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|airdate = April 2, 2017 |
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|writer=[[Jane Espenson]] &<br>[[Jerome Schwartz]] |
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|director = [[Steve Pearlman]] |
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== Synopsis == |
== Synopsis == |
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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> |
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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== Recap == |
== Recap == |
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+ | "Many years ago" in [[Agrabah]], the [[Sultan (Street Rats)|Sultan]], looks for suitors for [[Jasmine|his daughter]]. [[Jafar ]] answers the request, except he has an ultimatum: if Jasmine rejects his hand in marriage, sunset will destroy Agrabah. Later on, while chasing down a thief, Jasmine runs into [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]], who is looking for [[Prince Eric]]. Believing that finding Eric will bring his army to protect Agrabah from Jafar, Jasmine and Ariel team up and track down Eric on Jasmine's magic carpet, only to discover that Prince Eric was Jafar in disguise. Ariel suggests that Jasmine use a vial of powder she stole from Jafar to defeat him. Jafar uses his magic to send Ariel and the vial back to the sea. |
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+ | Before sunset, Jasmine agreed to marry Jafar, in exchange for sparing the lives of her people. She hands him the ring. Jafar reveals that he never wanted to rule Agrabah since its people had always scorned him. He wanted the ring, which contained the magic jewel that powered Agrabah's protection spell. He then uses it to cast a curse to make Agrabah disappear, "out of human reach". |
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+ | As the [[Nautilus]] submerges, [[Nemo]] and Liam inform [[Hook]] that [[Gideon]] took the Kraken blood needed to return to Storybrooke. Hook suggests that they hunt down the squid. |
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+ | On land, Jasmine and Aladdin search for Agrabah. Jasmine finds a ring in her pocket after she had wished to find Agrabah. They later continue the journey on the boat, when they come across the Kraken, and Hook saves them. It turns out that the Nautilus compass can lead them to a person whose heart is filled with revenge. This gives Hook an idea to help track down Jafar, who might still have the ability to help him return to [[Storybrooke]]. Unfortunately, the Kraken critically damaged the Nautilus. Jasmine uses her second wish to send them to Jafar's pinpointed location, Hangman Island. |
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+ | After they part ways with Nemo and Liam, Hook, Aladdin, and Jasmine encounter Ariel, who had a lamp that contains Jafar, who is now a genie. When Jasmine summons Jafar, it only ends up freeing him, since he found a way to break his genie curse while imprisoned, before going on to knock out the others with magic. Jafar no longer wants anything from Jasmine, the only vengeance on those responsible for his imprisonment ([[Cyrus]] and [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]]). Jafar goes on to mock each of them, calling Aladdin "battle-broken" and "weeping". At Jasmine's insistence, he tells her what happened to her kingdom, but only because the answer amused him - Agrabah was trapped inside the ring that she just wished up. Jafar then mocks Jasmine's past failure and inability to save her people, before demanding that Jasmine give him the ring. Jasmine turns Jafar into a walking staff using the magic powder, much to Jafar's shock. With true love's kiss, Jasmine breaks Aladdin's genie curse. This causes Agrabah to re-materialize from the ring. Later, Ariel gives Hook a seashell that can allow him to call Emma across realms. Hook reaches Emma, vowing that he never meant to leave her and that he'll find a way to return to her. |
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+ | In the present day, [[Emma Swan|Emma]] tells [[David Nolan|David]] about Hook having killed [[Robert (Murder Most Foul)|Robert]]. David is upset over this and about Hook's reluctance to confess himself. Emma tells David that he left on the Nautilus after they broke up over this issue, as [[Leroy]] saw earlier. Later, [[Regina Mills|Regina]] suggests to [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Snow]] and Emma that they enjoy ladies' night at a new bar called "[[Aesop's Tables]]," but a heartbroken Emma passes. At home, Emma accepts that Hook won't come back and gathers his things with [[Henry Mills|Henry]] when she gets a phone call about a bar fight. As she arrives, Emma discovers that Regina and Snow tricked her into joining them. Regina