Mother Superior


 * This article focuses on Mother Superior;s Storybrooke persona. For Mother Superior's Fairytale Land counterpart, see Blue Fairy.

"If I were you, your Majesty, I'd find a place to hide."

- Mother Superior to Regina Mills

Mother Superior is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She makes her début in the fourteenth episode of the first season. She is portrayed by Keegan Tracy and is the Storybrooke counterpart of the Blue Fairy.

History
Mother Superior, during the Miners; Day festival, is supervising Astrid, who is given the responsibility of ordering twelve containers of helium. Instead, Astrid accidentally orders twelve dozen, which uses up all of the nuns' spare and rent money.

Mother Superior tells Astrid to fix this mess, warns her about how Mr. Gold thinks of the nuns, and storms off in a huff, leaving Astrid distraught. ("Dreamy")

She is seen meeting with August Booth to which Mr. Gold asks what he wanted from her. Mother Superior says he was giving her a confession, and that it was about finding his father who he has been in conflict with for some time now. This leads Mr. Gold into suspecting August is his long lost son, Baelfire. ("The Return")

Mother Superior is in Storybrooke Hospital when Henry Mills apparently dies after eating the poisoned apple. She rushes into the room after Emma Swan&apos;s kiss wakens him, exclaiming that the curse has been broken. She then advises Regina to find a place to hide, calling her, "Your Majesty." ("A Land Without Magic")

After Emma Swan breaks the Dark Curse, Mother Superior joins the group of Mary Margaret and David Nolan and acknowledges her previous existence as the Blue Fairy when Henry calls her by her former name. When Henry requests that she do some magic, she responds by stating that although she can feel the magic released into the town by Mr. Gold, she cannot use it because magic works differently in Storybrooke. She also mentions there is no fairy dust and that she doesn't have her wand either. ("Broken")

Mother Superior is part of the Crisis Center team, helping to organize and direct the people of Storybrooke as they seek out loved ones. David Nolan finds her to ask if there could be another enchanted tree like the one that sent Emma out of their world. Mother Superior states that such a thing was possible, but with no magic or fairy dust to guide them, finding one would be hopeless. She is present when she learns that leaving the town will result in the loss of memories and is amongst those who attempt to leave the town when David urges them to stay, accepting their memories of their true and cursed selves. ("We Are Both")

Trivia

 * She is head of the Storybrooke Convent and supervisor of all the other nuns, including Astrid.
 * Her offer of counsel to August Booth mirrors the role of her Fairytale Land character; the Blue Fairy also provided Pinocchio with counsel and guidance.

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