Beauty

"Even you, Mr. Weaver, have a story, and it's a thing of beauty."

- Tilly to Weaver

"Beauty" is the fourth episode of Season Seven of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Dana Horgan & Leah Fong, and directed by Mick Garris. It is the one hundredth and thirty-seventh episode of the series overall, and premiered on October 27, 2017.

Synopsis
It's Halloween in Hyperion Heights and Victoria forces Ivy to take Lucy trick-or-treating. Meanwhile, Tilly appears to be waking up from the curse and is intent on leading Weaver to the truth – but not if Victoria can help it. In a flashback, Rumple and Belle seek the answer to a prophecy that could cement their happy ending.

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Roni
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Rogers
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Dania Ramirez as Jacinda
 * Gabrielle Anwar as Victoria Belfrey
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin*/Mr. Gold/Weaver

Guest Starring

 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle*/Belle French
 * Adelaide Kane as Ivy Belfrey
 * Giles Matthey as Gideon
 * Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly
 * Anton Starkman as Young Gideon

Co-Starring

 * Evryle Ebora as Fake Lucy
 * Matt Kennedy as Boyfriend

Uncredited

 * Unknown baby as Gideon
 * Sage Brocklebank as Gaston*
 * Eric Keenleyside as Maurice*
 * Chris Shields as Military Advisor*

Trivia

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Production Notes

 * The title card features gravestones, jack-o-lanterns, and other Halloween decor.
 * The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Instagram account on August 3, 2017.
 * The title of this episode is a reference to "Beauty and the Beast", the fairytale written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, which is the basis for Belle and Rumplestiltskin.
 * Belle's name also means "Beauty" in French.
 * Adam Horowitz described this episode as "hugely romantic".
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Event Chronology

 * The Seattle events take place after "The Garden of Forking Paths".
 * The Storybrooke flashback scenes take place after "The Final Battle Part 2", one year after "Changelings" and before "A Pirate's Life".
 * The New Enchanted Forest flashback scene take place before "Hyperion Heights".
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Disney

 * The romantic scene between Belle and Mr. Gold features the melody of "Beauty and the Beast" from the Disney film of the same name.
 * Various people wear costumes of different Disney characters including Elsa from Frozen, Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Incredibles from The Incredibles, and the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus. There's also a man wearing a male version of Elsa's coronation dress.

Fairytales and Folklore

 * This episode features Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Ellie and Carl Fredericksen from Up.
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Costume Notes

 * The blouse Alice is wearing is the same garment worn by Maid Marian in "Heart of Gold".