PILOT
For Emma Swan, life's been anything but a happy ending. But on her 28th birthday, one wish changes everything. The son she gave up for adoption ten years ago shows up on her doorstep, convinced that she comes from an alternate world and that her parents are Snow White and Prince Charming, who sent her away so she would be protected from a curse enacted by the Evil Queen. Though she refuses to believe in her son's theory, Emma finds herself drawn to his hometown of Storybrooke, where every classic character we know is frozen in time with no memories of who they really are, except the Evil Queen. Now, as the Final Battle approaches, Emma must accept her true destiny, as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a place where fairy tales are to be believed.

THE THING YOU LOVE MOST
Regina does everything in her power to force Emma out of Storybrooke and out of her life forever; Emma begins to learn that an undercurrent of corruption lurks beneath the town's charming surface; and Storybrooke's wealthiest citizen harbors a secret that makes his intentions chillingly clear. The events surrounding the completion of the Dark Curse are revealed along with a shattering revelation that forces the Evil Queen to choose between exacting her revenge against Snow White and Prince Charming or protecting the thing she loves most.

SNOW FALLS
Emma convinces Henry's teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard to read Henry's book to a comatose John Doe only to be stunned by the outcome of what happens next while the fateful first encounter between Snow White and Prince Charming is revealed along with a quest to retrieve a stolen jewel pouch from a band of trolls and an unexpected romance that forever alters their destinies.

THE PRICE OF GOLD
Emma finds herself forced to protect a pregnant teenage runaway after learning that her unborn child is caught in the center of a dangerous transaction and Regina engages in a clandestine tryst with an all-too-familiar sexual partner while a series of events that occurred before the Evil Queen enacted the Dark Curse are revealed in which a hopeful servant girl makes an impulsive deal with Rumpelstiltskin only to find herself struggling to break it after learning of his plan to claim her firstborn child.

THAT STILL SMALL VOICE
Emma discovers that her first day as Deputy Sheriff is anything but normal when an earthquake causes an enormous sinkhole to appear near Storybrooke's border; Henry places his own life in danger after his beliefs are shattered by resident therapist Archie Hopper, who may or may not have had a push in the wrong direction; and Mary Margaret's personal bond with David prompts her to question who she is as a person while Jiminy Cricket's backstory is revealed along with his struggles with his conscience and his yearning to become the person he wants to be.

THE SHEPHERD
David struggles with his personal demons as he attempts to choose between staying with Kathryn or figuring out his love for Mary Margaret; Regina commits to do whatever it takes to keep Mary Margaret wrestling with the morality of stealing a man from his wife; and Emma's blossoming relationship with Graham is tested after she catches him in a blatant lie while a series of events that occurred long before Snow White and Prince Charming first met are revealed in which a shepherd receives an earth-shattering revelation that forces him to question everything he thought he knew and choose between living a life of royalty or forging his own destiny.

THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER
Graham's well being is called into question when he starts experiencing haunting visions of what could be another life; Emma begins to realize she could be developing feelings for Graham; Regina's worst nightmare comes true when she finds herself at the mercy of her darkest secret; and a series of dangerous events culminate in a heartbreaking death that promises to forever change the course of Emma Swan's life while the Huntsman's backstory is revealed along with a mission authorized by Queen Regina to assassinate Snow White and a bold move that threatens to come with consequences for everyone involved.

DESPERATE SOULS
Emma makes the decision to run for a coveted Storybrooke public office following Graham's death; Regina is forced to engage in dirty politics after Gold makes a bold move; and Mary Margaret goes through a personal crisis as her friendship with David blossoms into something more while Rumpelstiltskin's backstory is revealed along with a quest to find an infamous source of power that promises to help his son Baelfire avert the horrors of the meaningless Ogre Wars.

TRUE NORTH
Emma finds herself struggling to help two children find their biological father before they are sent into the foster system and separated; Henry starts asking about his own birth father in the hope of learning more about Emma's past; and the arrival of a handsome stranger brings changes and complications to Storybrooke while a series of events that occurred before Prince Charming awoke Snow White are revealed in which two siblings are captured by the Evil Queen, who promises to help find their missing father on the condition that they steal a prized artifact from a witch who is more than she appears to be.

7:15 A.M.
Mary Margaret continues to grapple with her unsanctioned feelings for David when a chance meeting with Kathryn leads to a shattering revelation; Emma and Regina grow increasingly suspicious over the Stranger as he continues to make his presence known; and the arrival of a major storm system leads to an extremely bold move that sends shockwaves throughout the town while the events surrounding Prince Charming's upcoming wedding to Princess Abigail are revealed along with Snow White's struggle to ease her breaking heart and an enticing offer from a strange benefactor that sets her on a path from which there is no coming back.

FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE
Emma finds herself forced to work alongside Daily Mirror editor Sidney Glass when he approaches her with an enticing offer to expose Regina's corruption; David and Mary Margaret attempt to figure out a way to unleash their unrequited love during a not-so-secret rendezvous; and Henry makes it his mission to find the book of fairytales when it disappears in the wake of a frightening incident while a series of events that occurred before Snow White and Prince Charming first met are revealed in which a Genie is freed from the confines of a magic oil lamp and introduced into the court of King Leopold only to provoke an undeniable passion and a sinister conspiracy that threatens to destroy his only chance of finding true love.

SKIN DEEP
Emma suspects that Gold plans on seeking vigilante justice when a prized artifact is stolen from his home and Mary Margaret plans a girls' night out that promises to come with a special surprise for everyone while the events surrounding a fateful deal made between Rumpelstiltskin and a courageous princess are revealed along with a personal bond that slowly blossoms into something more and a bold move that threatens to destroy the undeniable passion they feel towards one another.

WHAT HAPPENED TO FREDERICK
David faces a difficult decision about his future when Mary Margaret insists he has to tell Kathryn the truth about their secret relationship; Regina sets a plan in motion to keep David and Mary Margaret apart, in the hope that it will keep the Dark Curse from breaking; and Emma becomes more intrigued with the Stranger while the events surrounding Prince Charming's search for Snow White are revealed along with a mission to help his ex-fianc e recover something precious that was lost to her.

DREAMY
Mary Margaret attempts to get back into the town's good graces by organizing the Miner's Day Festival, only to find her plans threatens when resident drunk Leroy makes a promise he may not be able to keep; Emma questions who she can trust as she looks into Kathryn's disappearance; and an earth-shattering revelation becomes a game changer for everyone in Storybrooke while Grumpy's backstory is revealed along with a forbidden romance that forces him to choose between loyalty or love.

RED-HANDED
Emma finds herself struggling to help resident party girl Ruby discover what it is in life that she is good at and David calls his own well being into question when he exhibits strange behavior that forces him to question whether or not he is guilty of the possible murder of his wife while Red Riding Hood's backstory is revealed along with her yearning to run away with the man she loves and a series of dangerous events involving her determined grandmother, a mysterious outlaw, and a ferocious wolf on a relentless killing spree.

HEART OF DARKNESS
Emma is forced to arrest Mary Margaret for Kathryn's suspected murder when a terrifying breakthrough causes the mystery to turn into something infinitely more sinister; David questions everything and everyone he thought he could trust; and Gold convinces Mary Margaret to accept his legal services while the events surrounding Prince Charming's search for Snow White continue to be revealed along with his struggle to prevent his unhinged true love from assassinating the Evil Queen.

HAT TRICK
Emma struggles to stay alive when she finds herself abducted by a cartographer whose affinity for hats has him teetering on the edge of madness; Mary Margaret attempts to escape from her cell only to be caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous new enemy; and a shocking revelation causes the murder investigation to take an unexpected turn while a series of events that occurred before Snow White was awakened by Prince Charming are revealed in which a skilled man of magic is persuaded into helping the Evil Queen recover a prized artifact from the villainous Queen of Hearts.

THE STABLE BOY
Emma persuades an unlikely ally to help her uncover evidence that will prove Mary Margaret's innocence; Regina prepares to end to her revenge-fueled vendetta for good; and a shocking revelation sets a series of dangerous events in motion while the Evil Queen's backstory is revealed along with an extremely bold move that forces her to choose between betrothing the King and living a regal but loveless life or betraying her mother and running away with the man she loves.

THE RETURN
Mr. Gold attempts to uncover August's true identity, Emma confronts Regina about her involvement in Kathryn's mysterious disappearance and David attempts to reconcile with Mary Margaret while Rumplestiltskin's backstory continues to be revealed along with Baelfire's quest to help his father live a normal life.

THE STRANGER
August plans to make Emma believe the Dark Curse is real and Regina schemes to seduce David while Pinocchio's backstory is revealed along with a series of events - that occurred before the Evil Queen enacted her curse - are revealed in which the woodcarver Geppetto agrees to a plan that will save Snow White's unborn child but with a proviso that could save his son Pinocchio.

AN APPLE RED AS BLOOD
Henry attempts to convince Emma to remain in Storybrooke and Regina devises a plan that will get Emma out of her way forever while the events surrounding Snow White's attempted rescue of Prince Charming are revealed along with her plan to defeat the Evil Queen for good.

A LAND WITHOUT MAGIC
Emma forges an alliance with Regina to save Henry's life after realizing the Curse is real. Meanwhile, the events surrounding Prince Charming's escape from the Evil Queen's Palace are revealed, along with his attempt to reunite with a fallen Snow White.

BROKEN
Reality and myth begin to merge as the fairytale characters awaken from Evil Queen Regina's broken curse and remember who they were. But to their dismay, they aren't transported back to fairytale land. To make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin - aka Mr. Gold - in an effort to gain the upper hand in his power struggle with Regina, has introduced magic into the town. In fairytales magic has its place, but in our world it can have unfathomable consequences. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land, Prince Phillip awakens his sleeping beauty, Aurora, but discovers that he and his traveling companion, Mulan, will soon have to face a deadly foe.

WE ARE BOTH
While Regina continues to find a way to regain her magical powers, David continues his quest to uncover the whereabouts of Mary Margaret and Emma; and the seven dwarves discover what happens when any of the townspeople try to step past the city limits of Storybrooke. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, as her wedding day to King Leopold approaches, Regina is confronted by a man of magic who promises to help her become independent and break free from her mother Cora's clutches.

LADY OF THE LAKE
Emma and Mary Margaret, with the aid of Mulan, Aurora and brave knight Lancelot, attempt to find a portal that will bring them back to Storybrooke. But a dark force threatens their safe return. And Henry Mills tries to talk Jefferson into reuniting with his daughter. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, on the eve of meeting Prince Charming's mother, King George poisons Snow White, and the only antidote lies within the waters of the Lady of the Lake.

THE CROCODILE
Belle's disgust over Mr. Gold's continuing thirst for power comes to a head, and she threatens to leave him if he can't change his evil ways; the dwarves pick up their axes and try to find Fairy Dust in the Storybrooke mine; and a reunion with an old acquaintance could prove to be Belle's undoing. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin attempts to save his wife, Milah, from being kidnapped by a band of cutthroat pirates.

THE DOCTOR
While Regina continues to try and stop using her magic in an attempt to win back Henry's affections, she begins seeing what she believes is a ghost from her past; and when Mary Margaret and Emma discover a lone survivor from an ogre massacre, Emma begins to question whether or not he's telling the truth. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Regina finds herself failing at learning the dark arts from a dark master because something from her past is preventing her from using her magic for evil.

TALLAHASSEE
With the hopes of finding a magical compass that could help her and Mary Margaret get back to Storybrooke, Emma takes a journey with a not-too-trustworthy Captain Hook up a treacherous beanstalk in an attempt to steal the item from a murderous giant. Meanwhile, Emma s past is revealed to be anything but magical when she meets up with a fellow thief who wants to make an honest woman out of her.

CHILD OF THE MOON
Ruby s fear about turning into a wolf during the first curse-free Storybrooke full moon is confirmed when one of the town s residents is viciously murdered, and Ruby is the prime suspect; Spencer (King George) threatens to expose David Nolan as a shepherd, not a prince, and not fit to run the town as sheriff; and Leroy stumbles upon some treasure in the Storybrooke mine that could help bring Mary Margaret and Emma back into our world. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Red Riding Hood finds a kindred spirit in Anita, a charismatic and mysterious leader of a pack of humans who, like Red, turn out to be wolves.

INTO THE DEEP
Cora does everything in her power to steal the compass away from Mary Margaret and Emma in her quest to find the entrance to Storybrooke. Meanwhile, in order to protect Henry from further danger, Regina and Mr. Gold must put David's life in jeopardy in an attempt to put him in contact with Mary Margaret across the lands to give her vital information that could help her and Emma return through the portal back to Storybrooke.

QUEEN OF HEARTS
Cora and Captain Hook face off with Mary Margaret and Emma in a race to secure the compass, which will point its holder to the portal into Storybrooke. But back on the other side, Regina and Mr. Gold, desperate to keep Cora out, put a plan into action that would kill anyone entering the portal, placing Mary Margaret s and Emma s lives in danger as well. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, Captain Hook travels to Wonderland and meets up with a vengeful Queen of Hearts.

THE CRICKET GAME
Regina is accused of murdering one of the town's most beloved fairytale characters but only Emma senses that she may be innocent. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, after capturing the Evil Queen, Snow White and Prince Charming set about planning her public execution in order to rid the land of her murderous tyranny.