encourages Emma to open up about her heartbreak while a drunk Snow challenges a group of Vikings to a knife-throwing contest. Aesop, the bar's owner, meets a crying Emma. Aesop tells Emma about a heartbreaking of an artist and his wife, then gives her a napkin to wipe her tears away. At home, Emma makes to put away Hook's belongings, when she noticed a seashell calling out her name, discovering that it was Hook telling her that he'll return to her. After Emma loses the signal, she hears Aesop's voice and she looks up, only to discover that Aesop was [[Gideon]], who needed Emma's tears to blackmail her. With her tears, Gideon can prevent Hook from using any portals to return to Storybrooke, unless she helps him kill the [[Black Fairy]]. |
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==Cast<ref name="airdate" />== |
==Cast<ref name="airdate" />== |
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*[[Oded Fehr]] as [[Jafar]] |
*[[Oded Fehr]] as [[Jafar]] |
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*[[Giles Matthey]] as [[Gideon]] |
*[[Giles Matthey]] as [[Gideon]] |
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− | *[[Gil McKinney]] as [[Prince Eric]] |
+ | *[[Gil McKinney]] as [[Prince Eric]] {{SS|Jafar [[Shapeshifting|disguised]]}} |
*[[JoAnna Garcia Swisher]] as [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]] |
*[[JoAnna Garcia Swisher]] as [[Ariel (Character)|Ariel]] |
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*[[Faran Tahir]] as [[Captain Nemo]] |
*[[Faran Tahir]] as [[Captain Nemo]] |
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*Unknown as [[Martin (A Wondrous Place)|Martin]] |
*Unknown as [[Martin (A Wondrous Place)|Martin]] |
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===Title=== |
===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 [[Episode Title Cards|title card]] features a [[Flying Carpet|flying carpet]] in the woods.<ref>[[:File:615Title.png]]</ref> |
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− | *The title of this episode was revealed by [[Adam Horowitz]] via his [[Twitter]] account on December 12, 2016.<ref name="title">{{ |
+ | *The title of this episode was revealed by [[Adam Horowitz]] via his [[Twitter]] account on December 12, 2016.<ref name="title">{{Twitter|user=AdamHorowitzLA|url=status/808414137340465152|author=[[Adam Horowitz]]|date=December 12, 2016|title=Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler -- hope to see ya in March!|archive=https://archive.ph/Fglcv|image=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]]''. The song is sung by [[Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine]]. |
+ | *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]]. |
===Production Notes=== |
===Production Notes=== |
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− | + | {{Foot|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> but with a lighter color hue. The shot was recycled once again for the opening shot of the [[Season Seven]] episode "[[Beauty]]",<ref>[[:File:704Storybrooke.png]]</ref> with an even lighter color hue.}} |
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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" /> |
*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" /> |
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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>{{ |
+ | *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>@selina_arlette (Nasty Woman) on [[X]], formerly Twitter: Aesop's Tables is such a @JaneEspenson joke 😂 (April 2, 2017). <small>([[:File:TWJaneEspenson-615.png|archive screenshot]]; the original tweet and the [https://twitter.com/selina_arlette user's account] have been deleted)</small><br>{{Twitter|user=JaneEspenson|url=status/848701215294627842|author=[[Jane Espenson]]|date=April 2, 2017|title=I wish it were! It came from the episode's director, Steve Pearlman. But I love it as if it were my own.|archive=https://archive.ph/kRG06|image=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>{{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!| |
+ | *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=“The llamas: camels would have cost them 20k to import so they opted for llamas.”|screenshot=TUefnewsservice-615.png|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804060437/http://efnewsservice.tumblr.com/post/158815710287/bridge-studios-set-tour-llama-mystery-solved}}</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.|screenshot=TUcapitaine-odette-615-621.png|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003211635/http://capitaine-odette.tumblr.com/post/158912241192/van-con-2017-set-tour-report-with-spoilers-im}}</ref> |
− | *During filming of this episode, [[Wikipedia:Greensman|greensperson]] Sarah McCulloch nicknamed [[Deniz Akdeniz]], [[Ali Baba]].<ref>{{ |
