'Once Upon a Time' Season 5 Spoilers: Merida Returning In Finale To 'Plant Seeds' For Future? [VIDEO]
Merida (Amy Manson) is slated to return to ABC's Once Upon a Time in the season 5 finale!
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Merida was last seen in the episode "Broken Heart" but was not slated to return in a majority of the rest of the season. However, Manson spoke with D23 recently and revealed that she is set to come back in the season 5 finale.
"Funny enough, I just found out today that Merida will return for the season finale. Maybe it will be about planting the seeds for next season," she said. "You're the first person to know! I start shooting in early March."
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Manson also spoke about the qualities she admires most about Merida, who was adapted from the 2012 Disney movie Brave.
"I love her honesty and her attitude about doing the right thing. She's just an old soul," Manson noted. "Merida's definitely borne of the land and I just wanted to capture the heart of the Scottish population with her, and that always starts with the land--which makes you who you are. It's the only thing we can trust in life, since we're all moving, evolving, and becoming the people that we are.
"The stability we have is the land, and the land for me is Scotland. She has a 'never give up' attitude and she knows there is always somebody else to help. It's not about her, it's about helping others. That's what I love the most about playing her. She's taught me a heck of a lot in the past year."
Once Upon a Time season 5B begins Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Watch the promo for the midseason premiere of Once Upon a Time below:
