Once Upon a Time (ABC TV Series)

[Disney Duster]

Thanks Sotiris! Ooh, what a cool carriage! It's not great, but it's neat.

[Sotiris]

New info. The first article really clarifies some things.

Once Upon a Time bosses explain new curse
http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/25/once-upon-t ... -spoilers/

The Hot Seat: Once Upon a Time bosses answer your burning Qs
http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/28/once-upon-t ... -spoilers/

Once Upon a Time bosses on new LGBT character
http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/24/once-upon-t ... character/

[Disney's Divinity]

Everything that's come out so far makes me glad this is the last season. I have no idea why they'd re-create the first season with Cinderella, considering the Stepmother doesn't have magic, never tried to murder her stepdaughter, isn't as threatening as the Queen from Snow White, etc. Just seems stupid to me (and looks it, too).

[JeanGreyForever]

Re-do with "new versions" of the old characters. Bad. Bigger roles for Cinderella and presumably all the characters from her story. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! Perhaps the live-action version from 2015 is so beloved it sparked this!

If I'm correct, the original Cinderella's stepsisters from Season 6 were not named Anastasia and Drizella so at least that part makes sense.

Yes, you are correct, though what we know for sure is one stepsister was called Clorinda and we didn't know the other stepsister's name. I was dissapointed they didn't use the Anastasia from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as her stepsister which it looked like they originally intended.

We know that there can be multiple Cinderella's so I'm assuming that Anastasia was also a stepsister of a Cinderella, just not either one we'll see in this show.

Interesting that we don't know who cast this new curse. I like the idea of Hyperion Heights, a city style neighborhood featuring both fairy tale and non-fairy tale characters. Also it'll be nice to see a cursed Regina because for so long she's always been on top so to see her on the bottom as well ought to be an interesting change.

The stepmother's vendetta is probably going to be as ridiculous as Regina's was against Snow White...something akin to a little girl telling a secret she shouldn't have known.

[Sotiris]

The new season will explore the Author mythology.

As of now, we’ll be in one new story book when season 7 launches, but the OUAT bosses say they have the freedom to go through multiple books. And with multiple books comes multiple authors — that’s right, Henry’s not the only one! “There has to be one author for each book and I think that is the case,” EP Edward Kitsis says. But EP Adam Horowitz is quick to add: “Different books have different mythologies, so it’s not like we’re going to tell the Author mythology the same way, or the Dark One mythology the same way. There’s going to be new things and new mythology to explore.”

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/27/spoiler-roo ... defenders/

[JeanGreyForever]

I think people barely cared about the authors in previous seasons and they want to bring them back?

[Disney Duster]

We know that there can be multiple Cinderella's so I'm assuming that Anastasia was also a stepsister of a Cinderella, just not either one we'll see in this show.

Interesting that we don't know who cast this new curse. I like the idea of Hyperion Heights, a city style neighborhood featuring both fairy tale and non-fairy tale characters. Also it'll be nice to see a cursed Regina because for so long she's always been on top so to see her on the bottom as well ought to be an interesting change.

The stepmother's vendetta is probably going to be as ridiculous as Regina's was against Snow White...something akin to a little girl telling a secret she shouldn't have known.

Well I believe the woman who played Anastasia's mother was not the same one who played Lady Tremaine, but as we all know from Jafar different actors doesn't mean much. But she also said to her, "At least I have your sisters" which made me think, "Oh, so it can't be the stepsister of Cinderella since Lady Tremaine would only say something like 'At least I have your sister'", as in only her only other blood daughter, but I suppose Anastasia could have just never been shown in the Once Upon a Time seasons 1-6 Cinderella mythology. Or, she just is not Lady Tremaine's daughter or Cinderella's stepsister at all.

I agree with most of the rest of what you said regarding how good this season may be. But I hope Lady Tremaine has a good or at least understandable reason for what she does, and I liked the author thing.

[Sotiris]

Though what we know for sure is one stepsister was called Clorinda and we didn't know the other stepsister's name. I was disappointed they didn't use the Anastasia from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as her stepsister which it looked like they originally intended.

