16. What are some of your favorite scenes?
One of my absolute favourites is season 2, episode 1, where Regina comes out of her house and says “you want to see your queen? Well here she is!” and slams her hands and nothing happens. Another is erm I forget the episode, but it’s where Belle is wearing Rumple’s coat I think and they are walking together on the street, going to the pawnshop I think. I always love to see that in gifs, I don’t know why but the visual just sparks in my mind.

20. Who has the best introduction scene?
I toyed with saying Rumple because I seem to recall he was locked up in the dungeon. Wasn’t there some discussion about going to see him, don’t let him see your face warning from the guards and then the “what’s her name?” BUT I think my final answer has to be Charming in the very opening scene, riding along that causeway. The visual was stunning and it hooked me on the show because it was just so damn shiny.

27. Which was your favorite adaptation?
I’m going to go with Red Riding Hood. I can hear Snow’s voice in my head with “Peter wasn’t the wolf”. I know Ruby being the wolf probably isn’t a new twist but I don’t know, it’s something that sticks in my head. I liked Ruby and I wish we had seen more of her.

32. What is your favorite place in OUAT?
Ooooh erm I’m going to say something quite random – the land of untold stories. I know that’s weird but the visuals were inspiring. They came onto the show at a time when I was wavering because as much as I love so much about Once, I was shall we say not best pleased with the writing at the time. The visuals of that airship and this whole new world and all the possibilities it brought up, I don’t know it just really struck me and it made me fall in love with Once all over again.

As I said above it was the visuals that first struck me about the show. Those shots of the land of untold stories reminded me of why I had fallen for Once to begin with, it was the inspiring nature of the fantasy world and then the clash with our world. It was the shots of castles and magic, horses in the forest and sword fights etc. So yeah I have a real soft spot for the land of untold stories because it is a visual exemplar of why I will always love Once Upon a Time. Certain characters resonated and will stay with me forever. I’m explaining this really badly but for me Once Upon a Time is like a well, it’s like an inkpot that will never dry, I can always return to it. It’s a touchstone of inspiration and those shots of the land of untold stories are a visual example of that, and they came at a time when I needed the reminder.