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"Desperate Souls" is the eighth episode of Season One of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Michael Waxman. It is the eighth episode of the series overall, and premiered on January 8, 2012.
Synopsis
Regina and Mr. Gold play dirty politics and take opposite sides when Emma runs for a coveted Storybrooke public office against Sidney. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Rumplestiltskin tries to track down the ultimate power source in order to help his son avert the horrors of a meaningless war.[1]
Recap
As Rumplestiltskin is spinning in his village, Hordor and his knights ride up and conscript a girl named Morraine from the village into the army to serve as a soldier. Rumplestiltskin is frightened that his son Baelfire will be taken next, since he reaches fourteen which is the age of the draft for the Ogre Wars in a couple of days.
In Storybrooke, Mr. Gold expresses his condolences to Emma Swan about the late Sheriff Graham's untimely death, and offers her his support, if she chooses to run for sheriff. He has a box of the sheriff's possessions and tells her to take something for remembrance. She refuses his jacket, but is persuaded to take a pair of walkie-talkies.
Emma meets Henry at his fort, and she gives him a walkie-talkie so that they can always stay in touch during their operations. However, a despondent Henry tells Emma that he thinks they should stop "Operation Cobra" and that they should not mess with the curse. Henry tells Emma that the Evil Queen killed Sheriff Graham, because he was good, and he is worried about Emma, because she too is good. Because of this, Henry does not want to upset the Evil Queen - otherwise known as Regina - anymore.
Emma is in the Sheriff’s office, and she is looking at the sheriff’s badge. Regina comes in and tells Emma that despite the fact that Emma is deputy, the sheriff's badge is not for her, as she intends to appoint Sidney Glass as the new Sheriff. Regina tells Emma that she has not earned the right to wear the badge. She fires Emma and takes the badge away.
Emma is at home trying to fix the toaster, which she had previously took out her anger on by hitting it. She tells Mary Margaret that Regina fired her. Mr. Gold comes to the door, wanting to discuss something with her. After she invites him in, he tells her that he heard what has happened and that he feels it is an injustice. He tells her two people with a common goal can accomplish a lot, but two people with a common enemy can do much more. He asks her if she has checked out the town charter and tells her that perhaps the mayor is not as strong as she thinks she is.
In the Enchanted Forest, while Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire are leaving, Rumplestiltskin tells his son that he does not know what war is like. Knights on horses find them on the King's road and ask them where they are going. Rumplestiltskin is meek and tries to come up with a lie. The lead knight, Hordor, asks Baelfire how old he is and he finds out he is 13 and will be 14 in two days.
The knights tell him that Rumplestiltskin ran during the war of the Ogres and that his cowardice is the reason why his wife left him. Hordor tells him that it is treason to avoid service, and they will take Baelfire who will be old enough to serve. Rumplestiltskin asks what he has to do to save his son and the knight tells him to kiss his boot in front of his boy. He bends down and kisses the boot and the knight kicks him. The knights leave and an old man whom Rumplestiltskin had given money to earlier comes to help them. Rumplestiltskin tells the old man that he has nothing more to give him, but the old man tells him not to worry and that he will be his benefactor (much like Mr. Gold's offer to Emma).
In Storybrooke, the Mayor is holding a press conference to introduce the new sheriff, Sidney Glass. Emma interrupts the press conference and tells Regina that she has no power to appoint a sheriff; she can only appoint a candidate. Emma tells Regina that she is running for sheriff, and Regina tells Emma that Sidney is running too, with her full support.
The old man tells Rumplestiltskin that he has to find another way, but Rumplestiltskin does not think he has a choice, because he is the town coward. The old man tells him that there is always a choice, and if he could acquire power he could save Baelfire. The old man tells him that if he wants power, he can take it from the Duke, who has the "Dark One" enslaved with a dagger. The old man tells Rumplestiltskin that if he can steal the dagger, then he would control the "Dark One," in the process saving his son.
In Storybrooke at Mr. Gold's shop, Regina comes in to confront Mr. Gold and accuses him of finding the clause in the town charter. Mr. Gold tells her that it is a shame Sheriff Graham died. When Regina asks if he is going up against her, Mr. Gold tells her he is not doing so directly. Regina responds by telling him that he is backing a losing horse.
Emma comes to see Henry and asks him how school is, and she sees that he is reading something. It is the town newspaper for which Sidney Glass works, and Emma is on the front page in a story about how she had served time in prison and had given birth to Henry while incarcerated. Henry tells Emma that while his mother is evil, Emma is not. Emma tells him Mr. Gold is helping her, and Henry tells her that she already owes Mr. Gold one favor; she does not want to owe him two.
