The Girl in the Tower

"The Girl in the Tower" is the fourteenth episode of Season Seven of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Dana Horgan & Leah Fong, and directed by Antonio Negret. It is the one hundred and forty-seventh episode of the series overall, and premiered on March 23, 2018.

Synopsis
Rogers works to prove Tilly's innocence in the case of the Blind Baker's death, while Ivy attempts to make amends with Anastasia, and Samdi makes a revealing confession to Roni. Meanwhile, in a faraway realm, Alice forms an unbreakable bond.

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills /Roni
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook (Wish Realm)/Rogers
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Dania Ramirez as Cinderella
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Mekia Cox (Credit only)
 * Robert Carlyle (Credit only)

Guest Starring

 * Emma Booth (Press release only)
 * Daniel Francis as Mr. Samdi
 * Adelaide Kane as Ivy Belfrey
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena /Kelly
 * Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly
 * Tiera Skovbye as Robin/Margot
 * Yael Yurman (Press release only)

Co-Starring

 * Peter Ciuffa as Deli Owner
 * Jasmine Lukuku as Produce Vendor
 * Cory Rempel as Clayton

Uncredited

 * Unknown baby as Lucy

Trivia

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Title

 * The title card features the Troll's statue form.
 * The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on November 29, 2017.
 * According to Leah Fong, the second choice for the title of this episode was "Goodbye, Tower Girl".


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Event Chronology

 * The Seattle events take place after "Knightfall".
 * The New Enchanted Forest flashbacks take place after "Secret Garden" and before the flashback story surrounding Lucy's eighth birthday in "The Eighth Witch".

Episode Connections

 * Alice lights a candle on a cupcake to celebrate her birthday, just like Emma in "Pilot" and "Wish You Were Here", and Zelena in "Our Decay".
 * The book Robin Hood: Myth and Legend, which Tilly find in Henry's apartment, is the same book that Regina finds in Robin Hood's old apartment in "Only You". According to Regina, she gave the book to Robin before he left Storybrooke with his family.


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Disney

 * At Alice's tea party, she wears a blue dress and smock, similar to what she wears in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
 * She also hums The Unbirthday Song.

Fairytales and Folklore

 * This episode features Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Captain Hook from the Peter Pan story, Cinderella from the Cinderella fairytale, and the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz story.
 * The Troll is an allusion to the BFG from the novel of the same name.
 * Alice has a tea party with her stuffed animals on her birthday, a reference to the Mad Hatter's tea party from the book. She also picks up a top hat and jokingly refers to it as "Mr. Hatter".
 * When Alice is looking at the stars, she mentions the "second star to the right", quoting the directions to Neverland in Peter Pan.


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Filming Locations

 * The parking lot at Ki Sushi in New Westminster is used for the outdoor scene where Henry and Rogers are talking to Tilly after they find her on the street.
 * Santa Barbara Market in Vancouver doubles as the exterior and interior of Hyperion Grocery for this episode.
 * The Bridal Gallery, also known as The Vault, doubles as the exterior and interior of Mr. Samdi's apartment.
 * CRAB Park in Vancouver doubles as the area where Kelly confronts Roni and Mr. Samdi.