+ | *During filming of this episode, [[Wikipedia:Greensman|greensperson]] Sarah McCulloch nicknamed [[Deniz Akdeniz]], [[Ali Baba]].<ref>{{Twitter|user=leafladygreens|url=status/818227644500054016|author=Sara McCulloch|date=January 8, 2017|title=@KarenDavid & Ali Babba {{sic}}, I hope he had long-johns under those "fancy pants"! Ha! It was bloody cold, & so beautiful!|archive=https://archive.ph/VemBK|image=TWleafladygreens-615.png}}<br>{{Twitter|user=leafladygreens|url=status/817981535651409920|author= Sara McCulloch|date=January 7, 2017|title=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=https://archive.ph/IpHo4|image=TWleafladygreens-615-2.png}}</ref> |
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**It also takes place after [[Jasmine]] and [[Aladdin]] left Storybrooke in "[[Wish You Were Here]]". {{TimeEF}} |
**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]]". |
*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. |
*[[Hook]] is reunited with [[Emma Swan|Emma]] in "[[Awake]]". He [[World-crossing|returns]] to [[Storybrooke]] in the same episode. |
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===Disney=== |
===Disney=== |
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− | *This episode is a rendition of ''[[Aladdin (Film)|Aladdin]]'', with [[Aladdin]], [[Jasmine]], [[Jafar]], the [[Sultan (Street Rats)| |
+ | *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]]. |
− | *The ring that the Sultan names the [[Crown Jewel of Agrabah]] is similar in appearance and importance to the mystic blue diamond in the animated film. |
+ | *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. |
**{{DisneyList|A Wondrous Place}} |
**{{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 [[Sultan (Street Rats)|Sultan]], the [[Jasmine|princess]], the [[Jafar|magician]], and [[Aladdin]]. |
+ | *This episode features the [[Emma Swan|ugly duckling]] from the titular [[The Ugly Duckling|fairytale]], [[Hook|Captain Hook]] from the ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'' story, [[Captain Nemo]], his [[Liam (Swan Song)|first mate]], the ''[[Nautilus]]'' and the [[Krakens|giant squid]] from the ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'' story, and the [[Ariel (Character)|little mermaid]] and the [[Prince Eric|prince]] from "[[The Little Mermaid (Fairytale)|The Little Mermaid]]" fairytale. |
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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]]". |
− | + | *Jasmine says that Ariel's story is "like something out of [[Scheherazade]]", a reference to the famous storyteller from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''. |
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− | *This episode also features [[Hook|Captain Hook]] from the ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'' story, [[Ariel (Character)|The 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 "[[ |
+ | *[[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]]". [[Gideon]] [[Shapeshifting|poses]] as [[Wikipedia:Aesop|Aesop]] while he is pretending to be the bartender. |
− | **The drinks on the menu are named after stories from " |
+ | **The drinks on the menu are named after stories from "Aeop'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]]". |
− | + | {{Text2|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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− | + | {{Details|The banners outside the tent where "[[Jafar|Prince Eric]]" is staying feature a sea-wyvern,<ref name="Wyvern">[[:File:615INeedAnAnswer.png]]</ref> 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 [[Dragons|dragon]]-like creature known as a [[Wikipedia:Wyvern|wyvern]].}} |
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===Popular Culture=== |
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− | + | {{Music|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=== |
===Props Notes=== |
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− | + | {{Prop|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>{{ |
+ | *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>{{Instagram|username=ambercrombachmua|url=p/BSpVCSQFE9v|author=Amber Crombach|title=When #Jafar drops his magical red powder as we start to roll!|date=April 9, 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/izjTx|screenshot=IGambercrombachmua-615.png}}</ref> |
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− | + | {{Prop|[[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 [[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> |
*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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+ | {{Brand2|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.|quote=...a pair of modified/jewelled Aldo size 11 ankle boots featuring a Genie pointed toe...|publisher=iCollector|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20181202050830/http://www.icollector.com/Aladdin-Once-Upon-a-Time-Season-6_i31953019|archivedate=December 2, 2018}}</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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+ | {{Details|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>{{ |
