Top 5 Surprising Facts About Once Upon a Time

Whether you’re a diehard fan or a casual watcher, we bet these facts will pique your interest. Here’s our Top 5 Surprising Facts about Once Upon a Time! Did you know that Prince Charming was supposed to die? That Lady Gaga was offered a role? That Captain Hook earned his spot by making a strong impression? Are there any other facts we missed? Comment below!

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[Agpals]

WOO WOO WHO ELSE IS A HUGE ONCER?! :DDD! I am obsessed with this show :)
I cried so hard when I found out Jen was leaving :((

[saraq.]

Hook is also about 200 years old. Colin's 36

[jdcmr]

A true OUAT fan would already know these things, but here's a couple that not a lot might not have heard of yet:

1. Baby Neal was played by 8 different babies, including Colin O'Donoghue's own baby.
2. Rumple's memory was awakened when Emma first told him her name in the Pilot episode.
3. The CS falling on the bed scene was improvised by JMo; Colin had no idea.
4. In 1x07 "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter", when the Hunstman brought the wrong heart to the Evil Queen, Lana got way too deep into her character that she was so angry and spitting in his face that when the director called cut, it scared the living out of Jamie Dornan and freaked Lana out.
5. The brown bracelet that Emma wears was actually Graham's shoelace.
6. Peter Pan was supposed to be on the show earlier than season 3 but they couldn't because of rights issue. So when they finally got the go signal, they immediately went second star to the right and straight on 'til morning.

And please correct me if I'm wrong, but Hook was supposed to be Regina's (or the Evil Queen's) love interest but the producers decided to go with CS because of JMo and Colin's chemistry.

Finally, Lana once said that she wanted OUAT to last for 7 seasons because this is her 7th series. The show is about to premier its 7th season in October.

[pokemonmusiclover]

Snow was almost the same age as Emma cuz the people in storybrooke were frozen in time nd never aged due to the curse, except Henry cuz he wasn't there when the curse was cast nor was Emma, but yeah I get your point too mojo.

[annasobol]

I'm a simple Oncer. I see OUAT, I click.

[arose]

Actually, the reason why Emma's parents are older is because before Emma came to Storybrooke time stopped and everyone there stayed the same age... This was explained heavily on the first two seasons....

[alexfarnham]

The age thing is bc the characters didn't age due to the first curse

[Andriux]

"The 6th season was Jennifer Morrison's last"
I'm depressed... again.
I truly love OUAT and JMo, but that fact is too painful.
😭😭😭

[TributesAndUnique]

What is it with this show killing off male love interests? (Robin, Henry's dad, Graham, almost Hook)

[hsgywebcwbi]

WHO THE HECK DIDNT KNOW JENNIFER WAS LEAVING?! WE HAVE ALL LEARNED THAT BY NOW

[MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

Jenn Morrison appeared in two episodes of season seven. The first was the one where Emma tells Henry she's pregnant, and the second being the series finale.

[danielacosta]

Colin is just that good! Love Once Upon a Time!

[lpstwinsproductions]

Thank you for playing the part of Emma swan I enjoyed it so much I can't thank you enough Jennifer Morrison

[kitsilanocat]

#4
This wasn't a mistake though... The cursed people in storybrooke didn't age until Emma broke the curse.

[Nour-vgz]

Honestly the some or some of the only reasons I liked from season 7 is the fact that Emma and hook had a baby and that Regina became queen and kinda got a happy ending and kind that they united all the realms

[stevengracia]

The seventh season of Once Upon A Time is going to be nothing without Emma

[rememberthelmo]

The only reason I might watch this for My Queen Lana

[lpstwinsproductions]

It will never be the same without Emma swan she will always be my favorite character on once upon a time we love you Jennifer Morrison

[aneeshakkineni]

My view on once:
S1:The best
S2: eh, okay
S3: great, make more like these
S4: horrible, you idiots
S5: no darkness, why am I still watching
S6: redemption, perfect
S7: a spin off

[leonlipschitz]

I love this show
Saw first episode and was immediately hooked
Have seen every episode at least twice
My only complaint it I have work to do and OUAT is so compulsive I can't put it down until I've seen all the shows
I'm 65 and loving it