luckily, the erstwhile Baelfire finds at least one ally. “Most of us stick together,” Goodwin reports, “but Belle does go on an adventure with Neal.”
And then there’s Regina, who having sacrificed a future with Henry “is not the same Evil Queen that we once knew,” Parrilla acknowledges. “She made a very brave choice, for the betterment of her son, and for Emma, knowing that the consequences were probably not going to be positive. So when we see her again, she’s a different woman.” The discovery of a new foe, however, could raise the cackler’s hackles. “The second part of this season is pretty much about building up the Wicked Witch (Lost‘s Rebecca Mader) versus the Evil Queen,” Parrilla affirms. (And just what differentiates Evil from Wicked? “The Evil Queen’s main focus was revenge — she wanted to hurt others because of what they did to her — while the Wicked Witch is about envy, wanting things that she never had,” Parrilla explains.)
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES…? | Things are a bit less wicked in New York City, where for a year now Emma has “been very content. She has a real life for the first time ever,” Morrison reports. Embedded with a tweaked memory in which she never gave Henry up for adoption (yet still feels betrayed by baby daddy Neal), “She has memories of raising her child, feeling like she made the right choice and was there for him.” What’s more, Emma’s dating a great guy named Walsh (played by Covert Affairs‘ Christopher Gorham). And while the bail bondswoman will always guard her own heart — a lasting after-effect of her upbringing as an orphan, Morrison notes — “She’s definitely interested in the idea of Henry having a father.”
As such, one can’t blame Emma for casting a very wary eye on the guylinered, leather-clad gent who in the winter finale stormed into her life trying to convince her that she’s living an idyllic lie — and tried to smooch her, to boot. “It’s just weird enough that he shows up at my door dressed as Captain Hook. That alone would be enough to raise some concern,” Morrison notes with a laugh. (So, why didn’t NYC-savvy Neal, the other fella from Emma’s past, make this trek instead? “The answer to that is a little complicated…,” Colin O’Donoghue teases, “so the task fell upon Hook.”)
What will it take to for the semi-good captain to make Emma remember her past? In short, “A lot of persistence,” Morrison answers. Adds O’Donoghue: “Hook thought that true love’s kiss might work.” But since it didn’t, “He has to figure out another way to jog her memory. Because his whole purpose is to get her to come back to Storybrooke to help save her family.”
Wait — come back to Storybrooke? Didn’t the town blink out of existence when Regina stopped Pan’s curse?
THE YEAR OF LIVING MYSTERIOUSLY | This is where the “whodunnit” comes into play, because the Charmings, Regina and others have somehow been deposited back in the sleepy Maine burg, this time aware of their fantastical identities yet conspicuously wiped of their memory of the past year spent in FTL. As such, they can only wonder: Why? And to what end? “It’s almost like there hasn’t been time for us to be terrified about what happened, because we’re still ‘on the first page,’ gathering everyone,” says Goodwin. “There’s not enough puzzle pieces at this point to even begin to figure it out.” Adds the actress’ TV/real-life husband Dallas: “There are a lot of questions.”
Maybe the “new” gal in town, Zelena, can conjure up a clue? Or… maybe not. Because part and parcel with everyone’s bout of selective amnesia, the genial ginger’s true identity — as the Wicked Witch — is a well-kept secret. “All we know is that she’s something of a kindred spirit to Snow White, and she seems so genuinely kind, which I think is really the core of what makes her so wicked,” Goodwin remarks. “She’s just so damn likable! Rebecca called her ‘Mary Poppins.’”
Again plucked from their enchanted home, and unwittingly held prisoner by an unknown entity who’s quite possibly milling among them? It sounds like Fairytale Land’s finest might need their Savior again, to help unravel this twisted reality.
“Just as in the [Neverland] part of the season, we see characters that normally wouldn’t work together do just that, for the greater good,” Parrilla previews. “The characters are constantly surprising one another, and I think that’s pretty magical.”
http://tvline.com/2014/03/06/once-upon-a-time-season-3-spring-preview-whodunnit-mystery/
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"“Maybe Belle will have more luck…,” one character muses. “There has to be something that can help us.”
What?
