As Sheriff Graham deputizes Emma, the ground shakes and a giant sinkhole mysteriously appears at the edge of town. But a curious Henry’s life is placed in danger when he decides to explore the innards of the sinkhole to see if its contents can link the inhabitants of Storybrooke to the fairytale world. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world, Jiminy Cricket yearns to leave the family business and transform into the person he wants to be.
- Directed by
- Paul A. Edwards
- Written by
- Jane Espenson
Guest stars
Meghan Ory
Ruby Lucas / Red Riding Hood
Anastasia Griffith
Kathryn Nolan / Princess Abigail
Harry Groener
Martin
Carolyn Hennesy
Myrna
Laura Bertram
Donna
Luke Camilleri
Stephen
Michael Strusievici
Young Geppetto
Jamie Dornan
Sheriff Graham / Huntsman
Jarod Joseph
Billy
Tony Amendola
Marco / Geppetto
Keegan Connor Tracy
Mother Superior / Blue Fairy
Raphael Sbarge
Archie Hopper / Jiminy Cricket
All episodes — Season 1
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S1 E1Pilot
Oct 23, 2011745 min
Emma's life turns upside down when she is visited by Henry, the 10-year-old child she long ago gave up for adoption; Emma brings Henry back to his foster mother in a strange town called Storybrooke.
S1 E2The Thing You Love Most
Oct 30, 20117.244 min
Regina does everything in her power to force Emma out of Storybrooke and out of her and Henry's lives forever. Meanwhile, the chilling circumstances of how the Evil Queen released the curse upon the fairytale world is revealed.
S1 E3Snow Falls
Nov 6, 20117.644 min
At Henry's urging, Emma convinces Mary Margaret to pay a visit to a comatose John Doe in the hospital and to read to him from the storybook. But Mary Margaret is stunned at the outcome of her visit. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world, P
S1 E4The Price of Gold
Nov 13, 20117.744 min
Emma tries to help a young pregnant woman escape from the clutches of Mr. Gold. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Cinderella makes a regrettable deal with Rumplestiltskin.
S1 E6The Shepherd
Dec 4, 20117.544 min
David - aka John Doe - must choose between staying with Kathryn or leaving her to be with Mary Margaret, with whom he's fallen deeply, and inexplicably, in love; and Emma catches Sheriff Graham in a lie. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale wor
S1 E7The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Dec 11, 2011844 min
One of the town's residents begins to remember their fairytale past, and Storybrooke mourns the loss of one of their own. Meanwhile, in the fairytale world that was, the Evil Queen attempts to find a heartless assassin to murder Snow White.