+ | *The scene with [[Aladdin]] and [[Jasmine]] rowing on the lake was actually filmed on dry land inside a studio.<ref>{{Instagram|username=vfxsup|url=p/BSgtmsCATMq|author=Craig Clarke|title=Row, row, row your boat.... well not between takes at least.|date=April 5, 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/rWE7x|screenshot=IGvfxsup-615-2.png}}</ref> The water and the surrounding forest was added digitally in post-production. |
− | *The scenes at [[Æsop's Tables]] were filmed on a television set built at [[Wikipedia:The Bridge Studios|The Bridge Studios]].<ref>{{ |
+ | *The scenes at [[Æsop's Tables]] were filmed on a television set built at [[Wikipedia:The Bridge Studios|The Bridge Studios]].<ref>{{Instagram|username=vfxsup|url=p/BntwQObF8jt|author=Craig Clarke|title=Happy Friday!!! Cheers to the weekend !!|location=Bridge Studios|date=September 14, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/nBLN2|screenshot=IGvfxsup-615-3.png}}<br>{{Instagram|username=vfxsup|url=p/BpsBbhDBw48|author=Craig Clarke|title=Going into the weekend like.... 😂😂|location=Bridge Studios|date=November 2, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/OhLd5|screenshot=IGvfxsup-615-5.png}}</ref> |
− | *[[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>{{ |
+ | *[[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>{{Twitter|user=WhatsFilming|url=status/817530458137313283|author=What's Filming|date=January 6, 2017|title=#OnceUponATime is filming in the forest and on the beach at Belcarra Park until after midnight tonight.|archive=https://archive.ph/4U2Ml|image=TWWhatsFilming-615-2.png}}</ref> For the scenes outside [[Eric and Ariel's Cottage|Ariel's cottage]], a cabin set was built in the forest at the park.<ref>{{Twitter|user=WhatsFilming|url=status/819623759590096900|author=What's Filming|date=January 12, 2017|title=#OnceUponATime used this cabin set for their filming at Belcarra Park last Friday. Thank you @belcarradeb for taking this pic!|archive=https://archive.ph/ss3aj|image=TWWhatsFilming-615.png}}</ref> |
− | *The scene with Jasmine and Ariel on the [[Flying Carpet|flying carpet]] was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.<ref>{{ |
+ | *The scene with Jasmine and Ariel on the [[Flying Carpet|flying carpet]] was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.<ref>{{Instagram|username=vfxsup|url=p/BrDGPR7h_v2|author=Craig Clarke|title=some behind the scenes pics from the magic carpet ride 😉|location=Bridge Studios|date=October 1, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/GnF0w|screenshot=IGvfxsup-615-6.png}}</ref> |
− | *The scenes at the caravan site outside the [[Capital of Agrabah]] was filmed on a green screen stage filled with sand.<ref>{{ |
+ | *The scenes at the caravan site outside the [[Capital of Agrabah]] was filmed on a green screen stage filled with sand.<ref>{{Instagram|username=vfxsup|url=p/BSZvyySAa3-|author=Craig Clarke|title=That time we filled the green screen stage with sand and opened a petting zoo for @jogarciaswisher and @karendavidofficial #behindthescenes #onceabcofficial|location=Bridge Studios|date=April 3, 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/CF0iP|screenshot=IGvfxsup-615.png}}</ref> |
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+ | *The scene where [[Hook]] calls [[Emma Swan|Emma]] on the "[[Conch Shells|shell phone]]" at the Agrabah [[Marketplaces|marketplace]] was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.<ref><br>{{Instagram|username=vfxsup|url=p/BoZfoi7AmSz|author=Craig Clarke|title=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 😂|location=Bridge Studios|date=October 1, 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/Y06pn|screenshot=IGvfxsup-615-4.png}}</ref> |
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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
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
"Many years ago" in Agrabah, the Sultan, looks for suitors for his daughter. Jafar answers the request, except he has an ultimatum: if Jasmine rejects his hand in marriage, sunset will destroy Agrabah. Later on, while chasing down a thief, Jasmine runs into Ariel, who is looking for Prince Eric. Believing that finding Eric will bring his army to protect Agrabah from Jafar, Jasmine and Ariel team up and track down Eric on Jasmine's magic carpet, only to discover that Prince Eric was Jafar in disguise. Ariel suggests that Jasmine use a vial of powder she stole from Jafar to defeat him. Jafar uses his magic to send Ariel and the vial back to the sea.