Emma goes to visit the Mayor, and she is mad that Regina had her juvenile records printed in the newspaper. Emma tells her that it is not good for Henry to see his adopted and natural mother fighting. Regina tells Emma that she can talk to Sidney about it all in the debate - much to Emma's surprise, as she didn't realize there would be a debate. They go to open the door and the door explodes with a huge fire behind it. Regina falls, hurting her ankle, and she tells Emma that she has to help her get up.
In the Enchanted Forest, Rumplestiltskin is working with Baelfire on something that will help him get to the castle to steal the dagger from the Duke. He tells Baelfire that if he can get the dagger, he can get the power, and then redeem himself. He can save not only his own son, but all the children of the land. Baelfire asks if it is true that he ran and that his mother left him. Rumplestiltskin tells him that his mother had died, as he said before. Baelfire then asks for their plan to get the dagger, and Rumplestiltskin tells him that part of the Duke's castle is made of wood and that wood burns.
Back in Storybrooke, Regina tells Emma that she knows that she is going to leave her to die in the fire. However, Emma grabs a fire extinguisher and helps Regina out of the building. As they walk out of the building, someone takes a picture of Emma helping Regina out, and Regina complains when Emma does not set her down gently enough. Sidney comes over and takes Regina’s picture. Regina asks Sidney if he is trying to give the campaign to Emma. Shortly thereafter, many of the people of Storybrooke congratulate Emma, calling her a hero. Emma tells Henry that this shows that they don’t have to fight dirty. Emma then sees a rag on the ground and suspects that someone set the fire. She goes to Mr. Gold and accuses him of doing it. Mr. Gold tells her if he did it, it was because Emma could not win, unless she had done something dramatic to prove herself. Emma tells him that she cannot go along with this. Mr. Gold tells her that if she exposes him, think of what she will be walking away from and who she will be disappointing.
In the Enchanted Forest, Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire are setting fire to hay around the castle. Rumplestiltskin goes into the burning castle and finds the dagger.
The debate for sheriff is drawing near in Storybrooke. David meets Mary Margaret, and she asks David how things are. He tells her he has gotten a job at the animal shelter. David is posting campaign pictures of Sidney, and Mary Margaret is posting photos of Emma. David says he's posting Sidney's posters because his wife Kathryn is the mayor's friend. When Mary Margaret asks about her, David says she's fine and that he's about to meet her soon, after which Mary Margaret leaves, saying that she ran out of Emma's pictures and needed to get more.
Mary Margaret goes to see Emma, and Emma tells her that she cannot win, as she does not fight dirty like Regina. However, upon seeing Henry, Emma tells Mary Margaret that she wants to show Henry that a hero can win.
In the Enchanted Forest, Rumplestiltskin comes back and asks Baelfire to go home and wait for him, but his son has a bad feeling. Rumplestiltskin looks at the dagger and repeats the words, summoning whatever is in the dagger. He turns around to see that the Dark One is there, and Rumplestiltskin tells him that he controls him. The Dark One, however, taunts Rumplestiltskin, implying that his son is not his. The Dark One asks Rumplestiltskin what would he have him do, and he says die. Rumplestiltskin then stabs The Dark One, who falls to the ground to be revealed as the old man. He tells Rumplestiltskin that magic always comes with a price and now it is Rumplestiltskin's to pay. As his skin starts to change color, Rumplestiltskin looks at the dagger and finds that his own name is now engraved on it.
In Storybrooke, the candidates are at the town hall and are about to debate. Sidney makes his opening statements and then Emma gets up to make hers. She tells them she has had a troubled past, and they have overlooked it, because she was a hero. She tells everyone that the fire was a setup, that Mr. Gold said he would support her, and he set the fire. She has no definitive proof of it, but she knows it is true. She tells them that she cannot win that way, and she apologizes. Mr. Gold gets up and leaves.
Emma is in the café, and Henry comes in and gives Emma a walkie-talkie and he tells her that she is a hero, because she stood up to Mr. Gold. Regina then comes in with Sidney. They tell her that she won, and that she is Storybrooke's new Sheriff. It was a very close race, but people were impressed because she stood up to Mr. Gold. Regina tells Emma that Mr. Gold doesn't make a good friend, but he is a superlative enemy. She then tells her to enjoy her win.
The knights come to get Baelfire and the newly changed Rumplestiltskin stabs one. The lead knight Hordor gets down on one knee thinking he is the old "Dark One," but then realizes it's not the same man and asks who he is. To his shock, Hordor realizes it is Rumplestiltskin, who tells him that he is the new dark one. He asks Hordor to kiss his boot, and then he kills him and the remaining Knights. Baelfire asks what has happened to him. He tells his son that he is safe and asks if he feels safe. Baelfire tells him that he feels frightened and backs away. Rumplestiltskin tells him he protected what is his, and he is no longer afraid of anything.
