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Lana Parrilla Dishes on Robin Hood’s Return on OUAT

ONCE UPON A TIME – “Snow Drifts” – (Photo by Katie Yu/ABC via Getty Images)

When it was announced that Sean Maguire would be returning for Once Upon A Time‘s final episodes fans were wondering in what capacity would the hero be shown. Would he be the Wish Robin that fell in love with Regina Mills’ Evil Queen side? Or would OG Robin return somehow to give Regina the OTP love that she deserves?

OUAT star Lana Parilla filled TVGuide in on the magical reunion that occurs in the penultimate episode of the series.

Yes, you will see Robin and Regina in a scene together. It is all of what you hoped. It’s beautiful and it’s Outlaw Queen. It’s their beautiful dream and their loving relationship.

For me, as the actor playing Regina, it was so much fun to tell that story once again. I really missed working with Sean Maguire. It was so comfortable and so easy. It was a dynamic and relationship that I’ve always supported so it was really nice to have him back again.

Once Upon A Time airs Fridays @ 8pm ET on ABC.

H/T: TVGuide

Dania Ramirez Discusses Final Episodes of Once Upon A Time

ONCE UPON A TIME – “The Garden of Forking Paths” – (ABC/Jack Rowand)
DANIA RAMIREZ

The final season of ABC’s Once Upon A Time is coming to a close. Tell-Tale TV sat down with Dania Ramirez to discuss the filming of the final few episodes of the fantasy series.

First up, they asked about what it felt like for Ramirez to play such an iconic character in Cinderella.

When I auditioned for the part, I didn’t even know it was for Cinderella. For me, it was a dream come true to get the chance to play such an iconic character, that I, growing up as a Latina, never thought I could play. That part of it was really magical.

She also chatted about filming the series’ final two episodes, which features appearances by some of the OUAT alum.

I got to play with Jennifer Morrison — love her! She was so much fun. She was so lovely. She’s so inspiring and so into her character and cares about Emma Swan. It’s going to be great for the fans because they’ll be getting what they’ve been wanting all season.

For those people that have been here for years, it’s sad, but at the same time, everybody’s really excited about the journeys they’re about to take. The show has been going on for such a long time, so it’s bittersweet. We know that we were part of something really special. For us, it’s about continuing to build good memories to the end.

Once Upon A Time airs Fridays @ 8pm ET on ABC.

H/T: Tell-TaleTV

Snow and Charming Return to Once Upon A Time

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It has already been reported that Once Upon A Time alum Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas are returning for the series finale as Snow White and Charming.

Showrunner Adam Horowitz confirmed to TVLine that Henry’s grandparents have “a critical role to play in the finale.”

Once Upon A Time airs Fridays @ 8pm ET on ABC.

H/T: TVLine

Once Upon A Time Wraps Production

Once Upon A Time has officially wrapped production. Filming for the series ended with a tweet from series co-creator Adam Horowitz on Saturday.

In honor of the series’ ending, several former castmembers have also tweeted out throwback images and videos. Here’s a standout featuring the young actor that played the Apprentice (Graham Verchere) and Merlin (Elliot Knight).

Once Upon A Time airs Fridays @ 8pm ET on ABC.

Once Upon a Time Series Finale Sees the Return of Most of the Original Cast and The Title for the Series Finale

ONCE UPON A TIME – “A Pirate’s Life” (ABC/Jack Rowand)
COLIN O’DONOGHUE, ANDREW J. WEST, JENNIFER MORRISON

Fans disappointed by Once Upon a Time‘s cancellation will get excited about the series finale. ABC is making sure to tap everyone for the finale. The title of the finale will be, “Leaving Storybrooke”.

Some of the returning cast consists of:

Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard, Josh Dallas as David Nolan, Emilie de Ravin as Belle French, Sean Maguire as Robin Hood, Victoria Smurfit as Cruella de Vil, JoAnna Garcia-Swisher as Ariel, Robbie Kay as Peter Pan, Lee Arenberg as Grumpy/Leroy, Keegan Tracy as Blue Fairy/Mother Superior, Tony Amendola as Geppetto/Marco and Rebecca Mader as Zelena is confirmed to return for either one or both nights of the finale.

