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Were you on set when they filmed Robin's incredibly emotional funeral?

That day, they shot my funeral in the morning and me and Lana shot out last scenes together in the afternoon, so I didn't get to see the funeral, but I saw everyone as they were coming in from set, so I got the chance to say goodbye to a few people.

What are you going to miss the most about working on the show?

Without question, my friends. Me and Colin [O'Donoghue, Captain Hook]—our families have become very close. We moved just a block around the corner from him so our kids could play together and stuff, so, yeah, it's going to be really tough to say goodbye to those friends. And all of the cast that I loved and still do love. But also the fans that have just been extraordinary to me. I mean, I had a little bit of some who weren't keen on Robin because they wanted Regina with somebody else, but for the most part, the fans have been absolutely extraordinary to me and I've tried to reciprocate by going out around the world and meeting them at conventions and trying to be there for those who are going through tough times.

When were you clued in to Robin's fate?

The guys—[creators] Adam [Horowitz] and Eddy [Kitsis]—called me in January and said, "Look, this is what we're going to do." I was a little surprised, but as I've said, my job as an actor is not to like it. If that's what they wanted for their show, I'm happy to oblige. But I felt an immediate sense of "Oh gosh, this is going to hurt those people who are very invested in Robin and Regina," but they call the shots on that. As I say, as an actor, this is what we do: Go on a show, characters die or they leave, and we move on to the next one.