THE OUTSIDER
Mr. Gold finds an unwilling test subject to see if a spell he has concocted will allow him to cross the border of Storybrooke, without losing his memory, and go in search of his son, Baelfire; Belle stumbles upon a vengeful Hook in the Storybrooke harbor whose main goal is to eradicate Rumplestiltskin; and Mary Margaret and David go house hunting in search of a bigger place to live. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Belle meets Mulan as the two set out to slay a fearsome beast called the Yaoguai, who has been ravaging the land.

IN THE NAME OF THE BROTHER
Dr. Whale is tasked with mending Hook s wounds and performing surgery on the stranger whose car crashed upon entering Storybrooke. But some of the townspeople fear that the stranger may have seen magic -- which could expose their true identities to the world -- and think that leaving him to die would be the best solution. Meanwhile, as Mr. Gold tries to reunite with a despondent Belle, Cora attempts to reunite with daughter Regina; and in the land that was, Victor desperately wants to prove to his disapproving father that he can, indeed, bring back the dead.

TINY
Kidnapped and brought to Storybrooke by Cora, the Giant unleashes his vengeance on the town when a case of mistaken identity leads him to try and settle an old score with David; Mr. Gold, accompanied by Emma and Henry, attempts to depart Storybrooke - hoping to keep his memory intact when he crosses the town line -- and heads to the airport in search of his son Bae; and Greg questions Belle as to what she saw on the night of his car accident. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was and against his brothers' wishes, Anton, the Giant, climbs down the beanstalk and attempts to befriend some humans - whose intentions may not be so noble.

MANHATTAN
While Mr. Gold, Emma and Henry go in search of Gold's son Bae in New York, Cora, Regina and Hook attempt to track down one of Rumplestiltskin's most treasured possessions. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin realizes his destiny while fighting in the Ogres War.

THE QUEEN IS DEAD
Upon discovering Cora and Regina's plan to find and take possession of Rumplestiltskin's dagger, Mary Margaret, with the aid of David and Mother Superior, makes it her mission to find it first; and while Mr. Gold continues his quest in New York to reunite with son Bae, Hook devises a plan to rid himself of a crocodile. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Blue Fairy offers Snow White an unconventional enchantment that could help save her dying mother, Queen Eva.

THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER
Cora's desire to rid herself of Rumplestiltskin in order to take his place as The Dark One takes one step closer to becoming reality as she and Regina try to overpower a dying Mr. Gold, and Mary Margaret is once again tempted by dark magic. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin agrees to offer his services to a younger Cora - for a price - when the king calls her bluff and orders her to actually follow through on her boast of being able to spin straw into gold.

WELCOME TO STORYBROOKE
Emma, David and Mr. Gold must protect Mary Margaret against Regina, who is out for revenge and has made it her mission to kill Mary; and Henry, fed up with all of the feuding, devises a plan to put an end to magic. Meanwhile, Regina discovers that a father and son have somehow found their way into her allegedly undetectable town as she and the fairytale characters deal with the effects of the newly cast curse 28 years prior.

SELFLESS, BRAVE AND TRUE
While Mary Margaret goes off on her own in an attempt to come to grips with what she did to Cora and how her deed has affected her, she stumbles upon August, who has hidden himself away from the others and is completely made of wood -- ashamed at the actions he has taken in life; and Emma is shocked when Neal invites his fianc e, Tamara, to come to Storybrooke. Meanwhile, before the curse was cast, August is introduced to a man of magic who may be able to prevent him from turning back into wood -- but at a steep price.

LACEY
Mr. Gold enlists the aid of David to help him try to jog Belle's now cursed memories and get her to love him again; and when it is revealed that the magic beans Anton and the dwarves have been harvesting have begun to grow and could possibly transport everybody home, Emma is torn over whether she would want to live in fairytale land or stay in our world. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin forces Belle to accompany him on a hunt to kill a thief, whom she had freed in the name of mercy.

THE EVIL QUEEN
With the aid of Hook, Regina attempts to put a plan in motion that will help transport herself and Henry back to Fairytale Land. But her plan revolves around a fail-safe that was planted within the curse, which if triggered could wipe Storybrooke off the map - and kill all of its inhabitants; and Emma's suspicions about Tamara grow. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Evil Queen asks Rumplestiltskin to transform her into an unrecognizable peasant in order to kill an unsuspecting Snow White, with the twisted aim of earning the love and respect of her subjects.

SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT
Emma, Mary Margaret and David go in search of Regina when they discover that she - along with some magic beans - have gone missing. But against Neal's protests, Emma still believes that Tamara had something to do with Regina's disappearance; and Mr. Gold contemplates telling Lacey the truth about his ability to conjure magic. Meanwhile, after Rumplestiltskin abandons his son and lets him travel alone through a portal, young Bae finds himself back in 19th century London and is taken in by the Darling family, befriending their daughter Wendy.

AND STRAIGHT ON 'TIL MORNING
The inhabitants of Storybrooke brace themselves for the end when Greg and Tamara detonate the trigger Regina had placed within the curse, with the annihilation of the town and its residents imminent; and Mr. Gold mourns the loss of his son, Bae/Neal. Meanwhile, back in Neverland of the past, Hook discovers his connection to a young Bae after he rescues him from the sea and soon realizes that the Lost Boys are in hot pursuit of the boy.

THE HEART OF THE TRUEST BELIEVER
As Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Mr. Gold and Hook enter Neverland to search for a kidnapped Henry, they're greeted by a school of not-too-friendly mermaids who threaten to end their search before it begins; Henry finds himself on the run from the Lost Boys with another escapee from Peter Pan's encampment; and Neal, recovering from his wounds, travels through the Enchanted Forest with Mulan in an attempt to learn the fates of Emma and Henry.

LOST GIRL
While Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Regina and Hook continue their search for Henry in Neverland, Peter Pan appears before a startled Emma and offers her a map that will reveal her son's whereabouts. But the only way to make the map appear is for Emma to stop denying who she really is and come to grips with her true feelings about her identity, and Mr. Gold receives some unexpected advice from a friend that could lead him to understand his life s journey while in Neverland. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, when the Evil Queen presents Snow White with an offer to live her life with Charming in peace with the caveat that she give up her claim to the throne, Charming makes it his mission to ensure that Snow doesn t take the offer.

QUITE A COMMON FAIRY
In their continuing quest to find Peter Pan's hideout and save Henry, Hook suggests tracking down Tinker Bell in the hope that she will lead them straight to his camp. Pan reveals to Henry why he has brought him to Neverland and in the Enchanted Forest, Neal has a plan that could transport him to Emma, but it would involve using one of Robin Hood's most precious possessions. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Tinker Bell offers to help Regina improve her life.

NASTY HABITS
Mr. Gold makes a decision to confront Pan, but will he go there to save Henry or give in to the prophecy that the boy will be his undoing? Neal finds himself back in Neverland and in the custody of one of Pan s most loyal Lost Boys. And David struggles for his life as the poison continues to take its toll on him. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Rumplestiltskin goes in search of a missing Bae, who has followed a mysterious figure who steals away children with his music.

GOOD FORM
With the deadly Dreamshade coursing through David s body and close to death, Hook takes him on one last journey to find a sextant that could help them decipher a map that would lead them off Neverland. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Killian Jones, aka Hook, and his brother, Captain Liam, sail off under orders of the King to find a powerful indigenous plant on an uncharted land that could help heal any injury.

ARIEL
Back in the Fairy Tale Land that was, when Ariel saves Snow White from drowning in the ocean's depths, Snow returns the favor by helping her new friend get acquainted with Prince Eric, with whom she has fallen madly in love with. Meanwhile, Emma, Mary Margaret, David and Hook attempt to save Neal, who is imprisoned in one of Pan's encampments, and Regina and Mr. Gold begrudgingly team up to find a way to take down Pan.

DARK HOLLOW
Mr. Gold and Regina send Ariel back to Storybrooke with an item that will allow Belle to locate a hidden artifact that could help take down Pan. But unbeknownst to them, two men have broken into the town with the intent to stop them, at all costs. Meanwhile, Emma, Neal and Hook attempt to find Dark Hollow, where Peter Pan s shadow dwells, in order to capture it, and Mary Margaret is upset with David for keeping his poisoning a secret from her.

THINK LOVELY THOUGHTS
Pan leads Henry to a secret cave, where he has convinced the boy that he alone can save magic and Neverland itself. But a showdown between good and evil is about to go down as Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Mr. Gold, Neal and Hook find themselves directly on a path to Pan in an effort to save Henry. Meanwhile, back in the Fairy Tale Land that was, young Rumplestiltskin is given a magical item that could help him make a fresh start with his father, who has been anything but a good dad.

SAVE HENRY
While Henry's life hangs in the balance, the race is on to stop Pan from gaining full magical powers from the heart of the truest believer. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke of the past, Regina decides to fill a void in her life and, with Mr. Gold's help, sets out to adopt a baby.

THE NEW NEVERLAND
The residents of Storybrooke are overjoyed upon the return of Henry and our heroes from Neverland. But unbeknownst to them, a plan is secretly being put into place by a well-hidden Pan that will shake up the very lives of the townspeople. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Snow White and Prince Charming s honeymoon turns out to be anything but romantic when they go in search of a mythical being that could stop Regina cold in her tracks.

GOING HOME
Pan is in Henry's body, and plans on casting the dark curse once and for all to create a new Neverland, as no one can age under it. Emma and the others try to stop this, but it may come with the ultimate sacrifice on everyone's part. In character's past, however, we learn of the many events that lead up to the unveiling of Emma's destiny.

NEW YORK CITY SERENADE
After Rumplestiltskin sacrificed his life to stop Pan from enacting another curse, Regina obliterated her original curse, which erased Storybrooke from existence and whisked its residents back to Fairy Tale Land leaving Emma and Henry back in our world with no memories of Storybrooke. But all is not well back in the Enchanted Forest when Hook comes calling on Emma in New York City in an attempt to jog her memory so that she can once again help her fairy tale family and friends out of a desperate situation.

WITCH HUNT
Emma arrives in Storybrooke with Henry and reunites with her friends and family, only to discover that no one remembers how they were transported back or the past year they had spent back in Fairy Tale Land. But Emma is sure that someone in town is responsible for this new curse and teams up with Regina in an attempt to uncover their identity. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was during the past year, Regina, with the aid of Robin Hood, attempts to break into her castle, which has been overtaken by the Wicked Witch.

THE TOWER
While Emma, David, Regina and Hook continue their search for the Wicked Witch, she, in turn, is planning a dark surprise for David, and Zelena's prisoner is powerless under her watch as she plots her next course of action against the townspeople. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was in the previous year, Prince Charming stumbles upon Rapunzel, who is trapped inside a tower, and must help her confront her fears in order for her to be free.

QUIET MINDS
Neal finds himself back in Storybrooke and yearns for a way to reconnect with his son Henry, whose memories of his father are gone, while also trying to find his own father, Rumplestiltskin, whom he has just learned is alive but missing, and Regina discovers a possible connection with Robin Hood. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was over the past year, agonizing over the death of his father, Neal - with the help of Belle and enchanted candelabra Lumiere - attempts to find a magical solution to bring back Rumplestiltskin from the dead.

IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN
With Rumplestiltskin as her slave, Zelena challenges Regina to a fight to the death and shocks the Evil Queen with the reveal of their familial connection, and the town lays Neal to rest. Meanwhile, back in the past in the land of Oz, a jealous Zelena asks the Wizard to send her to Fairy Tale Land after discovering that she has a sister, Regina, and that Rumplestiltskin is training her to become a powerful force to be reckoned with.

THE JOLLY ROGER
Ariel returns to Storybrooke and pleads with Hook to help her find Prince Eric, who never returned to the town when the new curse was invoked. Emma agrees to let Regina teach her how to use magic so that she can help defeat Zelena, and Mary Margaret and David try to prove that they can be just as much fun as Hook is with Henry, who thinks they are boring. Meanwhile, in Fairy Tale Land during the past year, an angry Ariel confronts Hook over her missing Prince Eric, who she assumes was kidnapped and possibly killed by the swarthy pirate. But when Hook confesses that the Jolly Roger has been stolen and Eric is most likely the thief s prisoner, Ariel unknowingly provides him with a clue as to who the culprit is, and Hook with Ariel in tow - goes off in search of his ship.

BLEEDING THROUGH
After Zelena steals Regina's heart, Regina casts a spell so that she can speak across the realms to her dead mother, Cora, to discover the truth about why she abandoned Zelena, and Belle stumbles across what Zelena's ultimate end game is. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, young Cora is duped by a man claiming to be a prince and finds herself alone and pregnant. But a chance meeting with a real prince could lead Cora to the royal life she's always craved, but she must keep her pregnancy a secret or risk losing everything.

A CURIOUS THING
Zelena threatens to kill Henry if Hook - whose lips have been cursed by the Wicked Witch -- doesn't proceed with kissing Emma, which will drain all of her magical powers away, and things begin to heat up between Regina and Robin Hood. Meanwhile, back in the Fairy Tale Land that was during the past year, Snow and Charming go in search of Glinda, The Good Witch of the South, to see if she can help them defeat Zelena, and the curse that will ultimately send the Fairy Tale characters back to Storybrooke is cast -- but from an unlikely source.