Before sunset, Jasmine agreed to marry Jafar, in exchange for sparing the lives of her people. She hands him the ring. Jafar reveals that he never wanted to rule Agrabah since its people had always scorned him. He wanted the ring, which contained the magic jewel that powered Agrabah's protection spell. He then uses it to cast a curse to make Agrabah disappear, "out of human reach".
As the Nautilus submerges, Nemo and Liam inform Hook that Gideon took the Kraken blood needed to return to Storybrooke. Hook suggests that they hunt down the squid.
On land, Jasmine and Aladdin search for Agrabah. Jasmine finds a ring in her pocket after she had wished to find Agrabah. They later continue the journey on the boat, when they come across the Kraken, and Hook saves them. It turns out that the Nautilus compass can lead them to a person whose heart is filled with revenge. This gives Hook an idea to help track down Jafar, who might still have the ability to help him return to Storybrooke. Unfortunately, the Kraken critically damaged the Nautilus. Jasmine uses her second wish to send them to Jafar's pinpointed location, Hangman Island.
After they part ways with Nemo and Liam, Hook, Aladdin, and Jasmine encounter Ariel, who had a lamp that contains Jafar, who is now a genie. When Jasmine summons Jafar, it only ends up freeing him, since he found a way to break his genie curse while imprisoned, before going on to knock out the others with magic. Jafar no longer wants anything from Jasmine, the only vengeance on those responsible for his imprisonment (Cyrus and Alice). Jafar goes on to mock each of them, calling Aladdin "battle-broken" and "weeping". At Jasmine's insistence, he tells her what happened to her kingdom, but only because the answer amused him - Agrabah was trapped inside the ring that she just wished up. Jafar then mocks Jasmine's past failure and inability to save her people, before demanding that Jasmine give him the ring. Jasmine turns Jafar into a walking staff using the magic powder, much to Jafar's shock. With true love's kiss, Jasmine breaks Aladdin's genie curse. This causes Agrabah to re-materialize from the ring. Later, Ariel gives Hook a seashell that can allow him to call Emma across realms. Hook reaches Emma, vowing that he never meant to leave her and that he'll find a way to return to her.
In the present day, Emma tells David about Hook having killed Robert. David is upset over this and about Hook's reluctance to confess himself. Emma tells David that he left on the Nautilus after they broke up over this issue, as Leroy saw earlier. Later, Regina suggests to Snow and Emma that they enjoy ladies' night at a new bar called "Aesop's Tables," but a heartbroken Emma passes. At home, Emma accepts that Hook won't come back and gathers his things with Henry when she gets a phone call about a bar fight. As she arrives, Emma discovers that Regina and Snow tricked her into joining them. Regina encourages Emma to open up about her heartbreak while a drunk Snow challenges a group of Vikings to a knife-throwing contest. Aesop, the bar's owner, meets a crying Emma. Aesop tells Emma about a heartbreaking of an artist and his wife, then gives her a napkin to wipe her tears away. At home, Emma makes to put away Hook's belongings, when she noticed a seashell calling out her name, discovering that it was Hook telling her that he'll return to her. After Emma loses the signal, she hears Aesop's voice and she looks up, only to discover that Aesop was Gideon, who needed Emma's tears to blackmail her. With her tears, Gideon can prevent Hook from using any portals to return to Storybrooke, unless she helps him kill the Black Fairy.
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Cast[2]
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Trivia
Title
- The title card features a flying carpet in the woods.[3]
- The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on December 12, 2016.[4]
- This episode is named after a lyric from the song "A Whole New World" from the Disney film Aladdin, which ends with "A thrilling chase / A wondrous place / For you and me". The song is sung by Aladdin and Jasmine.
Production Notes
- REUSED FOOTAGE: 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] but with a lighter color hue. The shot was recycled once again for the opening shot of the Season Seven episode "Beauty",[7] with an even lighter color hue.
- 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
- The Agrabah flashbacks take place after "The Savior" and the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode "Trust Me", after "Ariel". (For more details, see the Agrabah timeline)
- The Storybrooke events take place after "Page 23" and before "Mother's Little Helper". (For more details, see the Land Without Magic timeline)
- The Enchanted Forest events take place after "Broken Heart" and before "Mother's Little Helper".
