Once Upon A Fan

The Huffington Post have got a great interview with the creators of Once Upon A Time, which discusses the evolution of characters in season two in detail. Check out a sample of the interview below.

On how Emma and Snow's relationship will evolve from here:

Kitsis: Well, I think the interesting thing for us on that is that all last season, Emma didn't believe that [Mary Margaret] was her mom. She was kind of like the big sister, giving her dating advice and things you would never do with your mom. Now they're in a strange land where Mary Margaret remembers she was Snow White. Snow White doesn't need a big sister, and Snow White has more information about that land than Emma. So I think it'll be interesting as they feel out their mother/daughter/big sister/friend/best friend relationship. And I think that what's also interesting is that it's one thing to believe [that magic is real and Snow is her mom] and it's another thing to see it. Now Emma's actually in the land where Henry kept telling her she was really from. And so I think there's a real mix of emotions. And we're excited also that you're going to get a bit of Emma before she had Henry. [The flashback to Emma's past] will be Episode 6 ... In that episode you'll meet Henry's father.

On Charming's story while Snow and Emma are trapped:

Kitsis: He's Dustin Hoffman in "Kramer vs. Kramer," except instead of his wife leaving him, she fell through a magical hat into another world. [Laughs.] What's so interesting for David is he now has a wife to find, a daughter to find, a town to run, and a grandson to take care of, even though he was a parent for 28 minutes. And so there's a lot to unwind in the town. There's lots of questions I'm sure people have, like, "Can they leave, and what the hell was that smoke, and what the hell's going to happen?" He's going to have to sort through that all and bring his wife back. Luckily for him, Snow and Emma are not damsels in distress, so I have a feeling they'll be able to find their own way back.

Horowitz: We call them "damsels with daggers."

On writing strong female characters:

Kitsis: For us, that was the kind of show we wanted to do, because we weren't interested in weakness with women, because that's not real. And what's real is a Snow White that wields a sword, and that can steal, and torture a knight with a pickaxe.

Horowitz: Exactly. From day one of writing the pilot, I remember writing the first sequence. We sat there and we said, "When that queen comes in, who's going to pull the sword?" "It has to be Snow." And that kind of started it.

Read the full interview at Huff Post TV