KANSAS
With Mary Margaret in labor and due to give birth at any moment, the residents of Storybrooke go on high alert in an attempt to ensure that Zelena doesn't try to steal her newborn baby for use in her ultimate game plan to turn back time and change her destiny, while obliterating Regina's existence. Meanwhile, in the land of Oz of the past, Glinda tries to convince Zelena to fight her evil tendencies and join her and her sister witches as a protector of Oz. But the appearance of a young girl from Kansas could turn out to be her undoing.

SNOW DRIFTS
Everyone in Storybrooke joins Mary Margaret and David as they prepare to crown their newborn son, while the time traveling portal that Zelena created before her demise comes to life, and takes Emma and Hook back to the Enchanted Forest before the events of the original curse. Emma and Hook must find a way to return to Storybrooke. But in their quest to return, they accidentally ruin Snow and Charming's first meeting, and they must repair the timeline with Rumplestiltskin's help before it is too late to undo the damage.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Emma's and Hook's plan takes a turn for the worse when Regina captures Emma for "aiding" Snow White, and when it turns out that Snow White had been unable to steal Prince Charming's true marriage ring, which was the catalyst for the 2 of them falling in love. After a daring rescue involving the enlistment of one of Snow's friends, Snow White finds herself in a pinch, in which death seems inevitable. However, she barely manages to escape, and Emma and Hook eventually manage to get her parents back together, repairing the timeline. After some issues with the time portal, Emma is able to regain her magic and reopen it, although she also brings Maid Marion to Storybrooke, who ends up taking away Regina's happiness. Additionally, unknown to the residents of Storybrooke, Emma and Hook have unknowingly brought back someone who could forever alter the course of Storybrooke's future, and potentially introducing a new threat, the magic of whom even Rumplestiltskin fears.

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
A scared and confused Elsa finds herself in Storybrooke and, fearful of the intentions of its residents, creates a powerful snow monster for protection. With Robin Hood's wife, Maid Marian, back in the picture, Regina wonders if her happily ever after with the former thief has been completely quashed; while on their honeymoon, Mr. Gold finds an intriguing object that makes him question whether or not he should officially give Belle control over the dagger that makes him The Dark One, and Hook is dismayed to discover that Emma seems to be avoiding him while she tries to help comfort Regina after being the one responsible for bringing Marian back from the past and into Storybrooke. Meanwhile, in Arendelle of the past, as Elsa s sister Anna s wedding to Kristoff nears, Anna discovers that their parents who died on-ship during a violent storm were heading to a mysterious destination in a quest that may have held the secret to containing Elsa s out of control Ice powers. And against Elsa s wishes, Anna wants to finish their journey to find out what they were looking for.

WHITE OUT
While desperately trying to find her sister Anna, Elsa is startled by Emma and accidentally traps them both inside an ice cave, with the frozen temperature placing Emma's life in peril. Regina, depressed over her likely breakup with Robin Hood, secludes herself away from the town and Henry, which saddens her son. And with the townspeople considering Mary Margaret their leader, she faces her first leadership task in trying to re-start a generator and restore the town s electricity after Elsa freezes and damages the power lines. Meanwhile, in the Enchanted Forest of the past, Anna tries to teach a meek David to fight Bo Peep, a brutal warlord who is threatening to take his and his mother's farm away if they don t pay her price.

ROCKY ROAD
When an icy spell is cast on Maid Marian, which will ultimately freeze her heart and kill her, the Storybrooke residents place the blame on Elsa. But unbeknownst to anyone, a mysterious woman who runs the town s ice cream parlor has the same powers as Elsa and is trying to frame her. Emma and David find former Merry Men member Will Scarlet rummaging through Robin Hood s tent, Regina teams up with Henry to try and discover who the author of the fairy tale book is, Mary Margaret is having trouble balancing her duties as leader of Storybrooke and mother to young Prince Neal, and Hook begins to suspect that Mr. Gold is still in control of the dagger that calls upon him to be the Dark One. Meanwhile, in Arendelle of the past, Elsa and Kristoff set off to stop Hans from attempting to take control of the kingdom.

THE APPRENTICE
After Emma asks Hook out on a real first date, Hook visits Mr. Gold and asks for his hand to be reattached so that he can embrace her with both hands. But magic always comes with a price. Henry and Mary Margaret try to offer hope to Regina when she becomes frustrated over not being able to find a cure to save a frozen Maid Marian, and Will Scarlet attempts to break into the Storybrooke library to find a special book. Meanwhile, back in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Rumplestiltskin is after a magical box that the Sorcerer s apprentice is guarding, and he may use Elsa s sister Anna to help him get it.

BREAKING GLASS
Regina reluctantly teams up with Emma to search for the Snow Queen after Sidney, who is once again Regina's prisoner in the mirror, discovers her whereabouts and agrees to lead her to the location. With Belle babysitting baby Neal, a nervous Mary Margaret and David prepare for their first date night away from their child and find themselves on a mission to track down Will Scarlet, who has escaped from the town jail, and Elsa sees Anna in the Storybrooke woods. Meanwhile, back in the past, young Emma finds herself a kindred spirit when she befriends a girl who, like her, is a runaway orphan.

FAMILY BUSINESS
The race is on to track down the elusive Snow Queen, who was once a foster mother to a young Emma - whose memories of this event have been erased - in order to discover what her ultimate end game is for Elsa and the residents of Storybrooke, and unaware that she does not possess the real blade that controls The Dark One, Belle attempts to use it to get her reluctant husband to show her where the Snow Queen is hiding. Meanwhile, back in the past, Belle travels to Arendelle and, with Anna's help, seeks out Grand Pabbie to help her regain her lost memories in order to discover the fate of her mother.

THE SNOW QUEEN
Emma captures the Snow Queen and interrogates her at the sheriff s station. But the Snow Queen uses her prior knowledge of Emma to try to persuade her into thinking that they are more alike than she could possibly imagine. Regina and Robin Hood s relationship grows increasingly complex as they struggle to find a way to save his dying wife, Emma begins to see what she missed out on by not growing up and being a family with Snow and Charming when she sees how involved Mary Margaret is in baby Neal s life, and Henry begins his after school job in Gold s shop while trying to help Regina find a clue to the identity of the author of the storybook. Meanwhile, in Arendelle of the past, we learn about the origin of the Snow Queen and her familial connection to Elsa and Anna as we see her discover her spectacular yet deadly ice powers.

SMASH THE MIRROR
In Arendelle when the Snow Queen tries to pit Elsa and Anna against each other and it proves more difficult than she anticipates, she takes drastic measures. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke Emma s powers are out of control and her fear of hurting loved ones pushes her away from everyone she cares about. In her confusion Emma turns to Gold for help getting her powers under control. Gold tells her about a way to get rid of her powers altogether and Hook tries to put a stop to it. Meanwhile, Regina struggles with her plan to find the author of the storybook until her quest takes an unexpected turn. Robin Hood recruits Will Scarlet to assist him on a mission and Mary Margaret and David search for Emma.

FALL
As the Spell of Shattered Sight approaches Storybrooke, Mary Margaret and David rally the residents to prepare for the curse while Belle and the fairies work together on an antidote. Gold, with Hook as his reluctant servant, sets about an exit strategy of his own. Regina and Robin Hood ready themselves for the worst while, with the help of a locator spell, Emma and Elsa search desperately for Anna. In Arendelle, Anna and Kristoff awaken to find that their kingdom is once again in danger.

SHATTERED SIGHT
Storybrooke is in a state of chaos with all the residents under the Snow Queen s Spell of Shattered Sight at each other s throats. Emma and Elsa race against the clock to free themselves of the ribbons and take down the Snow Queen and her curse. David can only watch when Regina clashes with Mary Margaret in an epic battle. Meanwhile, Gold gathers Belle and Henry as he prepares to leave town forever, and Will Scarlet looks to square his tab with Hook. Kristoff s thick-headedness leads Anna to a heartwarming discovery.

HEROES AND VILLAINS
In the aftermath of the Snow Queen s spell, our heroes try to pick up the pieces and Regina has to make a difficult choice. Hook s fate hangs in the balance as Gold s quest for power threatens everything he holds dear. And, in the Enchanted Forest flashback, an intrusion during Belle's stay at Rumplestiltskin's dark castle will wreak havoc in both the past and the future.

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
With Gold banished from town, the residents of Storybrooke attempt to resume their normal lives. Hook and Belle search for a way to release the fairies from the Sorcerer's hat, while Emma, Henry and Regina continue to look for clues that could lead them to the Author. But when a terrifying darkness descends on the town, Emma and Regina are forced to confront the true nature of evil. Meanwhile, in New York, Gold and Ursula enlist Cruella De Vil to join their cause.

UNFORGIVEN
David and Mary Margaret suspect Cruella and Ursula have come to Storybrooke looking for something more than their own happy endings something that threatens to reveal a secret they thought was long buried. Emma begins her own investigation of Cruella and Ursula, but she can t shake the feeling that her friends and family are keeping something from her. Regina and Henry continue their search for the Author, turning to Pinocchio and Marco in the hope Pinocchio might remember a clue that will help them. Meanwhile, in a flashback to Fairy Tale Land, Snow and Charming cross paths with the Queens of Darkness as the threat of the Evil Queen s Dark Curse hangs over all of them.

ENTER THE DRAGON
In order to infiltrate the Queens of Darkness as a spy for the heroes, Regina must prove she s still willing to get her hands dirty. Meanwhile, Emma, David and Mary Margaret scramble to keep tabs on their undercover operative. Hook requests an unusual favor from Belle as Henry makes progress on his search for the Author. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Regina befriends Maleficent and helps her to rekindle her lost spark.

POOR UNFORTUNATE SOUL
Hook leverages his complicated history with Ursula to find out what she knows about Gold s endgame. Gold and the Queens of Darkness torture August for information about the Author as Emma, Mary Margaret and David race to find them. Regina grows concerned for Robin Hood s safety while she struggles to maintain her cover with the villains. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, when a restless young Ursula enlists Hook s help to run away from home, she soon learns it isn t wise to trust a pirate.

BEST LAID PLANS
Hook tells Emma that her fate is at stake in Gold s plan while Regina leads the villains on a wild goose chase. Henry makes a breakthrough in his search to find the Author, but Mary Margaret and David need a moment to reconsider the best course of action. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Snow and Charming search for a way to ensure their child will grow-up to be a hero. When a travelling peddler directs them to visit a kindly old hermit, Snow and Charming are presented with a choice that could secure their child s goodness, but at a price that will haunt them for years to come.

HEART OF GOLD
Emma is still reeling after learning the truth of her parents' history with Maleficent, but she must focus on finding the Author, who is running loose in Storybrooke, before Gold does. When Gold's quest for his happy ending grows more urgent, he blackmails Regina into helping him. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Robin Hood learns what it means to be an honorable thief when he accepts a proposition by Rumplestiltskin to travel to Oz to steal a valuable magic elixir from the Wicked Witch.

SYMPATHY FOR THE DE VIL
In fictional 1920s England, viewers meet a young Cruella, whose oppressive mother uses her Dalmatians to terrorize her daughter. Cruella is confined to her mother's attic until a mysterious stranger arrives and empowers her to challenge her captor. In Storybrooke, Regina gains leverage to keep Gold from interfering with her plan to rescue Robin, but her trip to New York takes the backseat when she and Emma learn that Cruella has kidnapped Henry.

LILY
Emma s potential for darkness is looming over everyone, but when Emma realizes Maleficent's daughter Lily is in fact her closest friend from her foster care days, she resolves to find Lily and reunite her with her mother. Regina joins forces with Emma and together they set out to track down Lily and to warn Robin about Zelena. However, neither of them is prepared for the harsh realities they ll encounter in the outside world. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, Gold faces a crisis involving Belle. In a foster care flashback, things are looking up for young Emma with her new family until Lily s appearance threatens to destabilize everything.

MOTHER
Emma returns to Storybrooke to reunite Lily with Maleficent while Regina and Robin Hood struggle to cope with the implications of Zelena's pregnancy. When Gold's health takes a turn for the worse, Isaac looks to a new ally for help procuring the magic ink he needs to re-write history. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Cora returns from Wonderland to beg Regina's forgiveness on the anniversary of Daniel's murder. Cora vows to help her daughter find true love, but Regina remains suspicious of her mother's intentions.

OPERATION MONGOOSE PART 1
The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story's final page is turned. It's a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling.

OPERATION MONGOOSE PART 2
The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story's final page is turned. It's a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling.

THE DARK SWAN
The events of Emma being taken by the Dark One has the Storybrooke residents seeking a way to bring her back, and the only way to make it happen is to turn to a unlikely person: Zelena. However, the wicked witch has other plans in mind, only to be thwarted by Regina, who uses Zelena's magic to enact the Apprentice's wand which creates a portal that brings everyone to the Enchanted Forest. They find a bewildered Emma, who is trying to track down Merlin and along the way befriends Merida while being guided by a spirited Rumplestiltskin, who wants Emma to embrace her darkness. After they meet up with King Arthur in their quest towards Camelot, the residents return to Storybrooke, but this time it's six weeks later with no memories of what happened while wearing completely different attires, and Emma who is now the Dark One vows vengeance on her loved ones.

