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Queen[1] Eudora is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts, with her only appearance, in the fifth episode of the seventh season. She is portrayed by guest star Robin Givens.
Eudora is based on the character of the same name from the Disney film The Princess and the Frog.
History
In a part of the New Enchanted Forest, Eudora meets and falls in love with a war hero, after he enlisted in a war as a cook, but later helped win the war by taking up arms as a soldier. As the man's heroism is rewarded with a medallion called the Firefly Ruby, the couple eventually marry. Eudora's husband gains the title of prince, and the couple rebuilds the land into a great kingdom as they have a daughter named Tiana. Years later, Eudora's husband dies. ("Greenbacks")
While struggling financially in response to the greedy king raising taxes, Eudora puts out some of her and Tiana's belongings for sale on their estate. She reveals to her daughter that they have to earn enough money from it or they'll be forced to sell off their castle as well. Tiana is miserable at the prospect of a life in ruin, to which a sympathetic Eudora suggests a heroic prince can help them while there is so much chaos going on in the land. Tiana agrees and decides to look for a hero like her deceased father. Much later, Eudora keeps her daughter company on the castle balcony, where Tiana expresses regret for her selfish behavior, as her recent run-in with Robert and seeing his desperation made her realize how people everywhere are suffering because of the king's tyranny. Eudora recalls being the same way at Tiana's age and tries to assure her it's not her fault as she had sheltered her from the cruel realities of the world. Tiana wonders if they are just supposed to pretend like it isn't happening, but her mother explains that, in fact, it was a mistake to send her looking for a hero when Tiana is already the hero who the people need. As Eudora tells Tiana that her father's legacy is not the Firefly Ruby but her, and then, she takes the medallion and pins it to her daughter's dress, telling her that all she needs to do is believe in herself. ("Greenbacks")
Eudora was carried over to Seattle during the curse. At some point she gave Sabine advice on attracting crowds. When Jacinda makes Sabine leave her apartment, she calls her mother who offers to let her stay on her couch until she finds a new place. ("Greenbacks")
Trivia
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
| "Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
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| "A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
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