Mr. Gold comes to visit Emma and tells her it was all an act. He had to give her a higher form of bravery and the people had to see her defy him. He tells her that by standing up to him, the people feel she could stand up to Regina. When Emma asks why he did it, Mr. Gold says it's because they made a deal a while ago and that she owes him a favor (strongly echoing the deceased Dark One's words right before he died as Rumplestiltskin stabbed him). Now that she is sheriff, he is sure that she can find a way to repay him.
Deleted Scenes
"Waste of Time" (Scene 24)
This scene is included on Once Upon a Time: The Complete First Season.
Henry is putting up posters of Emma outside the town hall. He placed her face over a fireman's body to make her look heroic, but she has a different opinion of how she looks. Regina walks up, and Henry quickly rips the poster down and tries to hide it and the others. Regina notices and describes his effort as a waste of trees and a waste of time.
The Duke
The Duke of the Frontlands was supposed to appear in the episode, played by Michael Phenicie, but his character was deleted from the episode. However, the actor is still credited in the press release.[1]
Cast[1]
Starring
Guest Starring
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Trivia
Title
- The opening title card features the Dark One riding a horse.[3]
- During the Season Seven episode "Homecoming," the Wish Realm counterpart of Rumplestiltskin references the title of this episode, noting that he preys "on desperate souls."
Production Notes
- REUSED ACTOR: Kate Bateman, who plays Morraine's mother, also plays peasant #1 in the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode "Nothing to Fear."
- REUSED ACTOR: Patti Allan, who plays Miss Ginger, also plays the blind witch in "The Thing You Love Most," implying that Miss Ginger is the Storybrooke counterpart of the blind witch.
- REUSED ACTOR: C. Ernst Harth, who plays the burly man, also plays the scarred ogre in "The Thing You Love Most" and Abraham in the Season Two episode "Tiny." Since Abraham was killed, this implies that the burly man is the Storybrooke counterpart of the scarred ogre.
- OBSERVATIONS: The short speech that Sidney Glass gives in the town hall contains references to his counterpart, the Magic Mirror. Examples include the use of the word "reflection," and the fact that he chose best qualities to state just as he would to the Evil Queen.
Event Chronology
- The Enchanted Forest flashbacks occur after Milah's departure from her family in "The Crocodile," and shortly before "Ill-Boding Patterns."
- They also occur after the opening scene of "The Apprentice." (For more details, see the Enchanted Forest timeline)
- The Storybrooke events of this episode occur two weeks after "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and before the events seen in "True North." (For more details, see the Land Without Magic timeline)
Episode Connections
- This episode's flashbacks, as well as those in "Manhattan," are set during the first ogre war. The second is mentioned in "Red-Handed" and the third war occurs during "Skin Deep" and "Family Business."
- HIDDEN DETAILS: Rumplestiltskin comments on the red sky[4] and states that wherever there is a war with the ogres, the sky above the battle ground turns blood red. This can also be seen during the ogre war in Sir Maurice's kingdom in "Skin Deep"[5] and "Family Business."[6]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: The walkie-talkies that Mr. Gold gives to Emma, which used to belong to Sheriff Graham, were seen in "Snow Falls," where Graham used one to call for an ambulance.
- Further storylines involving the walkie-talkies are explored in "The Stable Boy" and "The Stranger."
- Photographs of Emma and Henry's time at the playground castle are displayed in "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree."
- Hordor recalls Rumplestiltskin's cowardice when he fought in the ogre wars, which occurred in "Manhattan."
- Hordor recalls Rumplestiltskin's wife running away from her family, which occurs in "The Crocodile." Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire believe her to be dead due to events in the same episode.
- Hordor mockingly guesses Rumplestiltskin's name as Spindleshanks, the same name that Tilly guesses in "Beauty."
- Emma's sealed juvenile record was referred to by Sidney in "The Thing You Love Most."
- The events surrounding Emma's arrest and jail sentence are revealed in "Tallahassee."
- Henry's birth is shown in "The Heart of the Truest Believer."
- As Baelfire hesitates about stealing the dagger, Rumplestiltskin reassures him that with powers of the Dark One, he will end the war and save all the children in the Frontlands. The end of the first ogre war and how Rumplestiltskin saves everyone are shown in "Ill-Boding Patterns."
- Rumplestiltskin remains the Dark One until "Operation Mongoose Part 2," where the Darkness within him is removed and transferred to another. He becomes the Dark One again in "Swan Song."
- Mr. Gold mentions the favor Emma owes him as a result of the events in "The Price of Gold." The favor is fulfilled in "Manhattan."
- Zoso tells Rumplestiltskin that he knows how to recognize a desperate soul, before Rumplestiltskin succeeds him as the Dark One. After Mr. Gold tells Emma the same thing, she eventually succeeds Mr. Gold into becoming the Dark One herself in "Operation Mongoose Part 2."