THE PRICE
The Storybrooke residents try to keep Arthur and the rest of Camelot from revealing their identities and prevent Emma from going dark as they search for Merlin, so Regina pretends to be The Savior in order to save Emma. Unfortunately, as the residents are feted at a ball in their honor, Percival catches on to Regina and in the process Robin is stabbed with Percival's sword but David kills Percival. Emma is asked by Regina to save Robin despite Hook's plea not to, but Emma does and results in Regina paying the price. In Storybrooke, the residents, and the now-transplanted Arthurians, are becoming fearful of Emma as the Dark One, as Regina must step up when a demon called the Fury attempts to take Robin's soul as payment, due to Emma having saved him on Regina's behalf. Meanwhile, Hook is feeling that Emma's good side is no longer there, while Henry meets a girl named Violet. It is revealed that Emma brought the Excalibur sword with the stone to Storybrooke, but she can't pull out Excalibur to make it whole unless she pays the price.

SIEGE PERILOUS
In Camelot, the quest to free Merlin continues when Arthur and David head to The Forest of Eternal Night and fight for a toadstool called the Crimson Crown that can allow them to communicate with Merlin. Emma manipulates Hook in order to gain Hook's sword. In the end, Emma brings Mr. Gold out of his coma by using Hook's sword, which had touched him prior to him becoming the Dark One. She informs the newly awakened Gold that she is going to mold him into a hero who can remove Excalibur from its stone. King Arthur's true intentions are revealed in Camelot and start to emerge in Storybrooke when uses his squire, Grif, to deceive David into believing that Grif had stolen key items, all as part of a plan to turn Storybrooke into the "New Camelot."

THE BROKEN KINGDOM
In Camelot's past, Arthur's obsession with Excalibur has taken a toll on Guinevere and leads to a betrayal of trust by Lancelot as the two seek out the dagger only to be confronted by Rumplestiltskin, who offers a deal that Guinevere takes and ends up paying the price for at the hands of Arthur. This scenario comes full circle five years later, when Arthur learns of Emma being the Dark One from David after Mary Margaret confides that Lancelot is alive. Unfortunately, David and Mary Margaret's plan to save Emma and help Lancelot is foiled with Arthur arresting Lancelot and using Guinevere to brainwash David and Mary Margaret into doing his bidding. Lancelot discovers that he is not alone in trying to stop Arthur, as he is joined by another cellmate, Merida. Meanwhile, Hook, with the help of Henry, tries to keep Emma from giving in to Rumplestiltskin's manifestations by spending a romantic day with her. Finally, in Storybrooke, Emma tells a reluctant Gold that she has plans to make him a hero and has found the perfect person to help her do the job: Merida.

DREAMCATCHER
In Camelot, Emma discovers how Merlin became a tree, so she and Regina race against time to find a tear to release him before Arthur stops them. At the same time Henry tries to prove to Violet that he can be heroic after confronting her father Sir Morgan, but a dinner date turns into a heartbreaker for Henry, which leads to his tear being used to free Merlin. Even as Arthur vows to get even, Merlin agrees to help Emma free her from the darkness. In Storybrooke, Emma sends Gold and Merida into the woods so Gold can become the hero, but after seeing how cowardly he is, Merida takes the chipped cup and uses it to bring out his bravery. As Henry convinced Emma to help Violet look for her horse, Regina, Hook, Robin, and Belle sneak into Emma's home and discover not just Excalibur, but the dreamcatcher, where Regina discovers Violet's memories, in which Emma used her to break Henry's heart back in Camelot in order to obtain Henry's teardrop. Regina and Henry both feel betrayed by Emma and shut her out of their life.

THE BEAR AND THE BOW
In Camelot, Merida enlists Belle on a mission to save her brothers from the United Clans by using a spell to battle the clans, but Belle believes that her faith in fate should be enough to make Merida brave. In Storybrooke, Emma forces Merida to kill Belle so she can make Gold heroic. When Gold finally realizes that Belle sees him as a coward, Gold brings out his bravery by defeating Merida after the archer turns into a bear. Gold then releases Excalibur and places it at Emma's feet but tells her that he is the hero now. At the same time Emma offers Zelena a deal while the residents discovers Arthur's deception, as well as discovering a message from Merlin with help from Henry.

NIMUE
In flashbacks, it is revealed that Merlin drank from the Holy Grail thousands of years ago, begetting his transformation into a wizard, able to heal the forlorn of his thriving village, he becomes a Christ-like figure. He meets a distraught woman by the name of Nimue, whose village and family were slaughtered by a mongol named Vortigan. Over time the two fall in love, but Merlin's immortality is an obstacle. They set out on a journey to forge the grail into a sword, that will cut away his ability. Using the Promethean spark, Merlin conjures Excalibur, but Vortigan attacks them, killing Nimue. However, Nimue is returned to life having had also drank from the grail. Citing her newfound ability to take vengeance, she breaks the sword into two halves, becoming the first Dark One. Meanwhile in Camelot, Merlin and Emma set out on a journey to speak with the first Dark One and claim the Promethean spark; while Zelena double crosses our heroes and join forces with Arthur. Zelena imbues Merlin's name to the broken Excalibur, and Arthur uses it to command the suddenly enslaved Merlin to do his bidding.

BIRTH
In Camelot, after saving her family and friends from Arthur and Zelena, Emma struggles to rid herself of dark magic. She's holding herself back, due to fear of commitment with Hook. She works through the fear and attempts to meld Excalibur, but Hook falls to the floor. Facing death, Emma conjures the dark magic from the sword and instills it in Hook. He is reborn a Dark One. In Storybrooke, our heroes confront the treacherous Arthur. He gets the drop on Hook, but Emma swiftly subdues him. She then claims that all she's done has been for Hook, then disappears. While Hook is in search of answers and a way to get Emma's attention; Zelena's pregnancy is suddenly expedited, giving birth shortly after. Believing Emma wants the baby, Regina and Robin rally defences, but she takes Zelena instead. Emma reveals her plan to transfer all dark magic to a dead vessel, Zelena, an rid the world of it forever. While she is away, Hook and Zelena escape, and capture the Dark One. Zelena reveals to Hook one of Emma's dreamcatchers, enlightening him to his dark predicament.

THE BEAR KING
After escaping Emma and the others, Zelena and Arthur go looking for a helmet that will force others to fight for them. They travel to Dunbroch, where Merida is to be crowned queen. The witch who Merida has met before appears, threatening to destroy the kingdom unless the helmet is returned to her. Merida recruits her old tutor, Mulan, to help her track it down. They then discover Ruby/Red, who returned to the Enchanted Forest to find other werewolves. Together, the three track down the helm, but Arthur and Zelena have beaten them to it. The three defeat the king and witch, who are forced to retreat back to Camelot. Merida returns to her castle, where she is crowned queen, the witch leaves, and she destroys the helm, while Mulan aids Ruby in her search for other werewolves. Merida then swears to kill Arthur, as she has discovered it was he who killed her father two years ago.

BROKEN HEART
In Camelot, Hook embraces another path of revenge on the man he holds responsible for his life-long pain, Rumplestiltskin. Emma attempts to put a stop to his vengeance, but fails. She is then forced to take desperate measures. In Storybrooke, Henry and Emma team up to put a stop to Hook's resurrected Dark One misdeeds; while he is preoccupied with Rumplestiltskin. Meanwhile, Rumple and Belle experience relationship tribulations; and Zelena adapts to askewed motherhood.

SWAN SONG
Hook's past in which his feelings about how his father abandoned him as a young boy that would lead to how Hook killing him after Regina recruited him to kill Cora in the Enchanted Forest would come full circle in Storybrooke, when he along with Nimue prepare to send Emma's family and friends to the Underworld. When he soon realized what would happen if he went through with it, Hook turned Excalibur on the previous Dark Ones, then asked Emma to kill him, saving everyone and restoring Emma back to normal. Emma would learn that Gold used her to tether the darkness back into Gold, leading Emma to blackmail Gold by helping her bring Hook back from the Underworld. Meanwhile, Regina sends Zelena back to Oz after Zelena vows to get custody of her daughter.

SOULS OF THE DEPARTED
The heroes arrive in the Underworld, which bears a striking resemblance to Storybrooke. Here, souls with unfinished business live, including Peter Pan and Cora. Cora offers Regina a way out, telling her she has one hour to leave on the ferry with Henry and Robin. Regina finds the soul of her father, whom Cora has threatened to send to a deeper layer of hell if she does not leave soon. When Regina's father tells her she has come too far to betray her friends now, Cora attempts to banish him. However, as Regina has chosen to stay, Cora's attempts are ineffective, as seeing his daughter choose to stay a hero resolved his unfinished business. With his soul at peace, he is accepted into "a better place" and departs the Underworld after saying goodbye to Regina and Henry. The heroes realize they could potentially rescue all the souls here and continue their quest to find Hook with this in mind. Cora meets with the ruler of the Underworld, Hades, who wishes the heroes gone. He punishes Cora for her failure with an eternity as a miller's daughter once again.

LABOR OF LOVE
After a prisoner is sent by Hook to tell Emma that he is alive, a creature known as Cerberus begins pursuing the outsiders. This prompts Mary Margaret to turn to the only person who can defeat the creature, Hercules, as she learns that he has unfinished business and is therefore in the Underworld. Back in the Enchanted Forest, he was responsible for giving her the courage to fight back against the Evil Queen's bandits. When the outsiders learn that he has lost that confidence, Mary Margaret decides it's time for him to restore it as they square off against Cerberus and, with the help of the prisoner, kill the creature, giving Hercules and the prisoner, revealed to be Megara, their tickets out. In the process, Regina convinces Mary Margaret to again become Snow White, the woman who took risks before the original curse. A furious Hades vows to make the outsiders pay by forcing Hook to choose which living souls will stay behind as recompense for the souls they've redeemed. Meanwhile, Henry encounters Cruella, who wants him, in his role as The Author, to resurrect and return her to the world of the living, so that Emma's soul will no longer be branded a murderer's, but he keeps this offer to himself.

DEVIL'S DUE
In the past, Rumplestiltskin is forced to promise his second child to a healer when Baelfire falls ill from a snakebite; however, after becoming the Dark One, he kills the healer to void the deal. In the present, Hades grows frustrated with Hook's refusal to chisel three names down onto the headstones, signifying those who will remain in the Underworld to replace Prince Henry Mills, Hercules, and Megaera. He threatens to drop Hook into the River of Lost Souls. Mr. Gold finds Milah, the ex-wife he killed, convincing her to help him and Emma find Hook. However, while Emma rescues Hook, Hades offers Gold the chance to leave in exchange for destroying the boat; Gold blasts Milah out into the River of Lost Souls, hoping to keep the deal secret. Later, when Regina attempts to split Emma's heart in two to revive Hook, she finds a protection spell stopping her. It turns out Hades has chosen Emma Swan, Regina Mills, and Snow White to replace the souls they freed. Also, Hades reveals that he's taken on the debt Gold owes the healer; it turns out Belle is now pregnant. Now, Rumplestiltskin must now work for Hades; otherwise, Hades will take his unborn child.

THE BROTHERS JONES
that he and Killian will find a way to get out of Captain Silver's servitude. However, he eventually gives in to Hades' offer of the "Eye of the Storm" jewel to buy their freedom, in exchange for selling out the souls of the entire crew during a dangerous mission for the same jewel. In the Underworld, Liam is reunited with Hook and joins the others in searching for the Underworld version of the "Once Upon a Time" book, only to be blackmailed by Hades who wants pages containing him removed. When Emma catches on to Liam's deception, Hook learns the truth after Captain Silver and his crew reveal what Liam did in the past, which leads to Liam sacrificing himself to save Hook, allowing he and the ship's crew to move on. It is later revealed that the pages Hades wanted have something to do with Zelena. Meanwhile, Henry discovers that the Apprentice is in the Underworld to help guide him in finding the quill, hoping he will make the right decision in lieu of helping Cruella. Later, Cruella makes a move on David while he is impersonating James, only to realize the deception, and she tells David about James' resentment toward him, about being raised by their mother Ruth.

OUR DECAY
In the past in Oz, Zelena's plot to create a time travel portal is derailed by the return of Dorothy Gale. When Hades arrives to help Zelena with her plan to steal the Scarecrow's brain, the two find romantic feelings for each other but, after they succeed, Zelena turns on Hades, believing that he is using her in order to get even with Zeus. In the Underworld, Hades forces Gold to create a portal that brings Zelena, Belle, and Zelena's baby to the Underworld. Unfortunately, when they arrive, Zelena discovers that Hades is behind the plot and that her magic is too weak to protect her child, while Belle learns the truth from Gold about his reclaiming his powers and her pregnancy, as well as the contract now with Hades. Zelena gives up her daughter to those who can better protect her, determined to keep Hades from using her to enact the time-travel portal, only to discover his love for her is unchanged. Meanwhile, Snow and David find a way to contact their son, and Henry starts to write stories in his sleep.

