2×1 Episode Description

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A short description of 2×1:

As fairytale characters awaken from Queen Regina’s curse, they are not transported back to their home; Prince Phillip and his traveling companion realize they will be facing a deadly foe.

We also have news of who’s going to guest star in this episode:

According to Zap2it, in episode 2.01 will be guest starring: Raphael Sbarge, Lee Arenberg, David Anders, Keegan Connor Tracy, Michael Raymond James, Beverley Elliott, Sarah Bolger, Jamie Chung, David Paul Grove, Gabe Khouth, Faustino Di Bauda, Jeffrey Kaiser, Michael Coleman, Mig Macario, Julian Morris.

We knew about all these except Michael Raymond Jones (who plays a “mysterious character”). We knew he’d been cast but we had no idea he’s be on the show as soon as 2.01.

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Press release about Episode 1, http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/09/once-upon-time-episode-201-broken-press.html

REALITY AND MYTH BEGIN TO MERGE AS THE FAIRYTALE CHARACTERS AWAKEN
FROM EVIL QUEEN REGINA’S BROKEN CURSE, MAGIC IS INTRODUCED TO STORYBROOKE, AND PRINCE PHILLIP AWAKENS HIS SLEEPING BEAUTY, AURORA, BUT DISCOVERS THAT HE AND TRAVELING COMPANION MULAN WILL SOON HAVE TO FACE A DEADLY FOE, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”

Sarah Bolger (“The Tudors”) Guest Stars as Aurora

Jamie Chung (“Sucker Punch,” “The Hangover Part II”) Guest Stars as Mulan

Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost,” “Tron: Legacy”) invite everyone to Storybrooke, Maine, a small town that probably won’t show up on one’s GPS… but it’s a place where magic is coming.

In Season One of “Once Upon a Time,” Evil Queen Regina had cast a curse that brought the fairytale characters into our modern world and trapped them in Storybrooke with no memory of their former selves. Here they languished, ageless for 28 years, until Emma Swan stumbled upon them through her son, Henry, whom she had given up for adoption years ealier. Over time Emma came to understand that she herself was the progeny of fairy tale characters – Snow White and Prince Charming – and having begun to see cracks in Regina’s curse and her hold on Storybrooke, set about breaking both.

In the Season Two premiere episode, “Broken,” reality and myth begin to merge as the fairytale characters awaken from Evil Queen Regina’s broken curse and remember who they were. But to their dismay, they aren’t transported back to fairytale land. To make matters worse, Rumplestiltskin – aka Mr. Gold – in an effort to gain the upper hand in his power struggle with Regina, has introduced magic into the town. In fairytales magic has its place, but in our world it can have unfathomable consequences. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land, Prince Phillip awakens his sleeping beauty, Aurora (Sarah Bolger, “The Tudors”), but discovers that he and his traveling companion, Mulan (Jamie Chung, “Sucker Punch,” “The Hangover Part II”), will soon have to face a deadly foe, on the Season Premiere of “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby, and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.

Guest starring are Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, David Anders as Dr. Whale, Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior/Blue Fairy, Michael Raymond-Jones as mysterious man, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Sarah Bolger as Aurora, Jamie Chung as Mulan, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark/Sneezy, Faustino Di Bauda as Walter/Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful and Julian Morris as Prince Phillip.

“Broken” was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Ralph Hemecker.

“Once Upon a Time” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.

I guess this is confirmation that MR-J is in episode 1. I am still of the belief that the mystery surrounding Dr. Whale has been purposefully hyped and spoiled to cover up a bigger mystery going on with who MR-J is.

He could be the evil foe that attacks Prince Phillip, Aurora, and Mulan, but since he hasn’t been seen with any of those actors filming while Hook and Lancelot have, I don’t think he’s that. I think it’s more likely he’s Jack who they were casting for, but never announced who was going to play the part.

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This ep is gonna be huge, I can’t wait!! 😀 I’m wondering if the “evil foe” is just simply DragonMaleficent, given that we’re talking about the Sleeping Beauty story here.

[Slurpeez]

Phee wrote: I’m wondering if the “evil foe” is just simply DragonMaleficent, given that we’re talking about the Sleeping Beauty story here.

I’ve been wondering the same thing. Certainly, it would make the most sense for Dragon Maleficent to appear in the Sleeping Beauty story. Don’t think we’ll be seeing Maleficent in human form though, since the actress who plays her isn’t listed for 2×1, so if we see Maleficent, she could be her dragony-self. Perhaps the clips from 1×22 of Emma throwing the sword at the dragon were included in the new promo for 2×1 to indicate we might be seeing Dragon Maleficent again.

Knowing this is OUaT, I think we may take a ride on the wild side though, and that the episode will vary from the original fairy-tale. We know, for instance, that Prince Phillip seeks Mulan’s help in freeing Sleeping Beauty. We recently had a spoiler from the actress who plays Mulan, who said her character (along with Prince Phillip) would be on the run from an “evil spirit.” Here’s the thread for that spoiler: https://oncepodcast.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1413

I’m also wondering if the rune/medallion we saw Mr. Gold holding in the new promos is connected to this “evil foe.” In another thread, someone posted some excellent research about how the rune is associated with death and destruction. https://oncepodcast.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1444

Could the medallion have once belonged to Mulan, but unbeknownst to her, it was connected to an evil spirit? In the Disney version, Mulan received the crest of the emperor for saving China. On that medallian was a dragon! (I’m thinking this could be Maleficent the Dragon’s tie-in).

Also, based on the new promos for S2, I’m thinking Mr. Gold may release this evil force in SB (based on the promo), since we saw him drop it in the magic well.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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@slurpeez108 wrote:

I’ve been wondering the same thing. Certainly, it would make the most sense for Dragon Maleficent to appear in the Sleeping Beauty story. Don’t think we’ll be seeing Maleficent in human form though, since the actress who plays her isn’t listed for 2×1, so if we see Maleficent, she could be her dragony-self. Perhaps the clips from 1×22 of Emma throwing the sword at the dragon were included in the new promo for 2×1 to indicate we might be seeing Dragon Maleficent again.

And if we only see Maleficent in dragon form, then it’s safe to say we’ll only get the end of the Sleeping Beauty story in this ep. Something else I’m still wondering is where that happens on the timeline. We know the first part of the story happened when Maleficent was younger, but we don’t know how long Aurora was sleeping for, so I’m wondering if she was woken up close to curse time. The thing that keeps sticking in my head is how Regina was unhappy that the sleeping curse had been broken with a kiss. If Aurora had already been woken long before then, shouldn’t Regina have assumed that sleeping curses could be broken with a kiss, instead of seeming blindsided by it? Anyway, with any luck, if we only get the end of the Sleeping Beauty story in this ep, they’ll later go back to tell the beginning of the story too.

I’m also wondering if the rune/medallion we saw Mr. Gold holding in the new promos is connected to this “evil foe.” In another thread, someone posted some excellent research about how the rune is associated with death and destruction. https://oncepodcast.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1444

Could the medallion have once belonged to Mulan, but unbeknownst to her, it was connected to an evil spirit? In the Disney version, Mulan received the crest of the emperor for saving China. On that medallian was a dragon! (I’m thinking this could be Maleficent the Dragon’s tie-in).

Oooo, nice catch! I know that what we’ve seen of that medallion it has some sort of rune-esque symbol on it, but we’ve only seen one side of it, so who’s to say there’s not a dragon on the other side, like the one in the Disney movie had.

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