Selfless, Brave and True

Selfless, Brave and True is the eighteenth episode of Season Two of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Kalinda Vazquez & Robert Hull and directed by Ralph Hemecker. It is the fortieth episode overall and premiered on March 24, 2013.

Synopsis
While Mary Margaret goes off on her own in an attempt to come to grips with what she did to Cora and how her deed has affected her, she stumbles upon August, who has hidden himself away from the others and is completely made of wood -- ashamed at the actions he has taken in life; and Emma is shocked when Neal invites his fiancée, Tamara, to come to Storybrooke. Meanwhile, before the curse was cast, August is introduced to a man of magic who may be able to prevent him from turning back into wood -- but at a steep price.

Recap
October 11, 2011, on the island of Phuket. August Booth is asleep in bed with a woman. When his electronic clock reads, 8:15, he jumps up in pain. The pain is coming from his leg, which to him is now wooden, he shows it to the woman, who is unphased, beckoning him back to bed. August tells her that he needs to go to the hospital. He stands up, declaring that he is turning back into his wooden form.

In Storybrooke, David Nolan brings a breakfast tray for Mary Margaret, who is still recuperating after she tricked Regina into killing Cora. Emma stops David, and tells him that he needs to stop giving Mary Margaret foot rubs and breakfast in bed. David insists that Cora's death has been hard

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 (Credit only)
 * Colin O'Donoghue (Credit only)
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Meghan Ory  (Credit only)
 * Robert Carlyle (Credit only)

Guest Starring

 * Tony Amendola as Marco
 * Eion Bailey as August Booth
 * Ethan Embry as Greg Mendell
 * Tzi Ma as The Dragon
 * Sonequa Martin-Green as Tamara
 * Michael Raymond-James as Neal Cassidy
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior

Co-Starring

 * Jakob Davies as Pinocchio
 * Dianne Doan as Isra
 * Manny Jacinto as Quon
 * Peter Kawasaki as orderly
 * Rick Tae as doctor

Quote
Regina Mills: (to Greg) Contrary to what you might believe, people can just disappear.

The Dragon: (to Tamara) What I create is not from this world because the people that need my help suffer from affliction that science cannot treat.

August Booth: (to Tamara) I lived a life...of selfishness, cowardice and dishonesty. And only I can cure that. Not magic, not...science, just me. I care about the people from this town. And if you want to drag a little bit of magic then you've hit the mother load here and you are not going to harm anyone to get it. I'm going to warn them.

Trivia

 * The opening titlecard features August Booth's trailer.
 * While practicing archery in the woods, Mary Margaret listens to Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation".