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|name = A Wondrous Place
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|number = 15
 
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|season = 6
 
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|airdate = April 2, 2017<ref name="airdate" />
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|airdate = April 2, 2017
|writer = [[Jane Espenson]] &<br>[[Jerome Schwartz]]<ref name="airdate" />
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|writer=[[Jane Espenson]] &<br>[[Jerome Schwartz]]
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|viewers = 2.80 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-final-ratings-april-2-2017/|title=‘Little Big Shots’ adjusts up: Sunday final ratings|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=April 4, 2017|quote=Once Upon a Time (ABC) (...) 2.80|publisher=[[Wikipedia:TV by the Numbers|TV by the Numbers]]}}</ref>
|director = [[Steve Pearlman]]<ref name="airdate" />
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|previous = [[Page 23]]
 
|previous = [[Page 23]]
 
|next = [[Mother's Little Helper]]
 
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}}{{Quote|'''[[Aladdin]]''': Are we done searching yet?<br>'''[[Jasmine]]''': You can ask the same question a hundred times and you will get the same answer. We search until we find [[Agrabah]].}}
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"'''A Wondrous Place'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[Season Six]] of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]] & [[Jerome Schwartz]], and directed by [[Steve Pearlman]]. It will be the one hundredth and twenty-sixth episode of the series overall, and will premiere on April 2, 2017.<ref name="airdate" />
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"'''A Wondrous Place'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[Season Six]] of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]] & [[Jerome Schwartz]], and directed by [[Steve Pearlman]]. It is the one hundred and twenty-sixth episode of the series overall, and premiered on April 2, 2017.
   
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
 
When [[Hook]] finds himself trapped in another [[Enchanted Forest|realm]] along with the [[Nautilus]] and her crew, he races to return to [[Emma Swan|Emma]] before [[Gideon]] can execute the rest of his plan. In [[Storybrooke]], [[Regina Mills|Regina]] and [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Snow]] take Emma out to get her mind off Hook’s disappearance. And in a flashback to [[Agrabah]], [[Jasmine]] befriends [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]], and together they set out to locate [[Prince Eric]] as the threat from [[Jafar]] intensifies.<ref name="airdate">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20170327abc01/|title=LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME|publisher=[[Wikipedia:The Futon Critic|The Futon Critic]]|quote=Air Date: Sunday, April 02, 2017. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#615) "A Wondrous Place".}}</ref>
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When [[Hook]] finds himself trapped in another realm along with the [[Nautilus]] and her crew, he races to return to [[Emma Swan|Emma]] before [[Gideon]] can execute the rest of his plan. In [[Storybrooke]], [[Regina Mills|Regina]] and [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Snow]] take Emma out to get her mind off Hook’s disappearance. And in a flashback to [[Agrabah]], [[Jasmine]] befriends [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]], and together they set out to locate [[Prince Eric]] as the threat from [[Jafar]] intensifies.<ref name="airdate">https://www.instagram.com/p/BPPtztJgy6l/?taken-by=thomascadrot</ref>
 
{{EndSpoiler}}
 
== Recap ==
 
   
 
== Recap ==
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==Cast<ref name="airdate" />==
 
==Cast<ref name="airdate" />==
{{S|(This list is based on actors and characters known to be in the episode. It will be updated as more information is released)}}
 
 
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===Starring===
 
===Starring===
*[[Ginnifer Goodwin]] as [[Snow White]]/'''[[Mary Margaret Blanchard]]'''
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*[[Ginnifer Goodwin]] as [[Mary Margaret Blanchard]]
*[[Jennifer Morrison]] as '''[[Emma Swan]]'''
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*[[Jennifer Morrison]] as [[Emma Swan]]
*[[Lana Parrilla]] as [[Evil Queen]]/'''[[Regina Mills]]'''
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*[[Lana Parrilla]] as [[Regina Mills]]
*[[Josh Dallas]] as [[Prince Charming]]/[[David Nolan]]
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*[[Josh Dallas]] as [[David Nolan]]
*[[Emilie de Ravin]] as [[Belle (Enchanted Forest)|Belle]]/[[Belle French]]
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*[[Emilie de Ravin]] {{S|(Credit only)}}
*[[Colin O'Donoghue]] as '''[[Hook]]'''
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*[[Colin O'Donoghue]] as [[Hook]]
 
*[[Jared S. Gilmore]] as [[Henry Mills]]
 
*[[Jared S. Gilmore]] as [[Henry Mills]]
*[[Rebecca Mader]] as [[Zelena]]
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*[[Rebecca Mader]] {{S|(Credit only)}}
*[[Robert Carlyle]] as [[Rumplestiltskin]]/[[Mr. Gold]]
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*[[Robert Carlyle]] {{S|(Credit only)}}
 