“Seven years after we set off on this magical journey, we prepare to say goodbye to the cast, crew and writers that made the ‘happily ever after’ that is Once Upon a Time possible,” co-creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz said in a statement. “We couldn’t think of a more fitting way to say farewell than by reuniting so many of the characters that our fiercely loyal fans spent years with on their adventures. We hope everyone joins our Once family, old and new, for what we hope will be the sendoff of a lifetime befitting this stellar cast and its incomparable fans.”

Source: TVLine

Once Upon a Time Hints New Character!

ONCE UPON A TIME – ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” stars Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

Once Upon a Time’s, Mekia Cox, who plays the role of Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, confirmed that someone else from the Disney Classic will appear on set.

Cox said: “Episode 12 will be another big Tiana episode. You’ll also get to see a new character, that might be a little love interest for Tiana. And he might be a familiar face from the Princess and the Frog movie.”

While it hasn’t been confirmed that it will be Naveen, it’s pretty obvious that he will be cast for the upcoming spring season.

Source: Comicbook.com

 

 

REVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Episode 705

Once Upon A Time returns once again, this week with episode 5 of this seventh season, entitled “Greenbacks”, and, as promised, this was totally a Tiana centric episode.

In flashbacks, Tiana and her mother saw themselves forced to sell most of their property, because the kingdom is getting more and more poor. Trying to make a merge and find a love at the same time, the princess from The Princess and the Frog went to see the invidious Dr. Facilier, who continued to sell his lies and play his tricks to get what he wanted, kind of like Rumple’s style. I don’t think it was very hard to guess that “prince” was not going to be the answer to Tiana’s problem. First: because it seemed like a very simple solution; second: the prince seemed too charming; third: Once Upon A Time doesn’t really do love at first sight, and that is kind of what happened, if it wasn’t all a lie of course. Turns out Facilier simply wanted the ruby from Tiana’s neckless and, lucky for him, he got it closer to the episode. It was when Tiana was returning the frog to the so-called Prince Marias, that she realized she doesn’t need a prince nor another hero to go and save her and her kingdom. She can very well do that herself. And so she will.

In present day, after Victoria raised their rent, Sabine decided it was time to make more money, so she came up with the idea to sell her beignet. With Jacinda’s boss out of town, and with no other place to sell, Sabine decided it was a good idea to sell them at Jacinda’s work. The business was really starting to be successful, until Victoria ordered that little shop wrecked, making Jacinda be out of a job. It really was not fair seeing Jacinda storm Sabine with complaints and insults, at least she tried to do something, unlike Jacinda who simply hopes everyday she won’t get fired. Besides, I think everyone knew that was totally not Sabine’s fault, but rather Belfrey’s. I was glad Lucy made her come to her senses, and apologize. Now the two have a new business in a truck, so let’s see how that turns out.

Meanwhile, Rodgers continued the search for his missing girl, and in this episode, we found out her name: Eloise Gardener. During this investigation, he came across a tough guy who wasn’t very helpful, expect for telling him that, if the girl drew that symbol, she must be in danger. Later, we found out the guy, not surprisingly I guess, is working for Victoria Belfrey, and Victoria probably knows who this Eloise is. Maybe it could be woman she has trapped in her tower. I am sure we will find out soon enough, because “Eloise Gardener” is the name of episode 7, so we will probably have some answers by then.

While all this was happening, Roni told Henry it really wasn’t a good idea to trust Ivy, because she usually is bad news. Doing what any mother would to protect her child, she decided to meet with Victoria’s daughter to the place she says her mother is spending a of time: the top of the tower. They obviously didn’t find the kidnapped lady (I guess that would be too simple to take down Victoria), but Roni found something just as curious: a photo of her and Henry, back when her name was Regina Mills, in the fantastic little town of Storybrooke. Roni of course, only recognized herself, but later she discovered the little beside her is Henry. I am really looking forward to seeing this storyline unfold, because I really hope it will end with Roni remembering everything, especially knowing that next week’s episode is her centric.

If you were wondering if Ivy was really trying to help Henry take down her mother, or if she was a double agent figuring out what they are up to, the answer is neither. Ivy seems to be working for herself alongside Victoria’s prisoner. In what I thought was a great twist, we found out that Ivy also remembers everything. I really think she is doing all this to impress her mother. In the end of the day, no matter what she says or what she says, she just wants Tremaine’s approval, and maybe getting close to Henry is a part of her plan.

