Jack (Pretty in Blue)

"Ella, this is Jack, the first friend I met in this realm."

- Henry to Cinderella

Hansel, later known as Jack, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the eighth episode of the seventh season. He is portrayed by guest stars Nathan Parsons and Seth Isaac Johnson. He is the original counterpart of Nick Branson.

Jack is based on the character of the same name from the folktale "Jack and the Beanstalk" and the fairytale and legend "Jack the Giant Killer". He is also based on Hansel from the fairytale "Hansel and Gretel".

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * Jack is the only character whose first iteration was a different gender. He is also only one of two second iterations to have two first iterations, the other being Rapunzel Tremaine.


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Production Notes

 * Jack was the name given to Neal Cassidy during his casting.


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Set Dressing

 * Among the numerous fairy tale illustrations and cut-outs pinned to the wall in Henry's room is "Jack and the Fairy Harp, Escaping From the Giant" by the British caricaturist and book illustrator George Cruikshank, from his book Fairy Library (c. 1853-1854), later re-published as The Cruikshank Fairy-Book in 1911. It depicts a scene from "Jack and the Beanstalk", where Jack escapes from the giant.

Costume Notes

 * The vest Jack is wearing when he reunites with Henry is the same vest Robin Hood wears in "Heart of Gold". Jack wears the vest again when Henry introduces Lucy to the group and during the casting of the Dark Curse.
 * The vest Jack is wearing during Lucy's birthday celebration is the same vest Robin Hood wears in "Lacey", "The Heart of the Truest Believer", "Quite a Common Fairy", "New York City Serenade", "Witch Hunt", "The Tower", "A Curious Thing", "Operation Mongoose Part 1" and the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode "Forget Me Not".
 * The vest is also worn by Robin Hood's Wish Realm counterpart, Robin of Locksley, in "Wish You Were Here", "Tougher Than the Rest" and "Page 23".