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===Guest Starring===
 
===Guest Starring===
*[[JoAnna Garcia Swisher]] as '''[[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]]'''
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*[[Deniz Akdeniz]] as [[Aladdin]]
*[[Karen David]] as '''[[Jasmine|Princess Jasmine]]'''
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*[[Karen David]] as [[Jasmine|Princess Jasmine]]
*[[Deniz Akdeniz]] as '''[[Aladdin]]'''
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*[[Nick Eversman]] as [[Liam (Swan Song)|Liam]]
*[[Oded Fehr]] as '''[[Jafar]]'''
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*[[Oded Fehr]] as [[Jafar]]
*[[Giles Matthey]] as '''[[Gideon]]'''
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*[[Giles Matthey]] as [[Gideon]]
*[[Faran Tahir]] as '''[[Captain Nemo]]'''
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*[[Gil McKinney]] as [[Prince Eric]]
*[[Gil McKinney]] as '''[[Prince Eric]]'''
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*[[JoAnna Garcia Swisher]] as [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]]
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*[[Faran Tahir]] as [[Captain Nemo]]
*Cedric De Souza as the '''[[Sultan (Street Rats)|Sultan]]'''
 
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*[[Nick Eversman]] as '''[[First Mate|Liam]]'''
 
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===Co-Starring===
*Zahf Paroo as '''Prince Achmed'''
 
*Thomas Cadrot as '''Bartender'''
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*Thomas Cadrot as [[Gideon|Bartender]]
*Shaun Omaid as '''Street Vendor'''
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*Cedric De Souza as the [[Sultan (Street Rats)|Sultan]]
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*Shaun Omaid as [[Street Vendor]]
*Jesse Stretch as '''Head Viking'''
 
 
*Zahf Paroo as [[Prince Achmed]]
 
*Jesse Stretch as [[Head Viking]]
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===Uncredited===
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*Unknown as [[Harris]]
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*Unknown as [[Martin (A Wondrous Place)|Martin]]
 
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{{S|(Bold characters have been further confirmed by news articles/photos)}}
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
{{StartTrivia}}
 
{{StartTrivia}}
 
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|-|Production Notes=
 
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===Title===
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*The [[Episode Title Cards|title card]] features a [[Flying Carpet|flying carpet]] in the woods.<ref>[[:File:615Title.png]]</ref>
 
*The title of this episode was revealed by [[Adam Horowitz]] via his [[Twitter]] account on December 12, 2016.<ref name="title">{{TwitterLink|AdamHorowitzLA|status/808414137340465152|[[Adam Horowitz]]|date=December 12, 2016|quote=Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler -- hope to see ya in March!|image=File:TWAdamHorowitzLA-615.png}}</ref>
 
*This episode is named after a lyric from the song "[[Wikipedia:A Whole New World|A Whole New World]]" from the [[Disney]] film ''[[Aladdin (Film)|Aladdin]]'', which ends with "A thrilling chase / A wondrous place / For you and me". The song is sung by [[Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine]].
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===Production Notes===
 
===Production Notes===
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*The [[Wikipedia:Establishing shot|establishing shot]] of [[Storybrooke]] early in the episode,<ref>[[:File:615EmptyStreet.png]]</ref> where the leaves are blown across Main Street, is the exact [[Wikipedia:Stock footage|same shot]] that was used to show the empty streets of Storybrooke the morning after [[Hook]]'s death in the [[Season Five]] episode "[[Swan Song]]".<ref>[[:File:511MorningInStorybrooke.png]]</ref> The shot was recycled once again for the opening shot of the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[Beauty]]".<ref>[[:File:704Storybrooke.png]]</ref>
*The title of this episode was revealed by [[Adam Horowitz]] via his [[Twitter]] account on December 12, 2016.<ref name="title">https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/808414137340465152</ref>
 
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*For the exterior scenes in [[Agrabah]], a couple of dump trucks worth of sand were dumped into a green screen space right before the [[Season Six]] Christmas break, enough to cover the whole surface by about 1–2 feet. Unfortunately, thanks to [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]]'s rainy climate, the sand was wet, and they couldn't shoot a desert scene on wet sand. To solve the problem, the crew brought in industrial fans that ran 24 hours a day over the Christmas break so that the sand would be dry by the time they got back from the holidays to shoot the scenes in January.<ref name="LlamaLlama" />
*This episode is named after a lyric from the song "[[Wikipedia:A Whole New World|A Whole New World]]" from the [[Disney]] film ''[[Aladdin (Film)|Aladdin]]''. The song is sung by [[Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine]].
 
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*Director [[Steve Pearlman]] came up with the name for the bar that [[Emma Swan|Emma]], [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Mary Margaret]] and [[Regina Mills|Regina]] visit, [[Æsop's Tables]].<ref>{{TwitterLink|JaneEspenson|status/848701215294627842|[[Jane Espenson]]|date=April 2, 2017|quote=I wish it were! It came from the episode's director, Steve Pearlman. But I love it as if it were my own.|image=File:TWJaneEspenson-615.png}}</ref>
*Llamas were used in this episode instead of camels, because it would have cost 20,000 dollars to import them.<ref>http://efnewsservice.tumblr.com/post/158815710287/bridge-studios-set-tour-llama-mystery-solved</ref>
 
