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When Once Upon a Time resumes its season on March 9, the ABC drama will commence its first dive into the stories of Oz — including the introduction of a witch who is so wicked partly because the character is, as one cast member puts it, “so damn likeable.”
Make no mistake, Rebecca Mader‘s Wicked Witch — as seen in the fairytale land portions of the coming episodes — is unabashedly abominable. (As she snarls to a minion in the midseason premiere, “I’m wicked, and wicked always wins.”) But as revealed by ABC’s synopsis for the second half of Season 3, there remains a Storybrooke component to the storytelling. Because although the fall finale ended with the Maine burg vanishing from existence (as Regina, Snow White et al were returned to the Enchanted Forest), mysterious circumstances restore Storybrooke and much of its population — the Wicked Witch’s “kindly” alter ego included.
n her Storybrooke form, the witch “is seemingly a kindred spirit to Snow White, which is part of what makes her so evil,” Ginnifer Goodwin explained during TVLine’s visit to the show’s Vancouver set last week. “She seems so genuinely kind and has a way of becoming intimate with others and making them trust her…. Rebecca Mader called her ‘Mary Poppins,’ because she was just so damn likeable!”
Goodwin credits Mader for that wicked wrinkle, explaining how the Lost alum tweaked her Storybrooke persona while rehearsing her first such scene. “She wanted her to be manipulative and conniving, something of an investigator,” Goodwin relates. “But then she realized, ‘No, what would actually be wicked would be to match Snow’s sweetness and really seem like someone cut from the same cloth.’”
So good is Mader at being so bad, Goodwin said with a laugh that she and others will at times witness a scene and find themselves wondering, “Is it bad that in some respects we want her to win?!”
Of course, if you bring on a Wicked Witch (and, ultimately, a good one), it stands to reason that somewhere in this Oz-some arc, there must be a Dorothy. Could that role be filled by Emma, who for the past year has been living with Henry in New York City, oblivious to her fantastical origins or their Storybrooke days? If a certain pirate can somehow find a way to convince Emma of the unbelievable truth?
“I think so…. Eventually,” Jennifer Morrison offers. “I’m not sure, but… a lot of this is about Emma accepting Storybrooke as her home, so I think that’s where the Dorothy theme will come into it, that ‘there’s no place like home.’”
http://tvline.com/2014/02/18/once-upon-a-time-wicked-witch-dorothy/
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"the Wicked Witch’s “kindly” alter ego included.
In other words: she’ll be hiding in plain sight
“I’m not sure, but… a lot of this is about Emma accepting Storybrooke as her home, so I think that’s where the Dorothy theme will come into it, that ‘there’s no place like home.’”
Yup. One of the biggest themes for all the characters but especially for Emma is the idea of home. 50 cookies says 3×22 is called, “No Place Like Home”
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"RumplesGirl wrote: the Wicked Witch’s “kindly” alter ego included.
In other words: she’ll be hiding in plain sight
RumplesGirl wrote: “I’m not sure, but… a lot of this is about Emma accepting Storybrooke as her home, so I think that’s where the Dorothy theme will come into it, that ‘there’s no place like home.’”
Yup. One of the biggest themes for all the characters but especially for Emma is the idea of home. 50 cookies says 3×22 is called, “No Place Like Home”
Agreed on all accounts. Emma’s been my favorite character since the pilot so I’m actually pretty excited to see her journey “home”. 🙂
#MoreBOOMLessGloomLove that they’re gonna make WW duplicitous, acting like Snow2.0 to weasel her way in and wreak some havoc. Should be fun to watch!
So since she is hiding in plain sight…. Is it safe to assume (or should I say OZ-sume 😉 ) that she isn’t the cloaked figure??
"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 MAGICSo since she is hiding in plain sight…. Is it safe to assume (or should I say OZ-sume
) that she isn’t the cloaked figure??The one in Regina’s office? I don’t think that’s the same scene as the one where Regina’s throwing the thing, so WW could be in there snooping at some other point in time and they wouldn’t find out her SB identity.
Definitely sounds interesting. i hope that at some point they’ll all kick the WWs butt. Loved what Jennifer Morrison said.
“I’m wicked, and wicked always wins.”
That line sound so eerily similar to Peter Pan’s motto, “Peter Pan never fails.”
mysterious circumstances restore Storybrooke and much of its population — the Wicked Witch’s “kindly” alter ego included.
Hmmm, so this would seem to suggest that much, but not all, of SB’s population will be restored. Does that mean some charcters don’t make it to SB but remain in the EF or even Oz?
In her Storybrooke form, the witch “is seemingly a kindred spirit to Snow White, which is part of what makes her so evil,” Ginnifer Goodwin explained during TVLine’s visit to the show’s Vancouver set last week.
Interesting. Sounds like people who guessed the WW would disguise herself as a teacher could be right. At first, she’ll seem like Mary Margaret 2.0, but then the town residents realize who she really is.
RumplesGirl wrote: “I’m not sure, but… a lot of this is about Emma accepting Storybrooke as her home, so I think that’s where the Dorothy theme will come into it, that ‘there’s no place like home.’”
Yup. One of the biggest themes for all the characters but especially for Emma is the idea of home. 50 cookies says 3×22 is called, “No Place Like Home”
Yes! I’d wager 100 cookies that is what the title will be.
"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 don’t understand that comment by Jen, though. Maybe SB is home for Emma, but the other characters’ homes are in the FTL (the cast always says this)
WW’s comment about “wicked always wins” sounds like Henry saying evil/bad always wins.
It’s frustrating because this story involves the usual suspects. I hate to keep bringing her up, but Belle seems to have nothing to do with this story…..If she’s so perceptive, she should sense the WW’s real deal…..and really, if it’s obvious that she’s controlling Gold, how can people be fooled?
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