Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-4839682-20150615190202

This is the one you've been waiting for.

I had a blast with the other Wikia representative Saturday night, and woke up just in time to get to the panel I most wanted to see - Giancarlo Esposito!!! I claimed my seat then got in line.

However, someone beat me to my original question - the very first question was if we'd see him this season. He explained that it's very possible, especially since he's less busy than he has been. He told us that he usually lets Kitsis and Horowitz know that he's available and interested, and they try to work it out. So I'm sure we'll see him.

There were several Breaking Bad questions, of course, and Giancarlo revealed that (SPOILERS) the death of Gus Fring and the way he straightened his tie mostly came from Giancarlo himself during a discussion of how to kill the character off.

The question I ended up asking was if he had a favorite episode, or a favorite scene he'd filmed. Of course, it came down to "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree". He loved being able to explore the origin of the "man in the mirror", and is fascinated by the Genie/Sidney's love for Regina, even after she betrays him. He said he's a big fan of Disney's Aladdin, especially that Genie (he considers the Mirror to be the Genie from the Aladdin story) and enjoyed the chance to be the Genie.

Another fan asked what he thinks Sidney did after the Snow Queen released him, and he responded that he's not sure, but believes Sidney is probably recouping, plotting, maybe even finding a way to get close to Regina, who Giancarlo thinks Sidney will always be in love with.

I really enjoyed Giancarlo's panel. A fan asked him to say "Peanut butter jelly time" as Gus and he did! I wish I'd been fast enough to record it.

And, I was sitting next to Mr. Gold! This is the only Once cosplay I personally saw, but a costumer I shared an airport shuttle with told me she'd seen a young lady dressed in a white version of Regina's riding outfit. Cool! 