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*Llamas were used in this episode instead of camels, because it would have cost 20,000 dollars to import them.<ref>{{Tumblr|tumblrurl=efnewsservice|url=post/158815710287/bridge-studios-set-tour-llama-mystery-solved|tumblrname=The Enchanted Forest News Service|postname=Bridge Studios set tour: Llama Mystery Solved!|date=March 25, 2017|quote=|image=File:TUefnewsservice-615.png|noimage=|archiveurl=|nobackup=}}</ref> The production team originally wanted to have camels appear on-screen in Agrabah, but there are no camels to be found in Vancouver, where ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' was filmed, and they would have had to ship them from [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].<ref name="LlamaLlama">{{Tumblr|tumblrurl=capitaine-odette|url=post/158912241192/van-con-2017-set-tour-report-with-spoilers-im|tumblrname=I want a pirate mascot|postname=Van Con 2017 set tour report: with spoilers|date=March 27, 2017|quote=Steve told us that they shot a desert scene on the green screen in early January, and I found the anecdote that went along with this really interesting. They trucked in a couple of dump trucks worth of sand into the green screen space right before the Christmas break. He said it was enough sand to cover the whole surface by about 1-2 feet. The problem was that the sand was WET because, don’t know if you've heard, it rains a lot in Vancouver. Anyway, this is a problem because they couldn’t very well shoot a desert scene on wet sand. So, they brought in industrial fans that ran 24 hours a day over the break so that the sand would be dry by the time they got back from the holidays to shoot the scene. If I remember correctly, this scene will be in the upcoming episode. He also said there would be llamas in this scene. They originally wanted camels, but there are no camels in Vancouver, and they would have had to ship camels in from LA…which apparently shipping animals across international borders is an issue! So, llamas.|image=File:TUcapitaine-odette-615-621.png|noimage=|archiveurl=|nobackup=}}</ref>
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*During filming of this episode, [[Wikipedia:Greensman|greensperson]] Sarah McCulloch nicknamed [[Deniz Akdeniz]], [[Ali Baba]].<ref>{{TwitterLink|leafladygreens|status/818227644500054016|SaraMcCulloch|date=January 8, 2017|quote=@KarenDavid & Ali Babba {{S|[sic]}}, I hope he had long-johns under those "fancy pants"! Ha! It was bloody cold, & so beautiful!|image=File:TWleafladygreens-615.png}}<br>{{TwitterLink|leafladygreens|status/817981535651409920|SaraMcCulloch|date=January 7, 2017|quote=Ok, so I HAD 2 take a pic of "Fancy Pants" shoes, ya Ali Babba {{S|[sic]}}, wait, Denis...... He's a sweetie! Magical gold feet?|image=File:TWleafladygreens-615-2.png}}</ref>
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===Event Chronology===
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*The [[Agrabah]] flashbacks take place after "[[The Savior]]" and the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' episode "[[Trust Me]]", after "[[Ariel (Episode)|Ariel]]". {{TimeAgrabah}}
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*The [[Storybrooke]] events take place after "[[Page 23]]" and before "[[Mother's Little Helper]]". {{TimeLWM}}
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*The [[Enchanted Forest]] events take place after "[[Broken Heart]]" and before "Mother's Little Helper".
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**It also takes place after [[Jasmine]] and [[Aladdin]] left Storybrooke in "[[Wish You Were Here]]". {{TimeEF}}
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*The present Agrabah events take place before "[[The Final Battle Part 2]]".
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===Episode Connections===
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*[[Hook]] is reunited with [[Emma Swan|Emma]] in "[[Awake]]". He [[World-crossing|returns]] to [[Storybrooke]] in the same episode.
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*Hook proposed to Emma in "[[Ill-Boding Patterns]]" and she broke off their engagement in "Page 23".
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*It was revealed that Hook killed [[Robert (Murder Most Foul)|Robert]] in "[[Murder Most Foul]]".
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*[[David Nolan|David]] forgives Hook in "Awake".
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*The reason for Hook's unexpected departure on the [[Nautilus]] is shown in "[[Page 23]]".
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*[[Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine]] wished to find [[Agrabah]] in "[[Wish You Were Here]]".
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*Hook's chest of belongings is the same chest that he brought with him from the ''[[Jolly Roger (Ship)|Jolly Roger]]'' in "[[Strange Case]]".
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*When [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Mary Margaret]] confronts the men who were trying to leave the [[Æsop's Tables|bar]] without paying, [[Regina Mills|Regina]] says, "Do you ever not tattle?", a reference to how [[Snow White]] told [[Cora]] about [[Evil Queen|Regina]]'s relationship with [[Daniel Colter|Daniel]] in "[[The Stable Boy]]".
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*How [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]] and [[Prince Eric]] ended up on [[Hangman's Island]] is shown in "[[The Jolly Roger]]".
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*Hook previously met Ariel in "The Jolly Roger" and again in "[[Poor Unfortunate Soul]]".
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*Ariel's home features a collection of corkscrews and forks. Ariel learned what a fork is in when she attended the [[Under the Sea Celebration]] with [[Snow White]] in "[[Ariel (Episode)|Ariel]]. She learned what a corkscrew is when she explored [[Mr. Gold]]'s [[Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer|pawnshop]] with [[Belle]] in "[[Dark Hollow (Episode)|Dark Hollow]]".
