'Once Upon a Time' Season 3 Spoilers: Peter Pan Unaware of Villain Status While Seeking Henry's Heart [VIDEO]
Once Upon a Time co-creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz recently discussed making Peter Pan (Robbie Kay) the big villain of the season.
Horowitz talked to E!Online about making Pan a more complex villain, explaining that his motivations make sense on a character basis.
"What we didn't want to do was do a villain who just wants world domination and wants to do something terrible," Horowitz said. "What we wanted was someone who had a really character-based motivation for why belief was important to him and why the truest believer was important to him. That's the story we're going to unfurl in these first 11 [episodes]."
Talking to TV Guide, both Horowitz and Kitsis explained that Pan doesn't exactly know that he's a villain.
"Anyone could be a good guy," Horowitz said. "If you ask Pan, he would say he's definitely a good guy." Kitsis said that it depends how you look at Pan's behavior, suggesting that it might not be so black or white.
In the season 3 premiere, Pan revealed to Henry (Jared S. Gilmore) that he was seeking the heart of the truest believer, convinced that it resided in Henry. Henry remains in the custody of Pan and his Lost Boys while Henry's mother Emma (Jennifer Morrison) continues to search for him with her crew.
The creators also teased that viewers can expect to see Maleficent (Kristen Bauer van Straten) again this season. Kitsis said that they will be exploring the Sleeping Beauty/Aurora (Sarah Bolger), Mulan (Jamie Chung) and Phillip (Julian Morris) in the coming episodes.
The next episode of Once Upon a Time airs Sunday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Watch a trailer for the episode here:
