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 […]

As everyone returns to Storybrooke, they plan 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 […]

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, […]

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, David finally meets his deceased evil twin, James, who jealously decides […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the past, Liam promises 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 […]

In the past, Rumpelstiltskin 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 […]

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 […]