Once Upon A Time

2011 • ABC
4.8
25.2K reviews
TV-PG
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Season 3 episodes (25)

1 The Heart of the Truest Believer
9/29/13
Unfriendly mermaids threaten those searching for Henry in Neverland.
2 Lost Girl
10/6/13
Peter Pan offers Emma a map that will help her find Henry.
3 Quite a Common Fairy
10/13/13
Hook suggests tracking down Tinker Bell to help locate Pan's hideout.
4 Nasty Habits
10/20/13
Mr. Gold decides to confront Pan.
5 Good Form
10/27/13
Hook brings the ailing David with him to find the sextant that might help them decipher a map out of Neverland; Killian Jones and his brother sail off to find an a plant in an uncharted land.
6 Ariel
11/3/13
To repay Ariel (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) for saving her life, Snow White helps her get acquainted with Prince Eric; Mr. Gold and Regina begrudgingly agree to work together to take down Pan.
7 Dark Hollow
11/10/13
Mr. Gold and Regina send Ariel back to Storybrooke with an item that will allow Belle to locate a hidden artifact that could help take down Pan. But unbeknownst to them, two men have broken into the town with the intent to stop them at all costs.
8 Think Lovely Thoughts
11/17/13
Pan tries to convince Henry that he can save magic and Neverland; a young Rumplestiltskin receives a magical item that could give him a fresh start with his father.
9 Save Henry
12/1/13
The race to stop Pan is on as Henry's life hangs in the balance; with Mr. Gold's help, Regina decides to adopt a baby.
10 The New Neverland
12/8/13
Pan's plan threatens the citizens of Storybrooke's joy over Henry's return; Snow and Charming spend their honeymoon searching for a mythical being that could stop Regina.
11 Going Home
12/15/13
The residents of Storybrooke race to stop Pan from placing another curse on the town.
12 New York City Serenade
3/9/14
Hook goes to New York to help Emma regain her memories so she can help her fairy-tale friends and family.
13 Witch Hunt
3/16/14
Emma arrives in Storybrooke with Henry and reunites with her friends and family, only to discover that no one remembers how they were transported back--or the past year they had spent back in Fairy Tale Land. But Emma is sure that someone in town is responsible for this new curse and teams up with Regina in an attempt to uncover their identity. Meanwhile, in Fairy Tale Land during the past year, Regina, with the aid of Robin Hood, attempts to break into her castle, which has been overtaken by the Wicked Witch.
14 The Tower
3/23/14
While Emma, David, Regina and Hook continue their search for the Wicked Witch, she, in turn, is planning a dark surprise for David. And Zelena's prisoner is powerless under her watch as she plots her next course of action against the townspeople. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was in the previous year, Prince Charming stumbles upon Rapunzel, who is trapped inside a tower, and must help her confront her fears in order for her to be free.
15 Quiet Minds
3/30/14
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.
16 It's Not Easy Being Green
4/6/14
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.
17 The Jolly Roger
4/13/14
Ariel returns to Storybrooke and pleads with Hook to help her find Prince Eric, who never returned to the town when the new curse was invoked. Emma agrees to let Regina teach her how to use magic so that she can help defeat Zelena, and Mary Margaret and David try to prove that they can be just as much fun as Hook is with Henry--who thinks they are boring. Meanwhile, in Fairy Tale Land during the past year, an angry Ariel confronts Hook over her missing Prince Eric, who she assumes was kidnapped and possibly killed by the swarthy pirate. But when Hook confesses that the Jolly Roger has been stolen and Eric is most likely the thief's prisoner, Ariel unknowingly provides him with a clue as to who the culprit
18 Bleeding Through
4/20/14
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.
19 A Curious Thing
4/27/14
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.
20 Kansas
5/4/14
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.
21 Snow Drifts
5/11/14
In part one of the season three finale, Emma and Hook are pulled into Zelena's time portal and find themselves in the Enchanted Forest of the past, while Mary Margaret and David celebrate the naming of their son at a coronation in Granny's Diner.
22 There's No Place Like Home
5/11/14
In part two of the season three finale, Emma and Hook must be careful in their quest not to change anything in the Enchanted Forest of the past, lest they risk altering the lives of their friends and family--as well as their very own existence.
101 ABC Drama Sizzle
8/25/13
Season-only
Highlights from some of ABC's most exciting dramas.
102 Journey to Neverland
8/25/13
Season-only
A series recap includes Mary Margaret and Emma's separation from their new-found family, Regina's plan to become The Dark One and Henry's kidnapping.
103 Wicked Is Coming
3/9/14
Season-only
A look at the series so far; interview with the cast and executive producers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

About this show

This is the story of two parallel worlds: one in a distant fairytale land, the other in present-day reality. ONCE UPON A TIME, an evil Queen cast a curse upon Snow White and Prince Charming along with the beloved characters we know and love with the intention of foiling their happy ending to get her own. Relationships will be formed, bonds will be made, battle lines will be drawn and love may be the only thing that can break the curse.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
25.2K reviews
Jon
October 14, 2014
While Once started out fairly strong, the initial conflict of the series was resolved far too quickly in the first season. Since then the show's writers just keep throwing new one dimensional "villains" at the audience to create more and more contrived situations for the show's characters to move through without any real motivation to speak of. Characters often betray their own personal beliefs as stated in the show at the whim of weak scripts.
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Jehr Schiavo
April 21, 2016
Alright my opinion...... every single episode has a riveting, dramatic, heart-wrenching plot. The actors and actresses are stunning in every way.The costumes are perfect and very beautiful. The scenery for the Enchanted Forest, Oz, Arendelle and Camelot are gorgeous and the castles are extremely realistic. I have watched every single episode of every season and I shall continue to do so until the horrific, horrible, heart-breaking day when the creators say that the best TV show that there ever was is ending next week. If whoever created this show is reading this I beg of you as a devoted fan to every single character of Once Upon A Time ( especially Hook aka Killian Jones he is so cute I actually cried when he sacrificed himself after being the Dark One ) to make a season 6 and a season 7 please make as many as you can With much admiration LouLou Schiavo
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Sherlock Holmes
March 2, 2015
Totes fav show in history but they price it stupid we should get it free we are already paying for phone,WiFi and internet . Every one prices the things ridiculous, it's not like everybody is already paying almost $300 oh. wait we are ,so now they want more you could just record on t.v and watch later
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