Onion Rings are a dish featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. They first appear in the thirteenth episode of the fourth season.
History
Emma, now the Dark One, discovers Belle is working on a spell to wake Mr. Gold, but the last ingredient must be something that touched him before he became the Dark One. Suspecting that Hook may have it, Emma orders a take-out from the diner with a note asking him to meet her on the Jolly Roger. While Hook is talking to Robin Hood about their respective love lives, Granny hands him the packages. Though Hook claims he hasn't ordered anything, he notices the note Emma wrote and leaves to meet her. Below deck, she apologizes for how she behaved last time and asks him to have lunch with her. As the pirate drops the food on the table, Emma magically sets up their meal, which includes onion rings, over which they have a conversation. ("Siege Perilous")
While incarcerated at the asylum, a pregnant Zelena is reading when Nurse Ratched comes to serve her lunch. The redhead comments on her cravings to have onion rings, which she attributes to her unborn baby being hungry. The nurse explains that Regina has given strict orders to feed her sister with healthy meals, much to Zelena's disappointment. Immediately after Nurse Ratched leaves, Emma shows up in the cell. Zelena dismisses her by claiming to have no interest in talking to the Dark One, but she teleports both of them to her house and delivers a bag containing onion rings, which Emma has secretly enchanted to accelerate the other's pregnancy to full-term. Though Zelena suspects the treat is not without a catch, she gladly eats the onion rings. Emma offers her freedom and protection in exchange for helping her use the Apprentice's wand, but Zelena turns down the deal and is teleported back to the psychiatric ward. ("The Bear and the Bow," "Birth")
Once again reading in her cell, Zelena feels a strong kick in the stomach. As the pain gets more and more intense, she realizes that she is going into labor. When a confused Regina, having been called by Nurse Ratched, tries to understand how could her sister's pregnancy sped up that much, Zelena recalls her meeting with Emma and addresses it by saying that one should not accept onion rings from the Dark One. Eventually, despite being pregnant for just a few months, Zelena gives birth to a baby daughter as a result of Emma's age manipulation magic. ("Birth")Trivia
Production Notes
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
"A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
"Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Once Upon a Time: Season Five | |||||||||||
"The Dark Swan": | "The Price": | "Siege Perilous": | "The Broken Kingdom": | "Dreamcatcher": | "The Bear and the Bow": | "Nimue": | "Birth": | "The Bear King": | "Broken Heart": | "Swan Song": | |
Mentioned | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
"Souls of the Departed": | "Labor of Love": | "Devil's Due": | "The Brothers Jones": | "Our Decay": | "Her Handsome Hero": | "Ruby Slippers": | "Sisters": | "Firebird": | "Last Rites": | "Only You": | "An Untold Story": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Other Appearances | ||||||||||
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:412MakeItTwo.png
- ↑ David H. Goodman and Jerome Schwartz on the Season Five Blu-ray/DVD commentary for "Birth"
- ↑ Nerdy Curiosities (@nerdycurious) on X, formerly Twitter: Anyone hungry? This menu looks delicious, especially the lasagna. I wonder if it still has that kick to it? (March 17, 2018). (backup link) (archive screenshot) (photo of menu)