" Hyperion Heights " is the first episode of the seventh season and the 134th episode overall of the American fantasy - drama series Once Upon a Time . Directed by Ralph Hemecker and written by series co-creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz , it premiered on ABC in the United States on October 6, 2017. This episode marks a soft reboot in the series, with a new storyline being settled in with new characters and a new setting.
133-488: The seventh season revolves around an older Henry Mills , who moved from Storybrooke to another realm in order to figure out what his story is. This episode opens this storyline, by introducing reimagined characters, such as Cinderella , and a new curse which turned some of the New Enchanted Forest characters into citizens of a Seattle neighborhood named Hyperion Heights. Upon its original airing, "Hyperion Heights"
266-521: A feminist twist in the depiction of fairy tales and a strong female lead. She is loosely based on the title character of the fairy tale " The Ugly Duckling ," a swan which was lost and raised by ducks, before finding its birth family and recognizing its true nature, while her Dark One side is loosely based on Odile the Black Swan from the ballet Swan Lake . It is revealed in the Season 6 episode " Tougher Than
399-485: A "reset" of the show's narrative, while others praised the new directions. Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic wrote a positive review for the episode, giving it a 4.2 out of 5 stars rating and stating, "With a new location and characters, the show is returning to its former glory. My only hope is that if this season turns out to be a success, they do not drag the stories on for dear life." Entertainment Weekly 's Justin Kirkland gave
532-404: A "wooden lead". Several feminist outlets were pleased with the show for its feminist twist on fairy tales and with Emma being a strong female protagonist. Genie Leslie at Feministing commented that Emma was a "badass", that she liked how Emma was "very adamant that women be able to make their own decisions about their lives and their children", and how Emma was a "well-rounded" character who
665-411: A 14-year-old boy would do?" According to the creators of the series, the name Swan is "very symbolic and fairy tale name and it just felt right for her and for the journey we are creating for Emma." After Emma became the "Dark One" at the end of the fourth season of the series, Morrison began doing research with mythology books and old fairy tale books and looking back through the history of swans and
798-437: A A− letter rating along with a favorable commentary. Emmaline Harvey of SpoilerTV eulogized the previous timeline, saying, "I felt Once was starting to get repetitive the last few seasons, and while this is nearly identical to the plot in the pilot, I'm really encouraged by the new characters. I think it's a fun, fresh new start to the series." Nick Hogan of TVOvermind gave the episode a 4 out of 5 stars rating, labeling it as
931-507: A Time . She is portrayed by Jennifer Morrison as an adult, by Abby Ross as a teenager, and by Mckenna Grace as a child. Emma appears in the series' pilot as a bail bond agent in Boston , Massachusetts , until she meets her biological son Henry, whom she gave up for adoption 10 years before. She learns she is the long lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming who gave her up shortly after her birth 28 years ago so she wouldn't die at
1064-511: A bail bond agent. On her 28th birthday, a 10-year-old Henry Mills arrives in Boston , explaining Emma's origins. Disbelieving him, she returns him home to Regina in Storybrooke, who becomes worried that Emma wants to be in Henry's life. Regina's repeated warnings to leave town and keep out of Henry's life make Emma decide to stay. In Storybrooke, Emma initially wants Henry to let go of his theories of
1197-526: A chance to become a hero. She planned to siphon the darkness out of both of them and put it Zelena, who she forced into accelerated labor to avoid killing Robin's child and slay her. She regains her memories of what Hook plans, by resurrecting all the Dark Ones as part of his revenge. At first, Emma plans to absorb all the darkness inside her and kill herself. Things do not go according to plan when Hook steals it from her. Killian orders her to kill him, taking in all
1330-657: A character previously featured in the spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland . Liam Hall (the Prince), Jillian Fargey (the Fairy Godmother) and Darcy Laurie (Louie) also appeared in co-starring roles. "Hyperion Heights" premiered on October 6, 2017, on ABC. It was watched by 3.26 million Americans, acquiring a 0.7/3 rating/share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research . The premiere received mixed response from critics, with some finding it hard to get used to
1463-515: A child and teenager, is the daughter of King Leopold and Queen Eva, step-daughter of Regina Mills, wife of Prince David, mother of Emma Swan and Prince Neal, grandmother of Henry Mills and Hope, and great-grandmother of Lucy Mills. As a child, she reveals a secret that results in Regina's transformation to the Evil Queen which subsequently leads to the casting of the curse. Separated from her daughter, she
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#17328735496411596-558: A child, Killian and his brother end up with the navy, working for a king. However, after his brother's death, he chooses to rebel against the king and becomes a pirate. After falling in love with and stealing Rumplestiltskin's wife Milah, he loses his hand, earning the name "Hook.” Vowing vengeance against Rumplestiltskin, he spends two centuries in the Neverland and—after the Dark Curse was broken—he travels to Storybrooke with Cora. His vengeance
1729-542: A child, he was given up for adoption by his birth mother, Emma Swan, and adopted a few weeks later by Regina "The Evil Queen" Mills, mayor of the town Storybrooke. Ten years later he brought Emma to Storybrooke as he believes the town inhabitants are fairy tale characters cursed by Regina. Emma's true love for him broke the curse and he is reunited with his family. He was later abducted by his own great-grandfather, straight to Neverland, because his own special heart would give immortality to "Peter Pan" himself. Still later, he wrote
1862-459: A contract to have Roni sign over the place. Unfortunately, Roni changes her mind and tells Victoria that she is not selling out. Having been inspired by Jacinda's decision, she tells Victoria that she won't be ordered around by her, and this is just the beginning. At the same time, Rogers examines a picture of Emma Swan in Lucy's book, and learns that his new partner is Detective Weaver. Henry begins work on
1995-518: A couple into puppets, Jiminy gains the help of the Blue Fairy to make amends with the couple's son, Geppetto. The Blue Fairy turns him into a cricket and he serves as Geppetto's conscience. After the curse is cast, he becomes Dr. Archibald Hopper, Storybrooke's psychotherapist . He also owns a dalmatian dog named Pongo. After the curse breaks, he is reunited with his former friends. He later officiates Emma and Killian's wedding, and many more to come, as it
2128-486: A daughter as they tell their daughter about their adventures in Wonderland. Anastasia / Red Queen / White Queen ( Wonderland ) portrayed by Emma Rigby , is the daughter of an unnamed women, step-sister of an unnamed girl, and lover of Will Scarlet. In the Enchanted Forest, Anastasia meets Will Scarlet and falls in love with him. For a better life, she and Will escape to Wonderland, but she betrays him to become
