The Price

"The Price" is the second episode of Season Five of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan, and directed by Romeo Tirone. It is the ninety-first episode of the series overall, and premiered on October 4, 2015.

Synopsis
In an effort to protect Emma, Regina steps up in a surprising way that will test her mettle as a force for good. King Arthur and Queen Guinevere throw a royal ball to welcome the heroes to Camelot, but when the celebration takes a deadly turn, David and Robin must leap into action or lose a crucial asset in the fight to save Emma. Back in Storybrooke, Hook deploys a tried-and-true technique in hopes of bringing Emma back to the light while the heroes discover that some unexpected baggage has followed them home from Camelot.

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills
 * Josh Dallas as David Nolan
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle French
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Sean Maguire as Robin Hood
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Lee Arenberg as Leroy
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny
 * Liam Garrigan as King Arthur
 * Andrew Jenkins as Percival
 * Joana Metrass as Guinevere

Co-Starring

 * Donald Adams as Footman
 * Raphael Alejandro as Roland
 * Michael Coleman as Happy
 * Faustino Di Bauda as Walter
 * Olivia Steele Falconer as Violet
 * David-Paul Grove as Doc
 * Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey
 * Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark
 * Mig Macario as Bashful

Uncredited

 * Unknown baby as Prince Neal

Trivia
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Production Notes

 * The title card features Merlin's tree.
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Event Chronology

 * The Storybrooke events take place after "The Dark Swan".
 * The Camelot events take place after "The Dark Swan".

Episode Connections

 * Granny's Diner returned to Storybrooke in "The Dark Swan".
 * Belle and Hook discuss Belle and Rumplestiltskin's failed true love's kiss from "Skin Deep".
 * Regina mentions losing her first love, an event which occured in "The Stable Boy".
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Disney

 * The rose in a jar that was given to Belle by Mother Superior, is the iconic object from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The rose is shown to have lost a few of its petals.
 * The moment where Regina, Mary Margaret, David, King Arthur and Leroy take their hands, making a human chain, against the Fury is a reference to one of the final scenes of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

Fairytales and Folklore

 * This episode features King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and Sir Percival from the Arthurian Legend, Robin Hood from the Robin Hood ballad, the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, and Rumplestiltskin from the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale.
 * Also featured are the Furies from Greek Mythology.

Lost

 * Dopey is wearing a Geronimo Jackson t-shirt. This was a fictional band on Lost.

Popular Culture

 * The music played by Henry on his iPod and on the diner's jukebox is "Only You" by Yazoo.
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Filming Locations

 * The opening scene at the Storybrooke town line was filmed in Burnaby Lake Regional Park.
 * The Camelot scene by the Merlin tree, the Storybrooke camp scene and the scene where the Fury attempts to take Robin's soul to the Underworld, were all filmed in Burnaby's Central Park.
 * During filming, a tree trunk prop was used for the Merlin tree. It was CGIed into a green leafy tree in post-production.