All the opening sequences plus hints about next season

What do you think the clues mean?

Belle will be a regular character on Season 2 of Once Upon a Time

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Belle and Rumpelstiltskin (in "Skin Deep")

All of Emilie de Ravin’s fans — and fans of the Rumplestiltskin/Belle love story — will be thrilled to hear that de Ravin has been promoted from a guest star to a series regular starting in Season 2.

She was in only three episodes in Season 1. It seems like she was in a lot more, doesn’t it? via EW.

Lana Parrilla talks about filming “The Stable Boy” and other interesting things

Lana Parrilla (Regina, Evil Queen) talks about Once Upon a Time

Lana Parrilla in Toronto on May 31, 2012

Lana Parrilla spoke last week in Toronto at an event called Bell Media Upfront

Highlights of her talk:

— Now that the two worlds are merging, she is starting to bring the Evil Queen into the Mayor a little more.

The Stable Boy was one of the most challenging episodes for her. She “couldn’t wrap her head around” the last scene until the very last minute when they were setting up the scene to shoot it — and she had read the scene four or five times a day, for eight days, and had many conversations with the director because she couldn’t understand the way Regina blamed Snow, who was just a child and didn’t mean any harm. [I had the same reaction when I watched the episode!] Lana asked herself, “How do I make this work?” and “Why does she want to kill her?” It was, she said, “a tricky, tricky scene.” Continue reading

Opening titles for almost all of the Season 1 episodes

Take a quick trip down memory lane with this video that shows the opening titles, where something different lurks in the forest each week:

What did you think of the Season 1 finale "A Land Without Magic"?


Wow.

That was not what I expected. It was very satisfying, though.

What do you think?

Please vote in the poll and discuss in the comments below.

My initial reaction is after the jump (total spoiler if you haven’t seen the episode yet): Continue reading

Promos for the Once Upon a Time finale

Here are some promos that have been showing as commercials on other ABC shows. These aren’t as spoilery as the sneak peeks, so they should be safe for anyone who wants to remain mostly (though not 100 percent) spoiler free:

45-second promo:

Extended promo: