Bleeding Through

"Bleeding Through" is the eighteenth episode of Season Three of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Jane Espenson and Daniel T. Thomsen and directed by Romeo Tirone. It is the sixty-second episode of the series overall, and premiered on April 20, 2014.

Synopsis
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.

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
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Michael Raymond-James (Credit only)
 * Jared S. Gilmore (Credit only)
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * David De Lautour as Jonathan
 * Eric Lange as Prince Leopold
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Sean Maguire as Robin Hood
 * Rose McGowan as young Cora

Co-Starring

 * Raphael Alejandro as Roland
 * Eva Bourne as Princess Eva
 * Yvette Dudley-Neuman as Mid-Wife
 * Steve Elliott as Drunk
 * Gabrielle Giraud as Royal Aide
 * Brian Knox McGugan as Drunk Charlie’s Friend
 * Michael P. Northey as Friar Tuck

Uncredited

 * Candelabra as Lumiere
 * CGI Flying Monkey
 * Unknown baby as the Wicked Witch of the West

Production Notes

 * The title card for this episode features a tornado.

Event Chronology

 * The Enchanted Forest flashbacks occur after "That Still Small Voice" before "The Miller's Daughter".
 * The Land Without Magic events occur after "The Jolly Roger".

Episode Connections

 * Mary Margaret killed Cora with the Enchanted Candle in "The Miller's Daughter".
 * Zelena stole David's courage in "The Tower".
 * The fate of Cora's abandoned baby is revealed in "It's Not Easy Being Green".
 * Belle mentions her abduction and 28-year imprisonment courtesy of Regina, which respectively were revealed in "The Outsider" and "Skin Deep".
 * Neal Cassidy's death is referenced, which occurred in "Quiet Minds".
 * The candelabra Belle picks up at Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer is actually Lumiere, whose story is explained in "Quiet Minds".
 * Regina gave Robin Hood her heart in "It's Not Easy Being Green".

Fairy Tales and Folklore

 * This episode features the heroine's mother and father from the fairy tale "Snow White", the miller's daughter from the "Rumplestiltskin" fairy tale, the Wicked Witch of the West from the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", and Captain Hook from the "Peter Pan" story.