- Zoso glamours himself to appear as a regular person as opposed to the Dark One. Emma glamours herself in the same way in "Siege Perilous."
Disney
- During Emma's confrontation with Mr. Gold in his shop, a Mickey Mouse figurine rests in a case on the bottom left of the screen. A Minnie Mouse figurine is also on the table to the right of Mr. Gold.[7][8]
- This episode contains a number of other references to Disney works. See the list of Disney references for more.
Lost
- When Emma is taking out her anger on the toaster, there is a bottle of MacCutcheon Scotch Whisky on the countertop.[9] This was a fictional brand on Lost.
Fairytales and Folklore
- This episode features Rumplestiltskin from the fairytale of the same name, and the ugly duckling from the titular fairytale.
- The episode flashback takes place during the Ogre Wars. Ogres are legendary monsters from European mythology.[10]
- STORYBROOKE DAILY MIRROR: The newspaper that Henry is reading in the diner is the Storybrooke Daily Mirror, which is run by Sidney Glass. The title is a reference to the "Snow White" fairytale, where Sidney's Enchanted Forest counterpart the magic mirror "reports" to the evil queen.
- Hordor mockingly guesses Rumplestiltskin's name, a reference to the "Rumpelstiltskin" fairytale, where the miller's daughter attempts to guess the titular character's after making a deal with him.
- Hordor, and later, Rumplestiltskin himself, mockingly guess Rumplestiltskin's name as Spindleshanks. This is one of the names the miller's daughter guesses in one English translation of the "Rumplestiltskin" fairytale, from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang: "The next day she sent to inquire the names of all the people in the neighborhood, and had a long list of the most uncommon and extraordinary for the little man when he made his appearance. 'Is your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks, Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks?' but he always replied: 'That's not my name.'"[11]
- 🍎 APPLES: There is a bowl of red apples in Regina's office,[12] a reference to the poisoned apple from the "Snow White" fairytale.
- HIDDEN DETAILS: A poster pinned to a billboard outside the Storybrooke Town Hall says "Midsummer Night's Dream," a reference to the famous play by William Shakespeare. It is accompanied by an illustration of Titania and Nick Bottom.[13]
- The significance of the Dark One's name on the dagger is an allusion to the "Rumpelstiltskin" fairytale, where the titular character made a deal with the miller's daughter to discover his name.
- When Rumplestiltskin becomes the Dark One, his physical looks are altered, which alludes to his alternate identity as the Beast from the "Beauty and the Beast" fairytale.
Popular Culture
- The Dark One's name, Zoso, refers to a nickname for Led Zeppelin guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page,[8] who was represented on Led Zeppelin's fourth (unnamed) album by a symbol resembling the letters ZoSo. This episode premiered on the night before Page's sixty-eighth birthday.
- Interestingly, the inside cover of the album shows a cloaked figure holding a staff and a lantern.[14] When Rumplestiltskin first meets Zoso, he is also wearing a cloak and is carrying a staff and a lantern.[15]
- According to Adam Horowitz, the flashback story in this episode is inspired by Led Zeppelin and J. R. R. Tolkien.[16] Interestingly, Led Zeppelin loved The Lord of the Rings[14] and some of their songs contain references to Tolkien's famous novel.[17] In fact, many people wrongly assumed that the aforementioned inside cover was a figure from Tolkien's book (it was actually inspired by a figure from a Tarot card).[14]
- ♫ MUSIC: The song playing while Mary Margaret walks in on Emma "fixing" a toaster is "Kool Thing" by Sonic Youth.
- STORYBROOKE DAILY MIRROR: There is a picture of Stonehenge on the front page of the Storybrooke Daily Mirror.[18]
- There is a tiny brass figurine of the Three Wise Monkeys, an ancient Japanese icon, on top of the old-fashioned till in the pawnshop.[19]
- An FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is pinned to the billboard in Emma's office at the sheriff's station.[20]
- Longbourn, where Rumplestiltskin says he is headed, is a reference to Longbourn estate from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It is the favorite novel of Jane Espenson, who wrote the episode.[21]
Props Notes
- PAUSE AND READ: A framed certificate in Graham's box of belongings lists him as Sheriff of Storybrooke County.[22] This is consistent with the title of "Sheriff," which is not a title given to a city chief of police (which is itself not an elected position).
