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The Best Episodes of Once Upon a Time

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The Best Episodes of Once Upon a Time

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only...

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  1. Background image for There's No Place Like Home
    9.2/10(2.8k votes)

    #1 - There's No Place Like Home

    S3:E22

    Hook and Emma try to find their way back to the present and correct the mistakes they made in the past.

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  2. Background image for Going Home
    9.1/10(2.6k votes)

    #2 - Going Home

    S3:E11

    The residents of Storybrooke race to stop Pan from placing another curse on the town.

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    9.0/10(2.0k votes)

    #3 - Snow Drifts

    S3:E21

    While Mary Margaret and David celebrate the naming of their son at a coronation in Granny's Diner, Emma and Hook are pulled into Zelena's time portal and find themselves in the Enchanted Forest of the past. But in their quest to discover a way back, they must be careful not to change anything or risk altering the lives of their friends and family - as well as their very own existence.

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    9.0/10(2.0k votes)

    #4 - Operation Mongoose (2)

    S4:E23

    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

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  5. Background image for Leaving Storybrooke
    8.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - Leaving Storybrooke

    S7:E22

    Wish Rumple’s evil plan is revealed and Regina realizes the only hope to stop him is by turning Wish Henry from his path for vengeance. Meanwhile, Tilly and Margot try to get help in Storybrooke. With his hope of ever being reunited with Belle fading, Weaver struggles to find a way to defeat his evil alter ego; and when Rogers’ life is threatened, he is faced with the ultimate sacrifice. Series Finale.

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    8.7/10(1.7k votes)

    #6 - Operation Mongoose (1)

    S4:E22

    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.

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  8. Background image for Think Lovely Thoughts
    8.6/10(1.8k votes)

    #7 - Think Lovely Thoughts

    S3:E8

    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, and Hook find themselves directly on a path to Pan in an effort to save Henry.

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  9. Background image for New York City Serenade
    8.6/10(1.9k votes)

    #8 - New York City Serenade

    S3:E12

    In New York, Hook tries to get Emma to remember who she really is. In the past, the Storybrooke residents return to the Enchanted Forest and are threatened by a threat like no other.

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    8.6/10(1.6k votes)

    #9 - Fall

    S4:E10

    The Snow Queen attempts to pit Anna and Elsa against each other; with her powers out of control, Emma seeks assistance from Gold; Regina's quest takes a surprising turn.

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    8.6/10(1.7k votes)

    #10 - Shattered Sight

    S4:E11

    As Storybrooke descends into chaos as the Snow Queen's spell takes hold, Emma and Elsa try to trick Regina into destroying the ribbons so that they can attack the Queen. In the past, Ingrid adopts Emma and attempts to show the girl that she's a powerful sorceress.

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    8.6/10(1.6k votes)

    #11 - Birth

    S5:E8

    Tensions in Camelot come to a head when Merlin, now under Arthur’s control, delivers an ultimatum to Emma: hand over the Dark One dagger and the Promethean spark or he will kill her entire family. Refusing to give in, Emma and our heroes face off against Arthur, Merlin and Zelena in an epic battle of magic and will. Just when the end is in sight, Emma is forced to make a gut-wrenching choice that no one saw coming. Back in Storybrooke, Zelena’s pregnancy mysteriously accelerates and Hook goes to new and desperate lengths to get answers from the Dark Swan.

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  13. Background image for Is This Henry Mills?
    8.6/10(813 votes)

    #12 - Is This Henry Mills?

    S7:E20

    Roni enlists Lucy’s help to wake Henry and stop Gothel, but things don’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Rogers and Weaver go to Margot in hopes of freeing Tilly before her magic can be used to power the spell. In a flashback, Young Henry struggles to decide what path to follow until a mysterious phone call helps put him on track.

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  14. Background image for A Curious Thing
    8.5/10(1.6k votes)

    #13 - A Curious Thing

    S3:E19

    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.

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  15. Background image for Heroes and Villains
    8.5/10(1.6k votes)

    #14 - Heroes and Villains

    S4:E12

    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.

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    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #15 - Skin Deep

    S1:E12

    After Mr. Gold's house is robbed, Emma keeps a close eye on him when it looks like he wants to track down the criminal and dole out some vigilante justice as payback, and Valentine's Day finds Mary Margaret, Ruby and Ashley having a girls' night out. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Belle agrees to a fateful deal to give up her freedom in order to save her town from the horrors of the Ogre war.

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  17. Background image for Witch Hunt
    8.4/10(1.6k votes)

    #16 - Witch Hunt

    S3:E13

    In New York, Hook tries to make Emma remember by something very powerful: true love. In the Enchanted Forest, Regina, Snow, and Charming all team up to defeat a very powerful witch. In another world's past, a young girl learns how to use wizardry only to be hunted by a mob.

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    Director:Guy Ferland
  18. Background image for It's Not Easy Being Green
    8.4/10(1.6k votes)

    #17 - It's Not Easy Being Green

    S3:E16

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Kansas
    8.4/10(1.6k votes)

    #18 - Kansas

    S3:E20

    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.

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    8.4/10(1.6k votes)

    #19 - Smash the Mirror (1)

    S4:E8

    Emma’s powers run amok and she turns to Gold for help, Elsa and Anna’s relationship is tested, and the Snow Queen’s agenda is revealed.

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  21. Background image for The Dark Swan
    8.4/10(1.9k votes)

    #20 - The Dark Swan

    S5:E1

    Immediately after becoming the Dark One, Emma disappears and the heroes must band together to save her, but first they have to find her, which will require the help of an unlikely ally. Meanwhile, in the Enchanted Forest, Emma struggles to resist her dark urges as she searches for Merlin in the hope that he can stop her transformation. Along the way to Camelot, she gets help from the plucky and brave warrior princess Merida, as well as King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

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  22. Background image for Good Form
    8.3/10(1.8k votes)

    #21 - Good Form

    S3:E5

    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.

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  23. Background image for Quiet Minds
    8.3/10(1.6k votes)

    #22 - Quiet Minds

    S3:E15

    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.

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  24. Background image for Bleeding Through
    8.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #23 - Bleeding Through

    S3:E18

    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.

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    8.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #24 - Smash the Mirror (2)

    S4:E9

    Emma’s powers run amok and she turns to Gold for help, Elsa and Anna’s relationship is tested, and the Snow Queen’s agenda is revealed.

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  26. Background image for Last Rites
    8.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #25 - Last Rites

    S5:E21

    Emma, David, Regina, Robin and Henry are finally back home in Storybrooke and reunited with Snow, but, unfortunately, they still have to contend with Hades, who continues to deceive Zelena as he lays out his plan to use the all-powerful Olympian Crystal to take over the town. The heroes desperately search for a way to defeat Hades while Hook does the same in the Underworld, looking for those missing storybook pages. Regina and Robin take a more direct approach, which culminates in an epic showdown that will leave our heroes forever changed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"There's No Place Like Home" is the best rated episode of "Once Upon a Time". It scored 9.2/10 based on 2765 votes. Directed by Ralph Hemecker and written by Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, it aired on 5/11/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Going Home".