'Once Upon A Time' Pics: Snow & Charming Celebrate Their Reunion

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Plus, there’s another murder in Storybrooke! Does Regina have blood on her hands?

If you thought Once Upon A Time‘s winter finale was bananas — and, to be fair, it really was — just wait until you see what’s cooking in Storybrooke for the show’s Jan. 6 return! According to the official description for the episode, titled “The Cricket Game,” Regina (Lana Parrilla) is “accused of murdering one of the town’s most beloved fairytale characters.” And you’ll never guess who comes to her defense…

Emma (Jennifer Morrison)! Yes, Regina’s former mortal enemy is apparently the only one in town who “senses that she may be innocent.”

Regina’s troubles continue during a flashback to the fairytale land, as Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Charming (Josh Dallas) plan her “public execution in order to rid the land of her murderous tyranny.” (Whoa, dark much?)

Of course, we know Regina isn’t actually executed, so it’ll be interesting to see how she wiggles her way out of that one.

Meanwhile, in present-day Storybrooke, Charming and Snow celebrate their long-awaited reunion — clearly unaware that Cora (Barbara Hershey) and Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) are lurking in the shadows, plotting their next move.

To sweeten the pot, the good people at ABC have released a whopping 26 images from the winter premiere, so check ‘em out!

Oncers, what do you think will happen next? Are you excited to see Regina and Emma on the same side, or do you miss watching them at each other’s throats? Browse all the new photos and drop me a comment with your thoughts!

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Considering the name of the episode I’m leaning towards Archie being the person who dies.

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Colin O’Donoghue (Hook) became a series regular for the last 9 episodes of season 2 — before ABC ordered 9 more. I am growing increasingly sure that Colin O’Donohgue’s Hook dies in episode 13. At Vancityfilming.com, look for an article entitled “Once Upon A Time to get out of a Hole”. Jorge Garcia (the giant) will be there too. He kills Hook.

These photos are amazing, and have made the wait for the rest of the season so much harder. With Regina being accused of murder, it seems likely that Cora will be behind it all. A coworker at DISH and I have been trying to figure out who the victim will be, and how Emma will protect Regina. It will be nice to see her working to save Regina, considering she did protect Henry the first half of the season. With a long wait still ahead, I am really glad that I can watch the first half of the season using my DISH Hopper. It helps that I have 2,000 hours of recording space, so I don’t risk missing any of my favorite shows. I also love that with the Whole-Home DVR, I can start watching in one room, and finish watching in another. This helps when my husband arrives home and wants to watch the game over the latest fairytale drama. It will be sad to see a character die just so Cora can frame her daughter, though I am interested to see it play out. It seems like with Cora and Hook in Storybrooke, things will be getting interesting very fast.