Dark Hollow (Episode)

"Dark Hollow" is the seventh episode of Season Three of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Kalinda Vazquez & Andrew Chambliss and directed by Guy Ferland. It is the fifty-first episode of the series overall, and premiered on November 10, 2013.

Synopsis
Mr. Gold and Regina send Ariel back to Storybrooke with an item that will allow Belle to locate a hidden artifact that could help take down Pan. But unbeknownst to them, two men have broken into the town with the intent to stop them – at all costs. Meanwhile, Emma, Neal and Hook attempt to find Dark Hollow, where Peter Pan’s shadow dwells, in order to capture it, and Mary Margaret is upset with David for keeping his poisoning a secret from her.

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 as Neal Cassidy
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Lee Arenberg as Leroy
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior
 * Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny
 * Michael Coleman as Happy
 * Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy
 * David-Paul Grove as Doc
 * Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey
 * Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark
 * Mig Macario as Bashful
 * Robbie Kay as Peter Pan
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Ariel
 * Rose McIver as Tinker Bell
 * Parker Croft as Felix
 * Freya Tingley as Wendy
 * James Immekus as keychain
 * Matt Kane as glasses

Uncredited

 * CGI The Shadow

Production Notes

 * The title card features the Storybrooke Clock Tower.
 * The episode shares its name with a Grateful Dead song of the same name. Series co-creator Edward Kitsis is a noted fan of the band.
 * According to the marked route on the map possessed by John and Michael Darling, Storybrooke is in the vicinity of Thomaston, Maine, a small seaport just west of Rockland.
 * The Greek text carved into the lid of Pandora's Box says "ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΕΙ  ΜΕ", which translates as "open me ". The Greek letters Alpha and Omega (Α and Ω) are carved into the side of the box.

Event Chronology

 * The first part of the Storybrooke events take place during and immediately after "And Straight On 'Til Morning". The second part takes place five days later, before "The New Neverland".
 * The Neverland events occur after "Ariel" and before "Think Lovely Thoughts".

Episode Connections

 * Mr. Clark references the Wraith attack, which occurred in "Broken".
 * Doc mentions a giant stepping on his car, alluding to Anton's rampage in town during "Tiny". The car is damaged again during a witchfight in "It's Not Easy Being Green".
 * Hook and Emma's kiss is mentioned, an event which took place in "Good Form".
 * Emma mentions being given Baelfire's sword by Hook, which occurred in "The Heart of the Truest Believer".
 * Hook promises that he will win Emma's heart, which he eventually does in "There's No Place Like Home".

Cultural References

 * When Doc mentions the giant stepping on his car, he states that he has a "Miata", a reference to the Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Disney

 * Leroy says, "No time for whistling, boys", alluding to the Disney song "Whistle While You Work".

Lost

 * A bottle of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey is sitting on a table in the back room of Gold's shop.

Fairytales and Folklore

 * This episode features Wendy Darling, John Darling, Michael Darling, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the shadow and Captain Hook from the Peter Pan story as well as the mermaid from The Little Mermaid fairy tale.