2261-418: A few more pages' before they go to bed." For TVLive , "Morrison does a nice job of mirroring the viewer's disbelief of this fantastical dilemma – and Emma looks like she could become a worthy adversary for Regina." For Daniel Fienberg, "Jennifer Morrison is very good in the lead". On less favorable reviews, Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe was not enthusiastic of Morrison's portrayal and called her
2394-413: A fire years ago. Finding that his car has been stolen, Henry goes to the nearby police station, and reports it missing to a cursed Killian Jones, who now lives as Officer Rogers with no memories of his past life. In another part of town, Tilly enters an abandoned warehouse to find her boss, Rumpelstiltskin, now living under the cursed identity of Detective Weaver, and informs him of Henry's arrival. Back at
2527-418: A graduation trip that she and Regina take Henry on prior to the latter's departure, the older Henry and the other heroes manage to foil a plot by Wish Rumple to wreak havoc on all the realms, and end up bringing them all to Storybrooke. Once they are brought back to the present, Emma gives birth to a baby girl named Hope and, along with Hook, attends Regina's coronation where she is crowned "The Good Queen" of all
2660-408: A little bit emotionally dysfunctional," but noted that Emma does not start out believing in the fairytale universe. Morrison has described Emma as being like an overgrown teenager who does not know how to properly do certain things, like eating or taking care of herself; this is due to Emma not growing up in a family unit. Morrison said that when she does not know what to do with Emma, she thinks, "What
2793-411: A magic bean (given to him by Tiny as a graduation present) to open a portal into another realm. Years later, as Henry rides through a forest, he narrowly avoids a collision with an oncoming carriage, resulting in the woman inside being thrown to the ground. Realizing he has met this realm's version of Cinderella, he offers her a ride to the ball as an apology. Cinderella, however, knocks him out and takes
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#17328735496412926-507: A magical wardrobe for her and Charming, after Rumplestiltskin informs them that their daughter is the key to breaking the Evil Queen's curse in 28 years. Emma is born shortly after and placed in the wardrobe along with Pinocchio, successfully traveling to the new land. Pinocchio leaves Emma in the foster home, which brings Emma to live alone. In the real world, Emma grows up in foster care, bouncing from various families, one including Ingrid,
3059-569: A new pilot and glorifying Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz's ability of "make a quality episode of television." Conversely, Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club deemed the new settings and storylines "hard to sell," providing a C letter rating. Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time) The characters of ABC 's Once Upon a Time and its spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland are related to classic fairy tale and fantasy characters, and often tie-in with other Disney media properties. This section includes characters who have appeared in
3192-584: A new curse, Emma separates him from his father, allowing him to peacefully pass on to Mount Olympus. He later briefly visits Emma in the Dreamscape to warn her about the Underworld and its dangers. Will Scarlet / Knave of Hearts / White King (season 4, Wonderland ) portrayed by Michael Socha , is the brother of Penelope and lover of Anastasia. He witnesses the death of his sister, Penelope. in Oz, he wanted to get
3325-428: A new life there. Before he can pursue her any further, however, he blacks out and learns that his drink was drugged by Alice, a mysterious woman ordered by Rumpelstiltskin to keep an eye on Henry. Despite her warnings of the dangers of meddling in someone else's story, Henry chooses to stay and help. As Cinderella meets the prince, she pulls out the dagger, but eventually has a change of heart. Unfortunately, Tremaine takes
3458-642: A new portal. Emma discovers that August was the teenager she met back in Minnesota and inspires him to complete the portal. Emma, Regina, and Robin return to Storybrooke, where Gideon explains to Gold and Belle his intention to kill Emma so that he can acquire her savior powers and kill the Black Fairy, a move that has David furious and Belle concerned. Emma and Gideon finally meet for the battle, but Emma survives, choosing her own fate. Gideon retreats, proclaiming this far from over. Gold and Belle decide to work together for
3591-403: A new story, and Jacinda returns to her job at Cluck's Chicken. On her way home, Jacinda finds a quarter and uses it to make a wish at the well, causing a hyacinth flower to sprout out of the ground. "Hyperion Heights" was directed by Ralph Hemecker and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz . In January 2017, while season 6 was still in production, ABC president Channing Dungey spoke of
3724-423: A note to meet at Roni's Bar to get it back from Lucy. After a brief encounter with a woman named Tilly, he goes to Roni's, and is greeted by the eponymous owner, who happens to be Regina with her memories stripped by the curse. Meanwhile, Jacinda finds Lucy at the wishing well in the community garden, who tells her that she found Henry, despite her mother's skepticism. Jacinda then returns the laptop back to Henry, and
3857-595: A plan to cast a powerful curse to get there. He was given the nickname ”The Crocodile”, because of his skin as a dark one, by Killian "Hook" Jones, after Rumple killed Milah and took the hand of Killian. Rumpelstiltskin is responsible for the majority of the evil-doings throughout the characters' histories including Cora's quest for power, Ingrid becoming "the Snow Queen", and teaming up "the Queens of Darkness" (Maleficent, Ursula, and Cruella). Most of all, Regina's transformation into
3990-446: A portal for Alice, Cyrus and many of their Wonderland friends to Victorian England for preparation of Alice and Cyrus' wedding. After the wedding, he sends his family, Anastasia, and Wille back to Wonderland. Years later, he can be seen looking from behind some tall grasses when Alice and Cyrus are seen with their child. Emma Swan Emma Swan is a fictional character and the protagonist of ABC 's television series Once Upon
4123-515: A portal with her mother to the Enchanted Forest. They meet Princess Aurora and Mulan who help them return to Storybrooke. Emma then helps Mr. Gold travel to Manhattan to locate his son Baelfire, who she discovers is Henry's father Neal. Returning to Storybrooke, Emma deals with Regina and her mother Cora who are trying to use Mr. Gold to kill them and take back Henry but they eventually stop them then end up dealing with newcomers Greg Mendell and Neal's fiancée Tamara. Emma's skeptical theories on
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4256-410: A possible "reset" of the show's narrative. After much speculation, executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis later confirmed that certain characters would have their storylines wrapped up and that the back-end of the sixth season had been written with the season 7 narrative change in mind. Despite the major changes from seasons past, the showrunners have said that they do not view season 7 as
4389-504: A potion that heals broken hearts and met Robin Hood. He then moves to the Enchanted Forest and falls in love with Anastasia. Together, they escape to Wonderland for a better life, but Anastasia betrays him to become the Red Queen. Heartbroken, Will gives his heart to Cora, becoming her Knave of Hearts. With Alice's help, Will eventually regains his heart. After the Dark Curse is cast, Will was sent to
