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===Fairytales and Folklore===
 
===Fairytales and Folklore===
 
*This episode is a rendition of [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] story, focusing on [[Dorothy]]'s relationship with the [[Zelena|Wicked Witch of the West]].
 
*This episode is a rendition of [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] story, focusing on [[Dorothy]]'s relationship with the [[Zelena|Wicked Witch of the West]].
**Also included are the [[Glinda|Good Witch of the South]], [[Witch of the North]], [[Witch of the East]], the [[Walsh|Wizard]] and the [[Flying Monkeys]] from the same story.
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**Also included are the [[Glinda|Good Witch of the South]], [[Witch of the North]], [[Witch of the East]], the [[Walsh|Wizard]] and the [[Flying Monkeys|Winged Monkeys]] from the same story.
 
*The episode also features [[Hook|Captain Hook]] from the [[Peter Pan (Story)|Peter Pan story]].
 
*The episode also features [[Hook|Captain Hook]] from the [[Peter Pan (Story)|Peter Pan story]].
 
===Popular culture===
 
===Popular culture===

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Dorothy Gale: Y-you mean this isn't Kansas?
Glinda: I'm afraid not. Welcome to Oz.

"Kansas" is the twentieth episode of Season Three of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Andrew Chambliss & Kalinda Vazquez and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. It is the sixty-fourth episode of the series overall, and premiered on May 4, 2014.

Synopsis

With Mary Margaret in labor and due to give birth at any moment, the residents of Storybrooke go on high alert in an attempt to ensure that Zelena doesn't try to steal her newborn baby for use in her ultimate game plan to turn back time and change her destiny—while obliterating Regina's existence. Meanwhile, in the land of Oz of the past, Glinda tries to convince Zelena to fight her evil tendencies and join her and her sister witches as a protector of Oz. But the appearance of a young girl from Kansas could turn out to be her undoing.[2]

Recap

This section is a detailed recap of this episode. There are major spoilers. Click to expand.


Cast[2]

Starring

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

Uncredited


Trivia

Production Notes

  • When Mr. Gold is about to stab Zelena with the dagger, as he begins to say, "Rumplestiltskin never breaks a deal", you can see Zelena smile slightly; a subtle clue that everything is not what it seems.

Event Chronology

Episode Connections

Lost

Fairytales and Folklore

Popular culture

Props Notes

  • The design on Zelena's compass[4] is the same as the witches' table[5] in Oz except that the colors are different.
  • When Henry is looking at apartments, one of the classified ads says:


Apartment for rent
Two bedroom, two bath,
clocktower views, was a
master woodworker in the
Enchanted Forest so all
cabinets are custom.[6]


  • One of the apartments is described as "charming newly renovated". The ad says, "For enquiries please call Jeanne 604.264.1001 ext. 418".[6] This is a real phone number, which belongs to Noble & Associates Realty Ltd, a property management company in Vancouver, British Colombia, where Once Upon a Time is filmed.
  • There is also an ad for a company called the "Royal Carpet Cleaning".[7]
  • One ad mentions a Storybrooke location called Hunter's Grove,[6] which also appears on a map of Storybooke in "The Queen Is Dead"[8] and "Lacey".[9]
  • Another ad says:
SIGN, EMBROIDERY
SCREENING and
Sporting Goods
business for sale in
Storybrooke, owners are highly motivated $40,000
obo, can be seen on the
web, call Jim at 555-0131.[6]


  • Alchemical signs for the four elements[10] are carved into the witches' table[5] and the stone pillars.[11] Each element represent one of the four witches:
    • Air (upward-pointing triangle, bisected by an horizontal line): The Witch of the North
    • Earth (downward-pointing triangle, bisected by a horizontal line): The Witch of the East
    • Fire (upward-pointing triangle): The Good Witch of the South
    • Water (downward-pointing triangle): Fittingly enough, the Wicked Witch of the West, and the seat that Dorothy Gale was offered.
      • The element of fire is associated with the south, and water is related to the west.[12] Curiously, earth is connected to the north, and air is the element of the east[12]—the exact opposite of what the two other witches represent. It is not known whether this was a mistake on the show-creators' part.
  • The inscriptions on the pillars behind the witches contain letters from the Theban alphabet, which is also known as the Witches' Alphabet. There are four sections, each with two pillars. The text translates as:
    • GUARDIAN OF THE SOUTHERN LANDS (upward-pointing triangle)
    • KEEPER OF THE WESTERN REALM (downward-pointing triangle)
    • PROTECTOR OF THE [image ends]
    • DEFE[obscured] OF THE [obscured]THERN [obscured]DS (presumably "defender of the northern lands")
  • The painting in Mary Margaret's hospital room[13] is Morning Creekside by American artist Megan Lightell.[14]
  • When Zelena reveals herself to Glinda, the text "Wales" is inscribed on one of the artifacts in Walsh's workshop.[19]
    • Interestingly, the name "Walsh" means "Welshman".[20]

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