Once Upon a Timehas a new hero.
However, Henry is no longer the wide-eyed optimist, but rather a cynical former author-turned-Uber driver.
How did he end up so far away from home?
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But just how different has this new Henry become after years of traveling?
EW turned to West to get the scoop.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How different is this Henry that were seeing?ANDREW J.
Its a Henry thats gone through some adventures, who has aged.
With the passage of time for anybody, things happen and people change sometimes drastically.
Theres been a substantial passage of time.
It is, in a lot of ways, a brand new character.
Its a man as opposed to this boy that we knew for six years.
In season 1, Henry was on a quest then, he was working towards something every episode.
Now when we pick him up in Hyperion Heights, theres very much that essence in there.
We see him really being challenged for the first time in a serious way in Hyperion Heights.
It was very important for me to watch it.
Having those figures in his life that have influenced him so heavily.
But it was important to understand the essence of those relationships to be able to do the job.
I couldnt do it otherwise, theres no way.
But specifically, hes always had the heart of the truest believer, we know that.
Its really been shaken to its core.
Is it going to disappear?
Is it going to break?
Or is he going to be able to sustain it somehow?
And we slowly find out why its gotten to that point.
Lets talk about that Hyperion Heights version of Henry.
Hes not a guy whos got his stuff together.
Hes lonely, frankly.
He was a published author, but the writing career is not going well at all for him.
Hes a Swyft driver for make ends meet and hes not in a good place.
Theyre both looking for something and I think that they find what could be an advantageous partnership.
At first, there is a little bit of, Can I trust this guy?
Can I trust this guy?
Who is this guy?
Can he help me?
Is he on my side?
But they find a way where they could help each other.
Again, hes a recluse.
Hes shut himself away.
Its sort of mysterious, like, why is it happening?
He likes it, but its surprising to him.
What kind of dynamic does Henry have with Cinderella when they first meet?
Its an edgier Cinderella, which is awesome to see Dania do, because she does it so well.
A fire has been lit.
Its something that reaches further back for him.
But whats cool about this and what mitigates that is the fact that it does feel so new.
What has the reaction been like?Its been surprisingly positive.
Its easy to psych yourself out and think that its just going to be a negative thing.
Its been the opposite actually.
People seem genuinely excited about it.
But its unlike most shows that you work on.
You dont really see that on most shows.
There is always an adjustment period to that, but I love it because its a reminder.
Its not just your fun job that you get to enjoy.
Its a little bit bigger than that and thats a great motivating factor.
You just dont get that opportunity a lot when you work in this pop in of business.
Once Upon a Timereturns Friday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.
Check back Friday for our interview with Dania Ramirez.
