The Queen Is Dead

"The Queen Is Dead" is the fifteenth episode of Season Two of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Daniel T. Thomsen & David H. Goodman and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. It is the thirty-seventh episode of the series overall and premiered on March 3, 2013.

Synopsis
Upon discovering Cora and Regina's plan to find and take possession of Rumplestiltskin's dagger, Mary Margaret, with the aid of David and Mother Superior, makes it her mission to find it first; and while Mr. Gold continues his quest in New York to reunite with son Bae, Hook devises a plan to rid himself of a crocodile. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Blue Fairy offers Snow White an unconventional enchantment that could help save her dying mother, Queen Eva.

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen / Regina Mills
 * Josh Dallas as David Nolan
 * Emilie de Ravin (Credit only)
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Meghan Ory (Credit only)
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Barbara Hershey as Cora
 * Bailee Madison as Young Snow White
 * Sonequa Martin-Green as Tamara
 * Lesley Nicol as Johanna / Johanna (Storybrooke)
 * Michael Raymond-James as Neal Cassidy
 * Rena Sofer as Eva
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy / Mother Superior

Co-Starring

 * Duncan Ollerenshaw as royal doctor

Uncredited

 * Noah Bean as Daniel (Archive footage)
 * Unknown as King Leopold

Trivia

 * Although they were listed in the credits, Meghan Ory and Emilie de Ravin did not appeared in this episode.
 * Noah Bean was featured but was uncredited since the scenes were flashbacks from "The Stable Boy."
 * Richard Schiff had only a cameo appearance.