4522-593: A quest to rescue Cyrus. After Jafar is defeated, Alice and Cyrus return to Victorian England for their wedding. Alice then gives birth to a baby girl. Several years later, Alice tells her daughter of her adventures in Wonderland, naming the White King and Queen as the true rulers of Wonderland. Cyrus ( Wonderland ) portrayed by Peter Gadiot , is the son of Amara, brother to Taj and Rafi, lover of Alice and later father to his daughter. In Agrabah, Cyrus and his brothers are turned into genies after stealing magical waters from
4655-501: A rabbit hole that leads her to Wonderland, where she interacts with the White Rabbit, Cora, Anastasia, and Will Scarlet. She also finds a genie named Cyrus and falls for him. After his apparent death, Alice is sent back to Victorian England and locked away in an asylum for a delusional belief in Wonderland. Spending a year in the asylum, Alice is freed by Will and the White Rabbit and is taken to Wonderland to face off Jafar and Anastasia in
4788-571: A rebellious yet insecure and loving young woman who wants to leave town but is held back by her grandmother's ill health and works at Granny's Diner as a waitress. Once the curse breaks, after "The Wicked Witch" was defeated, Ruby returned to Fairy Tale Land, where she eventually finds her way to the Land of Oz and begins a romantic relationship with Dorothy Gale. Baelfire / Neal Cassidy (seasons 1–3, 5–6) portrayed by Michael Raymond-James , Dylan Schmid, Brandon Spink, Sebastian Wilkinson, and Dean Petriw,
4921-435: A reboot of the show: "We're more thinking about it as a hybrid of a lot of things. We're paying homage to the original premise, but there are certain characters who are returning and some who are not. It's a combination of a lot of things, but what we're trying to do is go in a new direction but stay true to the spirit of what the show has always been." ABC renewed the series for a seventh season on May 11, 2017. The premiere date
5054-620: A sign, and chooses to remain in the new realm to undertake "Operation Glass Slipper". Henry is now making ends meet as a freelance cab driver, struggling with writer's block after the failure of his book, Once Upon a Time . When Lucy arrives at his apartment, she tells Henry that she is his daughter and that his family needs him, although Henry refuses to believe her and turns her away. The next day, Jacinda, Lucy's mother, shows up late for work at Cluck's Chicken, but quits when calling out her boss for his bad temper. When she returns to her apartment, she tells her roommate, about having quit her job, but
5187-578: A son, Henry Mills. They brought him and Tamara to Storybrooke after "Hook" successfully attack Rumple in New York, to save "the Dark One" in Storybrooke. Baelfire fought in Neverland with his great-grandfather to get back Henry. After returning to the Enchanted Forest via the reversal curse, he sacrifices himself, against Zelena "The Wicked Witch of the West" to bring back his father and becomes conjoined with him. Following
5320-526: A son. As her dream is to realm hop, Rumplestiltskin takes her and their son to see the realms, where they eventually settle down at the Edge of Realms. She later dies of old age due to the time difference in the Edge of Realms. Killian Jones/ Hook (seasons 2–7) portrayed by Colin O'Donoghue and Oliver Bell, is the son of Brennan Jones, brother to Liam Jones, half brother to Liam, husband of Emma Swan, step-father of Henry Mills, and father of Hope Jones. Abandoned as
5453-616: A whole kingdom. Robin and Regina break into the mayor's house, where Zelena and Hades are, trying to get Robin's daughter back from Zelena. Emma, distraught and unable to grieve Hook's death, tries to break down the protection spell surrounding the house, but Zelena uses her magic to stop her. Hades is about to use the Olympian Crystal to "end" Regina, but Robin steps in front of her, taking the blow, which kills him. Hades tries to pressure Zelena into killing Regina, but she kills Hades instead, as his love for her does not hold him back from being
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5586-524: Is able to create rabbit-hole portals to any realm. During his time in Victorian England, Alice follows Percy through a rabbit hole to Wonderland. Twenty-eight years later, he retrieves the Knave of Hearts from Storybrooke and help rescue Alice from an asylum, bringing them both to Wonderland to help find Cyrus. To defeat Jafar, he recruits an army to defeat Jafar's undead army. Following Jafar's defeat, he opens
5719-399: Is controlled by destiny. After Emma returns to town, with the encouragement from Hook, she chooses to forgive her parents and let go of her anger. In moments before the finale, Emma is able to finally let her walls down and tells Hook she loves him. Emma then chooses to sacrifice herself for the town of Storybrooke, asking her parents and Hook to save her, she voluntarily plunges the dagger into
5852-465: Is discovered that the only way they would have a chance to return to the "Overworld" with Hook is by overthrowing Hades. In order to defeat Hades, Emma and Hook receive help from Hook's brother Liam; however, it is soon discovered that Liam betrayed them after being blackmailed by Hades. Fortunately, Henry agrees to help undo Liam's work by using his powers as the Author. Later, when Emma and Hook try to perform
5985-477: Is gone, Emma decides to break the news about Hook's return to Regina as delicately as possible. However, when an earthquake occurs, Hook rushes to see if Emma is okay. It turns out the earthquake was caused by Mr. Gold tethering magic to the Olympian Crystal fragment. Emma works with Regina to find it, only to later have Gold explain that Henry used his Author power to steal the crystal to destroy magic ( again ). Both follow Henry to New York, where it turns out Gold got
6118-444: Is held back by being told she'll be alone. This would come back to taunt Emma in the present day, as Fiona returns to use that weakness to take Emma's heart before she unleashes a new curse on her wedding, with unlikely help from Gold by freezing her family. When Henry discovers the page in the book that reveals Emma's heart will make her stronger, not only does it embolden Emma, it stopped Fiona from crushing it, but Fiona still tells her
6251-540: Is killed by Jafar and eventually resurrected after his defeat. She and Will are briefly separated by unknown means, but they eventually reunite and rule Wonderland as the White Queen and King. Jafar (season 6, Wonderland ) portrayed by Naveen Andrews , Oded Fehr , and Anthony Keyvan), is the son of Ulima, the bastard son of the Sultan, and half-brother of Mirza. After his mother's death, Jafar wishes to be acknowledged as
6384-471: Is long forgotten after he falls in love with Emma Swan. They two eventually get married and gain a daughter: Hope. During Regina's coronation after the merger of the realms, Hook, Emma, and baby Hope arrives slightly late, interrupting the ceremony, but are greeted with happiness by Regina. O'Donoghue also portrays Wish Realm Hook/Det. Rogers, an alternate version of Hook who escapes the Wish Realm and lives in
6517-507: Is really their unborn son and desired this outcome. Emma’s death visions trouble her, as it puts her future with Killian in doubt, and after seeing him entertain Ashley’s daughter, asks him to move in with her. Emma discovers the sword can kill the Evil Queen without hurting Regina. The Queen steals the lamp and wishes Emma to an alternate reality where she was never the Savior; Regina follows her. In
6650-496: Is responsible for the casting of the original curse that ripped everyone to the Land Without Magic. However, with Emma's arrival and the curse breaking, Regina reforms her evil ways and seeks redemption for the sake of Henry. She later clashes with her half-sister, although the two patch things up eventually after the death of Regina's true love: Robin Hood. Regina is later swept by a new curse which eventually breaks and leads to
