Neal Cassady

We’ve been a bit hard on Once Upon a Time lately. (What can we say? We’re a critical bunch.) But we still adore the fairy tale drama for its true-love lovers and its guy-linered pirates. Here is a list of the five things we loved best about OUAT Season 2.

Captain Hook

We’re going to get this one out of the way right off the bat because that’s how excited we still are...

Rejoice, Neal Cassady fans! Michael Raymond-James has been bumped up to a series regular for Once Upon a Time Season 3, reports TVLine. 

Suddenly, it seems Neal's fate isn't so uncertain anymore. When he fell through a portal with a bullet wound in his chest in Once Upon a Time's penultimate episode of Season 2, Neal's survival didn't...

When Neal fell through that portal with a bullet wound in his chest in Once Upon a Time's penultimate episode of the season, his survival didn't seem likely. However, in the Season 2 finale (Episode 22: “And Straight On ‘Til Morning”), Neal's fate was revealed. So was he alive or dead when Aurora, Mulan, and Prince Phillip found his body on the beach? 

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During the intense Once Upon a Time Season 2 finale (Episode 22: “And Straight On ‘Til Morning”), everyone was focused on Storybrooke’s fate, but we were more worried about one person: Neal.

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At the end of Episode 21: “Second Star to the Right,” Neal was...

In Season 2, Episode 21: “Second Star to the Right,” Neal (Michael Raymond-James) fell through a magical portal to another world. Emma & Co. seem to think he’s dead, but we’re not so sure. That Nealfire’s a resilient sort. Assuming Neal is alive, where could he have landed?

Enchanted Forest

The Enchanted Forest seems like a likely destination. Not only would...