Once Upon a Time will meet up with Neal in the Underworld when season 5’s midseason premiere airs March 6.
Instagram and Twitter may have given away the news months ago, as Hypable covered the photos shared by Sean Maguire, but it is finally officially confirmed that Neal will return in the season 5B premiere! When Once Upon a Time teased the idea of heading to the Underworld, a place filled with people struggling to let go of old grudges and find peace, the most asked after character return was for Neal/Baelfire.
Besides kicking it with some friends in Vancouver, the music director of Once Upon a Time accidentally tweeted a photo that contained the title, “Neal’s Warning.” The music will play at the top of the teaser, meaning that Once Upon a Time will waste no time cutting to the emotional journey into the Underworld.
According to TV Line‘s report, Michael Raymond James’s return was treated with international secrecy. The crew nearly smuggled the actor into the country, disguising him at the airport and keeping him tucked away on a soundstage. But now that the cat is out of the bag, what role will he have in the mid-season premiere? Has he been kicking it with Grandpa Pan?
More importantly, what is keeping Neal stuck in the Underworld? Our best guess is that he still has some unfinished business with Rumple. Will this appearance open up old wounds? Or will it finally provide closure for Emma and Rumple?
Whatever “Souls of the Departed” throws our way, we are as happy as this pirate and bandit that Neal is making his return in season 5! Are you?
Find out when Once Upon a Time season 5, episode 12, “Souls of the Departed,” airs Sunday, March 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
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