I’m bummed about the Once Upon a Time winter finale (airing this Sunday), because it looks like Emma and Hook won’t be together in the fairytale world. Got any good CaptainSwan scoop? —Alison
“Whether Emma and Hook are together in the winter finale isn’t the question to be asking,” responds co-creator Adam Horowitz. “The real question to ask is: Will the two of them be embarking on an epic adventure filled with romance, danger and passion in the second half of the season? And the answer is… yes.”
What’s your favorite thing about Emma and Henry’s
relationship?
I think it’s the fact that Regina is kind of henry’s mom
Mom and you can kinda say that Emma is like his cool mom.
Do you think Henry still misses Neal?
I think Henry does still miss Neal. I mean I know there are
probably times when he’s not as bad but I think there are also times where he
really wants that father figure and um to be honest I think that Henry is gonna
like having Hook around as kind of that new father figure in his life.
What is your favorite ship from the show?
My favorite ship from the show is probably Captain Swan.
What has been the hardest scene to film emotional this
season so far?
Um, to be honest I think the hardest thing for me to film
emotionally this season was getting mad at Colin. Getting mad at Hook in
episode 6 because I mean I’m really not an angry person most of the time and um
and it’s really hard to get mad at Colin because he’s such a nice guy
Thoughts on Captain Swan?
Captain Swan is awesome.
How are Jen and Colin on set?
Jen and Colin on set are awesome they’re like, well
everyone on set is like my second family and they all are amazing and it’s an
honor to work with them.
Which episode this season did you enjoy filming?
I enjoy filming every episode, but probably episode 6
because it was really, really cool to have all those bonding moment between
Hook and Henry and I got to see a part of Henry that or we got to see a part of
Henry that he usually doesn’t show which I think is cool.
Which member of the cast makes you laugh the most?
ET: What was your reaction when you found out that Emma would, once again, be hiding her secrets from Killian? Colin O’Donoghue: Yeah, it was a bit mean of her not to tell him what’s going on, but I think for Hook, he he’ll do whatever he can to help Emma and he believes that they have a relationship where they can be honest and open with each other. I think that he knows that something is not right, and that she’s hiding something and, at this point, there’s something that she won’t share.
How long are we going to have to wait until Killian really finds out what’s going on? I think that he’ll approach the subject with her pretty much straight away. I mean, he’s not shy with approaching her and tackling things, so I think that he’ll say something pretty soon.
We have seen Killian go to hell and back – literally! – in season five. What’s next for him in season six? He’s trying to be the best person that he can be, and be the hero that everyone believes that he can be. He also wants to be the best man for Emma, so whatever he can to do to prove to her that he’s worthy of her love, that’s where he is at the start of this season. You’ll see him in this next episode where he helps Belle and he’s doing it simply because he wants to just help. He wants to try and make amends for some of his past actions, with Belle and just in general. He knows that he has done wrong by people and he wants to make amends for all that.
We got a little bit deeper into Killian’s past last season and learned even more about his brother, Liam. Will we be diving even deeper into what makes Killian tick this year?
Yeah, we’ll definitely see a little bit more of Hook’s past. I can’t really talk about it just at the minute, but we’ll see some of the relationships that he had in his past, and sort of a little bit more about his whole family life. I mean, Hook is hundreds of years old, so there’s a lot of stuff to get through, but it’s always fun to play old Hook and sort of explore what he was like hundreds of years ago. We’ll definitely see more of his past.
We’ve always seen a really fun and interesting dynamic between old Hook and the original Evil Queen. With The Evil Queen coming back into the picture, are we going to see any fun scenes between her and Hook? Yeah, you’ll definitely see some scenes with Hook and The Evil Queen. I mean, Hook definitely is a different person now then he was back then. I don’t even know what kind of a relationship he and The Evil Queen had back then! [Laughs] But he’s a different man now, and I think he definitely wants to try and figure out a way of stopping The Evil Queen from achieving whatever she’s trying to achieve. She’s now The Evil Queen without any of Regina in her – that part that would’ve maybe questioned things in the past. Now she’s just pure evil. She’s the Mr. Hyde of that relationship.
One of your best friends, Sean Maguire – who we’ve missed desperately as Robin Hood – is coming back to the show for a bit. What was your reaction when you found out that Robin isn’t completely gone for good? Wait. Who said best friends? I never said that. Did he say that? [Laughs] No, I’m very excited. It’s great to have him back up. I literally know nothing abut the context of the story, or how that’s going to work, but it’ll l just be great to have Sean back for a little while. He’s just a great guy, but don’t tell him I said that. It’ll be fun, we’ll have fun times.
A lot of fans have expressed that they’d really like to see Killian bond more with the Charming family, especially with Henry. Is that something that they can look forward to? Yeah, you know, Hook is now a part of Emma’s life and, obviously, they’re Emma’s family, so you’ll definitely see a lot more of his interactions with both Henry and also Charming. I can’t really go into too much detail, but definitely with Charming we’ll see a big development in their relationship further on down the line. And Henry is a teenage boy and, I guess, Hook is, in some way, a father figure – or trying to be a father figure – for him, so that’s kind of where they’re at. Hook is trying to do his best by them all, but he still has a pretty dark past.
Are we going to be seeing where Killian will be living this year? He’s kind of been all over the place – he was on the Jolly Roger, he was in Granny’s, etc. Has he officially moved in with Emma yet?
