Once Upon a Time fancies itself better off Red, and as such has promoted Meghan Ory to a series regular for Season 2, our sister site Deadline reports.

On the fantastical ABC series, Ory plays Storybrooke diner waitress Ruby as well as the fairytale world’s Red Riding Hood (who harbors her own surprising alter ego).

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Once Upon a Time, which was the 2011-12 TV season’s highest-rated freshman drama, is set to stay put in its Sundays-at-8 time slot, returning on a date TBA this fall.

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Once fans, are you happy to hear about Ory’s promotion? And now that Ruby has been made aware of her true identity by the season finale’s big twist, should Storybrooke residents hide their cats?