A Bitter Draught

"A Bitter Draught" is the second episode of Season Six of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan, and directed by Ron Underwood. It will be the one-hundredth and thirteenth episode of the series overall, and will premiere on October 2, 2016.

Synopsis
When a mysterious man from the Land of Untold Stories, who has a past with the Evil Queen, arrives in Storybrooke, David and Snow work together with Regina to neutralize the threat. Belle seeks Hook’s help finding a safe place to hide away from her husband, Mr. Gold. The Evil Queen continues to try to win Zelena over to her side, while Emma resumes her therapy sessions with Archie and shares her terrifying vision of the future.

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Serum)
 * Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle French
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Lee Arenberg as Grumpy/Leroy
 * Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny/Granny
 * Craig Horner as the Count of Monte Cristo
 * Andrea Brooks as Charlotte
 * Andrew Kavadas as Baron Danglars
 * Craig Ericsson as Butler
 * Olena Medwid as Partygoer #1
 * Nadeen Lightbody as Partygoer #2

Uncredited

 * Thomas Gasior as Musketeer Man
 * Unknown baby as Robin

Trivia

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Production Notes

 * The title of this episode was announced by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on July 13, 2016.
 * The episode's title appears in a passage in chapter 35 of Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo, in which Baron Franz says to the titular character, "Hatred is blind, rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught."
 * A few scenes of this episode and "The Savior" were filmed simultaneously.