- A newspaper clipping in the box says "GRAHAM ORGANIZES CHARITY FUNDRAISER - "compassionate" Sheriff steps in to help beleaguered Animal Shelter."[22][23]
- PAUSE AND READ: According to the cover, the Storybrooke town charter was adopted on November 3, 1992 and became effective on July 1, 1993. It was amended on November 7, 1995, an amendment which became effective on January 1, 1996. It was once again amended on November 7, 1998; this amendment became effective on December 1, 1998.[24]
- STORYBROOKE DAILY MIRROR:
EMMA SWAN BIRTHED BABE BEHIND BARS
SIDNEY GLASS
Editor
[photograph]
Documents have surfaced which purport to show Sheriff Office candidate Emma Swan made
a series of "poor choices" when she was a teenager
STORYBROOKE, MAINE – The race for the
position of local sheriff has just gone into
overdrive. The Storybrooke Daily Mirror has
recently come into possession of a number of
controversial documents that purport to shed
an entirely new light onto the character of
Storybrooke’s prospective new law enforce-
ment official, Emma Swan.
Records show that when she was merely a girl
of seventeen, Emma Swan found herself, ironi-
cally, on the wrong side of the law. She was
visiting friends of her foster parents in the
town of Worcester, Massachusetts, it would
prove to be a trip that that Swan would come to
regret. Something that would earn her a
juvenile criminal record.
On the evening of June 16, 1996, Swan
entered into a local five and dime store to buy a
gossip magazine. Soon thereafter, she was
caught on CCTV video cameras trying to dip
her hand into the purse of another female
customer. The clerk caught sight of her actions
and purportedly called the police depart-
ment. It was soon thereafter that the young
Emma Swan got her first taste of justice.
- The time and place for Emma's arrest are contradicted in "Tallahassee" and "There's No Place Like Home," which prove Emma was actually arrested in Portland, 2001. She was not arrested for pickpocketing, but for possession of stolen goods, under completely different circumstances than the ones described in the article.
- There is an article called "Pumpkins Weekends at Storybrooke Farm are seasonal treats for the entire family."[27] It is adapted from selected paragraphs from a real newspaper article from October 2010 (updated in January 2011), from the official website of the Daily Herald,[28] a daily newspaper based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Again, some of the article can be seen on-screen, while the rest can be seen on the newspaper prop which were auctioned off.[25]
About the format: Missing text is still set in fuchsia. One paragraph of the original article was moved; it is marked with a yellow background. Note that a few lines of the transcript have been shrunken down to fit within the table.
showcase fall in all its glory |
Storybrooke Farm are seasonal treats for the entire family. |
A scary Jack O'Lantern, glowing in the dark, at last year's Halloween Trick or Treat gathering – a high point of Storybrooke Farm's Pumpkins Festival. Storybrooke Daily Mirror News Staff | |
| Sweet as it is, the fall season is just too short. The brilliant colors of autumn leaves burst onto the scene suddenly, only to be whisked away on the next windy day. (...) |
Storybrooke, Maine—Colorful as it is, the fall season is just too brief. The stunning colors of autumn leaves burst onto the scene suddenly, only to be whisked away on the next windy day. |
| Fortunately, the Fox Valley Park District makes this glorious season last a little longer with its annual Pumpkin Weekends at Blackberry Farm. During every weekend in Octo- ber plus Columbus Day 11 days in all fall is in its full glory. |
Fortunately, the Storybrooke Park District makes this glorious season last a little longer with its annual Pumpkins Weekends at Story- brooke Farm. During every weekend in October plus Columbus Day – 11 days in all – fall is celebrated in its full glory. Daily shows are 11 a.m. to 4. pm. |
| Already, the leaf-peepers are on alert, eager to witness nature's dazzling transition from green to gold to orange. |
Already, the leaf-peepers are out and about. |
| The pumpkins are fat and firm. The chilly nights and football tailgate parties confirm that fall is here. You just can't get too much of this, which is why Pumpkin Weekends were created. "We used to do a fall festival in October each year, and it was so popular and well-received that we expanded the event to include every weekend," said Sandy Smith, facility supervisor at Blackberry Farm. |
The pumpkins are fat and firm. The cold nights and football tailgate parties confirm that fall is here. You just can't get too much of this, which is why Pumpkin Weekends were created. "We used to do a fall festival in October each year, and it was so popular and well-received that we expanded the event to include every weekend," said S.B Edwards, facility supervi- sor at Storybrooke Farm. |
| Considering that fall harvests go back to the times of pioneers when locals would toast another bountiful growing season Blackberry [sic] Farm is the perfect setting for this kind of celebration. From pioneer days to modern times, the same sense of community lives on with Pumpkin Weekends. The kids will delight in the interactive games and wonderful displays; adults will feel the tinge of youth, reminiscent of their own childhoods. |
Fall harvests go back to the times of pioneers – when locals would toast another bountiful growing season – on Storybrooke Farm is the perfect setting for this kind of celebration. [sic] From pioneer days to modern times, the same sense of community lives on with Pumpkin Weekends. The kids will delight in the interac- tive games and exciting displays, while the adults may very well feel like kids themselves. |
