De Ravin, meanwhile, joined the show later in season 1 as the iconicBeauty and the Beastheroine Belle.

She made the character soar to incredible heights while always keeping her grounded and relatable.

Without them there would be noOnce Upon a Time.

AsOncecontinues, this group will always be the beating heart of the show.

That new phase will include the introduction of characters played byThe Walking Deadalum Andrew J.

Check out our theory on that here.

And get even more scoop on the finalehere.

However, Horowitz and Kitsis have previously noted that season 7 will not go through a complete overhaul.

It’s fitting thatOnce Upon a Timechanges as well as its characters."

Even so, both seemed hopeful it’s not the last we’d see of Snow and Charming.

“I hope there’s always some Snow story to tell,” Goodwin said at the time.

I wanted to tell you guys myself, but it seems the news was already released :/ …

I won’t be returning to #onceuponatime for Season 7.

I wish you all a wonderful 7th Season!!

Once Upon a Time’s two-hour finale airs Sunday at 8 p.m.