HER HANDSOME HERO
In the past, Belle meets Gaston, and they come upon a young ogre in the forest. Gaston wants to use violence to get information from him, but Belle believes there's a more compassionate way. In the Underworld, Hades enlists Gaston to seek revenge on Gold, leading Belle to find out his unfinished business, only to have Hades make a deal with Belle that could determine the fate of her unborn child. Emma has a dream vision that comes true as she, Hook, and Snow attempt to reverse the graveyard spell. When Hook senses a storm brewing, he, Emma, Snow, and Regina go to the woods, where Emma uses her magic to take out the creature borne from the storm. The creature turns out to be a werewolf, who Snow discovers is Ruby/Red Riding Hood, having somehow ended up in the Underworld.

RUBY SLIPPERS
In the past, after teaming up in Camelot, Ruby and Mulan have made their way to Oz in search of the wolf pack. They meet Dorothy just as Zelena returns to Oz after being banished by Regina. Ruby and Dorothy form a bond as they work on a plan to defeat Zelena and get Toto back. In the present, Ruby finds herself in the Underworld after using a tracking spell to lead her to Zelena. Zelena reveals that she put Dorothy under a sleeping curse which can only be broken by true love's kiss. The heroes believe that a kiss from Dorothy's deceased Auntie Em is the solution but, after Hades ruins their plans, Snow suggests to Ruby that her feelings for Dorothy might allow her to break the curse. Meanwhile, David and Snow get antsy after the phonebooth is removed and they have no way to check up on their son. After Hook is able to change the name on Snow's headstone to "David Nolan," Snow is able to leave the Underworld with Ruby and the two head over to Oz, where Ruby is able to free Dorothy.

SISTERS
Hades offers Zelena the chance for them to be a family, but at the cost of leaving the "outsiders" in the Underworld. Regina finds out about this and turns to Cora for help, leading to a bittersweet reunion and the possibility of closure. Meanwhile, a jealous James decides to get rid of Emma and Robin with Cruella's help, using Zelena's child as leverage with Hades, but an attempt by David to everyone ends tragically. Gold finds a loophole in his attempt to save Belle and kidnaps Zelena with help from Peter Pan. In the Enchanted Forest in the past, Cora brings Zelena from Oz to save Regina, only to have Cora end their reunion when they discover that they're related, because Cora fears Zelena's presence will derail Regina's future as the next queen.

FIREBIRD
In 2009 Maine, Emma buys food at Chantley's Lobster House while seeking her birth family. A bondswoman named Cleo Fox is after Emma for skipping town in Phoenix. At a nearby courthouse, Emma & Cleo are waiting for records from Emma's discovery as a baby, but find little of use. A year later in Boston, Emma is now a bondswoman seeking Cleo's biological daughter, Tasha, on behalf of her unexpected fallen friend. In the Underworld, Hades, Zelena, her daughter, and the Storybrooke residents return home from the Underworld through a portal made by the fallen clock tower near the Underworld graveyard. The heroes all go through the portal except for Hook, who could not be saved in the end.

LAST RITES
As everyone returns to Storybrooke, they have to stop Hades, who wants to unleash the Olympian Crystal on those whom he sees as a threat. When Zelena's feelings blind her to the truth, Emma, Regina, and Robin have to find a way to prove Hades' deception, leading to Robin sacrificing his life for Regina and Zelena using the Crystal to destroy Hades. In the Underworld, a deceased Arthur, killed by Hades in Storybrooke, is joined by Hook to find the missing element in killing Hades. After he succeeds in reaching Emma, Hook is allowed to move on, only to be rewarded by Zeus with a return to Storybrooke. and Arthur stays in the underworld as he was ment to repair a broken kingdom, Zelena names her daughter Robyn in honor of her father during his funeral. Finally, after Moe refused to help bring Belle back from her sleeping curse and Hades chose not to make a deal, Gold takes advantage of the situation by acquiring a piece of the Crystal for a new plan.

ONLY YOU
Regina is mourning Robin Hood when Mr. Gold tethers all of Storybrooke's magic to the Olympian Crystal fragment in a scheme to awaken Belle. Because of all the pain magic has caused his family, Henry uses his Author powers to take the Crystal, intending to destroy magic; Violet teams up with him. Zelena opens a portal, allowing Merida, the Merry Men, and King Arthur's court to return to the Enchanted Forest; however, she, David, Hook, and Mary Margaret are sucked into the portal to the Land of Untold Stories, a place to where those who hated their lives chose to flee, where they are held captive by Mr. Hyde. In the meantime, Regina and Emma track Henry down to New York City, shadowed by Mr. Gold.

AN UNTOLD STORY
Henry finds a second Holy Grail in the New York library and uses it to banish magic during a fight between Emma, Regina, and Mr. Gold. He then learns, to his horror, that he has trapped the rest of his family in the Land of Untold Stories. In the Land of Untold Stories, Dr. Jekyll succeeds in separating himself from Mr. Hyde, wishing to join the heroes in Storybrooke. After a pep talk from Emma, Henry gives a passionate speech to the people of New York about believing in magic, as their belief will bring it back; he convinces them to use magic wishes in the park fountain to help bring back his family. This opens a portal, bringing the heroes home and proving magic exists. Jekyll gives Snow some of his red serum for Regina, allowing her to separate from the Evil Queen and crush her heart. In the meantime, Gold has met with Mr. Hyde, who promises him information on how to wake Belle in exchange for Storybrooke. Hyde arrives in Storybrooke, along with some of his "friends," threatening the town. Back in New York, The Dragon is confronted by the manifestation of The Evil Queen, who takes his heart and declares war.

THE SAVIOR
In the past, Aladdin is shown to be a "Savior" and his enemy, Jafar, tells him he will fall, as all Saviors do. In the present, Mr. Hyde is arrested after bringing in various characters from the Land of Untold Stories. He tells Emma he knows about her recent tremors and visions and sends her to an oracle who shows her a more complete vision of her death. Gold goes into Belle's dreams to wake her from the sleeping curse, where Morpheus tells him he has one hour to wake her or she will remain asleep forever; he tries to get Belle to fall in love with him again, but she does not fall for his lies. This leads Morpheus to reveal that he is actually the son of Belle and Rumple, and he's there to make sure Belle does not reconcile with Gold. She wakes up and leaves Gold. Henry convinces Regina that Hades may have lied about Robin's soul having been fully destroyed. Zelena moves in with Regina but, after learning her sister blames her for Robin Hood's death, moves back into her old house, where the Evil Queen awaits her and insists they talk.

A BITTER DRAUGHT
Enchanted Forest, the Evil Queen makes a deal with Edmond Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo, in which she'll help him seek his revenge in exchange for him killing Snow and David. His decision to back out of the deal after he falls for Snow's handmaiden, as well as Rumple's interference, changes the outcome, at the cost of the handmaiden. In the present day, the Evil Queen begins her plan of vengeance, as she tests Zelena's loyalty and uses Edmond in her plot to carry out the unfinished plan of having Snow and David killed. When Regina kills Edmond to save her friends, the Evil Queen proclaims that Regina is still dark and tells everyone that their untold stories are about to be played out with Regina bringing about their unhappy endings. The Evil Queen later hints to David that his father might have died under mysterious circumstances and makes a deal with Gold not to harm Belle or their child, although Belle, who is staying aboard Hook's ship, has made it clear that she won't return to him. Emma tells Archie about her visions and has suspicions as to why Regina does not appear in them.

THE OTHER SHOE
In Cinderella's past in the Enchanted Forest, she attends the ball where she is introduced to Prince Thomas by Snow White. However when Ella sees the prince give a rose to her stepsister Corinda after having just danced with her, she flees the ball leaving one of her glass slippers behind. Back home, she attempts to use a key her mother owned before her death that leads to the Land of Untold Stories. However, Corinda stops her and tells her the prince wants to marry Ella and that he gave her a rose to congratulate her on her engagement to Jacob, the footman. Corinda reveals she wants to run away with Jacob, so Ella gives her the key to the Land of Untold Stories, insisting that Corinda's mother will find her otherwise. Unfortunately, Ella's stepmother forces her into revealing Corinda's location. Prince Thomas proposes to Ella, she tries to stop her wicked stepmother from hurting Corinda and Jacob. But, in the end, the wicked stepmother takes Corinda with her to the Land of Untold Stories, leaving behind Jacob and Ella. In present day Storybrooke, Ashley (Cinderella's real name) realizes that her stepsister is in town and goes to fix her mistakes, only to be confronted by the vengeful Corinda and her mother. Meantime, Hook and Henry realize that something is wrong with Emma's magic, and the Evil Queen exploits Emma's weakness by sending her "off the chess board" to figure out how to get back to save Ashley. Snow White wants the town to go back to normal and is upset when David learns his father was killed and wants to solve the murder. Dr. Jekyll and Dr. Frankenstein work together to recreate the serum that tore Regina and the Evil Queen apart in order to figure out how to kill her. Corinda forgives Ashley when she and Jacob are reunited. Gold discovers Belle's hiding place. The Evil Queen frees Mr. Hyde from his cell and the two walk out of the prison together.

STRANGE CASE
In Victorian, England, Jekyll's attempt to be accepted into the Academy of Science takes a sinister turn when Rumpelstiltskin shows up to inspire him to use a potion that he created in order to convince Dr. Lydgate into accepting him. The potion will split one person into two personalities, and using it leads to the transformation of Mr. Hyde. Unfortunately, Jekyll's attempt to win over Lydgate's daughter Mary leads to tragic consequences. In Storybrooke, Gold takes extreme measures to stop Hyde from harming Belle, but it turns out Jekyll is the true villain as his attempt to kill Belle is thwarted by Hook, killing both Jekyll and Hyde. This causes Regina to ask Emma to protect her, now that she and The Evil Queen could face the same fate, and meanwhile Gold explains to Belle that he needs her to protect their child. In the meantime, Snow returns to teaching with a new assistant, Shirin, who inspires her to use her past to help her students. However, it is revealed that Shirin is actually Princess Jasmine and is being assisted by The Oracle in her search for Aladdin.

STREET RATS
In the past, Aladdin is initially begged by Princess Jasmine and later tricked by her to help seek out a magical weapon that will save her kingdom from Jafar. It is discovered upon reaching that location that Aladdin's destiny is to become The Savior, and the fate of saviors ends in death. Jafar soon tricks him by offering him a pair of shears to alter his fate, only to have Aladdin turn down the offer. However Aladdin keeps the shears and later takes the selfish route and changes his fate, dooming Agrabah to Jafar. In Storybrooke, Jasmine reveals her search for Aladdin to the residents, and Emma hopes that if they find him alive, she will not die. The Evil Queen kidnaps Archie and poses as him in order to force Emma to reveal her visions to her. Archie is sent to Zelena's house to act as Robyn's babysitter while she and the Evil Queen bond, convincing Zelena to embrace her wicked ways by turning Archie back into a cricket again. After hiding from everyone, Aladdin comes out of hiding to talk to Emma and gives her the shears. Emma gives the shears to Hook and asks him to destroy them. When Aladdin is reunited with Jasmine, he has to explain about what happened to her kingdom, while Hook deceives Emma by keeping the shears after he telling her they were now safely 20,000 leagues under the sea.

DARK WATER
During the Dark Curse, Hook is recruited by Captain Nemo for a mission to retrieve a treasure that will take him and Hook to a mysterious island, but when he learns that his half-brother Liam is alive, a worried Hook leaves as Liam learns the truth by stabbing Nemo. In the present day, Regina, David and Snow frees Archie from Zelena's home, while Henry discovers from the Evil Queen the truth about Hook hiding the shears, but their differences are put to the test when they are captured by Nemo's crew, where Hook tells Henry about what happened to his family, and once again comes face to face with Liam, only to have Hook subdue him, and later discovering Nemo survived after Snow and David found him. Emma confronted Aladdin about what it meant to be a Savior, and learns from Jasmine what happened to her kingdom. Belle received support from Snow during a ultrasound, while Gold is placed in an unlikely situation by the Evil Queen, who acquired the Shears that Henry and Hook buried as part of a plan to steal Snow's heart.

HEARTLESS
In the flashbacks, Snow is being hunted by a woodcutter who was hired by Regina. At the same time, David is tasked with selling his family's farm when it goes a rough period. The both of them are heading towards the same town in hopes of solving their problems. Along the way, David comes across the same woodcutter, who drugs him to use his dog, Wilby, to track Snow. David ends up saving Snow from the woodcutter and Snow repays him with money to keep his farm. Snow insists that he not get a look at her face to avoid being a target of Regina's and as their hands touch for the first time, it releases a magical sapling before the two part ways. In the present-day, Snow & David attempt to retrieve the sapling when the Evil Queen tells Snow and David that they must surrender their hearts or else she'll release water from the River of Lost Souls to destroy Storybrooke. The two end up handing over their hearts but the Evil Queen decides to return them with a twist, resulting in Snow falling under another sleeping curse. However, when David wakes her again, he immediately falls under it himself, meaning that as long as the curse is in place, Snow and David can never be awake at the same time. Meanwhile, Regina uses the Evil Queen's new romance with Rumple to drive a wedge between her other half and Zelena, who lets Belle in about Rumple's affair and his intentions with the Shears.