- It also takes place after Jasmine and Aladdin left Storybrooke in "Wish You Were Here". (For more details, see the Enchanted Forest timeline)
- The present Agrabah events take place before "The Final Battle Part 2".
Episode Connections
- Hook is reunited with Emma in "Awake". He returns to Storybrooke in the same episode.
- Hook proposed to Emma in "Ill-Boding Patterns" and she broke off their engagement in "Page 23".
- It was revealed that Hook killed Robert in "Murder Most Foul".
- David forgives Hook in "Awake".
- The reason for Hook's unexpected departure on the Nautilus is shown in "Page 23".
- Aladdin and Jasmine wished to find Agrabah in "Wish You Were Here".
- Hook's chest of belongings is the same chest that he brought with him from the Jolly Roger in "Strange Case".
- When Mary Margaret confronts the men who were trying to leave the bar without paying, Regina says, "Do you ever not tattle?", a reference to how Snow White told Cora about Regina's relationship with Daniel in "The Stable Boy".
- How Ariel and Prince Eric ended up on Hangman's Island is shown in "The Jolly Roger".
- Hook previously met Ariel in "The Jolly Roger" and again in "Poor Unfortunate Soul".
- 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. She learned what a corkscrew is when she explored Mr. Gold's pawnshop with Belle in "Dark Hollow".
- Emma says to "Æsop" that Hook always said he (Hook) was a survivor. Hook said these words to Emma in "Rocky Road" and "Heroes and Villains".
- How Jafar easily breaks the genie 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".
- 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 sultan.
- How Jafar was transformed into a genie is shown in the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland finale "And They Lived...".
- Belle previously tried to use a "shell phone" to communicate with Hook in "Strange Case".
- Tears were previously used for magical purposes in "Second Star to the Right" and "Dreamcatcher".
Disney
- This episode is a rendition of Aladdin, with Aladdin, Jasmine, Jafar, the sultan, the flying carpet, and two allusions to the genie. The episode also introduces new characters from the film: Prince Achmed and the Street Vendor, who is based on Farouk.
- The ring that the Sultan names the "greatest crown jewel" in Agrabah, is similar in appearance and importance to the mystic blue diamond in the animated film.
- This episode contains a number of other references to Disney works. See the list of Disney references for more.
Fairytales and Folklore
- This episode is a rendition of the "Aladdin" story, with the Sultan, the princess, the magician, and Aladdin.
- This episode features the ugly duckling from the titular fairytale, Captain Hook from the Peter Pan story, Captain Nemo, his first mate, the Nautilus and the giant squid from the Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea story, and the little mermaid and the prince from "The Little Mermaid" fairytale.
- Prince Achmed is based on Prince Ahmed from "The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou".
- Jasmine says that Ariel's story is "like something out of Scheherazade", a reference to the famous storyteller from One Thousand and One Nights.
- Æsop's Tables, the new bar that Emma, Mary Margaret and Regina visit, is a pun on "Aesop's Fables". Gideon poses as Aesop while he is pretending to be the bartender.
- The drinks on the menu are named after stories from "Aeop's Fables": "The Dog and the Wolf", "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Ant and the Grasshopper".
- PAUSE AND READ: 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: "The Eagle and the Fox",[12] "The Monkey and The Dolphin"[13] and "The Lion and the Mouse".[13]
- ARTWORKS: Some of the wall paintings at Æsop's Tables show motifs from "Æsop's Fables", such as the lion from "The Lion and the Mouse"[14] (or one of Æsop's other fables about lions - there are several of them), "The Fox and the Stork"[15] and the boar from "The Wild Boar and The Fox".[16]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: The banners outside the tent where "Prince Eric" is staying feature a sea-wyvern,[17] a legendary creature with a dragon's head and wings, a reptilian body, two legs, and a fish tail. It is the sea-dwelling variant of the dragon-like creature known as a wyvern.
Popular Culture
- ♫ MUSIC: The song "There's a Blessing" by Johnny Copeland is playing at the bar when Regina tries to get Emma to open up about her feelings.
