Once Upon a Time season 7: Emilie de Ravin opens up on departure

Emilie de Ravin

You may have heard about Emilie de Ravin departing Once Upon a Time at the conclusion of season 6 on Friday. Now, you are also receiving the opportunity to hear her speak out on the subject.

In a new post shared to her official Instagram page, Emilie made it clear her complicated sort of emotions following the big news for her exit; specifically, she was unaware as to the timing of the announcement and was disappointed that she did not have the opportunity to tell everyone before a statement came out. Nonetheless, her statement makes it clear how thrilled she is to have worked with so many great people over the years, and cherishes her time as a part of the show.

Writing out Emilie’s character of Belle may be one of the harder challenges for the writers when you consider that her story with Rumpelstiltskin felt nowhere near a conclusion. No character on this show arguably had happiness ripped from her on more of a regular basis. First, she fell in love with a man whose addictions to power far surpassed his personal love of her. Beyond that, she also had her child taken away from her at birth and she didn’t get a chance to know him until much later. This is without even mentioning what happened to Belle while Emilie was off on maternity leave. Hey, at least some other characters had moments of fleeting happiness.

The decision drop Emilie, Jared Gilmore, Rebecca Mader, and many other characters is seemingly creative. There are probably financial benefits that come from it, but the show may have a story in mind for their three returning cast members in Lana Parrilla, Colin O’Donoghue, and

What do you think about Emilie’s goodbye message? What will you miss about the character the most? Sound off in the comments!

Meanwhile, be sure to visit this link to secure some further news regarding the exits of so many beloved faces. (Photo: ABC.)

 

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