I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR
Regina devises a plan with Emma to trap the Evil Queen behind the mirror, but the latter switched it and traps them in the mirror instead, where Emma and Regina discover that the Dragon is imprisoned there, while The Queen plots to lure Henry over to her side. However, Henry, who is preparing for his date with Violet, catches on to The Queen's plot and is forced by her to kill The Dragon before he kills Emma and Regina inside the mirror, only to defy her temptation by breaking the mirror and saving Emma and Regina, and the Queen leaves in defeat, assured that Henry will eventually join her. Snow and David adjust to life apart, waking each other up periodically to take turns living. Belle turns to Zelena for help in getting away from Gold, and Aladdin steals back the Sorcerer's Wand from Gold for Zelena to open a portal, while Aladdin shows Jasmine the lamp that can help them save her kingdom; however, Gold stops Belle and takes the wand back, putting an enchanted bracelet on Belle to track her wherever she goes, but as he tried to kill Zelena, she brings back his heart attacks. Gold and the Evil Queen officially team up and he tells her that he wants her to kill Zelena.

CHANGELINGS
Rumplestiltskin's past involving his desire to take children is revealed, when Belle learns that a stolen baby is about to be used in a plot to draw out The Black Fairy, who is revealed to be Rumplestiltskin's mother. Meanwhile in the present day, Gold goes off onto the deep end when he attempts to do whatever it takes to see the baby, but Belle, believing the advice her son is giving her, is determined to keep him away with help from Emma and Hook. When a spell placed in her tea accelerates her pregnancy, Belle immediately gives birth to a son named Gideon, and after naming Mother Superior the godmother, the child is sent away for his safety. This infuriates Gold, especially after The Evil Queen reveals to Gold that she placed the spell on Belle's tea as payback for forcing her to make an attempt on Zelena's life. With the genie no longer inside the lamp, Aladdin decides to take his place. Zelena and Regina continues to hold grudges against each other and Emma discovers the sword that is supposed to kill her. She then uses it on the Evil Queen and finds out that she hasn't hurt Regina. The Queen flees.

WISH YOU WERE HERE
Emma discovers that she can kill the Evil Queen with the sword without hurting Regina. However, the Queen uses Aladdin's position as the genie to send Emma to an alternate reality in which she was never the Savior, and the Evil Queen was banished long ago. Since Regina is the same person as the Queen, she is able to wish to be put in the alternate reality with Emma where she makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin for his freedom in exchange for a bean to take her and Emma home. She tries to get Emma to remember who she is by masquerading as the Evil Queen and killing Snow and David. Meanwhile in the real world, David wants to end the Queen's reign once and for all and confronts her. However, when she is outnumbered by David, Jasmine, Aladdin, and Hook, she disappears into the streets where the hooded figure that is supposed to kill Emma appears and turns her into a serpent. Jasmine wishes for Aladdin to take them to Agrabah. Blue reveals she was attacked and that the Black Fairy took Gold and Belle's son. The hooded figure confronts Gold and Belle in the pawn shop and is revealed to be the adult version of their son. Finally, in the alternate reality, Emma and Regina are use the magic bean to return to Storybrooke; however, before they can enter it, that world's version of Robin Hood comes to rob them. Regina is so distracted when she sees her love that she and Emma miss the portal home.

TOUGHER THAN THE REST
In 1990 Minnesota, a young Emma is told by a teenager that she has the power to change her fate. In 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 a new portal. Regina goes to find Robin Hood to see if he would've been better off without her. After Regina finds Robin, they're caught by the Sheriff of Nottingham and later by the Wish realm Rumple. Robin believes Regina when she tells him about their being in an alternate reality. 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 the good of their son.

MURDER MOST FOUL
The events of how Robert, the father of David and James, was murdered are detailed in a flashback, in which Robert learns what happened to James after he ran away from King George. With help from Rumple, he tracks him to Pleasure Island, but their reunion is cut short by King George, who orders Robert's execution. His death affects David in the present day after he sees visions of Robert and asks Hook to help him, despite his being reformed. When Hook becomes concerned that David is taking this investigation too far by going after Albert, he intervenes and brings David back to sanity. Hook is also worried about whether David will give him his blessing to marry Emma, but David does. Meanwhile, Regina tries to get the Wish Realm Robin assimilated into Storybrooke, but soon questions why he agreed to follow her, as it turns out that he had something else planned after he steals a chest from the vault. The truth as to who really murdered Robert is revealed when August gives Hook missing pages he took from Henry's book. When Hook sees an illustration of David's dad, he recognizes him and recalls murdering him during a robbery in the Enchanted Forest so that there was no witness to his crime.

ILL-BODING PATTERNS
During the First Ogres War, Beowulf leads a fearsome charge on the battlefield in the Enchanted Forest of old. After every last soldier had been slain, Beowulf surrenders to death just as Rumplestiltskin intervenes, killing all the ogres. Hailed as a hero in the village, Beowulf is irked by Rumple's new title. He creates a ruse to lead Rumple to his demise. Fearing he would not be able to follow through on protecting the villagers without Dark Magic, Rumple bestows his dagger upon Baelfire as an insurance policy. Following a turbulent exchange and threat to frame Rumplestiltskin as a murderer, Beowulf retreats. Feeling the pressure of his threat, Bae commands his father to kill him. Rumple later doses Bae with a memory potion to erase the ordeal from his mind and restore his innocence. In Storybrooke, Rumple recognizes a familiar pattern in Gideon, who makes strides in his quest to kill Emma Swan at the cost of The Blue Fairy's vitality. Hook worries about the repercussions of telling Emma his newly unveiled secret. Meanwhile, Emma unknowingly forces a proposal after happening upon Hook's engagement ring. Robin of Locksley attempts to flee the town, but to no avail. The Evil Queen escapes her reptilian confinement and indoctrinates Robin.

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In the Enchanted Forest, The Evil Queen is in search of a spell that will help her end Snow White for good, but her father has love in mind for his daughter and leads her on a quest to Cupid's Arrow. However, The Evil Queen rebrands the arrow to follow hatred and discovers that the person she despises the most is herself. In Storybrooke, The Evil Queen and Regina face off in a final confrontation. Just when Regina wins the upper hand, she remembers the Evil Queen's self-loating and evenly splits the light and the darkness in their hearts, to share their love and hate and allow the Evil Queen to reform. After Emma calls off the engagement, Hook decides to board the Nautilus with Captain Nemo. Hook later changes his mind following a conversation with Snow but, before he can return, Gideon hijacks the vessel and sends it out of Storybrooke.

A WONDROUS PLACE
At a loss for hope, Regina suggests a "girls' night out" for Emma with her and Snow. While at the bar, she confides in the mixologist and sheds a tear. Meanwhile, the Nautilus is transported to the Enchanted Forest, where Aladdin and Jasmine board. They have yet to locate Agrabah and are growing weary. After Hook and Jasmine confide in one another, the vessel is irrevocably damaged and Jasmine uses a genie wish to relocate the group to the island where Jafar is located. They discover a cabana belonging to Ariel and Prince Eric. Ariel has collected a genie lamp that houses Jafar. Jasmine is able to sway him into divulging the location of the hidden Agrabah before defeating him with magic dust. Through true love's kiss, Aladdin and Jasmine, along with Hook and Ariel, are transported to the restored city and Aladdin's genie curse is broken. Ariel supplies Hook with a means to reach Emma. Emma receives the message and Gideon, no longer masquerading as the mixologist, threatens that he will use her tears to keep Hook from returning to Storybrooke unless she helps him kill the Black Fairy. Flashbacks to Ariel and Jasmine's first meeting show the princess falter under Jafar's trickery.

MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER
In Storybrooke, Gold reveals to Emma and Snow that the Black Fairy is his mother and that the Dark Curse Regina cast was created by the Black Fairy. Emma agrees to help Gideon kill the Black Fairy, but is double-crossed by Gideon and left to die at the hands of a giant spider. Gideon opens a portal with the sword, allowing the Black Fairy to slip through into Storybrooke. Meanwhile in the Enchanted Forest, Hook wagers the Jolly Roger for a magic bean in a game of cards with Blackbeard. As Blackbeard and Hook go through the portal, it malfunctions thanks to Gideon and the duo ends up in Neverland, on the run from the remnants of Peter Pan's Lost Boys. Back in Storybrooke, Henry experiences a disorienting shift in his Author powers, so he and Regina seek help from the only person who can aid them: the previous Author, Isaac. Isaac reveals to Regina and Henry that they are nearing the end of the story in which the savior must fight the Final Battle. Flashbacks reveal the abuses the Black Fairy inflicted on Gideon and that the Black Fairy ripped out Gideon's heart and is controlling him to kill Emma.

AWAKE
Regina works feverishly to wake Snow and Charming from the Sleeping Curse. Gold comes face to face with the Black Fairy, the powerful enemy Emma must fight in the Final Battle. Hook, still in Neverland, meets up with Tiger Lily, who gives him a piece of an ancient fairy wand to aid Emma in defeating the Black Fairy. Gold confronts the Black Fairy over her manipulating Gideon with his heart and she maintains that Storybrooke would be destroyed if the two of them fought. A pixie flower allows Emma to open a doorway to Neverland and rescue Hook, who then re-proposes properly. The townsfolk gather around Emma's sleeping parents and each take small amounts of the Sleeping Curse unto themselves, diluting it and allowing Snow and David to finally reunite. In 1993, a pixie flower awakens Snow and Charming from their cursed selves, but an awakened Rumplestiltskin tells them they must make a difficult decision to ensure that Emma fulfills her destiny as the Savior.

WHERE BLUEBIRDS FLY
In Zelena's past, her childhood friend Stanum asks for her help in finding the Crimson Heart, a magical artifact that would be able to restore his human form after having been cursed by the Wicked Witch of the North to slowly turn into tin. Zelena's refusal to give up her magic leads to her betraying Stanum, as she keeps the Heart and leaves him to become the Tin Man. In the Present, The Black Fairy tempts Zelena with an offer to join her, only to have Zelena oppose her instead. Regina is brought into the chaos by trying to stop her sister and they find the Black Fairy and Gideon in the crystal mines, with the Black Fairy tricking Zelena into utilizing her unstable Dark Magic to strengthen her for the Final Battle. Realizing that there is nothing left for her back in Oz, Zelena decides to help the residents fight back against the Black Fairy by using the Crimson Heart to give up her magic, thereby undoing the mess she made in the mines. Emma then uses her magic and one of the crystals to bring Mother Superior out of her coma with some help from Regina and Zelena.

THE BLACK FAIRY
The origin of Rumplestiltskin's true destiny is revealed, as his mother Fiona learns from the Blue Fairy and Tiger Lily that he was destined to become The Savior. When Fiona fears for her son and chooses power over protecting Rumple, it results in her becoming the Black Fairy. In the present day, as everyone looks for the missing wand, Gold brings Gideon and Emma into the Dream World to search for Gideon's heart, where the events of the flashback unfold. Gold then confronts Fiona, but she reveals the real reason behind why he was abandoned. Gold later retrieves Gideon's heart and tells everyone that the Black Fairy is dead, paving the way for Emma and Hook's wedding. However, Gold and Fiona make a deal that will see the Final Battle go forward, with Emma being the Savior that will fight in it. Meanwhile, Regina helps Zelena adjust to life without her powers.

THE SONG IN YOUR HEART
In the past, Snow makes a wish that grants the entire Enchanted Forest the ability to use the gift of song as a strength, which also spreads to Oz as well. When Regina 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 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 unleashing a new curse on her wedding day, with help from Gold's freezing her family. When Henry discovers the page in the book that reveals the song in Emma's heart will make her stronger, not only does it embolden Emma, it stops Fiona from crushing her heart, but Fiona still tells Emma that the battle will continue. On her wedding day, Emma and Hook finally marry, just in time for the dark clouds of the Black Fairy's curse to erupt from the clock tower and engulf them at 6:00 PM, setting up the final battle.

THE FINAL BATTLE
Fiona's curse alters Storybrooke, institutionalizing Emma and leaving only Henry and Gold "awake," while sending Emma's other allies to their home realms. The Final Battle is over Emma's belief; if she stops believing in the realms of story, they will be consumed by the Darkness and cease to exist. If all the realms are destroyed, Fiona would gain godlike powers, and be able to break the Laws of Magic at will. In the Enchanted Forest, the banished characters gather at Regina's castle; David and Hook obtain a magic bean, and the Evil Queen sacrifices herself to hold off the Darkness to delay the group's destruction. Fiona convinces Emma to destroy the book, but Henry hand-draws one that restores her belief, in time to save the castle. Gold kills Fiona, who had hidden Belle and turned her into a coward; this breaks the Curse, which restores everyone's memories and reunites them in Storybrooke. However, Gideon is still under orders to kill Emma. Gold attempts to free Gideon's heart; however, a spell cast by the Black Fairy prevents him from doing so. Emma lays down her sword, allowing Gideon to impale her; this releases Emma's light magic and ends the battle. With both Gold and Emma having chosen good, Gideon is returned to infancy and the realms are restored, along with those those who died in the crisis. The characters embark on their "happy beginnings." Many years later in the Enchanted Forest, an adult Henry vanishes, while defending his daughter Lucy from an unidentified entity. Guided by Tiger Lily, Lucy travels to Seattle, where Henry no longer remembers her.