Props Notes
- REUSED PROPS: The Sultan's meeting table[18] is the same prop that was used for the Round Table in the first half of Season Five. The chairs are also the same.[19]
- While they were shooting the scene inside the Agrabahn capital palace, Oded Fehr accidentally dropped the transformation powder, spilling red powder on the green-screen floor.[20]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: When Emma goes through Hook's things, the items she packs up include his rum bottle from previous episodes,[21] his spyglass[22] from the Season Three episode "The Jolly Roger",[23] and the conch shell which Hook later uses to contact her.[24]
- The rum bottle, the spyglass, the conch shell and the ornate wooden box where Hook keeps some of his items,[25] can all be glimpsed in the chest where Hook takes out the message in a bottle in the Season Seven episode "A Pirate's Life".[26]
- PAUSE AND READ: Hook's navigation map (seen upside-down) mentions a body of water called the Gulf of Fortune.[27]
- REUSED PROPS: Jafar's Genie bottle has the same design[28] as Cyrus' and Will Scarlet's bottle from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,[29] even though Nyx imprisoned Jafar in a different bottle when she cursed him in the series finale "And They Lived...".[30]
- REUSED PROPS: The knife Mary Margaret takes from the head viking and throws at the dartboard[31] is the same prop Prince Charming uses to kill a Black Knight in the Season One episode "Snow Falls".[32] 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",[33] "The Doctor",[34] "Tallahassee",[35] "Child of the Moon",[36] "Into the Deep"[37] and "Queen of Hearts".[38][39]
Set Dressing
- REUSED PROPS: A small ship painting seen behind the bar at Æsop's Tables[40] also appears in Emma's room at the inn in the Season One episode "The Thing You Love Most"[41] and the room where Sheriff Graham meets Regina in the Season One episode "The Price of Gold",[42] but with a different frame. It can also be seen in Edwin's home in the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episodes "Down the Rabbit Hole"[43] and "Who's Alice".[44] It was later reused in Henry's apartment in the Season Seven episodes "Hyperion Heights",[45] "A Pirate's Life"[46] and "The Girl in the Tower",[47] with the same frame that was used in the bar.
- REUSED PROPS: There is a vintage brass peacock fan fireplace screen[48] at Æsop's Tables.[49] The same fan appears in Jefferson's living room in the Season One episode "Hat Trick".[50]
- REUSED ILLUSTRATION: The banners outside the tent where "Prince Eric" is staying[17] feature a similar design as King Arthur's coat of arms from the first half of Season Five:[51] A yellow crown and a sea-wyvern against a red background.
- HIDDEN DETAILS: Eric and Ariel's cottage is full of ocean-themed decorations, including a dolphin-shaped corkscrew,[52] a ship's rudder,[53] glass floats,[53] seashells of various sizes,[54] a ship in a bottle,[55] dried starfish[56] and a box decorated with seashells.[57]
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.[58]
- BRAND INFO: Regina is wearing[61] a Lanvin Leopard Jacquard Sleeveless Sheath Dress[62] (no longer available).
- BRAND INFO: Mary Margaret is wearing[61] a Joie Bellange Blouse[63] (no longer available).
- HIDDEN DETAILS: The chain on Ariel's necklace is reminiscent of seaweed, while the pendant is blue like the ocean;[64] a reference to Ariel being a mermaid.
Filming Locations
- The scene with Aladdin and Jasmine rowing on the lake was actually filmed on dry land inside a studio.[65] The water and the surrounding forest was added digitally in post-production.
- The scenes at Æsop's Tables were filmed on a television set built at The Bridge Studios.[66]
- Belcarra Regional Park in Vancouver doubles as Hangman's Island for this episode, both for the forest scenes and the scene on the sandy beach.[67] For the scenes outside Ariel's cottage, a cabin set was built in the forest at the park.[68]
- The scene with Jasmine and Ariel on the flying carpet was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.[69]
- The scenes at the caravan site outside the Capital of Agrabah was filmed on a green screen stage filled with sand.[70]
- The scene where Hook calls Emma on the "shell phone" at the Agrabah marketplace was filmed on a green-screen set at The Bridge Studios.[71]
International Titles
International Titles | ||
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Language | Title | Translation |
French | "L'Exil du Cœur" | "The Exile of the Heart" |
German | "Auf der Suche nach Agrabah" | "Looking for Agrabah" |
Italian | "Un posto meraviglioso" | "A Wondrous Place" |