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When last we left Storybrooke, the town was in imminent danger of being wiped off the face of the planet. And as Tamara and Greg enact their plan to use the magical trigger, it seems as if all is lost. Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and her parents break the bad news about Neal to Mr. Gold (Roberty Car ...

This week's homage to the past explores Regina's desperate attempt to have her revenge at the same time as she tries to fill the hole in her heart. First, in 1983, an innocent father/son camping trip is interrupted when the newly-arriving town of Storybrooke lands in the middle of the Maine wood ...

The titular queen refers to the flashback story of young Snow (Bailee Madison) losing her mother (Rena Sofer) to an unexpected illness. Snow tries to find help for her beloved mom from the Blue Fairy (Keegan Connor-Tracy). The Blue Fairy appears to offer a cure that would require someone else to ...

In an episode heavy on the drama and light on action, "Once Upon a Time" reveals the answers to several mysteries big and small. Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) and Henry (Jared Gilmore) all arrive in New York City to search for Gold's son. They quickly find him, although he d ...

The gang from Storybrooke discovers that Cora brought a kidnapped Anton the Giant with her. Fortunately, she has conveniently rendered Anton "travel-sized." The problem is that Anton (Jorge Garcia) has a nasty reaction when he meets acting sheriff and former prince, David. David (Josh Dallas) rea ...

This episode picks up exactly where the previous one left off. In the aftermath of the car crash, the town discovers that an outsider (Ethan Embry) has indeed accidentally found Storybrooke. They debate how to handle the intruder, suspecting he may have seen Hook and Rumple's magical battle. Dr. ...

Now that Henry (Jared Gilmore) and Aurora (Sarah Bolger) can make contact in the "Flaming Disco of Death," Emma and Mary Margaret decide to ask for help dealing with Cora. Rumplestiltskin provides just the thing. He knows how to immobilize Cora (Barbara Hershey) with some magic squid ink (yes, s ...

In a Halloween-tinged episode, the series goes for the zombie effect. Sympathy for Regina is built and the question of Dr. Whale's true identity is finally solved. In the Enchanted Forest's past, Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) tries to teach Regina (Lana Parrilla) to use magic. She's dead-set, ...

Fed up with Rumplestiltskin's insistence on practicing magic in secret and refusing to open up to her, Belle (Emilie de Ravin) takes off on her own. Her father (Eric Keenleyside) and Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) both look for her, but with competing agendas. Rumplestiltskin enlists Prince Ch ...

This second episode serves as a nice bridge between the reset that occurred last week and the new storylines for the rest of the season. Happily, several recurring and left-behind characters got a chance to come out and play. The seven dwarves discover the hard way that the curse still keeps the ...