Five Favorite Episodes of "ONCE UPON A TIME" - Season Four (2014-2015)
Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season Four of "ONCE UPON A TIME". The series was created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz:
FIVE FAVORITE EPISODES OF "ONCE UPON A TIME" - SEASON FOUR (2014-2015)
1. (4.17) "Best Laid Plans" - While Rumpelstiltskin and the Queens of Darkness continue their search for the "Author" of the town's Fairy Tale Book, Snow White and David try to stop them in order to keep their daughter Emma Swan from discovering their past misdeed, which is finally revealed in flashbacks.
2. (4.13) "Darkness on the Edge of Town" - Rumpelstiltskin returns to Storybrooke with Ursula and Cruella De Vil in tow. Meanwhile, the Charmings, Regina Mills and Killian Jones (Captain Hook) set about freeing the fairies from the Sorcerer's hat and deal with a threatening Chernabog demon, which was also freed.
3. (4.18) "Heart of Gold" - Emma, angry over the discovery of her parents' misdeed, joins the search for the Author. Meanwhile, a captured Regina learns from Rumpelstiltskin on how Robin Hood ended up in the clutches of her allegedly dead sister Zelena in New York City. And Robin has his first encounter with Zelena in the past Land of Oz, as he sets about stealing a magical elixir for Rumpelstiltskin.
4. (4.07) "The Snow Queen" - The origins of Ingrid, the Snow Queen in Arendelle, are revealed in flashbacks, along with her relationships with her two sisters. In the present, Ingrid manipulates Emma into losing control of her magic in order to make the Charmings fear her.
5. (4.22) "Operation Mongoose, Part 1" - In the first half of the season finale, Henry Mills tries to undo the changes in the universe created by Isaac Heller aka the Author and Rumpelstiltskin.
Honorable Mention: (4.04) "The Apprentice" - Killian blackmails Rumpelstiltskin into giving him a genuine hand for the former's first date with Emma and ends up facing consequences, and Emma is constantly taunted by Ingrid about the former's relationship with her parents. Flashbacks reveal Princess Anna of Arendelle's encounters with both Rumpelstiltskin and the Sorcerer's Apprentice.