Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-25375217-20180529030357/@comment-25375217-20180715034202

 SOME WONDERFUL CHARACTERS ARE RETURNING TO ONCE UPON A TIME 

We were previously told that during the second half of Once Upon a Time ' s eighth season, we would be taking a break from to check in on other unresolved plotlines in a side story episode. The contents of that episode have now been revealed.

The episode will be number sixteen, titled "", and focusing on fan-favorites Anastasia (from the short-lived spin-off, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) and Sir Lancelot. Both characters appeared earlier in the season as members of Regina's, which confirmed that they had each been reunited with their respective True Loves, Will Scarlet and Queen Guinevere, and were now the respective rulers of Wonderland and Camelot. "En Passant" will give more insight as to how they got there.

We'll also be seeing more of their stories in flashbacks to Wonderland, where we will also see more of Barbara Hershey's ever-fabulous Cora, the Queen of Hearts and mother of Regina and Zelena. This flashback will show Anastasia while she was still under Cora's tutelage, a time only briefly touched upon during the spin-off, as well as the conflict between Cora and Sir Lancelot, referenced during Season Two. Despite Cora's claims that she killed Lancelot, he returned fully alive in Season Five, leaving the details of this interaction a mystery -- until now.

Additionally, Nisreen Slim will be returning, this time playing Doctor Sage's original counterpart, revealed earlier in the season to be Wonderland's Duchess. And lastly, as well as most surprisingly, Garwin Sanford's Red King, another character who dealt with Cora and whose fate was left unclear, will be returning.

You can also expect to see Anastasia in the preceding episode, titled "". However, her role in this episode is being kept under wraps.

Season Eight of Once Upon a Time will premiere on September 28th, 2018.