Luckily, the erstwhile Baelfire finds at least one ally. “Most of us stick together,” Goodwin reports, “but Belle does go on an adventure with Neal.”
That should be fun
So, why didn’t NYC-savvy Neal, the other fella from Emma’s past, make this trek instead? “The answer to that is a little complicated…,” Colin O’Donoghue teases, “so the task fell upon Hook.”)
Complicated…?
Maybe the “new” gal in town, Zelena, can conjure up a clue? Or… maybe not.
So her name in SB is also Zelena
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"“Most of us stick together,” Goodwin reports, “but Belle does go on an adventure with Neal.”
I haven’t finished reading the whole thing yet, but when I read this, I actually applauded. 😆
“Most of us stick together,” Goodwin reports, “but Belle does go on an adventure with Neal.”
I haven’t finished reading the whole thing yet, but when I read this, I actually applauded.
I may or may not have grinned like an idiot when I read that part (I couldn’t cheer because I’m at work and they’d probably look at me weird, LOL). I hope we actually get to see this part of the story and that it’s something BIG because they sure as heck have kept that part a big secret during this hiatus.
#MoreBOOMLessGloom“Maybe Belle will have more luck…,” one character muses. “There has to be something that can help us.”
This ought to make the Belle fans smile. 🙂
"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
OOH, I love that characters are referencing Belle………..and that Belle and Neal go off together….to the Dark Castle?!!!
Belle, I think, would do anything to save Gold. She’s extremely clever and I think if she pretended to be on WW’s side, that she could do so without doing anything bad ……..I think she’d find a way to talk around WW, to convince WW that she’s on their side. Maybe WW has a plan that involves doing something evil and Belle convinces her that another way is best……..I have the utmost confidence that our beauty could pull this off. In SB, hopefully it would be with Gold’s help.
I wonder if Belle will find Gold in FTL………only to lose him when they are sent back via the curse
Also, I wonder how Gold will be when we see him in Oz? I’d like to think that when he’s not being controlled, he’s angry and devastated and constantly trying to find a way out of his situation, to find a way home to Belle and Neal.
But not everyone is content to play house. Captain Hook’s priority is a very pirate-like one, while Neal is resolved to not just confirm his father’s fate (for better or for worse) but also to reunite with Emma. Alas on that second front, he gets little back-up from his true love’s folks. “Because Mary Margaret and David never could be the parents they wanted to be for Emma, it was their chance at the end of the [midseason] finale to let her go and be happy,” Dallas explains. “So when they see that Neal is determined to find her, they try to say, ‘Look, this is where we live now and that‘s where she and Henry are. We have to let them go.’” Luckily, the erstwhile Baelfire finds at least one ally. “Most of us stick together,” Goodwin reports, “but Belle does go on an adventure with Neal.”
I’m so happy about this news! Even though Charming and Snow discourage Neal, it sounds like Belle encourages him and they team up together. I can’t wait to see Belle and Neal going off on an adventure together, most likely to save Rumple, and then everyone else. #OpernationGOLD 🙂
"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
Since BelleFire (it’s a thing now?) are convinced that Rumple is alive, they probably go to the DC where they meet Lumiere who helps them. Do they them go to Oz? Or does Neal go to Oz by himself? Does Zelena try and stop them? Is it a race to get the dagger first?
Am I asking a lot of questions?
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"“The second part of this season is pretty much about building up the Wicked Witch (Lost‘s Rebecca Mader) versus the Evil Queen,” Parrilla affirms. (And just what differentiates Evil from Wicked? “The Evil Queen’s main focus was revenge — she wanted to hurt others because of what they did to her — while the Wicked Witch is about envy, wanting things that she never had,” Parrilla explains.)
Sounds like an envious sister to me! Green with jealousy over Regina’s royal title, wealth, power, and attention from Cora.
"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 think Zelena might trick Hook to getting Emma and Henry for the purpose of getting access to Henry. Zelena is driven by Envy–and if she is “taking everything” from Regina, well, how does she “take” the relationship with Henry which is the single most important thing Regina ever had and has for the moment given up anyway? It’s not as simple or evil as wanting to kill Henry for revenge –quite a different goal if Zelena wants to basically take Regina’s place in everything.
“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
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