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Once Upon a Time 8 teaser: detailed information and analysis

Yesterday the footage shown on Decembe 7th at the Comic-Con of Brazil was released online by Once Upon a Time's new showrunner Truest Believer, revealing some returns and the voice of what seems to be a villain during the season.

The teaser starts with a quiet shot of the United Realms as Emma and Regina talk about the Coven and the Black Fairy in the Royal Castle -- until something shines in front of them.

After that, we saw Tom Hiddleston's character Radcliffe -- now revealed to be a werewolf -- attacking Zelena and Chad. Nextly, we see Madame Leota in her full form choking someone with magic as she says a very peculiar line: "What happens in the future?". And that's not the last we see of Leota, as the next shot shows the whole Coven performing a ritual with Drizella in the middle of it, as very disturbing music sounded in the background.

Then we got to see Sabine and Rogers looking at the horizon. That shot was both questioned and celebrated by viewers as the last we saw of those characters together was that they had broken up after their journey across the New Fairy Tale Land in the second spin-off of the franchise, "Once Upon a Great Adventure". In the background, we saw Wish Ariel wearing very fancy clothes and her bracelet. When Rogers asks Sabine where they're going, she replies with "Into the Unknown", the name of the main song from Frozen II. Later, we see the same ship being caught by a storm as many members of the crew jump off the board.

The last two "scenes" of the teaser are of Dracula approaching an elderly man -- portrayed by Charles Dance, as we saw from the teaser -- with a dagger. Note that the old man was in a wheelchair and didn't seem to be noticing anything around him. Finally, the last scene shows Madame Leota (from her crystal ball this time) lifting up Jacinda with her magic.

And as we thought the teaser had ended and after confirming the season's release date (December 27), we heard the voice of Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick, known for her role of Lagertha in Vikings, saying "I am going to rip out everything you hold dear"

Now all we have to do is wait until more news arrive, and hopefully, the first trailer this time, as this was only a teaser.