ONCE UPON A TIME: Photos of Snow White, Red Riding Hood, & the 7 Dwarves

I’m always relieved when TV goes on hiatus for the holidays so I’m not torn between watching/reporting on the fictional worlds we love and actually living in the real world. But I’m also always relieved when the hiatus is over so I can chase away the post-holiday blahs with fresh forays into said fictional worlds. Once Upon a Time continues to delight, charm, and surprise me in the new year, even if it’s something as simple as new photos.

ABC released the promotional stills for the January 22 episode, mysteriously titled “7:15 A.M.” In this episode, Mary Margaret and David are trying to figure out how to handle their star-crossed love for each other, juxtaposed with Snow White’s broken heart as the Prince’s marriage to King Midas’ daughter approaches. In these photos it appears that the Prince sends Snow a letter, by way of carrier pigeon, that makes her smile. We also finally meet Red Riding Hood, who we saw briefly in the pilot, and Snow’s posse who don’t look all that dwarf-like to me. In non-Snow White news (or is it?), back in Storybrooke Emma and Regina are suspicious of someone new in town.