HYPERION HEIGHTS
In a flashback, an 18-year-old Henry says goodbye to Regina as he departs Storybrooke on a trip to new realms, in hopes of finding his own story. Many years later, Henry runs into Cinderella's carriage in the New Enchanted Forest and after a string of events that almost get them captured at a ball, he offers her the chance at a new start back in Storybrooke, as he is due to return through a portal that evening. When Henry finds a glass slipper left for him at their meeting spot, he decides to stay behind. In present-day Seattle, an older Henry is reunited with his daughter Lucy, whom he does not remember because of a curse. In hopes of breaking it, Lucy leads him to her neighborhood of Hyperion Heights, home to many other cursed fairytale characters including Jacinda, Lucy's down-on-her-luck single mother who is in a contentious relationship with her powerful stepmother Victoria. Others include Roni, a bar owner who is struggling with having to sell her establishment to Victoria, and Rogers, a cop who gets promoted to a detective and is introduced to his new partner, Weaver.

A PIRATE'S LIFE
In flashback to Storybrooke, Hook is training an 18 year old Henry as Emma watches on. She confesses to Hook that she worries Henry is about to leave on his own. In order to comfort her, Hook shows her a bottle Henry can use to call on them if he gets into trouble. Many years later, as Henry is about to be captured by Lady Tremaine, he uses the bottle to call on Emma, Hook, and Regina for help. In the present, Victoria hires Rogers and Weaver to drive Henry out of the neighborhood. Rogers does not agree with Weaver's methods and helps Henry instead. Rogers, Henry, and Roni end up forming an alliance against Victoria. Meanwhile, Jacinda has to find another way to be at Lucy's ballet recital after Victoria makes things difficult for her.

THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS
In a flashback, Cinderella arrives at the spot in the forest where she is supposed to meet Henry, but does not find him there. She then meets Princess Tiana, who recruits her to be part of the resistance against Lady Tremaine. She leaves one of her glass slippers behind for Henry to find. A short while later, Henry, Regina, and Hook arrive at their campsite and join the efforts. Later, Cinderella sneaks into Tremaine's castle alone, where Tremaine reveals that she has kept her almost-deceased daughter Anastasia preserved since her "death" at age 14 and needs a pure heart to revive her. She tasks Cinderella with stealing Henry's, since he has the heart of the truest believer. In the present day, Jacinda tries to save Lucy's beloved community garden from Victoria, while Lucy takes a skeptical Henry on a trip under the garden lot in hopes of finding proof of everyone's fairytale pasts. Meanwhile, Henry, Roni, and Rogers find their first lead against Victoria. Rogers captures the man working with her, but is irritated to find Weaver setting the man free to use him as a future connection. Also, it is revealed that Victoria is not cursed and has been keeping a witch as her prisoner at the top of Belfrey Towers.

BEAUTY
In a flashback to Gideon's first birthday, Rumple and Belle decide to leave Storybrooke to travel the world. Years later, Rumple tells Belle that he wants to stop being the Dark One so he can be mortal again and live out one single life with her. Over the years, they search for ways to get rid of his darkness. When Gideon is 18, Belle comes across a prophecy that leads them to the Edge of Realms, where they must wait for the sun's brightest set before they can be guided to the path Rumple must take to get rid of the Darkness. They build a home there as they wait for the event to occur. However, an aging Belle eventually admits that the "sun" of which the prophecy spoke was actually herself and that her death will mark the start of his journey. When Belle dies, Rumple sets off to search for a Guardian who will be able to take the Darkness from him so that he can ultimately be reunited with Belle. In the present day, Tilly, who is actually Alice, begins to wake up from the curse after she stops taking pills given to her by Victoria. In her new state of clarity, she tries to get Weaver to remember his true identity. Meanwhile, Ivy is tasked with taking Lucy trick-or-treating and loses her in the streets. She ends up bonding with Henry and defies her mother to give Jacinda and Lucy time together.

GREENBACKS
In the flashbacks, Tiana seeks a prince to help save her kingdom and is guided by Dr. Facilier to a man named Robert. She soon realizes that Facilier had enlisted Robert to steal a magical ruby from her in exchange for reuniting him with his lover who had been turned into a frog. In the present day, Tiana decides to run a pop-up beignet shop out of Mr. Cluck's with Jacinda's help. Victoria sends someone to burn the place down, which then causes friction between the two roommates. Rogers comes across a detainee at the police station who he thinks is connected to Eloise Gardener, the missing girl he's trying to find. Meanwhile, Roni decides to investigate Ivy's interest in helping Henry. Ivy takes her to the top of the towers and Roni finds a photo of herself and a young Henry taken in Storybrooke. However, it is later revealed that Ivy hasn't been cursed either and has her own dealings with the witch of which her mother is unaware.

WAKE UP CALL
In a flashback, Regina comes across Drizella, who is looking for magic to escape from her mother. When she reveals that she was actually born with magic, Regina begins to train her. However after Regina runs into Rumple, who tells her that Lady Tremaine must have been aware of the magic lessons, the two women realize that Lady Tremaine was counting on using Drizella's heart to revive Anastasia. Drizella ends up blackening her own heart by killing the prince, making it unusable for revival, and vows to cast a Curse like Regina's to make her mother suffer. In the present day, Roni struggles with what to believe about the mysterious photo, which is complicated by newly discovered information about "Regina Mills" into which Lucy encouraged her to look. Drizella gathers the ingredients for a plant that the witch then cultivates and, when she serves its essence to Roni, she wakes up and remembers her life as Regina. Drizella then reveals that she cast the curse and blackmails Regina into keeping Henry and Jacinda apart, reminding her of a special contingency that was put into the Curse that would force her to comply.

ELOISE GARDENER
In a flashback to the Wish Realm shortly after the Charmings stopped Regina from casting her curse, Hook agrees to grant her passage on the Jolly Roger in exchange for leading him to powerful magic guarded by a witch. When he arrives at the witch's tower, he finds Rapunzel instead. She instructs him to retrieve a golden flower from the witch's garden. When he returns with it to help her, they spend the night together. The next morning, it is revealed that Rapunzel is actually Gothel and their night together produced a baby, whom Gothel leaves behind so she can escape the tower. Hook gives the Jolly Roger to Smee and decides to stay with his daughter, who is unable to leave due to the tower's spell. He names her Alice after his own mother. In the present day, Rogers is on a mad hunt for Eloise with help from Henry and Tilly. Tilly later informs him that Eloise has died, but it turns out that the news was planted by Weaver to throw him off the case. Weaver warns Rogers that Eloise is not the person he thinks she is. When Rogers finds Gothel, he believes that she is Eloise and frees her from Victoria, who gets locked up for kidnapping. Meanwhile, Tremaine has discovered that Drizella is awake and Regina tries to put some distance between Henry and Jacinda.

PRETTY IN BLUE
In flashbacks, Hook is reunited with Alice, who claims that they have been cured of their curse. However, when they try to embrace, Hook gets hurt and Alice runs away in fear. Henry and Cinderella chase her back to New Wonderland, a place where Cinderella reveals her mother Cecilia ran to after abandoning her and her stepfather. She takes a shrinking potion and leaves Henry, heading into the Infinite Maze alone to find answers. She finds Alice, who tells her that she met Cecilia before and that she was also afflicted with the Curse of the Poisoned Heart. Drizella appears in New Wonderland with a plan to curse Henry, but Alice and Cinderella are able to save him. Henry and Cinderella then share their first kiss. In the present day, Jacinda contacts Nick (Jack in Fairy Tale Land), a lawyer whom she has been cursed to believe is Lucy's father. He agrees to help her regain custody of Lucy, to Henry's dismay, and Lucy encourages Henry to fight for Jacinda. Meanwhile, Drizella and Gothel plan to revive Anastasia but, when they open her coffin, her body is missing. After Regina confronts Rumple, who refuses to confirm that he has woken up from the curse, she announces to Henry that she's heading to San Francisco to meet with someone who was pushed out of town by Victoria. He agrees to join her on the trip.

ONE LITTLE TEAR
Victoria strikes a deal with Weaver in an attempt to free herself from jail and wake Anastasia. In flashbacks, Rapunzel takes from Mother Gothel's garden to save her family and is trapped in a tower in exchange. After 6 years of captivity, Rapunzel escapes using her hair but finds her husband Marcus has remarried to Cecilia, gaining a stepdaughter, Ella. Gothel tempts Rapunzel with a New Wonderland mushroom, which she uses to poison Cecilia's heart. One day, Anastasia and Ella falls through thin ice, but to Rapunzel's disbelief, their father only manages to save Ella. Rapunzel seeks Gothel's help, who magically seals Anastasia's last breath with the price of keeping Anastasia in the tower. However, Rapunzel tricks Gothel who becomes trapped in her own tower until someone in her bloodline takes her place. In the present day, Victoria strangely gives full custody of Lucy to Jacinda, claiming to be a changed person. Victoria retrieves the Once Upon a Time book and shows Lucy her unfortunate life story as Rapunzel and convinces Lucy to give up her belief in happy endings. As Lucy sheds a tear, Victoria uses it to awaken Anastasia, while Lucy collapses into unconsciousness.

THE EIGHTH WITCH
In a flashback, baby Lucy is born, just as Drizella appears to deliver a prophecy about a curse. The heroes are able to turn Drizella to stone. Eight years later, everyone is celebrating Lucy's birthday when Gothel appears with her coven of witches, recruiting Drizella to join them as she is finally freed. With the curse looming, Regina heads off to get help from Zelena. Later, when the heroes confront the witches, Gothel reveals that they have poisoned Henry, and Regina is forced into casting Drizella's curse to save his life. In the present day, Regina has located a cursed Zelena in San Francisco, who is now known as Kelly. Regina is able to give Zelena her memories back and the two head back to Seattle, knowing that breaking the curse to help Lucy would only hurt Henry instead. Rumple tests Anastasia to see if she is the Guardian. However, Gothel also wants Anastasia and severs her alliance with Drizella after the girl is brought to her, deeming Anastasia to be more useful in her coven. Gothel tells her that they need to find their fellow witches.

SECRET GARDEN
In a flashback, an 18-year-old Robin has been secretly dabbling in magic against her mother's wishes. After attempting a spell that leads her to Gothel, Robin disappears from Storybrooke and Zelena arrives in the New Enchanted Forest looking for her. Robin is excited to apprentice under the powerful witch but soon finds out that Gothel only wants her to be the sacrifice needed for a resurrection amulet to bring Madame Leota back to the land of the living. In the present day, Regina and Zelena seek the resurrection amulet in hopes of finding another way to save Lucy. However, Tremaine gets a hold of the amulet and hands it over to Gothel, not realizing that Gothel intends to use Drizella as the sacrifice this time around. As the amulet's magic begins to take Drizella's life, Tremaine decides to sacrifice herself to save her daughter and dies as Lucy begins to awaken. Elsewhere, it is revealed that there is a killer on the loose in Hyperion Heights, as a doctor who finds out about Lucy's true paternity is poisoned by a mysterious figure.

A TASTE OF THE HEIGHTS
In a flashback to the day of Tiana's coronation, Facilier appears to warn her of a danger to her kingdom, which ends up sending her on a hunt for a giant alligator. She meets Prince Naveen at the wreckage site and while the two don't get along, they agree to search for it together. When the alligator attacks them on a lake, Tiana is able to kill it but Naveen is left gravely injured. When Facilier reappears to claim a necklace from inside of the beast, Tiana gets him to revive Naveen, but on a previously undisclosed condition that the prince is to be enslaved to him until further notice. In the present day, Sabine is excited to participate in a food truck festival until an anonymous tip to the cops leaves her unable. She accuses Drew, a former classmate-turned-food truck rival, of sabotage. However, it is revealed that Drew is under orders from Samdi, a mysterious investor, to get close to her for his own purposes. Regina figures out that Facilier isn't really cursed and it is revealed that they have a history tracing back to the Enchanted Forest. Meanwhile, Lucy discovers upsetting information about the current curse, while Rogers and Weaver discover that the neighborhood killer is going after witches in particular.

KNIGHTFALL
In the flashbacks, after a young Alice has been receiving frightening visions of Gothel attacking her and Hook in the tower, Hook vows to help her escape and seeks help from the Rumplestiltskin in the Wish Realm. Rumple tells him to procure a magical fish hook from Captain Ahab. He wins it from Ahab over a die roll, however, when Ahab comes back to taunt him about his former pirate status, Hook agrees to a pistol duel. When he returns to the tower, Hook and Alice find themselves branded and cursed by Gothel, who had poisoned the bullet that hit him. In the present day, Rogers and Weaver interrogate Eloise about her cult, though she is only interested in playing mind games with Rogers. Tilly, who is experiencing a manic episode, desperately tries to convince the detectives to see Eloise for who she really is. When they deduce that Eloise was trying to mislead them about the case, they check up on Hilda in the hospital, only to find her dead, with Tilly holding a scalpel in the room.

THE GIRL IN THE TOWER
In a flashback, Alice makes a birthday wish to get out of the tower and shortly after, a troll appears and helps her escape. Years later, Alice is caught spying on the resistance group by Robin, who had just recently arrived to the New Enchanted Forest. Robin intends to honor her father's legacy by hunting down Alice's troll, who has since been destroying villages, but Alice goes after her to protect it. In the present day, Rogers, Henry, and Tilly are looking for evidence of Tilly being elsewhere during the time of the baker's murder to clear her name. As she retraces her steps, Tilly grows frustrated when she finds that no one can remember seeing her at the places she had visited. Meanwhile, Regina asks Facilier out on a date so that Lucy can break into his suite to look for clues as to what he seeks in Hyperion Heights.

