Once Upon a Time 1st season Spoiler

When will we find out which fairy tale character the Sheriff is on Once Upon a Time? And will we recognize him? — John

NATALIE: "I would say you would know exactly who he is and what his role is when you find out," executive producer Edward Kitsis promises. As for your first question, since it appears the mysterious sheriff is not long for this world, I'm guessing we'll find out very soon — like this week.

Question: I love Once Upon a Time, but I am worried that the show will turn into another Lost: lots of questions, few answers and a somewhat cop-out ending. Will we see some of the characters regain their happy endings or will the show be six years of waiting for Snow White and the Prince to figure things out? I liked how the Cinderella story was resolved, but also moved the show forward. Can we expect more of this? — Tiff

Matt Roush: If you're actually enjoying Once Upon a Time, and for the most part I am as well, why spend time worrying about whether and when it will let you down? You're probably setting yourself up for disappointment if you're expecting a happily-ever-after resolution for many of the main characters anytime soon. These are still early days for a show that's obviously going to have a long shelf life, and what I expect (not getting ahead of the show) is that there will be self-contained stories based on the fairy-tale legends, revisionist twists like we saw with the Jiminy Cricket character's backstory or the Cinderella character, but other stories — Snow and the Prince, in particular — will take a long and winding (if not yellow brick) road to get to a resolution. Even so, it's already been established as part of the show's premise that everyone is living under the Evil Queen's curse, so the mysteries and questions aren't initially as confounding as the nature of the island on Lost, and there's little chance this show will go as deep down a rabbit hole (to mix even more metaphors) as Lost did to leave some of its fan base unsatisfied.

Hannah: Really upset about the Sheriff's death on Once Upon a Time! Does this mean Emma won't have a love interest for a while?

You're upset?! We were crying into cartons of cookie dough ice cream while listening to Joni Mitchell last night. Moving on…Emma (Jennifer Morrison) is going to be a little too busy for romance when the show returns in January, as she's battling it out with newspaper editor/Magic Mirror Sydney (Giancarlo Esposito) to replace our beloved Graham (Jamie Dornan) as the town's sheriff. Also, Morrison live-tweeted last night's episode and says, "It will be hard for [Emma] to ever open her heart again" after losing Graham. All the tears!

Jessi_RS: I love that Graham is the huntsman. Please tell me he isn't really dead and gone?

Hate to break it to ya, Patti, but Graham is in fact dead and gone. How do we know this? Dornan told us himself! In case you missed it, check out our interview with the Irish hottie, where he talks about possibly returning to the show as the Huntsman.

ONCE UPON A TIME - "Desperate Souls" - Regina and Mr. Gold play dirty politics and take opposite sides when Emma runs for a coveted Storybrooke public office against Sidney. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Rumplestiltskin tries to track down the ultimate power source in order to help his son avert the horrors of a meaningless war, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Once Upon a Time: True North

Original Airdate: 1/15/2012

Emma tries to save two children from the foster system by finding their birth father; the evil queen has Hansel and Gretel steal an artifact from a blind witch.

Once Upon a Time: 7:15 A.M.

Original Airdate: 1/22/2012

David and Mary Margaret continue to struggle with their feelings; a mysterious stranger in town makes Regina and Emma suspicious; Prince Charming's wedding approaches.

EMMA TRIES TO HELP TWO HOMELESS CHILDREN FIND THEIR FATHER BEFORE
THEY’RE SEPARATED AND PUT IN FOSTER CARE, AND THE EVIL QUEEN COERCES
HANSEL AND GRETEL INTO STEALING AN IMPORTANT ARTIFACT FROM
A BLIND WITCH, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”

Emma Caulfield (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) Guest Stars as the Blind Witch

“True North” – Feeling their pain from having lived through the same experience, Emma desperately tries to help two homeless children find their birth father before they’re separated and put into the foster care system. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, the Evil Queen coerces Hansel and Gretel into stealing an important artifact from a blind witch (Emma Caulfield, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.


“Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper.


Guest starring are Eion Bailey as stranger, Quinn Lord as Josef/Hansel, Karley Scott Collins as Ava/Gretel, Nicholas Lea as Michael Tillman/woodcutter, Emma Caulfield as blind witch, Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark/Sneezy, David Bloom as Mr. “K” Krzyszkowski and Osmond Lloyd Bramble as queen’s guard.


”True North” was written by David H. Goodman & Liz Tigelaar and directed by Dean White.

ONCE UPON A TIME - "7:15 A.M." - Mary Margaret and David continue to grapple with their unrequited love, and Emma and Regina grow suspicious over a mysterious new stranger in town. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Snow White yearns to ease her breaking heart as Prince Charming's wedding to King Midas's daughter approaches, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. LEE ARENBERG, GINNIFER GOODWIN, DAVID PAUL GROVE, MICHAEL COLEMAN