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Synopsis: (spoilers for episode 1)
On the wedding day of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), and Prince Charming (Joshua Dallas), the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) arrives and delivers an ominous threat about a powerful curse she intends to release upon them. Some time later, a pregnant Snow White is worried about the curse and visits Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) who issues a prophecy that the Queen's curse will take them all someplace terrible where there will be no happy endings. He also reveals that Snow White's unborn daughter, Emma, will return when she is 28 years old to rescue them, thus beginning the final battle with the Queen. On advice from the Blue Fairy, Geppetto (Tony Amendola) and Pinocchio create a magical cupboard which will allow one person to escape the Queen's curse. On the day Snow White gives birth to her daughter, the Queen's curse strikes. Prince Charming places their daughter in the magic cupboard, but is mortally wounded in the process. The Queen stands triumphantly over Snow White and Prince Charming as the curse takes them to "someplace horrible".
In present day Boston, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) lives a lonely existence working as a bail bondsman and bounty hunter. She is approached by a ten year old boy, Henry, who identifies himself as her son, who she had given up for adoption as a teenager. Not wanting a relationship with him, Emma agrees to drive him back to his home in Storybrooke, Maine. Along the way, Henry shows her a large book of fairy tales he has, insisting that all of the stories in it are real. When they arrive in Storybrooke, Henry informs her that everyone in town is in reality a fairy tale character, exiled by the curse and with no memory of their real identities. This includes his therapist, who is really Jiminy Cricket, and his teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard, who is really Snow White. He claims that time is frozen in Storybrooke and the people are unable to leave, but that the curse will be broken by Emma. A skeptical Emma returns Henry to his adopted mother, the town Mayor, who is really the Evil Queen. When Henry soon runs away again, Emma finds him and decides to stay in Storybrooke temporarily. This decision causes the hands of the town clock, previously frozen, to begin moving again.
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Production:
Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis conceived Once Upon A Time seven years prior joining the writing staff of Lost, but wanted to wait until that series was over to focus on this project. The script was picked up to pilot on February 4, 2011. ABC commissioned a series, airing from fall 2011 on Sundays at 8/7 Central.
In May 2011, Jane Espenson was added as a co-executive producer and Liz Tigelaar was brought on as a consulting producer. Damon Lindelof served as a consultant on the show's pilot. Kitsis described Lindelof as his and Horowitz's "godfather", while Horowitz said that Lindelof's "name isn't on the show, but his DNA is in it," and that he will continue to advise the two. They also noted that Disney has allowed them access to their fairy tale characters for use in the series. "They've given us license," Kitsis said. "I could be wrong, but I think this is the first time anyone's shown Snow White with a sword, or pregnant."
Both Horowitz and Kitsis later emphasized that the series will focus more on the characters themselves and won't feature a "complex" storyline, which reportedly was the primary focus. "We don't want this to be a mythology show," said Kitsis. "It's about characters and characters first."
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Reason why you might like this:
- It has Breaking Bad's Gus as a Magic Frikkin' Mirror
- Robert Carlyle as is goddamn Rumplestiltskin
- No other reasons are needed
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CAST: (probably more episode 1 spoilers :/)
Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan: a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who learns that she holds the key to saving the Real World and the Enchanted Forest. Emma is the daughter of Prince Charming/John Doe and Snow White/Sister Mary Margaret Blanchard, and is Henry's real mother. Emma was sent from the Enchanted Forest because Prince Charming and Snow White wanted to protect her from the curse made by the Evil Queen.
Jared Gilmore as Henry: Emma's son whom she gave up for adoption ten years earlier. Henry learns the truth behind Storybrooke from a book of fairy tales and finds his biological mother with the hopes of convincing her to save the Enchanted Forest. He is the grandson of Prince Charming and Snow White/John Doe and Sister Mary Margaret Blanchard. He is the foster son of The Evil Queen/Regina Mills who cursed his grandparents and everyone else.
Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Sister Mary Margaret Blanchard: the eponymous character and main protagonist from the fairy tale and Emma's biological mother who becomes Henry's elementary school teacher in the Real World. Snow White is also Henry's grandmother because Emma is her daughter with her husband Prince Charming/John Doe.
Joshua Dallas as Prince Charming/John Doe: the hero of the Snow White fairy tale, the leader of the Enchanted Forest's War Council and Emma's biological father who becomes an unknown comatose patient at Storybrooke General Hospital in the Real World. Prince Charming is also Henry's grandfather because Emma is his daughter with his wife Snow White/Sister Mary Maragaret Blanchard.
Lana Parrilla as The Evil Queen/Regina Mills: the icily beautiful antagonist of the Snow White fairy tale who becomes Henry's foster mother and Storybrooke's mayor in the Real World. The Evil Queen/Regina knows that Emma is the daughter of Prince Charming and Snow White/John Doe and Sister Mary Margaret Blacnhard who are also Henry's grandparents, and is determined to keep Emma away from Henry despite her neglect of the boy.
Jamie Dornan as Sheriff Graham: Storybrooke's handsome and authoritative sheriff with a mysterious past.
Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper: the cricket from Pinocchio who becomes Storybrooke's eccentric, yet bookish, human resident psychiatrist in the Real World. In animated form, he is Jiminy Cricket in The Enchanted Forest and a member of the War Council.
Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold: the eponymous character and main antagonist from the fairy tale who becomes Storybrooke's wealthiest resident and pawnshop owner in the Real World. He also help build (and owns) the entire town.
Giancarlo Esposito as the Magic Mirror/Sydney: A spirit imprisoned by the Evil Queen who becomes a reporter for Storybrooke's local newspaper The Daily Mirror in the Real World