SISTERHOOD
In a flashback, Gothel recruits Drizella to compete for one of two spots in her coven. Drizella strikes a partnership with Gretel and they agree to help each other out on the course, however, it turns out that real test was that one would have to kill the other to win. In the present day, Drizella is attacked by the neighborhood "Candy Killer." Facilier offers her a way to escape to her home realm, though it would be at the expense of Anastasia's life. Initially, Drizella lures Anastasia in under the guise of wanting to rekindle their sisterhood and brings her to Facilier to perform the ritual. When Anastasia unexpectedly awakens, she must choose between Drizella or Gothel, and ultimately chooses her sister. The two are able to open a portal and leave Hyperion Heights to start over together in the New Enchanted Forest. Meanwhile, Lucy organizes a boys night out for Henry, Rogers, and Nick, which ends with the revelation that Nick is the Candy Killer.

BREADCRUMBS
In a flashback, Henry expresses his desire to find his own story, as he feels unworthy of Ella. When he mentions to Hook that he wants to propose with a special ring like the one of his grandparents, Hook suggests that they retrieve one from Davy Jones' locker and the two sneak aboard the Jolly Roger to overtake it from Blackbeard. However, it is revealed that it was all a set-up by Hook so that Henry could feel like he partook in an epic adventure. A little while later, Henry ends up proposing to Ella anyway. In the present day, Henry lands a job interview in New York but before he can leave, Weaver finds his novel at the crime scene and insists that he help the police identify the Candy Killer, whom they conclude is a man who believes he is the "Hansel" of the story. When Henry gets a flat tire driving to the airport, Nick offers him a ride, which ends with Henry getting kidnapped by Nick, who confirms the former's suspicions of him being Hansel and the Candy Killer. As this is happening, Zelena is horrified to find that she is the killer's next target.

CHOSEN
In a flashback, another witch, who is in possession of Hansel and Gretel, has settled into Oz, to Zelena's disdain. After Zelena refuses to help the kids, she is magically weakened by the witch, and faints in the forest. She is taken in by a blind man named Ivo, who happens to be Hansel and Gretel's father. When Zelena decides to go back for the children, she finds that they had already escaped and told their father about their encounter with her. When the family refuses to give her a second chance, Zelena angrily burns Hansel. In the present day, Jack tells Henry everything about their fairytale pasts, but Henry is still a nonbeliever. Jack kidnaps Chad to lure in Zelena to get his revenge. Zelena ends up having to tell Chad her real name and hints at her wicked past, though he doesn't care and the two decide to move back to San Francisco together. Meanwhile, Facilier uses Naveen, who is actually not cursed, to get magic for a voodoo doll that he uses to kill Jack.

THE GUARDIAN
In the past, Mr. Gold, still dealing with the loss of Belle, is challenged by Facilier to rid himself of the Dagger by seeking out the Guardian, who is able to free him of the Darkness. When Gold finds Alice and believe her to be the person he was looking for, he test out the theory on Facilier by pulling his heart out and his hunch was correct, but then has a change of heart by withholding transfer of his power to Alice so she can be happy with Robin and not dealing with the burden she would carry. Alice also convinced Hook that Rumpelstiltskin is not a villain and the two became friends. In the present, Nick s death has Weaver suspecting Samdi of stealing the Dagger, but Samdi says he had no involvement with taking the latter. Weaver also betrayed Roni by using the magic needed to save Henry in order to track down the Dagger, which lead it to Tilly, whose first date with Margot is distracted by the voices from the Dagger itself, but in the end Margot does see a soulmate in Tilly. When Rogers discovers Drew was the last person who might have known what happened to Nick, Drew warns him about Samdi and how Nick died. Henry discovers that Nick/Hansel was telling him the truth about the blood test results that confirmed him as Lucy s father and shares the results with a stunned Jacinda.

FLOWER CHILD
In a flashback, young tree nymph Gothel yearns for interaction with humans. Though warned against it by her nymph family, she explores a house and meets a group of ladies who appear accepting of her magic, who then invite her to a ball. It turns out that the girls only sought out to humiliate her and stole her key to enter the nymphs' grove to destroy everything and everyone in it. Avenging the death of her kind, Gothel goes on a destructive rampage and it is revealed that Gothel had turned her home realm into what we now know as the Land Without Magic. In the present day, Gothel tells Tilly that she is her mother and Tilly goes to Rogers with this information. The two of them go to Henry, who has already begun to seriously consider that the stories in his book are actually real. Lucy and Facilier manage to cure Henry of his pre-curse ailments, however, when her parents finally share a kiss, the curse doesn't break. Meanwhile, Rogers and Tilly's stakeout on Eloise ends with Tilly being blackmailed into becoming the final member of Gothel's revived coven. The sisterhood then releases their magic back into the land.

IS THIS HENRY MILLS?
In the flashbacks to Henry's senior year of high school, Henry ponders over what his next step should be and tells Regina that he wants to explore colleges outside of Storybrooke. He ends up being accepted to every college he applied to, however, having to lie about his life experiences on the applications gave him doubts about leaving town after all. In the present day, Regina and Lucy try to break the curse before the coven fully gives their magic to Gothel's doomsday plot to wipe out mankind. After multiple failed attempts to wake Henry, Regina reveals that the curse had actually taken them back in time. When a disbelieving Henry decides to call a phone number listed on his supposed adoption papers, a young Henry picks up on the other line and it is revealed that the curse took them back to the same time period shown in the flashbacks and it is currently Henry's graduation night. The adult Henry gives his younger self some advice, which gives him the push he needs to be okay with leaving home. When Henry finds that Regina has been hurt by Gothel, he is able to give her true love's kiss, which breaks the curse on the entire neighborhood. Alice finds the strength to defeat Gothel, with her father and Robin by her side. At the end of the episode, Weaver pays a visit to Facilier's office, and their standoff halts when his Wish Realm counterpart suddenly appears and kills Facilier.

HOMECOMING
Celebrations over breaking the Dark Curse are cut short when Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin sends Jacinda and Lucy to the Wish Realm, and attempts to blackmail Henry into obtaining the Dark One Dagger for him. Henry, along with Roni, Weaver, and Rogers, enters a portal to the Wish Realm to find his family. Once on the other side, the group has been split, with Henry and Roni sent to the Dark Castle, while Weaver and Rogers are sent to Rumple's old hovel. Wish Rumple reveals that he has trapped Jacinda and Lucy in a snowglobe that will count down to their deaths by midnight. A desperate Henry obtains the Wish Realm's version of the Author's Pen in hopes of freeing them, but it turns out that Wish Rumple was after the pen all along, not the dagger. He then presents it to Wish Henry, who is more than willing to help him rewrite some stories after being left without his mother or grandparents. He is commanded to erase the Guardian's powers, and Wish Rumple then sends Henry, Weaver, and Rogers into the snowglobe. Roni is left behind, as Wish Henry intends on seeking revenge after their last encounter. Meanwhile, Tilly feels that her father is in danger, and Sabine helps her and Margot obtain a magic bean after regaining her confidence as queen of her people. The two then reveal that they're making a pit stop to find help before heading to the Wish Realm, and they drive through the portal into Storybrooke.

LEAVING STORYBROOKE
Alice and Robin arrive in Storybrooke and come across the past version of Zelena. Robin reveals that she's her daughter from the future and tells her that their family needs help. In the snowglobe, Rumple reveals to Hook that his Wish counterpart had stripped him of his powers and his immortality. Everyone is able to break free when Alice magically delivers Maui's fish hook. Meanwhile, Wish Henry has Regina captured and sets up a duel to death for them on the next day. Wish Rumple then visits Wish Henry and reveals that his plan is to use portals to trap all of the other characters inside of storybooks, where they are destined for unhappy endings. While she's locked up, Regina experiences a vision of Robin Hood. When Henry comes to her rescue, he's attacked by black knights, but Snow and Charming show up and save them both. Weaver uses magic dust to regain limited magic. As Wish Henry and Regina are fighting, the others begin to get sucked into the portals. Ultimately, Regina is able to reason with him and he forfeits, closing off the portals. Hook had grabbed Alice to save her, but their contact leaves his heart in a dire state. Rumple then decides to sacrifice himself, by removing his own heart and placing it inside Hook, destroying Wish Rumple and the Darkness in the process. He is then reunited with Belle in the Afterlife. Regina decides to merge all the realms using a new curse, which brings the united magical universe inside the Storybrooke limits. Several years later, the citizens decide to crown Regina as the "Good Queen" of the New United Realms.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Alice's tales of her adventures in Wonderland result in her father committing her to a mental asylum where she was about to be lobotomised to cure her supposed insanity, but the Knave of Hearts and the White Rabbit rescue her and bring her back to Wonderland when they reveal that her true love Cyrus is still alive. As Alice begins a quest to find him, the Red Queen and Jafar plot against her.

TRUST ME
Alice formulates a plan to rescue Cyrus by retrieving his bottle. Meanwhile, the Red Queen begins to question her role in Jafar's plan while they try to find the bottle as well. Also, the story behind how Cyrus got to Wonderland and how he fell in love with Alice is revealed.

FORGET ME NOT
With the Genie's bottle in her clutches, the Red Queen sends the Bandersnatch after Alice since Jafar needs her in order to use Cyrus (who is discovered to have contacted her). Alice and the Knave of Hearts head to the house of the Grendel in the Whispering Woods to obtain the Forget-Me-Knot so that they can find out who stole Cyrus's bottle before Jafar could steal it. In the Knave of Hearts's flashback, it is shown that he joined up with Robin Hood's Merry Men back when he was Will Scarlet. It is also revealed that Wonderland's Red Queen was once his love Anastasia.

THE SERPENT
The Knave of Hearts is kidnapped by the Red Queen (on behalf of Jafar) after saving him from Caterpillar's Collectors. Jafar wants him publicly beheaded to serve as an example of what happens to anyone who helps Alice. Alice befriends a collector named "Lizard" who helps Alice in her mission to rescue the Knave of Hearts. Meanwhile, the Red Queen is hesitant to kill the Knave since she's still in love with him and flashbacks reveal Jafar's real reasons for wanting Cyrus's power.

HEART OF STONE
In the past, Scarlet and Anastasia go through the Looking Glass into Wonderland only to find it is not completely what they expected. Anastasia gains a royal status throughout Wonderland after accepting a deal with the Red King. In the present time, the Red Queen makes a deal with Alice to gain special magic dust that only someone pure of heart can claim, while the White Rabbit is forced to work for Jafar.

WHO'S ALICE
While traveling through the Black Forest to get to the recently-escaped Cyrus, Alice ends up in Boro Grove where she starts to lose her memory as the Knave of Hearts tries to get her to leave Boro Grove. While Cyrus evades the Red Queen, Jafar heads to Victorian England with the White Rabbit in order to find the ones that Alice cares about. Flashbacks reveal what happened after Alice had presumed Cyrus died where it was shown that her father Edwin had remarried a woman named Sarah resulting in Alice having a half-sister named Millie.

BAD BLOOD
As Alice and the Knave of Hearts make a rescue plan to get Cyrus off of Jafar's floating island, Jafar brings Edwin (Alice's father) to Wonderland and assumes his form to get Alice to use her second wish. In a flashback, Jafar meets his father, the Sultan, which leads to the events that made Jafar into the villain he is today.

HOME
As Alice plans to reunite with Cyrus at the Outlands, she also plans to get answers from the White Rabbit about his connection to the Red Queen, which involves the White Rabbit's family. Meanwhile, the discord between Jafar and the Red Queen reaches its breaking point. Will, with the wish Alice gave him, wishes to stop Alice's suffering. As a result, Cyrus is no longer a genie. Instead, Will is, and he finds himself trapped in the genie's bottle, even as the river carries it over a waterfall.

NOTHING TO FEAR
Cyrus and Alice reluctantly work with the Red Queen to find Will but must also be prepared to defend themselves from Jafar (when he looks for the Jabberwocky upon being told about it by the Caterpillar) and local inhabitants wanting revenge on the Red Queen for not protecting them from the beasts that hunt in their lands. Will has troubles of his own when Lizard finds the genie bottle that he is in and is granted three wishes.

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS
Cyrus recalls the events that led to the binding price he and his brothers had to pay. Meanwhile, the Red Queen and the Knave are forced to confront the Jabberwocky.

HEART OF THE MATTER
Alice and Cyrus discover alarming information involving prisoners Jafar has under his control that changes their priorities. Meanwhile, the Red Queen is in critical danger and no one can help her, except for the Knave, by surrendering information to Jafar that he's been desperately seeking. In flashback, Anastasia is about to marry the Red King and strikes up a friendship with Cora (Queen of Hearts) that directly impacts Will. Cora also confronts Will, resulting in him asking her for a shocking demand.

TO CATCH A THIEF
Revealed in flashback, the Knave hunts Alice per Cora's directive and finds himself striking a deal to get his heart back; Alice and the Knave's friendship is tested as he does Jafar's bidding. Meanwhile, the Jabberwocky attempts to free herself from Jafar's control and Jafar is confronted by his former partner.

AND THEY LIVED...
After a successful plan, Jafar imprisons the Jabberwocky; Alice and the White Rabbit form an army to fight Jafar.