The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

"I always felt there were two kinds of people. Wolves and sheep. Those who kill, and those who get killed. And you, Huntsman... you are most certainly a wolf."

- The Evil Queen to the Huntsman "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" is the seventh episode of Season One of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by David M. Barrett. It is the seventh episode of the series overall, and premiered on December 11, 2011.

Synopsis
One of the town's residents begins to remember their fairytale past, and Storybrooke mourns the loss of one of their own. Meanwhile, in the fairytale world that was, the Evil Queen attempts to find a heartless assassin to murder Snow White.

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills
 * Josh Dallas (Credit only)
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Raphael Sbarge (Credit only)
 * Jamie Dornan as the Huntsman/Sheriff Graham
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Giancarlo Esposito as Magic Mirror/Sidney Glass
 * Meghan Ory as Ruby

Co-Starring

 * Scott Heindl as Bartholomew
 * Tristan Jensen as Horatio
 * Kam Kozak as Black Guard
 * Howard Siegel as Tavern Owner

Trivia
Production Notes=

Production Notes

 * The opening title card features the wolf.
 * This is the first episode in which Josh Dallas does not appear.
 * The grave of Regina's father is seen in Storybrooke for the first time.
 * This episode confirms Regina has memories from her past.
 * A scene involving Rumplestiltskin was cut.


 * -|Episode Connections=

Episode Chronology

 * The Enchanted Forest events happen after the events of "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree " and before those of "Heartless".
 * The Storybrooke events of this episode occur after "The Shepherd" and two weeks before "Desperate Souls".

Episode Connections

 * The events surrounding the death of King Leopold are explored in "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree".
 * The Huntsman's fate following the ripping out of his heart is shown in "A Land Without Magic".
 * The Huntsman's failed attempt at killing Snow White is mentioned again in "The Evil Queen".
 * Sheriff Graham's life during the first week after the casting of the curse is explored in "Welcome to Storybrooke".
 * What Mr. Gold was burying in the woods is revealed in "The Return".
 * The school classroom where Graham comes to see Mary Margaret, is the same classroom where David came to see her in "The Shepherd".


 * -|Cultural References=

Biblical

 * Graham asks Mary Margaret if she believes in other lives. She replies, "Like heaven?".
 * A cross-shaped headstone can be seen in the Storybrooke Graveyard, while a cross is etched into the grave of an "Olson, Anthony".

Disney

 * The Evil Queen sends the Huntsman to kill Snow White and bring back her ripped out heart as proof, but he is unable to do so.

Lost

 * There is a close-up of Graham's eye as he awakens. This is a recurring theme from Lost].

Fairytales and Folklore

 * This episode is a rendition of the Snow White fairytale, focusing on the Evil Queen's attempted assassination of Snow White by giving a Huntsman the job of killing her.
 * This episode also features the Magic Mirror from the same fairytale.


 * -|Set Notes=

Props Notes

 * Mary Margaret has an Anthropologie Grapefruit Sugar Bowl (no longer available).
 * An excerpt from the fairy tale of "The Golden Bird" can be seen when Henry flips through the storybook.
 * A description of a scene from "Pilot", can be seen next to an illustration of the Huntsman, and the illustration of the Evil Queen:

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 * The rest of the page, contains an excerpt from the fairytale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red".
 * Three illustrations by the famous English book illustrator Arthur Rackham can be seen in the book:
 * "The Meeting of Oberon and Titania", a 1905 artwork by depicting a scene from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
 * An illustration from Nathaniel Hawthorne's children's book A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851). It depicts a scene from the story "The Paradise of Children".
 * "He played until the room was entirely filled with gnomes", from the fairy tale collection Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales By The Brothers Grimm (1917). It depicts a scene from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Gnome".

Set Dressing

 * On Mary Margaret's loft counter, there is a Vintage Enesco Tea for Two Owl Teapot.
 * Regina's bedroom has Arabian Scroll Motif Saybrook wallpaper from Wallquest.
 * One of the pictures on the wall, is "Rosa indica Fragrans - Rosier des Indes odorant", a watercolor picture by the famous Belgian nineteenth century painter and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, from his work The Roses, published between 1817 and 1824. Rosa indica is a synonym for Rosa chinensis, more commonly known as China rose.
 * The same picture is in one of the rooms that Cora searches in "In the Name of the Brother", and outside Regina's kitchen in "Save Henry".
 * On the billboard at the sheriff's station, there is a police report describing the events leading up to Dory Zimmer's death. However, this is just a fake document fabricated by the curse:

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Fax: 555-0146
 * Telephone: 555-0145


 * [image begins]RATIVE − [three illegible words] Sun 10/14 11:22 − [illegible word] 03 – 10 – 0742


 * [image begins]ARY PLACEMENT − [illegible word] Dorris Zimmer [sic]

[image begins]. Sheriff Graham responded to the area of Franklin Drive in

[image begins] our vehicle parked in the woods. The explainant, Neil Westlake,

[image begins]gar one parked in the woods and is wounded like [illegible word] was

[image begins] woods. Upon Graham's arrival, he found a white [illegible word], early 90's

[image begins]s. He made contact with the driver, Dorris Zimmer [sic], 01/01/02.