Overall, this was a good episode with some good twists. It was just a shame we didn’t get to see Weaver, because now that he probably remembers, it would be great seeing him interact with the other characters. But I do understand that there is never enough time to do everything in the same episode, so I really hope we will see him next week. I am giving this episode an 8.4/10.

Next episode will air next week, and it is entitled “Wake Up Call”. Like I already said, it will be a Regina centric episode, and hopefully it really will be her wakeup call for everything that is going on.

REVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Episode 704

Once Upon A Time is back with another episode, the fifth of this seventh season, entitled “Beauty”, and in it, we found out it was time to say goodbye to Belle, unfortunately in a much more permanent way than we were probably hoping for.

In flashbacks, we got to see Belle and Rumple’s story unfold and get to a finish line. Rumple realized he wanted to be free of the dagger once and for all, making him a mortal, so he could live a peaceful and finite life with the people he loves the most: Gideon and Belle. Belle managed to find a prophecy, which mentioned the Edge of Realms, so there was exactly where they headed. What Rumple didn’t realize was that the prophecy spoke in metaphors, and “the sunset” wasn’t the one with everyone’s sun, but rather Belle’s life. But before she got to the finish line, they did end up spending some great moments together. But of course, like everyone else, Belle’s life started fading, and it was then Rumple realized the truth.

I thought this really was a beautiful twist, making Rumple believe that he will be reunited with his love once again, because taking leaps of faith isn’t Rumple’s strong suit at all. Rumple had to let her go, but of course not before Belle told him a story: their story. I thought it was so great they put some flashbacks of their highlights through the past few seasons. To be honest, I was never much of a Rumbelle shipper, because I hated that Belle always put faith on Rumple only to come out disappointed, over and over again. But this episode really made me start liking their relationship so much more. It really was a good ending for Belle’s character, and I feel like this is an ending Emma should have earned too.

In present day, it was Halloween in Hyperion Heights, and since I found this out I was very excited because we never really got a themed episode (expect for 112, when it was Valentine’s day in Storybrooke). I was glad the story continued to focus on Rumple’s journey in the new timeline, but in this new city, we saw Rumple through Tilly. Since we saw her in the premiere, I loved her character immediately, so I was glad we saw a lot more of her this time. We found out Tilly’s curse works a little differently from everyone else, since she only doesn’t remember when she takes her pills. Fortunately, in this episode she forgot about them, taking Weaver on an adventure, which, I am almost sure, led him to remember everything. After Tilly shot him, I saw a glimpse of recognition in his eyes. Then there was that scene in which he saw Belle, and he didn’t seem to be confused, which means he must have recognized her. And for the great finale, there was of course, that scene with Victoria, in which he practically screamed he remembers everything now. Of course he didn’t say anything, because he loves to play a long game, and he would never reveal himself just because he felt like it.

In the meantime, Roni convinced Henry to put the past behind him, by telling him that moving on doesn’t mean he has to forgot about the past. Taking it from the expert in this matter, since all her lovers end up getting killed, Henry decided to take her advice, and almost asked Jacinda on a date. Of course that before he had the chance to, he was interrupted by Ivy saying she lost Lucy. Henry went searching for his own daughter, even he didn’t know it, and while he did, he even started bonding with Ivy. As we have always learned from this show, “Evil isn’t born, it’s made”, so Ivy is no different. She is mean like that, because the person who is closer to saying they love her, is Victoria, so she feels like she has to please her and do everything she says. Happily, she seems to be getting a little less mean, and that is probably because she found herself a friend. What I didn’t like about this, was that I think I could smell a love triangle taking form, and I want Henry to be with Ella.

There is also something I noticed was interesting, therefore I think it is worth mentioning. It is just a detail, but there is where the devil lies, so here it goes. After Rodgers came out of Weaver’s hospital room, he started talking to Tilly, and a moment after that they were playing chess. Want to guess what was the first piece Rodgers moved? That’s right, a tower. Could this mean she really is his daughter? Maybe, but for me this is more proof she isn’t. The writers of this show usually don’t do obvious, since there has been some really cool and jaw dropping moments throughout the show, so maybe what they are trying to do is push the fans to thinking Hook’s daughter is one person, before revealing the shocking truth. One can hope, right?

Overall, this was a really great episode, the best one of the season so far in my opinion. I really loved how Belle’s story ended, and all of the memories from the flashbacks, when she was telling their story, just made it so much better. And now that Weaver (possibly) remembers, Victoria should really watch out. I am giving this episode an 8.9/10.

