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Princess power: Jennifer Morrison kicks butt in ABC’s ‘Once Upon a Time’
‘Once Upon a Time” heroine Emma Swan takes no prisoners, and that’s just the way actress Jennifer Morrison likes it.
“For fairy tales to be relatable now, the female characters need to be empowered and fully human,” Morrison told the Herald regarding the new ABC fantasy series (airing tonight at 8 on WCVB, Ch. 5). “This is definitely not the version of the stories where they are damsels in distress.”
Since arriving in Storybrooke, Maine, to reunite with the son she gave up for adoption, Emma has crossed paths with the mayor (Lana Parrilla), who at one point had her falsely arrested.
But thanks to her skills with a chain-saw, the orphan turned bail bonds-woman proved to viewers and Storybrooke that she’s no fairy tale confection.
“Emma is so damaged. She has had such a hard life. If you mess with her, she is going to mess back,” said the Chicago native, best known for her six years on Fox’s “House.” “It is interesting to play a character who has a temper and has to reel it in.”
The 32-year-old hinted that more of Emma’s history is about to be revealed.
“We are getting close to the episode where you learn why Henry was given up for adoption,” Morrison said of Emma’s son. “The whole thing is uncomfortable for Emma. She has worked so hard to isolate herself, now she is faced with having feelings for this child.”
One of the complications in Emma and Henry’s budding relationship is her inability to believe his theory about Storybrooke. Henry is certain his adoptive mother, the mayor, is an evil queen who has cursed fairy tale characters and forced them to wander through modern-day life ignorant of their true identities.
Especially troubling for Emma is Henry’s belief that she is the only one who can break the spell.
“It’s going to be really fun for audiences to piece together what becomes the mythology of the show, the domino effect of one story affecting the other. We get the script, we go just as crazy,” Morrison said.
As Emma’s story arc grows, things are still unresolved for Morrison’s other alter ego, Dr. Allison Cameron on “House.”
The character was abruptly written off the show in the middle of the 2009 season, leaving fans in the lurch.
Will Dr. Cameron make a return for what is expected to be the show’s final season?
“I have not been con-tacted by anyone over there,” Morrison said of the Fox drama. “The door has always been open from my perspective. That show was an incredible part of my life
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