6783-732: Is reunited with Emma, and the rest of her family, after the curse breaks. Snow would then clash with Maleficent involving a secret past between them that is eventually resolved. After the merging of the realms, Snow crowns Regina as the Good Queen of the United Realms. Regina Mills / Evil Queen / Roni (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Lana Parrilla as an adult and Ava Acres as a child, is the granddaughter of King Xavier, daughter of Cora Mills and Prince Henry, half-sister of Zelena "The Wicked Witch", adoptive mother of Henry Mills, adoptive grandmother of Lucy Mills, and mother-in-law to Cinderella. Regina
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#17328735496416916-417: Is stunned to find that Lucy has snuck out without her knowledge. In Belfrey Tower, Jacinda's stepmother Victoria grows increasingly irritated with what she sees as Jacinda's irresponsibility, and plans on taking full custody of her granddaughter, all while buying out smaller businesses and raising rent to push the cursed inhabitants out of the neighborhood. Later on, Henry discovers his laptop missing and finds
7049-532: Is the biological son of Emma Swan and Neal Cassidy, adopted son of Regina Mills, step-son of Killian Jones, the older half-brother of Hope Jones, husband of Ella "Cinderella", father of Lucy Mills, nephew of Prince Neal Nolan, Gideon Gold, and Zelena, grandson of Snow White, Prince David, Cora "The Queen of Hearts" Mills, Prince Henry, Rumplestiltskin "The Dark One" and Milah, step-grandson of Belle and great-grandson of King Leopold, Queen Eva, King Xavier, Ruth, Robert, Malcolm "Peter Pan", and Fiona "The Black Fairy". As
7182-405: Is the daughter of Cecelia, step-daughter of Marcus Tremaine and Rapunzel Tremaine, step-sister of Anastasia and Drizella (Clorinda and Tisbe in Season 6), wife of Henry Mills, and mother of Lucy Mills. As a child, her mother remarries and she gains a step-family. However, after the return of her step-father's first wife: Rapunzel, the family relations become complicated, as Rapunzel becomes jealous of
7315-496: Is the daughter of Ella and Henry Mills. Born in the New Enchanted Forest to Henry and Ella, Lucy is a catalyst in the curse's prophecy. Fearing for Lucy's life, Henry brings her deep into the forest with the intent to build a magical wardrobe that will send her to the new world, but she loses him when he battles a beast sent by the Coven of the Eight. After the Dark Curse is cast, Lucy is sent to
7448-519: Is the daughter of Queen Eudora and a King. Forced to auction her items, Princess Tiana seeks help from Dr. Facilier to find a Prince but finds out that it was a ruse, and decides to form a resistance against the King of the realm. As the resistance leader, she recruits Ella, Henry, Regina, and Hook to help their cause. During this time, she meets Prince Naveen but loses him to Dr. Facilier. Eventually, she becomes Queen of her kingdom when her mother steps down. When
7581-524: Is the first wife of Marcus Tremaine, mother of Anastasia and Drizella, step-mother of Ella, step-mother-in-law of Henry, and step-grandmother of Lucy Mills. In order to save her family, Rapunzel makes a deal with Mother Gothel and ends up locked away in a tower for six years. After freeing herself, she learns that her husband had remarried with a family of his own. Desperate to reunite herself with her family, she curses Cecelia. However, after Anastasia's apparent death, Rapunzel decides to kill Marcus and takes over
7714-496: Is the older daughter of Cora Mills and a gardener, Jonathan, half-sister of Regina "The Evil Queen" Mills, mother of Robin, and Chad's fiancée. Abandoned as a child, Zelena wishes for family love but grows envious of her half-sister Regina for getting everything she ever wanted. After she was trained by Rumplestlstkin, in hopes to change the past, Zelena collects ingredients to activate a time portal, but her plan has evolved. Zelena later chooses to mend her sisterly bond with Regina after
7847-507: Is the son of Malcolm "Peter Pan" and Fiona "The Black Fairy", a widower after first wife Milah, Belle's husband, Baelfire's and Gideon's father, Henry Mills' grandfather, and great-grandfather of Lucy Mills. To save his son from war with ogres, he becomes the powerful wizard, the Dark One, controlled only by a specific dagger, the peak part of Excalibur, with his name written on it. His son Bealfire noticed that he become evil, so he left Rumplestiltskin and went to The Land Without Magic. Rumple made
7980-418: Is the son of Rumplestiltskin and Milah, step-son of Belle, half-brother of Gideon Gold, grandson of Malcolm "Peter Pan" and Fiona "The Black Fairy", Emma Swan's first love, Henry Mills father, Lucy Mills grandfather, and Emma's brother's namesake. As a child, Baelfire lives with his father after his unhappy mother Milah left them. Saved by his father from war with ogres, he never accepted how Rumple became evil as
8113-425: Is transported to Storybrooke by the Evil Queen's curse where he is Sheriff Graham Humbert, the town's sheriff. He was also involved in numerous flings with Madame Mayor, Regina. However, after Emma Swan's arrival, he begins to remember his former life, but is killed by Regina before he could reveal it to Emma. Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold / Det. Weaver (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Robert Carlyle and Wyatt Oleff ,
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#17328735496418246-476: Is undone by Nyx when he unintentionally steals the magical waters of the Well of Wonders, and he is turned into a genie and is sent to the Enchanted Forest. Discovered by Princess Jasmine in his genie form, he is killed via transformation to a staff. Percy / White Rabbit ( Wonderland ) voiced by John Lithgow , is the husband of Mrs. Rabbit, and father of his son and daughter. As the White Rabbit of Wonderland, Percy
8379-609: The Snow Queen . As a teenager, Emma becomes a petty criminal with Neal Cassidy . They plan to start a new life in Tallahassee, Florida , until Neal is persuaded by August Booth ( Pinocchio ) to turn Emma over to the police, to protect her destiny. Emma is jailed, later giving birth to Henry, whom she gives up for adoption to give him a better life; he is then adopted by Regina Mills (the Evil Queen). After some time in prison, Emma becomes
8512-536: The Once Upon a Time book, where his job would be to witness and record stories of people from all parts of their realm. After his high school graduation, Henry decides to find his own story in another realm. Eventually reaching New Fairy Tale Land, he falls in love with Ella and becomes the father to Lucy. But a new curse is cast and Henry ends up in Hyperion Heights, separated from his wife and daughter. Once he breaks
8645-564: The "wish realm", Emma lives as a princess until Regina traumatically restores her memory. Regina frees Rumplestiltskin in exchange for a magic bean, but the portal to Storybrooke closes while Regina is distracted by the appearance of Robin Hood. In 1990 Minnesota, a young Emma is told by a teenager that she has the power to change her fate. In the present day, after they miss their way out of the Wish realm, Emma and Regina find another option for escape when they come across August, who agrees to help create
8778-565: The Dark Curse is cast, Tiana is sent to the Land Without Magic. In Hyperion Heights, Tiana is known as Sabine. Her interest in making beignets causes her to open a food truck, unintentionally reuniting with Drew. After the merger of the realms, Tiana attends Regina's coronation to the Good Queen of the United Realms. Alice ( Wonderland ) portrayed by Sophie Lowe and Millie Brown , is the daughter of Edwin, stepdaughter of Sarah, half-sister of Millie, wife of Cyrus, and mother to her daughter. In Victorian England, Alice accidentally stumbles upon