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*Emma says to "[[Gideon|Æsop]]" that Hook always said he (Hook) was a survivor. Hook said these words to Emma in "[[Rocky Road]]" and "[[Heroes and Villains]]".
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*How [[Jafar]] easily breaks the [[Genie Magic|genie]] [[Genie Bracelets|spell]] is due to him studying about genies a lot with the [[Genie Wisdom Book]], as shown in several episodes in the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' episodes "[[The Serpent]]", "[[Dirty Little Secrets]]", "[[Heart of the Matter]]" and "[[To Catch a Thief]]".
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*[[Jafar]] says that the people of Agrabah call him a "bastard". The reason for this is explained in the ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' episodes "The Serpent" and "[[Bad Blood]]", where Jafar is revealed to be the illegitimate son of a [[Old Prisoner|sultan]].
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*How Jafar was transformed into a genie is shown in the ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' finale "[[And They Lived...]]".
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*Belle previously tried to use a "[[Conch Shells|shell phone]]" to communicate with Hook in "[[Strange Case]]".
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*Tears were previously used for [[Witchcraft|magical purposes]] in "[[Second Star to the Right]]" and "[[Dreamcatcher (Episode)|Dreamcatcher]]".
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===Disney===
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*This episode is a rendition of ''[[Aladdin (Film)|Aladdin]]'', with [[Aladdin]], [[Jasmine]], [[Jafar]], the [[Sultan (Street Rats)|sultan]], the [[Flying Carpet|flying carpet]], and [[Aladdin|two]] [[Jafar|allusions]] to the [[w:c:Disney:Genie|genie]]. The episode also introduces new characters from the film: [[Prince Achmed]] and the [[Street Vendor]], who is based on [[w:c:Disney:Farouk|Farouk]].
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*The ring that the Sultan names the "[[Crown Jewel of Agrabah|greatest crown jewel]]" in [[Agrabah]], is similar in appearance and importance to the mystic blue diamond in the animated film.
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**{{DisneyList|A Wondrous Place}}
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===Fairytales and Folklore===
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*This episode is a rendition of the "[[One Thousand and One Nights|Aladdin]]" story, with the [[Jasmine|princess]], the [[Jafar|sorcerer]], and [[Aladdin]].
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**Prince Achmed is based on Prince Ahmed from "[[One Thousand and One Nights|The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou]]".
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**Jasmine says that Ariel's story is "like something out of [[Wikipedia:Scheherazade|Scheherazade]]", a reference to the famous storyteller from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''.
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*This episode also features the [[Emma Swan|ugly duckling]] from the titular [[The Ugly Duckling|fairytale]], [[Hook|Captain Hook]] from the ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'' story, the [[Ariel (Character)|little mermaid]] and the [[Prince Eric|prince]] from "[[The Little Mermaid (Fairytale)|The Little Mermaid]]" fairytale, and [[Captain Nemo]], his [[Liam (Swan Song)|first mate]], the ''[[Nautilus]]'' and the [[Krakens|giant squid]] from the ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'' story.
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*[[Æsop's Tables]], the new bar that [[Emma Swan|Emma]], [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Mary Margaret]] and [[Regina Mills|Regina]] visit, is a pun on "[[Aesop's Fables|Æsop's Fables]]". [[Gideon]] [[Shapeshifting|poses]] as [[Wikipedia:Aesop|Æsop]] while he is pretending to be the bartender.
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**The drinks on the menu are named after stories from "Æsop's Fables": "[[Wikipedia:The Dog and the Wolf|The Dog and the Wolf]]", "[[Wikipedia:The Fox and the Grapes|The Fox and the Grapes]]" and "[[Wikipedia:The Ant and the Grasshopper|The Ant and the Grasshopper]]".
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**If you take a very close look at the drinks menu (which is almost illegible), you can barely make out the names of some other drinks/fables: "[[Wikipedia:The Eagle and the Fox|The Eagle and the Fox]]",<ref>[[:File:615DogAndTheWolf.png]]</ref> "The Monkey and The Dolphin"<ref name="MeAway">[[:File:615GaveMeAway.png]]</ref> and "[[Wikipedia:The Lion and the Mouse|The Lion and the Mouse]]".<ref name="MeAway" />
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===Popular Culture===
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*The song "There's a Blessing" by [[Wikipedia:Johnny Copeland|Johnny Copeland]] is playing at the [[Æsop's Tables|bar]] when [[Regina Mills|Regina]] tries to get [[Emma Swan|Emma]] to open up about her feelings.
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===Props Notes===
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*The [[Sultan (Street Rats)|Sultan]]'s meeting table<ref>[[:File:615ForThe.png]]</ref> is the same prop that was used for the [[Round Table]] in the first half of [[Season Five]]. The chairs are also the same.<ref>[[:File:502PercivalIsDead.png]]</ref>
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*While they were shooting the scene inside the [[Agrabahn Capital Palace|Agrabahn capital palace]], [[Oded Fehr]] accidentally dropped the [[Shapeshifting|transformation]] powder, spilling red powder on the green-screen floor.<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=Amber Crombach|dateposted=April 9, 2017|timeposted=|description=ambercrombachmua|quote=When #Jafar drops his magical red powder as we start to roll! @odedfehr losing his edge for a moment! Luckily for @karendavidofficial 😂😂😂|link=p/BSpVCSQFE9v|archive=IGambercrombachmua-615.png}}</ref>
