And don’t forget to follow the links to see the pictures! Episode 1.18 Stable Boy ~ written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
- This week’s flashbacks focus on the Evil Queen
- PRESS RELEASE Emma continues her exhaustive search for evidence that will prove Mary Margaret’s innocence in the murder of David’s wife, Kathryn. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was and before evil blackened her soul, Regina must choose between betraying her mother, Cora (Barbara Hershey), and marrying for true love, or betrothing royalty and living a regal – but loveless – life; and the event that caused the Evil Queen to loathe Snow White is revealed
- GUEST STARS Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn/Abigail, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red, Tony Perez as valet/father, Giancarlo Esposito as Sidney/The Mirror, Alan Dale as Albert Spencer/King George, Barbara Hershey as Cora, Noah Bean as Daniel/stable boy, Richard Schiff as King Leopold and Bailee Madison as young Snow White.
- EPISODE STILLS: here, here and here
- Casting notice: [CORA] Late 40s to Early 60s, the Evil Queen’s elegant yet manipulative and imposing mother. She gives truth to saying like mother, like daughter, and we realize that this is the woman who taught Regina her dark ways. Large guest star with a 3 ep arc next season. Barbara Hershey has been cast as Cora.
[DANIEL] Mid 20s, a handsome stable boy in Fairy Tale Land who tends to horses at the royal manor. He’s a young romantic who believes that love can make anything possible, even breaking through the barriers of his social station. Guest star. Noah Bean has been cast.
[YOUNG SNOW] 12 to 14 years old to PLAY 12, a young and innocent princess, she sees the world through a prism where she believes everyone is capable of the same kindness she and her benevolent father bestow on their kingdom. Guest star. Bailee Madison has been cast. - Set pics: David and Emma have a discussion in the rain, near her yellow car.
- Set pics: Emma, the Stranger, Ruby and Kathryn. Kathryn appears to be wearing some ruined/old clothes (?). Maybe she’s just been found?
- Set pics: Emma shows Regina some evidence (about Kathryn’s kidnapping?).
- We will find out why the Queen hates Snow (spec: she tells Cora about her & Daniel having an affair?)
- Cora has “an interesting connection to Rumpelstiltskin and an agenda she does not like to veer from.”
- We will see ”the Evil Queen as a young princess living with her fairy-tale family before her heart turned bitter cold.”
- This week’s flashbacks focus on Rumplestilskin
- PRESS RELEASE
- GUEST STARS
- Jane Espenson about episode 19: “Rumple is back at center stage.”
- We will find out more about the backstory of Rumplestilskin and his son. We will find out why he lost his son in this episode.
- This week’s flashbacks focus on Geppetto/Pinocchio
- PRESS RELEASE
- GUEST STARS
- Unconfirmed: this is the episode where we find out the Stranger’s identity.
- August and Marco visit Mr Gold’s shot (pics here); and here is Emma too storming out of Mr Gold’s shop.
- Set pics: Geppetto and Pinocchio in FTL, David and Regina near a car here.
- According to a report, in the David/Regina scene “David helps the Mayor whose Mercedes has broken down” (x)
- Emma and August set pics here; Emma is holding the walkie talkie Mr Gold gave her.
- This week’s flashbacks focus on ??
- PRESS RELEASE
- GUEST STARS
- An apple tree appears in the middle of Storybrooke (set pics here).
- There’s a scene where Emma falls down in the street and David and Mary Margaret help her out (pics here)
- This week’s flashbacks focus on ??
- PRESS RELEASE
- GUEST STARS
- The producers plan to call back to the premiere’s pivotal clock-ticking moment in the finale. “It’s huge,” Pearlman says of the season-ender. “It’s quite large in typical Lost fashion. With Emma coming to town in the pilot, she got the clock to start ticking, which started to affect everybody in the town in different ways. In the season finale, there will be something that will happen that will affect everybody in the town.” (x)
- The Huntsman is back in flashbacks.
- Dr Whale is in the episode.
- “Henry’s father is a very important part of the puzzle, it’s also entirely possible that we may meet him and not know we met him.”
- A set has been built for a room in an insane asylum (possibly for episode 17?)
- Emilie De Ravin will come back as Belle (confirmed for episode 14, possibly the finale)
- We will find out August’s goal “very shortly”
- David and Mr Gold will become Archie’s patients.
- Emma and the Stranger haven’t kissed yet in episode 20 (x)
Season 2 spoilers
- We will find out Dr Whale’s identity.
- We will meet Ariel.
- We will find out about the book and who wrote it.
- There are “major plans” for Cora this season (possible 3-episode arc)