8911-485: The Dark One and chose to live in the Land Without Magic via a magic bean. Abandoned by his father, which chooses power, becomes Neal Cassidy. He met 18-year-old Emma Swan while unintentionally crossing paths with Pinocchio as August Wayne Booth. He convinced him to push Emma on a new path, to break the Dark Curse. Eventually, he engaged Tamara, but the relationship never develops. Ten years later after an awful breakup with Emma, he again met his father and discovered that he has
9044-475: The Darkness, transforming into the new Dark One. Emma searches for Merlin and is helped by a manifestation of Rumplestiltskin , who wants to teach her to be the Dark One, while Emma attempts to resist becoming evil at the same time. Sometime later, she transformed Hook into a second Dark One to save his life. Hook then cast the Dark Curse to get back to Storybrooke to have his revenge on Mr. Gold. Emma then altered
9177-438: The Enchanted Forest, Red didn't know that she is a werewolf which has been terrorizing her village. Her grandmother got her a red cloak to prevent Red from turning during the half-moon. After meeting Snow White, Red discovers the truth after unwillingly killing her boyfriend, Peter. Red then becomes close friends with Snow White. She is transported to Storybrooke when the Evil Queen casts her curse. In Storybrooke, She become Ruby,
9310-443: The Enchanted Forest, he falls in love with Snow White and gets engaged to her. Hoping to reclaim their realm, David becomes the leader of a war council. After winning the war, he marries Snow. After the curse is cast, he initially becomes a comatose John Doe, and is later to be revealed as David Nolan. After the curse breaks, he is reunited with his daughter Emma, and the rest of his family. With magic brought to Storybrooke, David and
9443-614: The Evil Queen leads to her casting the Dark Curse. After breaking the Dark Curse by Emma Swan, Rumple found Baelfire but he died because of "The Wicked Witch of The West". Because of his love for Belle, Rumplestiltskin would constantly battle between light and dark. Eventually, he settles down with Belle, with whom he has a second son, Gideon. After Belle dies of old age, Rumple seeks the Guardian to rid himself of his Dark One powers and reunite with Belle. Sacrificing his heart to save Hook from Wish Realm, Rumplestiltskin died and reunited with Belle in
9576-528: The Evil Queen's curse, he sends Pinocchio in it along with her, sending them both to the Land Without Magic. After transporting, Pinocchio and Emma live in an orphanage until he runs away with other members of the home. Seventeen years later, Pinocchio, as August Wayne Booth, travels to Portland and confronts Neal Cassidy, a thief who has fallen in love with Emma. He convinces him to leave Emma to allow her to fulfill her destiny. August goes through several transformations during his time in Storybrooke, especially when
9709-495: The Land Without Magic. In Hyperion Heights, she is known as Lucy Vidrio and believes that most of its inhabitants are fairy tale characters. She brings Henry to Hyperion Heights and tries to make him believe in the curse. She eventually ends up in a coma after Victoria awakens Anastasia. Lucy is awakened when Victoria sacrifices herself to save her. When all the realms are merged, she joins her family for Regina's coronation. Queen Tiana / Sabine (season 7) portrayed by Mekia Cox ,
9842-476: The Land Without Magic. In Storybrooke, Will is sought by the White Rabbit after the curse breaks and is brought back to Wonderland with Alice to help find Cyrus. After Will's heart is inserted back into his chest, he is able to feel love again. After Jafar's defeat, he reunites with Anastasia and rules alongside her as the White King of Wonderland. Zelena / Wicked Witch of the West / Kelly West (seasons 3–7) portrayed by Rebecca Mader and Isabella Blake-Thomas ,
9975-470: The New Enchanted Forest, where he is deceived by Gothel, leading to the birth of Alice. Under the second curse, Hook becomes Det. Rogers in Hyperion Heights, working alongside Det. Weaver (Rumplestiltskin), and forming a father-daughter relationship with Tilly, later revealed to be Alice. Red Lucas / Ruby (seasons 1–3, 5, 7 Wonderland ) portrayed by Meghan Ory , is the daughter of Anita, granddaughter of Widow "Granny" Lucas, and Dorothy Gale's lover. In
10108-494: The Red Queen. As the Red Queen, she learns magic from Cora to ascend power over her realm. However, Anastasia eventually regrets her actions and wishes to reunite with Will, forming an alliance with Jafar to change the laws of magic. Using the White Rabbit, she gets Alice and Will back in Wonderland to gain Cyrus' genie bottle. However, her love for Will interrupts Jafar's plan, which shatters their alliance. She patches things with Will but
10241-483: The Rest " that she chose the last name Swan when she was young after a friend mentioned that story. In the early stages of the conception of the character, Emma's name was Anna, and she was supposed to have three children, but she ended up having just Henry. In the original script of the pilot she is described as "Late 20s. Beautiful, with great strength behind classic features. But also not quite at home in her skin." It
10374-430: The Well of Wonders, and Cyrus' genie bottle eventually ends up in Wonderland. When Alice comes to Wonderland, he falls in love with her. He is then "killed" by the Red Queen and captured by Jafar. Twenty-eight years later, upon the revelation that Cyrus is alive, Alice is brought back to Wonderland and she rescues Cyrus. After Jafar's defeat, Cyrus goes to Victorian England to wed Alice. Years later, both Cyrus and Alice have
10507-540: The West . She finds an insane Neal trapped within Mr. Gold's body. Losing his mind, Neal asks for Emma to free his father by killing him to defeat Zelena; she reluctantly agrees. Regina later helps Emma to strengthen her magical powers, though they are removed when Zelena curses Hook but thanks to Regina they managed to defeat Zelena and close her time portal. After Emma and Hook are dragged into Zelena's time portal, she accepts Storybrooke as her home, regaining her magic to re-open
10640-452: The afterlife. Pinocchio / August Wayne Booth (seasons 1–2, 4, 6–7) portrayed by Eion Bailey , Rustin Gresiuk, Jakob Davies, and Jack Davies, is a puppet that Geppetto carved from an enchanted tree. In the Enchanted Forest, as a boy, he gives his life to save Geppetto from drowning, though the Blue Fairy restores him into a real boy. After Geppetto makes a magical wardrobe to save Emma from
10773-469: The ambrosia, and Hook tells Emma to leave him in the Underworld, as time is running out for her to go through the open portal. Emma objects, saying that she came to the Underworld to save Hook, and she wasn't leaving without him. Hook eventually gets her to say her goodbyes and she does, only to find out that Hades had trapped her and her family in the library using magic. Emma and Regina work together to use their own magic to counteract it. They all go through
10906-464: The battle is still on. On the wedding day, Emma and Hook finally marry just in time for the dark clouds to release a new curse that sets up the final battle. Fiona's curse wipes Emma's memory past the final episode of season 1, and places her in a mental institution, where she (and the rest of the town) believes that Henry is Fiona's rightfully adopted son and all the fairytale stories were untrue. Henry, after several instances, tries to get her to believe