Her other stepsister was named Tisbe. I was disappointed as well that they didn't use Anastasia even if that meant recasting the role but I guess by then they knew they were going to do the whole multiverse in the next season and completely gave up on continuity.

But she also said to her, "At least I have your sisters" which made me think, "Oh, so it can't be the stepsister of Cinderella since Lady Tremaine would only say something like 'At least I have your sister'", as in only her only other blood daughter.

I'm convinced Anastasia in Wonderland is Cinderella's stepsister despite some things not fitting in (like the one you mentioned) which I attribute to poor writing. She had a domineering, controlling mother, two sisters, one of whom was a stepsister, and that stepsister married a prince. Ella/Ashley even made an appearance in the pilot. Also, Anastasia's relationship with her mom and how she disapproved of her romance with a commoner was too similar to Anastasia's story in "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" to have been a coincidence.

[JeanGreyForever]

But she also said to her, "At least I have your sisters" which made me think, "Oh, so it can't be the stepsister of Cinderella since Lady Tremaine would only say something like 'At least I have your sister'", as in only her only other blood daughter.

I'm convinced Anastasia in Wonderland is Cinderella's stepsister despite some things not fitting in (like the one you mentioned) which I attribute to poor writing. She had a domineering, controlling mother, two sisters, one of whom was a stepsister, and that stepsister married a prince. Ella/Ashley even made an appearance in the pilot. Also, Anastasia's relationship with her mom and how she disapproved of her romance with a commoner was too similar to Anastasia's story in "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" to have been a coincidence.

OUAT is notorious for plotholes and bad writing and forgetting their own continuity so I think it was supposed to be Anastasia as Cinderella's stepsister, and when they mentioned "sisters," they meant Cinderella as well even though she probably wouldn't really count. However since fairy tales do tend to repeat as we are seeing her with another Cinderella, it's also possible that there have been many Cinderellas besides the one we've seen in OUAT seasons 1-6 and the new Cinderella in Season 7. Thus, Anastasia is really the stepsister of a whole different Cinderella who would be a third one we haven't seen yet. It wouldn't be that surprising considering that almost every culture in the world has a Cinderella story of their own, so The Enchanted Forest was probably also filled with rags to riches stories.

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Though what we know for sure is one stepsister was called Clorinda and we didn't know the other stepsister's name. I was disappointed they didn't use the Anastasia from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as her stepsister which it looked like they originally intended.

Her other stepsister was named Tisbe. I was disappointed as well that they didn't use Anastasia even if that meant recasting the role but I guess by then they knew they were going to do the whole multiverse in the next season and completely gave up on continuity.

Oh, thanks. So it was Tisbe. I swear they never said her name... And yea, I wouldn't have minded a recast Anastasia that just resembled the actress from OUaTiW. I don't think they were planning on doing Cinderella over again at that point, but if they did, I don't know why they named the stepmother Lady Tremaine in the original OUaT realm.

I'm convinced Anastasia in Wonderland is Cinderella's stepsister despite some things not fitting in (like the one you mentioned) which I attribute to poor writing. She had a domineering, controlling mother, two sisters, one of whom was a stepsister, and that stepsister married a prince. Ella/Ashley even made an appearance in the pilot. Also, Anastasia's relationship with her mom and how she disapproved of her romance with a commoner was too similar to Anastasia's story in "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" to have been a coincidence.

Yea. I agree.

OUAT is notorious for plotholes and bad writing and forgetting their own continuity so I think it was supposed to be Anastasia as Cinderella's stepsister, and when they mentioned "sisters," they meant Cinderella as well even though she probably wouldn't really count. However since fairy tales do tend to repeat as we are seeing her with another Cinderella, it's also possible that there have been many Cinderellas besides the one we've seen in OUAT seasons 1-6 and the new Cinderella in Season 7. Thus, Anastasia is really the stepsister of a whole different Cinderella who would be a third one we haven't seen yet. It wouldn't be that surprising considering that almost every culture in the world has a Cinderella story of their own, so The Enchanted Forest was probably also filled with rags to riches stories.