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*When [[Emma Swan|Emma]] goes through [[Hook]]'s things, the items she packs up include his [[rum]] bottle from previous episodes,<ref>[[:File:615TakingTheBottle.png]]</ref> his spyglass<ref>[[:File:615HoldingTheSpyglass.png]]</ref> from the [[Season Three]] episode "[[The Jolly Roger]]",<ref>[[:File:317WhereYouWent.png]]<br>[[:File:317WhereYouWent2.png]]</ref> and the [[Conch Shells|conch shell]] which Hook later uses to contact her.<ref>[[:File:615ClosingTheBox.png]]<br>[[:File:615TakingTheConchShell.png]]</ref>
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**The rum bottle, the spyglass, the conch shell and the ornate wooden box where Hook keeps some of his items,<ref>[[:File:615ClosingTheBox.png]]<br>[[:File:615OpeningTheBox.png]]</ref> can all be glimpsed in the chest where Hook takes out the [[Message in a Bottle|message in a bottle]] in the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[A Pirate's Life]]".<ref>[[:File:702PicksUpBottle.png]]</ref>
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*Hook's navigation map (seen upside-down) mentions a body of water called the Gulf of Fortune.<ref>[[:File:615HookPlottingCourseFlipped.png]] {{S|(flipped image)}}<br>
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[[:File:615HookPlottingCourse.png]] {{S|(original image)}}<br>[[:File:615HookPlottingCourse2Flipped.png]] {{S|(flipped image)}}<br>[[:File:615HookPlottingCourse2.png]] {{S|(original image)}}</ref>
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*[[Jafar]]'s [[Genie Lamps|Genie bottle]] has the same design<ref>[[:File:615CanILose.png]]</ref> as [[Cyrus]]' and [[Will Scarlet]]'s bottle from ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'',<ref>[[:File:W108FakeBottle.png]]<br>[[:File:W111GeniesBottles.png]]</ref> even though [[Nyx]] imprisoned Jafar in a different bottle when she cursed him in the series finale "[[And They Lived...]]".<ref>[[:File:W113JafarsLamp.png]]</ref>
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*The knife Mary Margaret takes from the [[Head Viking|head viking]] and throws at the dartboard<ref>[[:File:615Target.png]]</ref> is the same prop [[Prince Charming]] uses to kill a [[Black Knights|Black Knight]] in the [[Season One]] episode "[[Snow Falls]]".<ref>[[:File:103KnightHitsGround.png]]</ref> The prop is also used by Emma Swan during her time in the [[Enchanted Forest]] after the first [[Dark Curse]] is broken in the [[Season Two]] episodes "[[Lady of the Lake]]",<ref>[[:File:203FollowMyLead.png]]</ref> "[[The Doctor]]",<ref>[[:File:205MeOneThing.png]]</ref> "[[Tallahassee]]",<ref>[[:File:206StrugglingToHoldOn.png]]</ref> "[[Child of the Moon]]",<ref>[[:File:207WasALittleBoy.png]]</ref> "[[Into the Deep]]"<ref>[[:File:208ThatsImpossible.png]]</ref> and "[[Queen of Hearts (Episode)|Queen of Hearts]]".<ref>[[:File:209KeptAlone.png]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icollector.com/Emma-Swan-2-prop-boot-knives-from-Once-Upon-a-Time-Season-1-Episode-3-and-Season-2-Episode-3_i31952602|title=“Emma Swan” (2) prop boot knives from Once Upon a Time Season 1, Episode 3 and Season 2, Episode 3.|month=May|year=2019|publisher=iCollector|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216073040/https://www.icollector.com/Emma-Swan-2-prop-boot-knives-from-Once-Upon-a-Time-Season-1-Episode-3-and-Season-2-Episode-3_i31952602|archivedate=December 16, 2018}}</ref>
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===Set Dressing===
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*A small ship painting seen behind the bar at [[Æsop's Tables]]<ref>[[:File:615AllDay.png]]</ref> also appears in [[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s room at the [[Granny's Bed and Breakfast|inn]] in the [[Season One]] episode "[[The Thing You Love Most]]"<ref>[[:File:102LookingAtFiles.png]]</ref> and the room where [[Sheriff Graham]] meets [[Regina Mills|Regina]] in the Season One episode "[[The Price of Gold]]",<ref>[[:File:104SocksUnderTheBed.png]]</ref> but with a different frame. It can also be seen in [[Edwin]]'s [[Edwin's House|home]] in the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' episodes "[[Down the Rabbit Hole]]"<ref>[[:File:W101AliceIsThatReallyYou.png]]</ref> and "[[Who's Alice]]".<ref>[[:File:W106Edwin.png]]</ref> It was later reused in [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Mills Apartment|apartment]] in the [[Season Seven]] episodes "[[Hyperion Heights]]",<ref>[[:File:701ACurseHuh.png]]</ref> "[[A Pirate's Life]]"<ref>[[:File:702DeadEnd.png]]</ref> and "[[The Girl in the Tower]]",<ref>[[:File:714Yesterday.png]]</ref> with the same frame that was used in the bar.
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*Some of the wall paintings at Æsop's Tables show motifs from "[[Wikipedia:Aesop's Fables|Æsop's Fables]]", such as the lion from "[[Wikipedia:The Lion and the Mouse|The Lion and the Mouse]]"<ref>[[:File:615TakeASeat.png]]</ref> (or one of [[Wikipedia:Aesop|Æsop]]'s other fables about lions - there are several of them), "[[Wikipedia:The Fox and the Stork|The Fox and the Stork]]"<ref>[[:File:615Hey!!2.png]]</ref> and the boar from "The Wild Boar and The Fox".<ref>[[:File:615TakesNapkin.png]]</ref>
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*There is a vintage brass peacock fan fireplace screen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trendesire.me/fireplace-fan-screen/fireplace-fan-screen-fireplace-screen-vintage-brass-fan-peacock-shell-fan-fireplace-screen/|title=Fireplace Fan Screen Fireplace Screen Vintage Brass Fan Peacock Shell Fan Fireplace Screen|last=Young|first=Michelle|accessdate=November 25, 2018|publisher=Trendesire}}</ref> at Æsop's Tables.<ref>[[:File:615LeavingWithoutPaying2.png]]</ref>
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**The same fan appears in [[Jefferson]]'s [[Jefferson's Mansion (Storybrooke)|living room]] in the [[Season One]] episode "[[Hat Trick]]".<ref>[[:File:117WarmUp.png]]</ref>