11039-436: The beginning of the first season as "broken, damaged and worldly." During the fourth season finale, " Operation Mongoose ," Emma absorbs the power of the Dark One into herself to save Regina. In order to successfully create a dark version of Emma, Morrison explained that "In order to build Dark Emma, I've been doing a bunch of research there with some of their mythology books and old fairy tale books and just looking back through
11172-477: The birth of Robin. After a new curse is cast, Zelana becomes Kelly West and is engaged to Chad, but regains her memories from Regina. After the United Realms is created, Zelena chooses to remain with Chad. Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood (seasons 2–7, Wonderland ) portrayed by Sean Maguire and Tom Ellis , is the widower of Marian, father of their son Roland, and father of his and Zelena's daughter Robin. Second true love of Regina "The Evil Queen". Robbing from
11305-656: The camera zooms out, with the words "And they all lived happily ever after." printed on the Once Upon a Time novel, as a new story begins in the future for an adult Henry and his daughter Lucy in Seattle. Sometime after, Emma is shown to share her concerns with Hook about Henry growing up while contemplating having another child. Later, Henry chooses to go to other realms in search of his story and meets another version of Cinderella, whom he falls in love with. At that time, Emma becomes pregnant with her second child and goes to answer Henry's distress call along with Killian and Regina, with
11438-419: The circumstances in season 1 . In July, the first promo of the season revealed that Killian was a Seattle police officer with the last name Rogers, who is living with an unexplained sense of loss. In August, it was revealed that Regina would be a bar owner named Roni, who is more dressed down and is "no longer in charge." In March 2017, Andrew J. West and Alison Fernandez were cast for unknown guest roles in
11571-516: The crystal back. At the same time, Hook, David, Snow and Zelena are accidentally sucked into another realm, which they could become trapped in without any magic in the Real World. Henry succeeds in destroying magic, only to be later convinced by the Dragon to get enough belief to recharge the crystal. It works and everyone is brought home. Once back in Storybrooke, Emma shares a passionate kiss with Hook. In
11704-437: The curse via motherly love for Regina he is reunited with his family. After Regina merges all the realms, he attends her coronation with his entire family. Jiminy Cricket / Dr. Archibald Hopper (seasons 1–4, 6–7) portrayed by Raphael Sbarge , Morgan Roff, and Adam Young, is the son of con artists who desires to live an honest life but is too weak-willed to leave his family. In the Enchanted Forest, after accidentally turning
11837-466: The curse, a pressured Emma decides to leave the town, not wanting Henry to suffer from her and Regina's feud. Regina, however, attempts to poison Emma, though Henry willingly consumes it to prove that magic exists. Emma finally believes, but Henry is pronounced dead. However, he is awoken with true love's kiss from Emma, thus breaking the curse and allowing all residents to remember their true identities. Emma reunites with her parents, only to fall through
11970-557: The curse, adding a dreamcatcher in it to wipe out everyone's memories of their time in Camelot. Six weeks later, the rest of her friends returned to Storybrooke, with their memories were wiped out once again. Emma made an appearance as the Dark One, with her new attire. Henry asks what happened to her, and she told them that they all went to Camelot to remove the darkness from her and they all failed (except Henry). Emma with her powers turned Sneezy into stone, proclaiming that there's no savior in
12103-531: The curse, but later plays along. She moves in with Mary Margaret (Snow White), unaware that they are related, and Sheriff Graham appoints Emma his deputy as the two form an attraction, until Regina crushes his heart, causing him to die in Emma's arms. Emma is soon elected sheriff , assisting in the arrest of Mary Margaret for the alleged murder of Kathryn Nolan until she is found alive. When August Booth (Pinocchio) arrives in Storybrooke revealing her destiny of breaking
12236-482: The darkness and Emma slays him with Excalibur while the darkness is removed from her, reverting to her old self. After blackmailing Mr. Gold for tricking her and Hook into making him the Dark One again, she and her friends and family descend into the Underworld to find Hook and plans to split her heart in half and share it with him like her parents . Arriving in the Underworld, Emma is contacted by Neal Cassidy, who warns to turn back, advice Emma chooses to ignore. She and
12369-505: The etymology of 'Swan' to prepare for this new trait of her character. Morrison said that it was a great opportunity to now play a villain and it was challenging for her to portray a character that is constantly evolving. Emma is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming , older sister to Prince Neal, wife of Killian Jones/Captain Hook and mother to Henry Daniel Mills and Hope Swan-Jones. When Snow White becomes pregnant, Geppetto forms
12502-528: The events following its enactment. Emma's past is temporarily altered by Regina. After leaving Storybrooke, Emma lives with Henry in New York City. Sometime later, she meets Walsh and they begin dating. One year after the curse's reversal, Hook restores Emma's memories with a potion and the two return to Storybrooke with Henry to save her family by breaking the new curse caused by Zelena , the Wicked Witch of
12635-560: The former insisting she rests. Wish Hook, however, shows up and knocks out Hook, taking his place in hopes of traveling to Storybrooke with Emma and finding a cure for his poisoned heart. Hook manages to recover and fights Wish Hook, until the latter accidentally stabs himself with a dagger. As he lies dying, he admits to having a daughter and that he was searching for her. However, Emma manages to heal him and convinces him to travel with Henry in search of both their happy endings. She later leaves with her husband back to Storybrooke. Concurrent to
12768-456: The garden, Lucy is planting seeds around the well, when Jacinda arrives to take her to Bainbridge Island across the sound, so they can be together and escape from Victoria. When they arrive at the town line, Jacinda's car breaks down and the elevator to the docks has been closed, which Lucy believes means they're trapped in Hyperion Heights, much like the residents of Storybrooke were. At the police station, Victoria interrupts Henry and Rogers to ask
12901-446: The good of their son. In the past, Snow makes a wish that grants the entire Enchanted Forest to use the gift of Song to defeat Regina, which also spreads to Oz as well. When Regina also becomes affected by the wish she finds a way to end it before the first curse takes place, but the Blue Fairy, who granted Snow the wish, tells Snow and David that the wish will be part of Emma's destiny. In Emma's past, her chance to make use of her talent
13034-488: The hands of Regina Mills , also known as the Evil Queen . Sadly, she doesn’t learn this vital information until the beginning of season two. Henry tells Emma of her true identity; she is the prophesied “Savior” and is destined to break the Evil Queen’s curse, saving the fictional town of Storybrooke, Maine , and restoring the residents’ (all cursed fairy tale characters) happy endings. Morrison described her character at
13167-404: The heartsplit, they are informed by Hades that Hook's body has been dead for too long and is decaying, making him unable to come back to life. When Emma and Hook go into the depths of the Underworld to find ambrosia, something that would save Hook, they are faced with a True Love test, which they pass when Emma chooses Hook over her own heart, only to realize that Hades had tricked them and destroyed