Well by the time Anastasia went off with Will, Anastasia had already lost the prince to Cinderella, so I didn't feel like Lady Tremaine would count Cinderella anymore, but I suppose she could love being a part of the royal family even if it was by relation to her hated stepdaughter. Also, I don't think they are actually doing other country's versions of fairy tales. Otherwise, they wouldn't use the names Lady Tremaine, Drizella, have a pumpkin looking coach, and have a puffy blue dress and glass slippers. Those all belong to the Disney and French versions. I think they just have a different version of the Disney version, honestly. It's some weird other realm thing, they are saying.

I want to say, I really liked Anastasia from OUaTiW. I really liked her. Not only was she pretty and had an evil side, but she had such a great actress. I hope they have evil pretty stepsisters in this new version.

[Sotiris]

Everything that's come out so far makes me glad this is the last season.

It might not be the last one after all.


Source: https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/stat ... 0891415552

[Disney's Divinity]

Well, I remember theories last year of it possibly getting moved to ABCFamily. Whatever, I hope it’s the end anyway. If not, I’ll probably stop watching. I only thought I'd stick it out now because I assumed it would be one more year and why not, nothing else is on. Of course, this thread getting reduxed into a Cinderella fanthread will make quitting much easier.

[JeanGreyForever]

Well, I remember theories last year of it possibly getting moved to ABCFamily. Whatever, I hope it’s the end anyway. If not, I’ll probably stop watching. I only thought I'd stick it out now because I assumed it would be one more year and why not, nothing else is on. Of course, this thread getting reduxed into a Cinderella fanthread will make quitting much easier.

Lol. I won't be watching it live this year since I have another show that has been moved into the same timeslot, but I'll likely catch up on it either Saturday or Sunday. Maybe I'll still watch it Sunday night to keep the "tradition." Honestly though, I hope Hook, Regina, and Rumple have large parts because it's going to be difficult to watch the show without Emma and Zelena.

[Sotiris]

OK, so far we know that Jared appears in episode 1, Jennifer and Jared in episode 2 (it's a Hook-centric episode), and Emilie and Giles in episode 4 (a Rumple-centric episode).

Once Upon a Time: Emilie de Ravin books return in season 7
http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/22/once-upon-a ... -season-7/

Once Upon a Time: Giles Matthey to return in season 7
http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/01/once-upon-t ... -season-7/

[Sotiris]

Emma Booth has been cast in a recurring role as a witch. One of the showrunners said that she's not going to be an alternate version of Zelena/Wicked Witch, has nothing to do with Oz, and is a brand new character who hasn't appeared on the show before.

I wonder which prominent witch will she be? There aren't a lot left the show hasn't tackled.

[supertalies]

The showrunners confirmed a new version of Rapunzel will appear this season. So my guess is this new Witch will be a version of Mother Gothel. I believe in the original fairy tale Rapunzel's 'mother' was also refered to as just 'The Witch'.

[Tristy]

The showrunners confirmed a new version of Rapunzel will appear this season. So my guess is this new Witch will be a version of Mother Gothel. I believe in the original fairy tale Rapunzel's 'mother' was also refered to as just 'The Witch'.

Actually, I do believe Mother Gothel was her name in the original Grimm Brothers version.

[Disney Duster]

In the original fairy tale the woman who took Rapunzel was referred to as Mother Gothel (or Dame Gothel or Frau Gothel, whatever) but they called her a witch (or an enchantress or a sorceress, whatever).

[Sotiris]

The showrunners talk about the new dark curse.

Q: Do you have any info on the new villain on Once Upon a Time?

A: When I asked about the new darkness plaguing future Henry, the OUAT bosses dropped a pretty big bombshell that there actually might be multiple curses next season. “You got a hint of [the darkness] in the finale and I hope you enjoyed it,” EP Adam Horowitz tells me. “The most vague and unsatisfying answer I can give is that it’s different than what we’ve done before in terms of how the curses work and who’s employing them and how they’re manifesting themselves, so what you saw in the finale of season 6 is just a hint and a tip of an iceberg of what’s going on in this new fairy tale land.” EP Edward Kitsis adds: “What I can tell you is we’re not going to get there right away, because as we saw, that seems like the end — Henry has a 9-year-old daughter. We’re going to start with the beginnings of how did Henry meet Cinderella?”