| "We don't have the powers of Mother Nature," said Smith, "but we're doing everything we can to make this season last just a little bit longer." |
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| Each weekend will feature a special theme and one low admission price ($4), starting with the Pumpkin Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 2, a noncompetitive, child-friendly stroll around scenic Lake Gregory, surrounded by the contrast of shimmering fall colors and rich evergreens. |
Each weekend will feature a special theme and one low admission price ($4), that includes unlimited rides on the train, carousel and hay wagon. |
| Pumpkin activities are the theme on Oct. 9, when kids can decorate masks, make bird feeders from pine cones and enjoy pumpkin-centric games. The scarecrows come out on Oct. 16 and 17. On Oct. 16, staffers will conduct a scarecrow decorating class for families, school groups and Scout troops. |
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| (...) If you're feeling creative, take a train ride and visit the pumpkin patch at Blackberry, purchase your own pumpkin and beautify your creation right there at the special decorating station. I suspect most of those pumpkins will be wearing broad smiles. |
If you're feeling creative, take a train ride and visit the pumpkin patch at Story- brooke, purchase your own pumpkin and paint it right there at the special decorating station. I suspect most of those pumpkins will be wearing broad smiles when they leave. |
| The fair starts Saturday and, as an added bonus, opening weekend will include an antique car show from 11 a.m. to 3.30 pm on Saturday, featuring street rods, customized cars and classic automobiles built before 1991. | |
| Pumpkin activities are the theme on Oct. 8, when kids can decorate Halloween masks, play pumpkin Bozo buckets, pumpkin ring toss and other games. The scarecrows come out on Oct. 15 and 16 – scarecrows decorated by local families, school groups and Scout troops will be on display. Cheris fall while it lasts, because you know what season is next... Please see 🠺 Pumpkin Groverove – A10 |
- CREW NAMES ON PROPS: S.B. Edwards worked as a production staff member on the Season Two episode "Manhattan."
- His name is also mentioned in a police report pinned to the billboard at the Storybrooke Sheriff's Department in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"[29] and is printed as the author of one of the books on a shelf where Cora finds Mr. Gold's map in the Season Two episode "Manhattan."[30]
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- An article seen in the auctioned newspaper props (which cannot be seen in the actual episode, since the newspaper Henry reads is folded in half) is called "Beetle-killed lumber being used in home construction." It is adapted from the first paragraphs of the article "Beetle-killed wood being used in home construction," a real article published in The Denver Post in September 2011, about beetle kill in Colorado [32] (one line of the transcript has been shrunken down to fit within the table):
| Perry Cadman couldn't drive through the Colorado mountains anymore without dismay over the toll the Mountain pine beetle beetle has taken. |
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| An epidemic infestation has claimed about 3 million acres of lodgepole pine forests in the state, said Joe Duda, a supervisor for the Colorado State Forest Service. But Cadman, chief operating officer at New Town Builders in Denver, realized this summer he could do more than |
STORYBROOKE, MAINE -- An epidemic infestation has claimed about 3 million acres of lodgepole pine forests in the state, said Mark Soperlo, a supervisor for the Story- brooke Forest Service. But Cunningham, chief operating officer at Storybrooke Builders, realized this summer he could do more than |
| lament the loss. New Town, supplied by a lumber mill in Montrose, will use beetle-kill wood to frame the homes it builds. "We plan to use it in everything we frame going forward — that is our commitment," Cad- man said. |
lament the loss. Storybrooke Builders, supplied by a lumber mill in town, will use beetle-kill wood to frame the homes it builds. “We plan to use it in everything we frame going forward — that is our commitment," Cunni- gham [sic] said. |
| Colorado imports 95 percent of its lumber, which doesn’t make sense in a state with so many dead trees available to harvest,Cadman said. New Town, which expects to build about 80 homes this year, will spend about $2,000 per home on the Colorado wood, which is comparable in cost to imported lumber. |
Storybrooke Mill imports 95 percent of its lumber, which doesn't make sense in a state with so many dead trees available to harvest, Cunningham said. Storybrooke Builders, which expects to build about 80 homes this year, will spend about $2,000 per home on the Maine wood, which is comparable in cost to imported lumber. |
| Given the smaller size of Colorado's lodgepole pines, the homebuilder will limit its use to vertical supports. (...) |
Given the smaller size of Maine's lodgepole pines, the homebuilder will limit its use to vertical supports. |
- CREW NAMES ON PROPS: Mark Soperlo worked as a production staff member on "The Price of Gold." He is also listed as a police officer on a wall plaque at the Hyperion Heights police station in the Season Seven episode "The Guardian."[33]
- CREW NAMES ON PROPS: Since the show often uses names of production staff members in their newspaper props, "Cunningham" is most likely a reference to concept artist Brian Cunningham.
