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Once Upon a Time


Once Upon a Time


There is a town in Maine. Where every story book character you’ve ever known is trapped between two worlds. Victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break her spell.

Once Upon a Time revolves around Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), a 28-year-old bail bonds collector that has been supporting herself from when she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry (Jared Gilmore), who she abandoned years ago and gave him up, finds her and tells that he needs her help. He tells that she is really from a different world where she is really Snow White's (Ginnifer Goodwin) missing daughter. He shows that in the fairytale books, Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and Snow White sent her away to protect her. The Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) cast a spell that trapped the fairytale world. Emma doesn't believe them and take Henry back to Storybrooke.

Once in the little town, she is strangely drawn to him and the town of Storybrooke. She is concerned and starts to see that Storybrooke is not what it seems. The longer she stays in the town, the more she suspects that the members of the town are not who they say they are. Even though the townspeople don't remember that they too were part of the fairytale, including Henry's foster mother who was once the Evil Queen, they slowly start to realize who they once were. The battle commences and if Emma wants to win, she is going to have to embrace who she once was and can be again. From the Creators of Lost, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz have outdone themselves with a fairytale type story that comes in real life.


Episode Info

Prev: 1x22 -- A Land Without Magic (May/13/2012)


When Henry is stricken down by a curse intended for Emma, Emma must work with Regina and Gold to find a curse. Meanwhile, in the fairytale world Prince Charming makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to find Snow.

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Available Episodes

A Land Without Magic
May 13, 2012
Season 1 episode 22

An Apple Red as Bloo..
May 06, 2012
Season 1 episode 21

The Stranger
Apr 29, 2012
Season 1 episode 20

The Return
Apr 22, 2012
Season 1 episode 19

The Stable Boy
Apr 01, 2012
Season 1 episode 18

Hat Trick
Mar 25, 2012
Season 1 episode 17

Heart of Darkness
Mar 18, 2012
Season 1 episode 16

Cast
Ginnifer GoodwinGinnifer Goodwin
As Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White
Jennifer MorrisonJennifer Morrison
As Emma Swan
Lana ParrillaLana Parrilla
As Mayor Regina Mills / Evil Queen Regina
Joshua DallasJoshua Dallas
As Dave Nolan / Prince Charming
Eion BaileyEion Bailey
As August Wayne Booth / Pinocchio (episode 14+)
Jared S. GilmoreJared S. Gilmore
As Henry Mills
Raphael SbargeRaphael Sbarge
As Dr. Archie Hopper / Jiminy Cricket
Jamie DornanJamie Dornan
As Sheriff Graham Humbert / The Huntsman (episodes 1-7)
Robert Carlyle (1)Robert Carlyle (1)
As Mr. Gold / Rumpelstiltskin
Reviews

mmmelaney

Reviews: 1
Feels like a dream come to life!Rating: 2 likes, 0 dislikes

I love alternate takes on reality. The premise here is that our current reality is actually the fairy tale, where dreams never come true. The life we are meant to live is in a place where, if we work hard enough, we can make anything happen. However, there is a loop hole: Learning of the truth, believing it, and acting upon it. We are not doomed after all! Read more

Review posted on Saturday, December 24th 2011 at 8:45 pm

koumparos7

Reviews: 24
OMGRating: 1 likes, 6 dislikes

I HAD MANY YEARS to watch such a pathetik serie...

i mean the story sucks...the actors exept from Ginnifer Goodwin REALLY SUCK. Read more

Review posted on Tuesday, December 13th 2011 at 1:46 am

bitchstolemyremote

Reviews: 1
RecapsRating: 1 likes, 1 dislikes

It’s become clear that showrunners Kitsis and Horrowitz have decided to tell their stories using the Lost model: focus on a single character and explore their story in both the present (Storybrooke) and the “past” (Fairy Tale). This is both a strength and a weakness because by focusing on a single character, you run the risk of ostracizing the audience who cares less for that individual (ex: me and Jiminy Cricket). It’s a strength, however, because unlike other shows that try to balance the narrative demands of a large ensemble (say The Walking Dead), Once Upon A Time guarantees that you’re provided background information on at least one or two characters each week. Read more

Review posted on Monday, December 5th 2011 at 9:08 am

5 reviews available
Recaps
1x22: A Land Without Magic recap: Once Upon a Time.. read more.

1x21: An Apple Red as Blood recap: Regina is having dinner with Henry when Emma shows up at their door. She says that Henry invited her and suddenly all of the townspeople appear at her doorstep. Henry comes up behind Regina, carrying a rope. Suddenly Regina finds herself tied to an apple tree in the center of town with everyone around her. Everyone complains that she’s stolen their happiness and they plan to make her pay, and Regina insists that she just wanted to win. Emma pulls an apple from a branch and squeezes it, saying that it’s rotten, and then takes a sword from David and swings it at Regina..... read more.

1x20: The Stranger recap: August goes to Mary Margaret’s apartment and puts a new lock on the door so that Regina can’t use her skeleton keys to get inside. As Mary Margaret prepares to leave for school, she worries that Emma is the one in danger since she’s vowed to get Henry back from Regina. Emma tells them that she’s hired Gold to help her, but is interrupted when Henry calls to tell her that they have an Operation Cobra emergency. As Emma goes to meet him at the diner, August goes with her and tells her that she needs to learn to look at the big picture to get Henry back and fight Regina. He asks her to take the day off and come with her, but Emma tells him that her son is more important and heads for the diner... read more.

1x19: The Return recap: When August wakes up in the morning, he realizes that his leg is convulsing. He manages to stagger to the desk and calls Henry and says that they need to accelerate their plan. August then meets with Henry and sends him into Gold’s shop to buy a present for Mary Margaret while August sneaks into Gold’s office. Gold quickly discovers August in the back, and the intruder claims that he was just looking for some maps and came in via the back door. The pawnbroker directs him to the front of the shop and glares suspiciously at August’s back... read more.

1x18: The Stable Boy recap: A Week Ago.. read more.
Recurring Guests

Meghan Ory as Ruby / Red Riding Hood (17 eps)
Beverley Elliott as Granny (10 eps)
Gabe Khouth as Sneezy (9 eps)
David Paul Grove (1) as Doc (8 eps)
Lee Arenberg as Grumpy / Leroy (8 eps)
Giancarlo Esposito as Sydney / Mirror (8 eps)
Michael Coleman (1) as Happy (7 eps)
Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy (7 eps)
Miguelito Macario as Bashful (7 eps)
Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn Nolan / Regal Blonde (7 eps)

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