Thanks to StephonJS for the heads up.
The Upcoming Underworld:
Thanks for breaking my heart on Sunday night, guys! I mean, it's been breaking all season but that mid-season finale was just the final sword to the stomach, so to speak.
EK: Well that has always been our goal and so we are happy that we finally achieved it. [Laughs] But you know, the best part about breaking your heart is repairing it and putting it back together so…
Well, great! Please tell me that's what the second half of the seasons is all about?
EK: I think the second half of the season is going to be about that. I think the second half of the season is that our characters are going to have to face their past -- a lot of them are going to have to try and get closure on some things that have always bothered them.
We’re now headed for the Underworld, which is where so many villains from our pasts have been banished. Is it going to be like one huge bad-guy bash?
AH: Well, we can say one thing which is the Underworld isn’t about villains. There are plenty of villains there, but the Underworld is not hell -- it's sort of an in-between place and it's a place that's filled with people with unfinished business, and that's what we're going to be exploring. So even though we've seen some hints that there are villains there, there's not just villains. In fact, you can have unfinished business without being a villain, and I think that a lot of our characters are going to be encountering a lot of people from their past -- good and bad -- as well as people they haven't met before. It's going to cause some complications and cause our folks to figure out a really messy situation.
Besides finding Hook, what are our characters' goals going to be while in the Underworld?
EK: I think there's a lot of unfinished business and the need for emotional closure with people who have passed in the lives of our heroes, and this second half is really going to get to honor that. The 100th episode is the spring premiere and we've been on for five years and for us in this second half our real goal was to have a very season one vibe and I think that will be apparent after people see the premiere in spring.
What do you think fans are going to be most surprised about in the second half of season five?
EK: We feel that by going into the Underworld, the biggest surprise is it's not going to be what people expect it to be. I think they're probably thinking, 'Oh, it's like we're going to Neverland again,' or 'It's like we're going to Camelot again,' and they're going to be surprised at how similar it is to season one in its own weird kind of way.
Thanks for breaking my heart on Sunday night, guys! I mean, it's been breaking all season but that mid-season finale was just the final sword to the stomach, so to speak.
EK: Well that has always been our goal and so we are happy that we finally achieved it. [Laughs] But you know, the best part about breaking your heart is repairing it and putting it back together so…
Well, great! Please tell me that's what the second half of the seasons is all about?
EK: I think the second half of the season is going to be about that. I think the second half of the season is that our characters are going to have to face their past -- a lot of them are going to have to try and get closure on some things that have always bothered them.
We’re now headed for the Underworld, which is where so many villains from our pasts have been banished. Is it going to be like one huge bad-guy bash?
AH: Well, we can say one thing which is the Underworld isn’t about villains. There are plenty of villains there, but the Underworld is not hell -- it's sort of an in-between place and it's a place that's filled with people with unfinished business, and that's what we're going to be exploring. So even though we've seen some hints that there are villains there, there's not just villains. In fact, you can have unfinished business without being a villain, and I think that a lot of our characters are going to be encountering a lot of people from their past -- good and bad -- as well as people they haven't met before. It's going to cause some complications and cause our folks to figure out a really messy situation.
Besides finding Hook, what are our characters' goals going to be while in the Underworld?
EK: I think there's a lot of unfinished business and the need for emotional closure with people who have passed in the lives of our heroes, and this second half is really going to get to honor that. The 100th episode is the spring premiere and we've been on for five years and for us in this second half our real goal was to have a very season one vibe and I think that will be apparent after people see the premiere in spring.
What do you think fans are going to be most surprised about in the second half of season five?
EK: We feel that by going into the Underworld, the biggest surprise is it's not going to be what people expect it to be. I think they're probably thinking, 'Oh, it's like we're going to Neverland again,' or 'It's like we're going to Camelot again,' and they're going to be surprised at how similar it is to season one in its own weird kind of way.
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The underworld looks just like Storybrooke. Is this something that changes for whoever goes into it, or is that just what the realm looks like?
Adam Horowitz: What the underworld is and why it looks the way it does is a part of our storytelling coming up. So while we don’t want to spoil it, we can say that there is a very specific reason why it looks like Storybrooke, and it has to do with some of the folks we’re gonna meet down there.
It’s clear that Rumple and Belle rekindled their relationship. Are you considering writing in Emilie de Ravin’s pregnancy now?
Kitsis: I would say it certainly looked like they re-consummated their marriage, so we’ll just have to wait and see, but I would say you’re definitely on the right clue trail.
Adam Horowitz: What the underworld is and why it looks the way it does is a part of our storytelling coming up. So while we don’t want to spoil it, we can say that there is a very specific reason why it looks like Storybrooke, and it has to do with some of the folks we’re gonna meet down there.
It’s clear that Rumple and Belle rekindled their relationship. Are you considering writing in Emilie de Ravin’s pregnancy now?
Kitsis: I would say it certainly looked like they re-consummated their marriage, so we’ll just have to wait and see, but I would say you’re definitely on the right clue trail.
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