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*The banners outside the tent where "[[Jafar|Prince Eric]]" is staying<ref>[[:File:615INeedAnAnswer.png]]</ref> feature a similar design as [[King Arthur]]'s coat of arms from the first half of [[Season Five]]:<ref>[[:File:501IntoTheCastle.png]]<br>[[:File:503Wow.png]]</ref> A yellow crown and a sea-wyvern against a red background. A sea-wyvern is a legendary creature with a [[Dragons|dragon]]'s head and wings, a reptilian body, two legs, and a fish tail. It is the sea-dwelling variant of the creature known as a [[Wikipedia:Wyvern|wyvern]].
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*The [[Genie Magic|genie]] pants [[Deniz Akdeniz]] wore for this episode had to be fitted with an electric heating device due to the cold weather they experienced during filming. [[Colin O'Donoghue]] asked if they could do the same with his costume, but his jeans were too tight-fitting to fit a heating device underneath and the actor got quite cold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/81_OoKeixKU?list=PL9DD98EDA4F2309CE&t=1330|title=Once Upon A Time Season 6 Episode 15 Review w/ Karen David <nowiki>|</nowiki> AfterBuzz TV|date=April 2, 2017|publisher=[[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]}}</ref>
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**The boots Aladdin is wearing during his time as a genie<ref>[[:File:615Promo23.jpg]]<br>[[:File:615Promo33.jpg]]</ref> are modified jewelled boots from the Canadian retailer [[Wikipedia:Aldo Group|Aldo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icollector.com/Aladdin-Once-Upon-a-Time-Season-6_i31953019|title="Aladdin" Once Upon a Time Season 6.|accessdate=November 30, 2018|publisher=iCollector}}</ref>
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*[[Regina Mills|Regina]] is wearing<ref name="Reginasnow">[[:File:615RealFriends.png]]</ref> a [[Wikipedia:Lanvin (company)|Lanvin]] Leopard Jacquard Sleeveless Sheath Dress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farfetch.com/shopping/women/lanvin-leopard-pattern-knit-dress-item-11518025.aspx|title=LANVIN leopard pattern knit dress|accessdate=February 8, 2019|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Farfetch|Farfetch]]}}</ref> {{S|(no longer available)}}.
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*[[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Mary Margaret]] is wearing<ref name="Reginasnow" /> a [http://www.joie.com/ Joie] Bellange Blouse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/joie-bellange-lace-trim-blouse/4517411|title=Bellange Lace Trim Blouse JOIE|accessdate=February 8, 2019|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Nordstrom|Nordstrom]]}}</ref> {{S|(no longer available)}}.
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*The chain on [[Ariel's Necklace|Ariel's necklace]] is reminiscent of seaweed, while the pendant is blue like the ocean;<ref>[[:File:615TakeMyPayment.png]]</ref> a reference to [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]] being a [[Mermaids|mermaid]].
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*The scene with [[Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine]] rowing on the lake was actually filmed on dry land inside a studio.<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=Craig Clarke|dateposted=April 5, 2017|timeposted=|description=vfxsup|quote=Row, row, row your boat.... well not between takes at least.|link=p/BSgtmsCATMq|archive=IGvfxsup-615-2.png}}</ref> The water and the surrounding forest was added digitally in post-production.
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*The scenes at [[Æsop's Tables]] were filmed on a television set built at [[Wikipedia:The Bridge Studios|The Bridge Studios]].<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=Craig Clarke|dateposted=September 14, 2018|timeposted=|description=vfxsup|quote=Happy Friday!!! Cheers to the weekend !!|link=p/BntwQObF8jt|archive=IGvfxsup-615-3.png}}<br>{{InstagramCite|author=Craig Clarke|dateposted=November 2, 2018|timeposted=|description=vfxsup|quote=Going into the weekend like.... 😂😂|link=p/BpsBbhDBw48/|archive=IGvfxsup-615-5.png}}</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:Belcarra Regional Park|Belcarra Regional Park]] in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]] doubles as [[Hangman's Island]] for this episode, both for the forest scenes and the scene on the sandy beach.<ref>{{TwitterLink|WhatsFilming|status/817530458137313283|What's Filming|date=Jnauary 6, 2017|quote=#OnceUponATime is filming in the forest and on the beach at Belcarra Park until after midnight tonight.|image=File:TWWhatsFilming-615-2.png}}</ref> For the scenes outside [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]]'s [[Eric and Ariel's Cottage|cottage]], a cabin set was built in the forest at the park.<ref>{{TwitterLink|WhatsFilming|status/819623759590096900|What's Filming|date=January 12, 2017|quote=#OnceUponATime used this cabin set for their filming at Belcarra Park last Friday. Thank you @belcarradeb for taking this pic!|image=File:TWWhatsFilming-615.png}}</ref>
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*The scene with Jasmine and Ariel on the [[Flying Carpet|flying carpet]] was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=Craig Clarke|dateposted=October 1, 2018|timeposted=|description=vfxsup|quote=some behind the scenes pics from the magic carpet ride 😉|link=p/BrDGPR7h_v2/|archive=IGvfxsup-615-6.png}}</ref>
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*The scenes at the caravan site outside the [[Capital of Agrabah]] was filmed on a green screen stage filled with sand.<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=Craig Clarke|dateposted=April 3, 2017|timeposted=|description=vfxsup|quote=That time we filled the green screen stage with sand and opened a petting zoo for @jogarciaswisher and @karendavidofficial #behindthescenes #onceabcofficial|link=p/BSZvyySAa3-|archive=IGvfxsup-615.png}}</ref>
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*The [[Agrabah]] scene where [[Hook]] calls [[Emma Swan|Emma]] on the "[[Conch Shells|shell phone]]" was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=Craig Clarke|dateposted=October 1, 2018|timeposted=|description=vfxsup|quote=Ha, realized I posted the last pic before so I dove back into the folder and found this one of Colin making a call on a sea shell 😂|link=p/BoZfoi7AmSz/|archive=IGvfxsup-615-4.png}}</ref>
 