13300-469: The heroes were on the hunt for the Author. Belle French / Lacey (seasons 1–7), portrayed by Emilie de Ravin , is the daughter of Sir Maurice and Colette, second wife of Rumplestiltskin, mother of Gideon Gold, step-mother of Baelfire, and step-grandmother of Henry Mills. Taken as a prisoner by Rumplestiltskin as part of a deal to save her kingdom from the Ogre War, Belle ends up falling in love with him, but
13433-423: The history of swans and the etymology of 'Swan'" and explained that Emma's rate of evolution "challenged [her] on a daily basis." Emma became the primary antagonist of the fifth season's first half, until the end of the season's eighth episode when it is revealed that she was never actually evil and was an anti-villain during that time. Morrison's portrayal of Emma has received praise, with some reviewers noting
13566-480: The manor. She treats Drizella and Ella cruelly, prompting Drizella to conspire with Gothel to cast the Dark Curse which sends Rapunzel to the Land Without Magic. In Hyperion Heights, Rapunzel becomes Victoria Belfrey. Remembering her past life, she has Gothel locked away in her tower. After removing Lucy's belief, she awakens Anastasia. She sacrifices herself to save Ivy and trades her life for Lucy. Lucy Mills / Lucy Vidrio (seasons 6–7) portrayed by Alison Fernandez ,
13699-554: The merger of all the realms, where she becomes the Good Queen. Parrilla also portrays the Serum Evil Queen, the evil side of herself separated by Dr. Jekyll's potion in seasons 5-6. David Nolan / Prince Charming (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Josh Dallas as an adult and Luke Roessler as a child, is the son of Ruth, twin brother of Prince James, husband of Snow White, father of Emma Swan and Prince Neal, grandfather of Henry Mills and Hope, and great-grandfather of Lucy Mills. In
13832-494: The motorcycle once she's been shown how it works, with Henry chasing her. At the same time, Lady Tremaine is about to set off for the palace, having clipped the Fairy Godmother's wings and taken her wand. When questioned why she is doing this, she explains to Drizella that magic has no power compared to fear, a point she drives home by destroying the Fairy Godmother. As Cinderella arrives at the ball, she tries to make her way to
13965-477: The new family. Once both her mother and stepfather was eliminated, Ella ends up as a maid. Years later, she falls in love with Henry Mills and gives birth to Lucy. However, after the Dark Curse is cast, Ella is sent to the Land Without Magic but is reunited with her family after the curse breaks. She later attends Regina's coronation once the realms had been merged. Rapunzel Tremaine / Victoria Belfrey (season 7) portrayed by Gabrielle Anwar and Meegan Warner ,
14098-410: The officer to help find Lucy and Jacinda, believing that Henry knows something. Victoria's daughter Ivy and Officer Rogers find the pair, who have decided to stay and fight Victoria's claim. As Ivy gives Lucy's Once Upon a Time book to Rogers, and insists that it be thrown away, Rogers catches sight of a specific page featuring a picture of Emma Swan . Later that night, Victoria returns to Roni's with
14231-459: The opportunity to kill him for turning down Drizella, and frames Cinderella for the murder. As the guards close in, Henry breaks out of his trance and helps Cinderella to escape, reiterating his offer and telling her to meet him where her carriage crashed. After escaping the palace, Henry returns to the carriage and prepares to open a portal, assuming Cinderella has abandoned the idea. Upon discovering one of her glass slippers, however, he takes it as
14364-434: The other characters back to Storybrooke. Emma fights Gideon, still under Fiona's lasting control, but ultimately chooses to sacrifice herself. Henry brings her back with True Love's Kiss and Gideon turns back into a baby, allowing Rumple and Belle a second chance. Emma and Regina are shown to drop Henry off at his bus stop, and Emma later makes Hook deputy sheriff. All the characters are later gathered at Granny's for dinner as
14497-483: The other heroes protect their town from various dark forces; among them are Cora, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Snow Queen, the Queens of Darkness, and the Black Fairy. After the creation of the United Realms, he, alongside Snow, crowns Regina the Good Queen of their newly formed realm. Henry Daniel Mills/ Author (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Jared S. Gilmore as a child and teenager and Andrew J. West as an adult,
14630-431: The others later discover that the Underworld is for those with unfinished business, and they decide to help others move on, while they search for Hook. With the help of Hook's ex-girlfriend Milah, Emma manages to retrieve Hook from Hades's captivity. However, she is unable to split her heart, as Hades has decided that she, Regina, and Snow are to remain behind for freeing the souls of Prince Henry, Hercules , and Megara . It
14763-464: The others, Emma currently has possession of the Excalibur in a locked room inside of her new house. She intends to make Excalibur and the Dark One's dagger whole again, as with it she will be able to snuff out the light forever and become invulnerable. However, she must recruit a hero to do so, as she cannot remove the sword; the hero she chooses is her predecessor Rumplestiltskin, who she tells finally has
14896-500: The pair are proven correct when it is revealed they want to destroy magic. After Emma and Regina stop their trigger to destroy Storybrooke, Henry is taken to Neverland by Greg and Tamara; Emma, Neal, her parents, Regina, Hook and Mr. Gold follow them. The team eventually manages to rescue Henry from the sinister Peter Pan , and return to Storybrooke. However, Pan enacts the original curse once more, forcing Emma and Henry to leave Storybrooke after Regina reverses her curse, erasing
15029-432: The past, Aladdin, a "Savior", is taunted by Jafar over the inevitable downfall of all Saviors. In Storybrooke, refugees arrive from the Land of Untold Stories. Emma experiences tremors and visions; an arrested Hyde helps her receive an oracle's vision of a hooded figure killing her. Guided by Morpheus, Gold enters Belle's dreams to lift the sleeping curse; he tries to renew their love, but she rejects him. "Morpheus" reveals he
15162-491: The portal to the present where she begins a relationship with Hook. However, unaware to her, she also brings a previously deceased Maid Marian to the future which ruins Regina's happiness, having not heeded the warning of messing with the past. Elsa, who was trapped in an urn, was also brought to Storybrooke by the time portal. While working with Elsa , who helps Emma to finally embrace and control her powers, Emma helps her new friend find her sister and return home while balancing
15295-408: The portal, and while Emma has second thoughts about leaving Hook, she is persuaded to go by her father. When they get back to Storybrooke, Zelena is informed by Regina and Robin that Hades tried to trap them in the Underworld, but she brushes off the information and is upset with her sister. She talks to Hades about having the life she wants, which is just a simple picket fence life. However, Hades wants
15428-444: The prince, but is confronted by Henry. When pressed about why she stole his bike and a dagger of his, she admits that she had an ulterior motive for coming to the ball; she plans on killing the prince, as vengeance for ruining her family and driving her father to an early death. Henry tries to talk her out of it and gives her a hyacinth flower for luck, telling her that he is returning to his own realm at midnight, and that she could start
