When we last saw Cora on the Dec. 2 winter finale of Once Upon A Time, she was sailing into present-day Storybrooke with Captain Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) in tow. We also learned — much to the surprise of absolutely no one — that Cora was the mysterious Queen of Hearts.
Not only is this brilliant casting — Rose is the spitting image of a young Babs — but hot damn, I’ve missed seeing Rose on my TV screen. After co-starring on Charmed for four seasons as the bastard sister of Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano), Rose took a brief break from TV. She eventually joined Nip/Tuck for five episodes in 2009, and made a special appearance on Law & Order: SVU in 2011.
Most of her post-Charmed career has played out on the big screen in movies like 2007’s Grindhouse — which you need to see if you haven’t, because it’s amazing — and 2011’s Conan the Barbarian.
Are you excited to see Rose back on TV, and playing another witch no less? Drop a comment with your thoughts on her new role!
— Andy Swift
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