- Yet another unseen article reads:
Storybrooke Daily Mirror
News Staff
gazebo in Skylark Rose Garden, and it has local residents worried about
the picturesque spot becoming a hang out for bored teenagers.
The Parks and Recreation Director Cheryl Marion says it's under attack.
Broken glass and garbage was strewn everywhere. However, the Direc-
tor says she's seen a lot worse. Once, we found this gate, completely
ripped off thrown to the ground. She tells it like it is. "I t [sic] called
vandalism and it's completely frustrating.
People are frustrated. Sheila Millar said, "I think this is a beautiful
park." Millar is glad to hear about Marion's effort to keep the complex
clean. He'd [sic] like to see motion sensor lights installed and a neighbor-
hood watch organized to strike out vandalism.
"I think that's a wonderful idea. Anything that can increase the safety of
the town is always beneficial for everybody" said Marion.
The sad part is is [sic] these kids are perfectly comfortable enough to do
these terrible things to other parks. Our job is just trying to make them
not comfortable any more" Marion said. The motion sensor lights are
a first step in trying to combat this problem."
- CREW NAMES ON PROPS: Cheryl Marion is an art director on the show. She was also listed as one of the reviewers quoted on the book blurb for the paperback edition of Isaac's novel Heroes and Villains in the Season Four episode "Operation Mongoose Part 1."[34]
- She is also listed as a B&B owner in an unused newspaper prop[35] previously located at a replica of the Storybrooke pawnshop storefront at the Disney's Hollywood Studios (the storefront was demolished in 2016).[36]
- CREW NAMES ON PROPS: Sheila Millar worked as a production staff member on "The Price of Gold." Her name can also be seen in an unseen newspaper article from "The Shepherd."[37]
- The article found among Sheriff Graham's belongings (seen upside-down)[38] is also from the Storybrooke Daily Mirror, as confirmed by an online prop auction.[39] Only the headline can be read in the episode; the rest is too blurry. According to the prop photo, it reads:
CHARITY FUNDRAISER
"Compassionate" Sheriff steps in
to help beleaguered animal shelter
CHRIS BUFFETT
News Staff
[photograph]
[two illegible words] Storybrooke Daily Mirror
Storybrooke's own Sheriff Graham has given us a glimpse at what. [sic]
STORYBROOKE, MAINE. –
Around 2,000 people flocked in the
Storybrooke Animal Sanctuary for its
inaugural family fun day last weekend. –
something that may not have come to
passif it were not for an unlikely benefac-
tor: Storybrooke's own Sheriff Graham.
Charity volunteers were delighted with
the turn-out at the action-packed event,
which raised more than $8,000 profit. The
funds will go towards the sanctuary's
running costs.
Kristen Agi said: "It was the best year
we've ever had. Because of how little
money we had left, most of the funds will
go towards paying our bills, but it was
vitally important the day was a success as
we only had a few weeks of funding left.
"The support was amazing, we've had
people ringing us up to say how fantastic a
day it was. The dog display and agility
events were brilliant and there was so
much for all the family to take part in."
There was lots to see on the day, with birds
of prey, ferret racing, reptiles and alpacas.
Entertainment included archery, a bouncy
castle, climbing walls, chain saw wood-
carving and displays from the
Storybrooke Taekwondo Association and the
Storybrooke Dance Academy.
Kristen added, "We'd like to thank
everybody who gave their time."
Graham gives to the critters – A5
- CREW NAMES ON PROPS: *"Kristen Agi" is a reference to Kristin Agi, who worked as a production staff member on "The Price of Gold."
- HERALDRY: The Duke of the Frontlands' crest symbol[40] is an heraldic dolphin.[41]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: When Emma takes over as sheriff, she takes a photo of Henry and a cup that says "I ♥ Boston" into her new office.[42] Previously in the episode, both items were sitting on the deputy's desk.[43]
- USE IT AGAIN: Both can be seen in her office in "True North,"[44] "Dreamy"[45] and "Red-Handed."[46]
Set Dressing
- REUSED PROPS: The well in Rumplestiltskin's village,[47] is the same prop used for the well where Prince Thomas disappears in "The Price of Gold," but with a different pulley.[48]
- The same well prop doubles as Storybrooke wishing well for the series.[49] The supporting structure for the pulley, and the pulley itself, were replaced for the wishing well prop, and a roof was added to the top.
- The wishing well prop also doubles as many other wells throughout the series:
- It was used for the well outside Granny's cottage, the one where Red Riding Hood goes to collect water with Snow White and sees that the water is full of blood, in "Red-Handed."[50]
- It appears outside the Mad Hatter's cottage in "Hat Trick,"[51]
- It is seen outside Ruth's cabin in the Season Two episode "Lady of the Lake"[52]
- It was used for the well where Zelena reads the Book of Records and Dorothy collects water in Oz in the Season Three episode "Kansas."[53] The roof over the wishing well was removed and a different supporting structure for the pulley was added for this episode, while protruding stone carvings were added to the bottom of the well.
