'Once Upon A Time': Lana Parrilla On What's Next For The Evil Queen & Regina

Access: [Back at Comic-Con, you told us you’d] like to see the Evil Queen go on a date because obviously, Regina’s not in that place right now. Is that something that they’ve written in yet? Some sort of romantic escapade … for something that she’s going to go on?
Lana: I could safely say that the Evil Queen is going to encounter some romance coming up.

Access: Was it as delicious and delightful as you had hoped it would be when you brought that up at Comic-Con, when you were [about to, I think, shoot] episode 2?
Lana: I think it’s all that and more.

Access: I love it. … Sean Maguire is coming back as Robin Hood for a multi-episode arc. Have you started shooting with him yet?
Lana: No, not yet. I’m not sure when he’s coming up, but I’m really excited.

Access: How did they break that news to everybody – or, did you just hear it? Sometimes stories break out there in the press first…
Lana: We learned about it, we were told and so we had to kind of not say anything and then it came out very quickly after we were told. It was a surprise to everyone and everyone’s really excited because Sean is — he’s a veteran on the show, he’s a ‘Once Upon a Time’ family member and we are really excited to have him back. Everyone’s had babies on the show, so everyone’s babies know each other, and it’s going to be a big family reunion, so we’re really excited to have Sean back.