Next episode is entitled “Greenbacks” and it will be Tiana’s centric. In it, we will meet Dr. Facilier. There will also be a very shocking revelation (which you can check in the amazing and very frustrating promo), so don’t miss it.

REVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Episode 703

Once Upon A Time continues its season with this third episode entitled “The Garden of Forking Paths”, and in it, Lucy decided to take a lip of faith, and dragged Henry to the old Seattle underneath Hyperion Heights.

In flashbacks, Cinderella finally met Tiana, and the two started teaming up. It really feels refreshing this new friendship, especially because we see it both in flashbacks and in present day. Tiana is the leader of the resistance against Tremaine and the royal family, who aren’t as charming as the King and Queen of a parallel world, and Cinderella really was happy to help.

In this episode, we found out why Tremaine hates Cinderella so much: she blames her for Anastasia’s death. In fact, Cinderella blames herself too. We still don’t know exactly what happened, but we realized that Anastasia isn’t really dead, there is still some life inside her. To restore it, Tremaine needs the Heart of the Truest Believer, a task she hires Cinderella to do.

These flashbacks also really had a lot of future mother-in-law/daughter-in-law bonding moments. It appears Regina did make her piece with Henry being in love with Cinderella (I am sure everyone knows that at this point), so Regina helps her make the right choice: forget about Tremaine’s threat, and fight beside them. Sacrificing an innocent, even when he wouldn’t mind be sacrificed if that kept bad things away, is never the right thing to do, so Ella realized she had to put her revenge and her own personal plans aside, because she is now part of a team. In many ways, even though Cinderella isn’t a villain, she did resemble the Evil Queen, at least in her early stage, because it usually is with small things like this that someone starts to be pulled to the dark side.

In present day, Tremaine gave the order to start destroying the community garden and that was when Lucy realized there had to be something underneath. Like I said it would on my last review, this episode did echoe episode 105, but I didn’t think it was a copy of that episode. It is always nice when a show echoes to its early stage, and Once Upon A Time did do that a lot of times throughout the past 6 seasons, so I don’t know why they should stop now. Below Hyperion Heights, Lucy found something she believes is a piece from one of her mother’s glass slippers. Maybe it really is, or maybe it could just be a piece of glass, but because she believes in it, she turned it into so much more than that.

When the bully doesn’t take a day off, the heroes can’t either so Jacinda started going around gathering signatures to make the garden impossible to be destroyed. After a meeting with Victoria, Jacinda was seduced to the dark side once again, but I loved that it was again the “Regular Queen” of Hyperion Heights who convinced her to do the right thing. I also loved the scene in the garden when Jacinda tells everyone she was weak, but she will then make a stand for them, and not let Victoria do anything to their garden. With everyone’s help, the garden remains safe.

Meanwhile, Rodgers started chasing a lead Roni gave him and he really saw Victoria bribe a man in the middle of the street. Rodgers went after him, arrested him, and a while after that, Weaver released him. He said the man now owns him a favor, so he will call him once he has something on Victoria, but I am not sure if I believe him. Rumple will always be Rumple, which means he doesn’t care about the bad guys, unless they go after him, and Victoria didn’t do that, yet. So, the way I see it, he is either working for her, or he doesn’t want Victoria behind bars for some reason.

The last scene of the episode was really a very illuminating one. We now know for sure that Victoria Belfrey does remember about everything, and also that what she was hiding underground wasn’t a piece of glass, but her daughter Anastasia. She is still trying to bring her back, and she now wants to use Lucy’s heart and belief to do so. Not to mention that Victoria also as a version of Maleficent trapped in one of her buildings: the one who was referred as The Witch in this episode’s press release. Who is she? No idea, but Tremaine did say in flashbacks she had a friend who could perform magic, and it was that friend who put Anastasia on the spell she is now, the spell which is keeping her alive. Maybe this new character is that “friend”. I guess we will just have to stay tuned to find out.

Overall, this was a good episode, field with many great moments and even reveals (like Anastasia’s). it just felt a bit off compared to the other two. I am giving it an 8.1/10.

Next episode is entitled “Beauty” and it really promises to be a great one because, not only we will see Emilie de Ravin as Belle one more time, but we will also find out a few things about the very mysterious Alice. Not to mention of course that, for the first time (in forever), Once Upon A Time is having a special Halloween episode, so you really can’t miss it.