The Best Episodes of Once Upon a Time Season 2

Emma, Henry and Mr. Gold search for Gold's son in New York; Hook, Cora and Regina look for one of Rumplestiltskin's most precious possessions.

Director: Dean White

Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

Cora and Regina try to overpower Mr. Gold; dark magic tempts Mary Margaret; Rumplestiltskin offers his services to Cora.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Jane Espenson

Storybrooke's inhabitants brace themselves as Greg and Tamara activate the trigger within the curse; Mr. Gold mourns; Hook rescues Bae, who is being pursued by the Lost Boys.

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Hook and Cora face off with Emma and Mary Margaret in a race for the compass; Mr. Gold and Regina plan to kill anyone who enters the portal.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

Belle threatens to leave Mr. Gold if he doesn't change his ways; the dwarves try to find fairy dust in the Storybrooke mine; Rumplestilskin tries to save his wife from a band of pirates.

Director: David Solomon

Writer: David H. Goodman, Robert Hull

As fairytale characters awaken from Queen Regina's curse, they are not transported back to their home; Prince Phillip and his traveling companion realize they will be facing a deadly foe.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

Emma follows Capt. Hook up a beanstalk in hope of finding a magical compass; a fellow thief wants to make an honest woman out of Emma.

Director: David Barrett

Writer: Jane Espenson, Christine Boylan

Mr. Gold tries to use an unwilling test subject to see if his spell works; Belle runs into vengeful Capt. Hook; David and Mary Margaret look for a bigger house.

Director: David Solomon

Writer: Andrew Chambliss, Ian B. Goldberg

David, Emma and Mr. Gold try to protect Mary Margaret from a vengeful Regina; a man and his son find their way into Storybrooke.

Director: David Barrett

Writer: Andrew Chambliss, Ian B. Goldberg

When Regina is accused of murdering a beloved fairy-tale character, Emma thinks she is innocent; Prince Charming and Snow White plan the evil queen's execution.

Director: Dean White

Writer: David H. Goodman, Robert Hull

Mary Margaret, David and Emma embark on a search when Regina and some magic beans go missing; Mr. Gold considers revealing the truth to Lacey; Bae winds up in 19th century London.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Andrew Chambliss, Ian B. Goldberg

Regina continues to seek a way to regain her powers; David continues his quest to find Mary Margaret and Emma; the seven dwarves discover what happens when one of the townspeople tries to leave Storybrooke's city limits.

Director: Dean White

Writer: Jane Espenson

Emma and Mary Margaret try to find a portal that would bring them back to Storybrooke; Henry tries to talk Jefferson into reuniting with his daughter; on the eve of meeting Prince Charming's mother, King George poisons Snow White.

Director: Milan Cheylov

Writer: Andrew Chambliss, Ian B. Goldberg

Cora tries to steal the compass from Emma and Mary Margaret; Regina and Mr. Gold must put David's life in danger in the hope that he will be able contact Mary Margaret.

Director: Ron Underwood

Writer: Daniel T. Thomsen, Kalinda Vazquez

As Regina tries to refrain from using her magic in order to regain Henry's trust, she starts seeing a ghost from her past; Mary Margaret and Emma find a survivor from an Ogre massacre; Regina struggles to learn the dark arts.

Director: Paul A. Edwards

Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

Ruby's fear about turning into a wolf is confirmed when she becomes the prime suspect for a vicious murder; Leroy finds treasure in a Storybrooke mine that could help Emma and Mary Margaret.

Director: Anthony Hemingway

Writer: Andrew Chambliss, Ian B. Goldberg

When Mary Margaret learns of Cora and Regina's plan for the dagger, she resolves to find it first; Mr. Gold continues his search for Bae; the Blue Fairy offers Snow White an enchantment to save her mother.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton

Writer: David H. Goodman, Daniel T. Thomsen

Hook helps Regina with a plan to transport her and Henry back to Fairytale land; Emma grows increasingly suspicious of Tamara; the queen asks Rumpelstiltskin to transform her so that she can kill Snow White.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton

Writer: Jane Espenson, Christine Boylan

Cora brings the giant to Storybrooke, where he unleashes vengeance on the town; Emma and Henry go with Mr. Gold to search for his son; Greg asks Belle what she saw on the night of his accident; Anton the Giant befriends humans.

Director: Guy Ferland

Writer: Christine Boylan, Kalinda Vazquez

While off on her own to deal with what happened with Cora, Mary Margaret comes across an entirely wooden August; Neal invites his fiancee to Storybrooke.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Robert Hull, Kalinda Vazquez

Mr. Gold asks David for help jogging Belle's memory; Anton's magic beans begin to grow; Rumpelstiltskin goes after a thief.

Director: Milan Cheylov

Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

A stranger may be a threat to the true identity of the townspeople; Cora tries to reunite with Regina.

Director: Milan Cheylov

Writer: Jane Espenson