The Home Office is a group of characters featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It débuts in the eleventh episode of the second season.
History
The Home Office was created by Peter Pan in Neverland. Two of the earliest known members of this initiative were Michael and John Darling, who both agreed to work for Pan in order to ensure their sister Wendy is alive and unharmed as Pan's prisoner. While Michael and John do age into adulthood, Pan uses magic to stop them from getting any older, allowing the brothers to remain unchanged for a century-long. ("Dark Hollow")
Sometime after Owen Flynn's experience in Storybrooke and failure to locate the town, which seems to have vanished into thin air, he unsuccessfully tries to convince people of its existence, but no one believes him. He is eventually approached by "believers" from the Home Office and is led into thinking they aim to rid the world of magic. ("Welcome to Storybrooke," "Selfless, Brave and True," "Second Star to the Right")
During one Home Office mission, Michael and John come to Boston, where they apply as prospective parents in a closed adoption for an infant boy whom Pan wants. However, the plan falls through once they learn the woman who meant to return the boy to the adoption agency has decided to keep him. ("Save Henry")
Eventually, Owen joins the Home Office and takes on a different name: Greg Mendell. In time, Tamara also becomes a member of the Home Office as Greg's professional and romantic partner. She, like Greg, believes the organization's goal is to destroy magic. ("Selfless, Brave, True," "Second Star to the Right")Known Members
- Greg Mendell †
- John Darling (formerly)
- Michael Darling (formerly)
- Peter Pan † (leader)
- Tamara †
Trivia
Production Notes
- According to Edward Kitsis, the point of the Home Office was to lead the audience "down a different path", as "we have all been trained with initiatives and secret organizations".[1]
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season Two | ||||||||||
"Broken": | "We Are Both": | "Lady of the Lake": | "The Crocodile": | "The Doctor": | "Tallahassee": | "Child of the Moon": | "Into the Deep": | "Queen of Hearts": | "The Cricket Game": | "The Outsider": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears |
"In the Name of the Brother": | "Tiny": | "Manhattan": | "The Queen Is Dead": | "The Miller's Daughter": | "Welcome to Storybrooke": | "Selfless, Brave and True": | "Lacey": | "The Evil Queen": | "Second Star to the Right": | "And Straight On 'Til Morning": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
"The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent |
"New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
"Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
Absent | Archive | Archive | Archive | Absent | ||||||
"Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
References
- ↑ Wieselmann, Jarett (April 29, 2013). 5 'Once Upon A Time' Finale Spoilers!. Entertainment Tonight. “The creators promise fans will learn what The Home Office is and what they're after, but not why they want it over the next two episodes. Eddy adds, "We've all been trained with Initiatives and secret organizations, [so] we're hoping to lead you down a different path.”