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/03/spoiler-roo ... supergirl/


They talk about the new setting.

Q: Any spoiler at all for season 7 of Once Upon a Time?

A: As I previously teased, the cursed Hyperion Heights will also be populated with regular, non-magic folk, which actually adds to the mystery this season. “For the first time in the show, we’re really seeing our fairy tale characters in the mix with real people,” EP Adam Horowitz says. “So there’s an element of, who is a fairy tale character, who isn’t a fairy tale character?

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/07/spoiler-roo ... ood-place/


They talk about Regina and her relationship with Henry.

Q: Do you know anything more about Regina’s alter-ego on Once Upon a Time?

A: Bar owner Roni is very, very different from Regina, so prepare yourselves. “She’s given up a little bit on life,” Lana Parrilla tells me. “She seems a little hopeless when we first meet her, and then Henry comes to town and things start to shift a little bit.” But don’t expect his arrival to immediately spark Regina’s memories. “No, there’s nothing there, and I like that. She’s just asleep. She’s not quite in touch with all that stuff yet. A few more things need to happen before she starts getting that feeling. Although, she is inspired by a character, and it shifts her a bit, at the end of the first episode.”

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/10/spoiler-roo ... s-anatomy/

Q: Do you have any scoop on Regina and Henry’s relationship on Once Upon a Time?

A: Once the duo is reunited, it will be heartbreaking for Regina to have missed so many years of Henry’s life. “You get to see a little bit of that,” Lana Parrilla tells me. “She basically sees him for the first time, and she is just like, ‘Oh my god.’ It’s jarring for her when she sees him for the first time, but she’s also really happy for him because he’s turned into this beautiful young man, and she’s really quite impressed with him, but she’s still getting to know him at this level.”

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/24/spoiler-roo ... ral-flash/

Q: Is there anything you can tease about the dynamic between Roni and Henry in Hyperion Heights on Once Upon a Time?

A: While they don’t know that they’re mother and son — there’s a good joke about that in the premiere — that doesn’t mean they won’t form a bond. “The bar that she works at becomes a bit of a haven for him and a bit of a home base for him when he’s in Hyperion Heights,” Andrew J. West teases. “She’s somebody that he can commiserate with and that he can bounce ideas off of, and they develop a partnership because they both find that they have a common goal in Hyperion Heights.”

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/28/spoiler-roo ... omy-flash/

Q: Once Upon a Time‘s second episode flashes back to Hook’s life after his and Emma’s “happy beginning,” Episode 4 is about Rumple/Belle. When do we get one about Regina?

A: Regina is a “huge part” of Season 7’s early episodes, co-creator Adam Horowitz told Matt Mitovich, so during that stretch viewers will gather bits and pieces of her own life before the latest curse hit. “Her [-centric episode] will probably be Episode 6,” ventures co-creator Eddy Kitsis, “but she is in all the flashbacks for [Episodes] 2 and 3, significantly. Regina fans have no need to fear — she’s front and center as always.”

Source: https://tvline.com/2017/08/23/this-is-u ... flashback/

Q: How do you think that Once Upon a Time‘s Regina/Roni is going to react when she find out that Henry has a daughter?

A: As you requested in your email, I asked Lana Parrilla this question during the NYCC Q&A, and here is what she said: “Oh my gosh, it’s going to quite complicated…. [From Season 1 to now] it’s been eight to 10 years, so there’s been a lot of growth, even from where Regina left off in Season 6. She is having difficulty remembering [her true identity], but I think she’ll come around… and will want to be in their lives as much as she can.”

Source: http://tvline.com/2017/10/26/blindspot- ... disguises/

We're going to see a very different side of Regina in Season 7. "The Regina we knew is Storybrooke was the mayor, and she was always very much in control," showrunner Adam Horowitz says. "But now, for the first time, we're seeing Regina under a curse. Because of that, she has to deal with what it means to be under the thumb of someone else. We're going to see that Gabrielle Anwar's character [Cinderella's wicked step-mother] is a difficult figure to contend with in Seattle."