- It appears in Arthur's village in the Season Five episodes "The Broken Kingdom"[54] and "Nimue."[55]
- It appears in the village that was attacked by the Evil Queen in the Season Six episode "A Bitter Draught.[56] The roof over the wishing well was removed for this episode.
- The main section of the well with the roof and supports removed was used as the Community Gardens wishing well in Seattle in Season Seven.[57]
- A duplicate of the wishing well appears on Mount Olympus in the Season Seven finale "Leaving Storybrooke."[58]
- BRAND INFO: The Mickey Mouse telephone[7] in Mr. Gold's pawnshop is a vintage Disney Mickey Mouse Phone from AT&T.[59]
- USE IT AGAIN: The phone first appeared in "The Shepherd,"[60] but this is the first episode where it's clearly seen. It also appears in "The Return,"[61] "The Stranger"[62] and "An Apple Red as Blood,"[63] and the Season Two episodes "We Are Both"[64] and "The Crocodile."[65]
- REUSED PROPS: The same prop is lying in the grass by the tea party in New Wonderland in the Season Seven episode "Pretty in Blue."[66]
- BRAND INFO: Two NyForm troll figurines[67] are sitting on a shelf in the pawnshop.[68]
- REUSED PROPS: A poster pinned to a billboard outside the Storybrooke Town Hall says "Midsummer Night's Dream." It is accompanied by an illustration of Titania and Nick Bottom.[69] The same poster can be seen in the library in "A Land Without Magic,"[70] the Season Two episode "The Crocodile,"[71] and the Season Four episodes "Smash the Mirror"[72] and "Darkness on the Edge of Town."[73]
- REUSED PROPS: Another poster is about a boat for a sale,[74] while a third poster shows an illustration of a house.[75] The former can also be seen inside the library in "A Land Without Magic,"[76] while the latter also appears in the library in "A Land Without Magic"[76] and the Season Five episode "Broken Heart."[77]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: Another poster is about a charity event ("...preventing abuse and neglect before it starts") at the "Downtown Bowling Hall."[78] A similar poster ("Parents bowling for kids to fight child abuse" ... "At the Downtown Bowling Hall") can be seen at Game of Thorns in the Season Five episode "Last Rites."[79]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: If you look closely at the exterior of the Duke's castle, which Rumplestiltskin breaks into to steal the dagger, you can see that the coat of arms on a flag sitting at the top of a tower,[80] is the same as King George's.[81] Out of universe, this indicates that the same design was re-used, while in-universe, it suggests that the Duke is one of King George's ancestors, as these events take place a long time before his time.
Costume Notes
- BRAND INFO: On election day, Mary Margaret is wearing[82] a Spencer Wool Cloche Hat Winter Ivory from Parkhurst,[83] a Nanette Lepore 'Angelic' Jacket[84] and Club Monaco Brown Krista Pleated Skirt[85] (no longer available).
- Emma's brown leather jacket[86] was custom made by the Vancouver-based company Oceandrive Leather.[87]
- HIDDEN DETAILS: After Emma is elected, Mr. Gold hangs Graham's jacket on the coat rack at the sheriff's station.[20] The jacket is still there in "Skin Deep,"[88] "Red-Handed"[89] and "Heart of Darkness."[90]
Goofs
- After the playground scene with Emma Swan and Henry, there is a shot of Storybrooke main street where you can see the clock tower building, but without the actual clock tower[91] (the top two layers of the clock tower, including the clock, are CGI).
- When Mr. Gold brings the town charter binder to Emma in the apartment, he puts it down on the table while taking a seat.[92] In the next shot, the binder remains in his hands as he sits down.[93]
- While Regina is on the ambulance stretcher and breathing in oxygen from a mask, she has a coat draped over her shoulders.[94] After Sidney irritates her by snapping photos, she says, "She's the competition, you fool," and pushes him away; the coat is lying behind her back in the next shot.[95]
Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale
- Zoso had been the Dark One for decades before he tricked Rumplestiltskin into taking the curse onto himself.[96]
International Titles
| International Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Title | Translation |
| Finnish | "Epätoivoinen sielu" | "The Desperate Soul" |
| French | "Le Ténébreux" | "The Dark One" |
| German | "Verzweifelte Seelen" | "Desperate Souls" |
| Hungarian | "Elveszett lelkek" | "Lost Souls" |
| Italian | "Anime disperate" | "Desperate Souls" |
| Polish | "Zrozpaczone dusze"" | "Desperate Souls" |
| Portuguese | "Almas Desesperadas" | "Desperate Souls" |
| Spanish | "Almas Desesperadas" | "Desperate Souls" |
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External Links
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