ABC’s Once Upon A Time returns Sunday, March 5 with a midseason premiere titled “Tougher Than The Rest,” and the return episode also features guest appearances by some folks from the show’s past, including Sean Maguire’s Robin and Eion Bailey as Pinocchio/August. Also guest starring in the Once Upon A Time midseason premiere is Wil Traval (Jessica Jones, Arrow) as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Here’s how ABC describes it; some preview images follow below. Surely the fans of “SwanQueen” will especially love this first image in the gallery, but there’s a whole lot more to enjoy as well!
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ONCE UPON A TIME - "Tougher Than the Rest" - With Snow still asleep in Storybrooke, David and Hook race to stop Gideon before he can confront Emma. Gideon makes a startling confession to Belle and Gold about his whereabouts while he was missing. Meanwhile, Regina struggles with the realization that everyone, perhaps even Robin, is better off in the alternate world where the Evil Queen was defeated. And when Emma inspires a familiar face to help her and Regina return home she discovers the power to change her fate, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, MARCH 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand)LANA PARRILLA, JENNIFER MORRISON
With Snow still asleep in Storybrooke, David and Hook race to stop Gideon before he can confront Emma. Gideon makes a startling confession to Belle and Gold about his whereabouts while he was missing. Meanwhile, Regina struggles with the realization that everyone, perhaps even Robin, is better off in the alternate world where the Evil Queen was defeated. And when Emma inspires a familiar face to help her and Regina return home, she discovers the power to change her fate, on “Once Upon A Time,” SUNDAY, MARCH 5 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.
Once Upon A Time stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Rebecca Mader as the Wicked Witch/Zelena and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are Sean Maguire as Robin of Locksley, Eion Bailey as Pinocchio/August, Giles Matthey as Gideon, Wil Traval as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Mckenna Grace as Young Emma, Rustin Gresiuk as Young Pinocchio, Nancy Sivak as Helen and Gaalen Engen as Bar Patron.
“Tougher Than the Rest” was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Billy Gierhart.