Source: http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-pre ... -shows/48/


They talk about Hook and his relationship with Henry.

Q: Will we see some Hook and Henry bromance on Once Upon a Time this season?

A: While Hook and Henry will be playing catch-up when they cross paths again in the Enchanted Forest in Hyperion Heights — no one has seen Henry for a while, FYI — their cursed personas will be teaming up. “They’re both looking for something and they find what could be an advantageous partnership,” Andrew J. West says. “At first, there’s a little bit of ‘Can I trust this guy? Who is this guy? Can he help me? Is he on my side?’ But they find a way where they can maybe help each other.”

Source: http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/17/spoiler-roo ... e-scandal/


They talk about Rumple and his relationship with Belle.

Q: Can Adam and Eddy tease episode 4, which is focused on Rumple and brings back Emilie de Ravin?

A: When I delivered your question, Adam Horowitz described the episode titled “Beauty” as “hugely romantic,” while co-creator Eddy Kitsis said, “It’s our favorite Rumbelle story since ‘Skin Deep.'”

Source: http://tvline.com/2017/08/09/arrow-seas ... slade-son/

[Sotiris]

A slew of new articles based on the show's panel during the Television Critics Association press tour.

‘Once Upon A Time’ Reboot: Panel Calms Critics’ Concerns About Happy Endings And “Nail The Prince” Aspirations
http://deadline.com/2017/08/once-upon-a ... 202143433/

‘Once Upon a Time’ Season 7: Curse Personalities, Cinderella, and a New ‘Epic Romance’
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/once-up ... 202516910/

‘Once Upon a Time’ Star Lana Parrilla Won’t Play Regina in Rebooted Season 7
http://www.thewrap.com/once-upon-a-time ... -season-7/

Once Upon a Time Is Changing Everything (but Keeping Happy Endings) With Season 7 Reboot
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/06/ ... n-7-reboot

TCA: Producers, Cast Talk Once Upon A Time Season 7 “Reboot”
http://www.ksitetv.com/once-upon-a-time ... ot/158399/

'Once Upon a Time': EPs and Cast Tease Season 7 Changes, including New Hook, 'Not' Regina, plus Henry and Cinderella's Epic Romance
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/once-up ... 65626.aspx

'Once Upon a Time': Lana Parrilla and Colin O'Donoghue Reveal Surprising New Twists to Season 7 Characters
http://www.etonline.com/tv/223180_once_ ... haracters/

Once Upon a Time Season 7 Scoop: A New Name for Regina, a New Career for Hook, and Details About Jennifer Morrison's Return
http://www.eonline.com/news/871738/once ... n-s-return

Once Upon a Time: Here's How Hook and Regina Are Different in Season 7
http://www.tvguide.com/news/once-upon-a ... fferences/

ABC Boss Talks Once Upon a Time's Fate
http://tvline.com/2017/08/06/once-upon- ... -season-8/

Once Upon a Time Creators/Cast Tease Rumple's Menacing New Identity, Regina/Henry Reunion and More
https://tvline.com/2017/08/06/once-upon ... -identity/

ONCE UPON A TIME: Co-Creator Edward Kitsis on Season 7 reinvention
https://www.assignmentx.com/2017/once-u ... interview/

ONCE UPON A TIME: Co-Creator Adam Horowitz on the Season 7 reboot
https://www.assignmentx.com/2017/once-u ... interview/

ONCE UPON A TIME: Lana Parrilla chats about the Seventh and Final Season
https://www.assignmentx.com/2018/once-u ... interview/

Once Upon a Time could run for 'multiple years,' per ABC chief
http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/06/once-upon-time-future/

Once Upon a Time reveals Hook, Regina, Rumple alt-identities
http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/06/once-upon-t ... poilers-2/

Once Upon a Time: Regina's new name revealed!
http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/06/once-upon-a ... -revealed/

Once Upon a Time: 13 New Photos from Season 7
http://ew.com/tv/once-upon-a-time-seaso ... odonoghue/