He hasn’t officially moved in at this point where we are, but he picked out the house, so he really should be there. I’m not even sure in the next episode on Sunday exactly where he lives. I don’t know if he’s on the Jolly Roger, or if he’s at Granny’s, or where he is. I think he’s just kind of floating around at the minute. Hopefully, soon he will find a place to live. Hopefully.
Hopefully with Emma because, you’re right, I totally forgot that he picked out her house! Yeah, he’s got good taste!
Alright, Colin, when I caught up with you [at Comic Con] I asked if season six is going to be the year that either Killian or Emma pop the question to the other. How would you plan their perfect proposal? [Laughs] I wouldn’t have a clue! Maybe some rum on the Jolly Roger? A candlelit dinner with grilled cheese and French fries, and a nice vintage rum, and I guess that would probably be it.
Do you think it would be Emma or Hook doing the proposing? I don’t know if he would be the one to pop the question or not. That’s a pretty big step. I think that they’re navigating having a relationship in a town where they’ve got so many evil people trying to kill everybody! [Laughs] I don’t know if they have time, really, to think about popping the question.
In last Sunday’s season premiere, Emma began getting visions of her own death and found out at the end of the episode they are visions of the future and there’s nothing she can do to stop her death from coming. That sounds like something you should tell your boyfriend who you just went to the underworld to save, right? Apparently, that’s not how this is going to go down.
TVGuide.com caught up with O’Donoghue to talk about how Hook feels about the secret, this juncture in the “Captain Swan” relationship and what else is in store for Storybrooke’s swashbuckling hero.
Emma is keeping this huge secret from Hook. Does he believe her when she says everything is fine or is he suspicious at all?
Colin O’Donoghue: Oh he doesn’t believe her. He definitely knows that something is not right. We saw in the premiere episode that she’s quite short with him and says to go and she’s never like that with Hook. They’re honest with each other. I think he knows something is up and he’ll try and figure out a way to get that out of her and find out what that is.
How long is it going to take him to confront her about it?
O’Donoghue: [Laughs] Not too long! We see that he’ll approach it and see what’s going on with her. I think if he does find out the truth that she’s hiding something … he’ll be mad with her but he loves her so he’ll do whatever he can to help her, you know?
Well, is he going to confront her directly about it or is he going to come up with a long-term game plan to softly approach her about it? Or will he figure it out on his own?
O’Donoghue: He’s able to confront her about it. He’s never been shy about confronting [her] and saying “I know you’re holding something from me and you need to tell me what it is.” I think he has no problem doing that.
And how well is that going to go?
O’Donoghue: [Laughs] Well, I guess you’ll have to watch to find out! But look, they love each other and they don’t really want to have any secrets. They’ve said that in the past. Emma has said whatever Hook has done in his past life she’s willing to let that go because of who he is now, and he knows that she knows all of these terrible secrets about him so they really don’t keep things from each other anymore. That’s why it’s so strange why he would not tell him the truth on this.
Would you say he feels betrayed or do you think there’s a part that understands or thinks “there has to be a good reason why she’s keeping this from me?”
O’Donoghue: I think it depends. … If he found out he might feel a bit betrayed, but that’s if he finds out.
Assuming that he finds out eventually, how would he react to the truth?
O’Donoghue: I think he would be disappointed that she didn’t feel confident enough in him to trust him with the knowledge of her visions or whatever.
And they’ve gone back and forth a lot over the years. Do you think he also sees this is as a step backwards, like a regression almost? Last year she said “I love you” to him.
O’Donoghue: He knows that she loves him and that they have a good relationship, but I think … maybe not a step back. I just think he would be disappointed she wouldn’t trust him enough to tell him and figure out a way to combat it together as opposed to her dealing with all that on her own.
If you were their couples counselor what would you recommend they do to get over their communication issues?
O’Donoghue: I don’t think I can say that [laughs]. I would say that they need to be more honest and open with each other and trust that the other person has their back.
On Sunday’s episode Hook is going to help Belle hide from Mr. Gold. How is that going to work out? This is the second time Hook has come between Gold and and the woman he loves.
O’Donoghue: In this situation Hook helps Belle because she wants help. She doesn’t want to have Gold in her life anymore and at the moment she doesn’t want Gold in their son’s life. … Hook is helping her because that’s the right thing to do in that moment. The fact that it’s getting one up on Rumple doesn’t hurt as well. But he’s happy to help her and wants to do whatever he can sort of make amends for how he treated her in the past. So we get to see a little bit of that. And also, she wants to be hidden and who better to hide anything than a pirate?
So he doesn’t have any ulterior motives, like he actually wants to help Belle?
O’Donoghue: He wants to help her, yeah. Hook now is trying to be the best person that he can be and be the hero that everybody agrees that he can be. That’s why he’s helping her.
Captain Nemo is showing up later this season, and we know he has some sort of history with Hook. What can you tease about that?
O’Donoghue: I can’t tease a huge amount other than exactly what you just said. But he does show up, and you see he has a past [with Hook]. I’m pretty certain when it was announced that Captain Nemo was going to be [in this season] that everybody would assume he had some sort of past with Hook. It’s fascinating. And Faran Tahir, who played Nemo, is just phenomenal. So it was great to get to play with him, but it’s a really interesting story and it’s a really good take on Nemo and the whole Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea world. And yeah, it was very, very exciting to do that.
Can you describe Hook’s reaction to seeing him at least?
O’Donoghue: Surprised, I guess? [chuckles] That’s about all you’re going to get!
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