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|French translation=The Exile of the Heart
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|German translation =Looking for Agrabah
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|Italian title=Un posto meraviglioso
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Aladdin: Are we done searching yet?
Jasmine: You can ask the same question a hundred times and you will get the same answer. We search until we find Agrabah.

"A Wondrous Place" is the fifteenth episode of Season Six of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz, and directed by Steve Pearlman. It is the one hundred and twenty-sixth episode of the series overall, and premiered on April 2, 2017.

Synopsis

When Hook finds himself trapped in another realm along with the Nautilus and her crew, he races to return to Emma before Gideon can execute the rest of his plan. In Storybrooke, Regina and Snow take Emma out to get her mind off Hook’s disappearance. And in a flashback to Agrabah, Jasmine befriends Ariel, and together they set out to locate Prince Eric as the threat from Jafar intensifies.[2]

Recap

Cast[2]

Starring

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

Uncredited


Trivia

Title

Production Notes

  • The establishing shot of Storybrooke early in the episode,[5] where the leaves are blown across Main Street, is the exact same shot that was used to show the empty streets of Storybrooke the morning after Hook's death in the Season Five episode "Swan Song".[6] The shot was recycled once again for the opening shot of the Season Seven episode "Beauty".[7]
  • For the exterior scenes in Agrabah, a couple of dump trucks worth of sand were dumped into a green screen space right before the Season Six Christmas break, enough to cover the whole surface by about 1–2 feet. Unfortunately, thanks to Vancouver's rainy climate, the sand was wet, and they couldn't shoot a desert scene on wet sand. To solve the problem, the crew brought in industrial fans that ran 24 hours a day over the Christmas break so that the sand would be dry by the time they got back from the holidays to shoot the scenes in January.[8]
  • Director Steve Pearlman came up with the name for the bar that Emma, Mary Margaret and Regina visit, Æsop's Tables.[9]
  • Llamas were used in this episode instead of camels, because it would have cost 20,000 dollars to import them.[10] The production team originally wanted to have camels appear on-screen in Agrabah, but there are no camels to be found in Vancouver, where Once Upon a Time was filmed, and they would have had to ship them from Los Angeles.[8]
  • During filming of this episode, greensperson Sarah McCulloch nicknamed Deniz Akdeniz, Ali Baba.[11]