[image begins]he was suffering from clinical depression and that she was not

[image begins]ed and checked the area. She was largely incoherent and is

[image begins] [illegible]. This prompted the Sheriff to further inspect the vehicle,

[image begins] ran taped to the tall pipe of the vehicle. At this [illegible word],

[image begins] and taken into custody under the [illegible word] of the Baker Act.

[image begins]he no longer wants to live. She also keeps stating that she was

[image begins]le." She admitted that she had been institutionalized two times

[image begins] suicide.

[image begins] background check, it was [illegible word] that Zimmer had a previ-

[image begins] incident during the New Year festivities in Storybrooke Park.

[image begins]re called and Zimmer was transferred to the Storybrooke Mental

[image begins]is point, the Clinical Psychiatrist on duty alerted the Special

[image begins] [illegible word] in the presence of her two children, Nicholas and Ava (both 4

[image begins]fed and the children were found alone at the Zimmer

[image begins]is Boulevard, since − without a primary caregiver present. The

[image begins] into short-term foster care while while Zimmer underwent further

[image begins]sted this file was S.S. Edwards who is responsible through the

[image begins] and impounded at the municipal premises on Will Road.


 * Neal Westlake is a graphic designer and production staff member on the show.
 * He is also listed as a land surveyor on a document in "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree".
 * Neil Westlake is also credited as a photographer on the front page of the Storybrooke Daily Mirror in "The Stable Boy".
 * He is also listed as one of the reviewers on the book blurb for Isaac's novel "Heroes and Villains".
 * Neal Westlake is also listed as a Storybrooke entrepreneur on a sign by the town hall.
 * It is also the name of the author on the cover of book Robin Hood: Myth & Legend.
 * Next to the police report, there is a report about an 8 year old boy named Billy Mason from Seattle, Washington. According to the report, he disappeared on on March 1, 2002, and was possibly kidnapped by his babysitter, a 16 year old boy named David. David is described as having a birth mark on his left shoulder, wore a gold watch, and his clothes were made by The Ridge Clothing Co. He was last seen at the house of a man named Greg Mason, where he "was babysitting for his [sic]". According to the report, "David disappeared along with his 8 year old charge Billy Mason. The time of disappearance is between 8:000 and 12:30 on March 1. 2002. Billy Mason's parents arrived home at 12:30 am to find the back door wide open and the house empty". The incident was reported by Srgt. Kelly, and the investigating officer is called Det. Bradshaw. The report contains an officer's signature, but it is unreadable. }
 * Below the report is a document carrying the Storybrooke Sheriff's Department seal. A website address is printed on it: www.kawther.info. This is the personal website of Kawther Salam, a Palestinian journalist who reported on human rights abuses by the Israeli military and filed legal complaints against them. Fittingly enough, the document is written in Hebrew.


 * One of the gravestones in the Storybrooke Graveyard says:

In Loving Memory of Norman Crane January 12, 1937 – July 17, 1999 Born in Brooklyn, New York


 * Another gravestone says "Olson", "Anthony"


 * The insignia on the Heart Vault shows interlocking deer antlers, a reference to the stag heart which the Evil Queen received from the Huntsman.

Costume Notes

 * Mary Margaret is wearing a skirt from H&M (no longer available).
 * Mr. Gold wears a red tie that is the same tie that Henry chooses to go with the suit he'll be wearing as Mr. Gold's apprentice in "The Snow Queen".
 * Gold wears the same tie at the sheriff's station in "Desperate Souls", in "Heart of Darkness", and when he is reunited with his "son" in "The Return".


 * -|Goofs=

Goofs

 * When the Wolf walks way from Graham, a window pane in the background says "Pacific Net & Twine", the real name of the Steveston business which doubles as Atlantic Twine & Net on the show.
 * After Regina's scuffle with Emma, there is blood on the lower left corner of her lip. For the rest of the episode, the wound keeps changing appearance and position.
 * When Emma is pressing a pack of ice against her wound, her flower wrist tattoo is missing.


 * -|Other Notes=

Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale

 * Emma shatters the vase containing Mary Margaret's flowers from Dr. Whale by hurling it across the room.
 * Snow White states she "watched (her father) fall in love with Regina".
 * As Graham is dying, he says to Emma that he loves her.
 * After his death, Graham's body is put on a stretcher and carried away by paramedics.