15561-541: The realms. Jennifer Morrison has received praise for her portrayal of Emma. In a review from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , TV critic Gail Pennington had high marks for Morrison. Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times gave excellent reviews for Morrison's character: "Her Emma is predictably cynical and prickly – fairy-tale princess, my Aunt Fanny – but she's sharp and lively enough to keep audiences begging for 'just
15694-537: The rich for the poor, Robin ends up with Marian because of his honor code, but his actions angers the Sheriff of Nottingham, who threatens to close down Robin's bar, prompting him to make a deal with Rumplestiltskin. Over the years, he gains a son, but loses Marian, but eventually finds a new love: Regina. However, he dies protecting Regina from Hades via annihilation from the Olympian Crystal. Ella / Jacinda Vidrio (season 7) portrayed by Dania Ramirez and Alejandra Pérez,
15827-461: The season six finale. During the episode, it was revealed that West was portraying an adult Henry Mills, while Fernandez portrayed his daughter, Lucy. After that episode's airing, they were confirmed as series regulars for season 7. On July 6, 2017, it was announced that Dania Ramirez and Gabrielle Anwar would be two additional series regulars for season 7. Additionally, Adelaide Kane , Mekia Cox , and Rose Reynolds were cast in recurring roles for
15960-472: The series as credited cast. Princess Emma / Emma Swan (seasons 1–7, Wonderland ) portrayed by Jennifer Morrison as an adult, Abby Ross as a teenager, and Mckenna Grace as a child, is the daughter of Snow White and Prince David, sister of Prince Neal, wife of Killian Jones, mother of Henry Mills and Hope, and grandmother of Lucy Mills. Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Ginnifer Goodwin as an adult and Bailee Madison as
16093-409: The son of the Sultan, but being the bastard son, the Sultan refuses. Hoping to use three genie lamps to change the laws of magic, he kidnaps the Sultan and makes an alliance with the Red Queen of Wonderland, but betrays her once their goals no longer aligned. Using any means necessary to gain all three genies, Jafar, along with Amara becomes the most powerful sorcerer in all the realms, but his wrongdoing
16226-492: The storybooks found in the Sorcerer's mansion. He explains that he discovered that there's different versions of characters they've already met and know, but that there are no other versions of him. He is unique among all the versions of all the realms and he wants to find his own place among them. Though Regina worries he's too young to be leaving home, he assures her that he will be fine, taking August's motorcycle with him as he uses
16359-732: The threat of the Snow Queen, who turns out to have been one of Emma's foster mothers, against her friends and family. After a period of peace, Emma begins to help Regina on her quest to find the Author of Henry's book. Cruella De Vil and Ursula soon come into town resurrecting Maleficent and working with Rumplestiltskin to find the very same author, intent on giving villains their happy endings. After Cruella De Vil threatens to kill Henry, Emma kills her, soon after learning of her parents' actions of removing Emma's potential for darkness by putting black magic within Maleficent's daughter and Emma's childhood friend Lily. She also learns that her entire life
16492-401: The town that cast the surge of hope in everybody. Emma surprisingly gave the Dark One dagger to Regina with the intention that if she goes too dark Regina would be the only one that would willingly kill her. Shortly after this, Hook attempts true love's kiss with Emma in the hopes that the Dark One's curse would break, but ultimately failed as Emma had fully embraced the darkness. Unbeknownst to
16625-419: The truth, but she rebuffs him and moves back to Boston. Meanwhile, the rest of the characters are trapped in the Enchanted Forest as it and all the other realms crumble as a consequence of Emma's refusal to believe. However, Emma, inspired by a book Henry had created detailing her journey, returns to Storybrooke and chooses to believe him. Rumple successfully kills Fiona, which restores Emma's memory and transports
16758-446: The two are encouraged by Roni to share a drink. However, Victoria shows up, ready to buy out Roni's bar and to deal with Jacinda, telling her that she'll be taking full custody of Lucy. Henry attempts to defuse the tension between the three, but is warned by Victoria to stay out of her business. Afterwards, Lucy meets him at the garden, and attempts to convince him about the curse, only for Henry to reveal that his wife and child perished in
16891-481: The two fail to express their feelings for each other. She is then captured and declared dead by the Evil Queen, and once the Dark Curse is cast, she becomes Lacey, a mental patient that remains in Regina's confinement in Storybrooke's General Hospital's mental ward beneath the town. Shortly before the Dark Curse was broken, Jefferson "Mad Hatter" freed her and reunites with Rumplestiltskin. While having an on-and-off relationship with him, Belle eventually marries him and has
17024-513: The upcoming season. On July 15, it was announced that Ramirez would be portraying Cinderella , albeit a different version from the one previously played by Jessy Schram for the first six seasons. On July 22 at San Diego Comic-Con , it was revealed that Anwar and Kane will be portraying Lady Tremaine and Drizella, respectively. Cox would be portraying Tiana from The Princess and the Frog , while Reynolds would be playing an alternate version of Alice ,
17157-422: The villain he is. Before Robin's funeral, Emma stands at Hook's grave and cries, trying to cope with the fact that he is truly gone now. Suddenly, a wave of magic flies through the air, causing her to stumble. She hears her name called from behind her and turns around and is shocked to see Hook. She happily embraces Hook, who tells her Zeus sent him back as a reward for stopping Hades. After informing him that Robin
17290-462: Was mentioned in 7th season by Regina. The Huntsman / Sheriff Graham Humbert (seasons 1–2) portrayed by Jamie Dornan , is a nameless hunter who is a solitary recluse. In the Enchanted Forest, he is raised by wolves . He is recruited by the Evil Queen to kill Snow White. However, he has a change of heart and spares her, angering the Evil Queen who rips his heart and keeps it in her vault. He then becomes one of her Black Knights as punishment. He
17423-414: Was reported that actress Katee Sackhoff auditioned five times for the role of Emma but, according to her, the producers really wanted Morrison to play the part, and she accepted a role in the television series Longmire . In the end, Morrison was hired for the part of Emma. Morrison explained her character as someone who "help[s] her son Henry whom she abandoned when he was a baby and who seems like he's
17556-476: Was revealed in July, along with announcement of the new timeslot, Fridays. The table read for the season premiere episode began on July 7, 2017. In May 2017, it was announced that Lana Parrilla , Colin O'Donoghue , and Robert Carlyle would be the only series regulars from season 6 to continue onto season 7. It was teased that the three would be portraying their original characters but with cursed identities, similar to
17689-508: Was watched by 3.26 million viewers and garnered a 0.7/3 Nielsen rating/share . It received mixed to positive response from television critics . Seattle 's backdrop and the Space Needle are featured, alongside a new set of animations and transitions for the title logo, as well as a modified opening of the theme song. With everyone's story now fulfilled, Henry plans on setting out to find his own story by travelling to new realms described in
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