Event Chronology

Episode Connections

Disney

Fairytales and Folklore

Popular Culture

Props Notes

Set Dressing

Costume Notes

  • The genie pants Deniz Akdeniz wore for this episode had to be fitted with an electric heating device due to the cold weather they experienced during filming. Colin O'Donoghue asked if they could do the same with his costume, but his jeans were too tight-fitting to fit a heating device underneath and the actor got quite cold.[52]
    • The boots Aladdin is wearing during his time as a genie[53] are modified jewelled boots from the Canadian retailer Aldo.[54]
  • Regina is wearing[55] a Lanvin Leopard Jacquard Sleeveless Sheath Dress[56] (no longer available).
  • Mary Margaret is wearing[55] a Joie Bellange Blouse[57] (no longer available).
  • The chain on Ariel's necklace is reminiscent of seaweed, while the pendant is blue like the ocean;[58] a reference to Ariel being a mermaid.

Filming Locations

International Titles


Videos

References

  1. Porter, Rick (April 4, 2017). ‘Little Big Shots’ adjusts up: Sunday final ratings. TV by the Numbers. “Once Upon a Time (ABC) (...) 2.80”
  2. 2.0 2.1 LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME. The Futon Critic. “Air Date: Sunday, April 02, 2017. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#615) "A Wondrous Place".”
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  4. TwitterLogo @AdamHorowitzLA (Adam Horowitz) on X, formerly Twitter (December 12, 2016). "Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler -- hope to see ya in March!" (archive screenshot)
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  8. 8.0 8.1 Tumblr I want a pirate mascot (@capitaine-odette) on Tumblr: Van Con 2017 set tour report: with spoilers (March 27, 2017). "Steve told us that they shot a desert scene on the green screen in early January, and I found the anecdote that went along with this really interesting. They trucked in a couple of dump trucks worth of sand into the green screen space right before the Christmas break. He said it was enough sand to cover the whole surface by about 1-2 feet. The problem was that the sand was WET because, don’t know if you've heard, it rains a lot in Vancouver. Anyway, this is a problem because they couldn’t very well shoot a desert scene on wet sand. So, they brought in industrial fans that ran 24 hours a day over the break so that the sand would be dry by the time they got back from the holidays to shoot the scene. If I remember correctly, this scene will be in the upcoming episode. He also said there would be llamas in this scene. They originally wanted camels, but there are no camels in Vancouver, and they would have had to ship camels in from LA…which apparently shipping animals across international borders is an issue! So, llamas."
  9. TwitterLogo @JaneEspenson (Jane Espenson) on X, formerly Twitter (April 2, 2017). "I wish it were! It came from the episode's director, Steve Pearlman. But I love it as if it were my own." (archive screenshot)
  10. Tumblr The Enchanted Forest News Service (@efnewsservice) on Tumblr: Bridge Studios set tour: Llama Mystery Solved! (March 25, 2017).
  11. TwitterLogo @leafladygreens (SaraMcCulloch) on X, formerly Twitter (January 8, 2017). "@KarenDavid & Ali Babba [sic], I hope he had long-johns under those "fancy pants"! Ha! It was bloody cold, & so beautiful!" (archive screenshot)
    TwitterLogo @leafladygreens (SaraMcCulloch) on X, formerly Twitter (January 7, 2017). "Ok, so I HAD 2 take a pic of "Fancy Pants" shoes, ya Ali Babba [sic], wait, Denis...... He's a sweetie! Magical gold feet?" (archive screenshot)
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  47. Young, Michelle. Fireplace Fan Screen Fireplace Screen Vintage Brass Fan Peacock Shell Fan Fireplace Screen. Trendesire. Retrieved on November 25, 2018.
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  52. Once Upon A Time Season 6 Episode 15 Review w/ Karen David | AfterBuzz TV. YouTube (April 2, 2017).
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  54. "Aladdin" Once Upon a Time Season 6.. iCollector. Retrieved on November 30, 2018.
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  56. LANVIN leopard pattern knit dress. Farfetch. Retrieved on February 8, 2019.
  57. Bellange Lace Trim Blouse JOIE. Nordstrom. Retrieved on February 8, 2019.
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  61. TwitterLogo @WhatsFilming (What's Filming) on X, formerly Twitter (Jnauary 6, 2017). "#OnceUponATime is filming in the forest and on the beach at Belcarra Park until after midnight tonight." (archive screenshot)
  62. TwitterLogo @WhatsFilming (What's Filming) on X, formerly Twitter (January 12, 2017). "#OnceUponATime used this cabin set for their filming at Belcarra Park last Friday. Thank you @belcarradeb for taking this pic!" (archive screenshot)
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