Fantasy

• Title: Once Upon a Time – Birth
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The early birth of Zelena‘s (Rebecca Mader) child not only begins a series of revelations about the final steps Emma (Jennifer Morrison) took to fully embrace the darkness and become the Dark One but also the reasoning behind those choices and the secret she’s been keeping from the man she loves. Not interested in the baby itself, Emma’s concerns involve the witch who she sees as a possible escape from the darkness inside her. And, thanks to the final revelation, we know now why it was so important for Emma to hide the events of Camelot from all of her loved ones, particularly Hook (Colin O’Donoghue).

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• Title: Once Upon a Time – Nimue
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“Nimue” gives us further insight not only to events in Camelot but also Merlin‘s (Elliot Knight) past involving the young man’s discovery of the Holy Grail, the creation of Excalibur, the great love of his life, and the birth of the world’s first Dark One who gives the episode its title. Although Emma (Jennifer Morrison) proves strong enough to fight the darkness and not succumb to the temptations of her predecessor things don’t turn out quite so well for the rest of the group once Arthur (Liam Garrigan) gains control of his wizard.

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• Title: Once Upon a Time – The Bear and the Bow
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“I knew you wouldn’t face your fear unless you had no choice.”

Belle (Emilie de Ravin) and Merida (Amy Manson) play central roles both in flashbacks to Camelot, where the young queen enlists the help of Belle to help save her younger brothers from her enemies, and in Storybrooke were the archer is forced by Emma (Jennifer Morrison) to help turn Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) into a hero by threatening the life of the woman he loves. “The Bear and the Bow” marks a turning point in the season as Emma’s plan proves successful. Rumpelstiltskin overcomes his cowardice to become a hero worthy to pull Excalibur from the stone. It also begins the former Dark One’s own heroic journey as the season continues to play topsy-turvy with the roles of heroes and villains.

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