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"Leaving Storybrooke" is the twenty-second and final episode of Season Seven of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, and directed by Ralph Hemecker. It is the one hundred and fifty-fifth episode of the series overall, and premiered on May 18, 2018.
This episode is the second part of the season seven finale and the series finale.
Synopsis
Wish Rumple's evil plan is revealed and Regina realizes the only hope to stop him is by turning Wish Henry from his path for vengeance. Meanwhile, Tilly and Margot try to get help in Storybrooke. With his hope of ever being reunited with Belle fading, Weaver struggles to find a way to defeat his evil alter ego; and when Rogers' life is threatened, he is faced with the ultimate sacrifice.[1]
Recap
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Cast[1]
Note:
*: Only in archive footage
Trivia
Title
- The title card features the "Leaving Storybrooke" sign.
- It is also the third and last Season Seven title card to not feature the Seattle skyline. The two other are from "The Guardian" and "Homecoming".
- The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on March 14, 2018.[4]
- This episode is named after the road sign with the same message at the Storybrooke town line.[5]
Production Notes
- This episode contains the most number of guest starring members in the whole series.
- Sleepy and Dr. Whale's names are misspelled "Sleep" and "Dr. Wale", respectively, in the press release.[1]
- Jakob Davies, who portrayed Pinocchio for most of the show, being replaced by his younger brother Jack Davies by the time of "The Song in Your Heart",[6] accompanied Jack to the set on the last day of filming for the series finale.[7]
Event Chronology
- The Wish Realm events take place after "Homecoming" and (due to the time travel revealed in "Is This Henry Mills?") several years before "Breadcrumbs".
- The Storybrooke scenes take place after "Homecoming" and (due to the time travel) before "Hyperion Heights". (For more details, see the Land Without Magic timeline)
- The United Realms events take place several years later, a few months after "A Pirate's Life" (where Emma was pregnant with baby Hope, who is an an infant in this episode).
Episode Connections
- While Roni is giving a speech to the kingdom, clips from "Pilot", "Snow Falls", "The Price of Gold", "That Still Small Voice", "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", "Dreamy", "The Stable Boy". "The Stranger", "A Land Without Magic", "Broken", "Queen of Hearts", "The Outsider", "The Miller's Daughter", "The Heart of the Truest Believer", "Good Form", "Going Home", "New York City Serenade", "Quiet Minds", "Snow Drifts", "There's No Place Like Home", "A Tale of Two Sisters", "Breaking Glass", "Darkness on the Edge of Town", "Poor Unfortunate Soul", "Sympathy for the De Vil", "Operation Mongoose Part 1", "Dreamcatcher", "The Bear and the Bow", "Souls of the Departed", "Last Rites", "A Wondrous Place" and "The Final Battle Part 2" are seen.
Disney
- Tiana from The Princess and the Frog appears.
- A garden pinwheel of Tinker Bell appears on a house lawn in Storybrooke.
Fairytales and Folklore
- This episode features Rumplestiltskin from the Rumplestiltskin fairytale, Captain Hook, Smee, and Tinker Bell from the Peter Pan story, Robin Hood from the ballad, Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy from the The Adventures of Pinocchio, the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, Maleficent from the Sleeping Beauty fairytale and Pongo from The Hundred and One Dalmatians story.
- Zorro from the story of the same name is mentioned and revealed to be Lily's father.
Props Notes
- An excerpt from the Grimm fairy tale "The Pink" can be seen next to an illustration of Snow White in her storybook.
- When Regina is crowned the leader of the United Realms, Wish Henry is wearing Storybrooke's deputy sheriff's badge.
Videos
7x22 - Leaving Storybrooke - Promo
7x22 - Leaving Storybrooke - Promo 2
ABC "Will They Live Happily Ever After?" Promo
References
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