‘Once Upon A Time’ S4 Ep 21 recap: Mothers and Daughters

Sunday’s (May 3) “Mother” explored the delicate relationship between mothers and daughters. As we have seen over the past four years, Heroes and Villains have both been greatly influenced by their parents’ actions. Oftentimes one child suffers at the expense of another’s success. Zelena was cast aside and learned to fend for herself in Oz,…

‘Once Upon A Time’ S4 Ep 20 recap: As Fate would have it

Wow, Oncers! "Once Upon A Time" dared to go there. We should've seen it coming, but there have been so many shocking twists and turns this season, that it has been hard to predict what curveball will be thrown at us next. "Lily" left fans hanging with a jaw-dropping, soap-opera-ish, and enraging reveal. However, the…

‘Once Upon A Time’ S4 Ep 17 recap: Parental guidance

Whoa! Did you see all of those twists coming, Oncers? Sunday (March 29) night's "Best Laid Plans" was a loaded and gripping episode full of game-changing revelations. Fairytale Land flashbacks show us exactly how badly the Charmings wronged Maleficent by altering her unborn child's destiny. In present day Storybrooke, the Charmings begin facing the consequences…

‘Once Upon A Time’ S4 Ep 16 recap: Heavy hearts and unfortunate souls

Team Heroes made some epic progress and struck a blow by taking out one of the Villains' key players in "Poor Unfortunate Soul." Fan favorites return and guide our Heroes in the right direction, inching them closer to defeating the Villains and finding the Author. Fairytale Land flashbacks reveal how Poseidon and Hook wronged Ursula,…

‘Once Upon A Time’ S4 Ep 15 recap: Catching fire

Sunday's (March 15) "Enter the Dragon" was another installment in Season 4B's slow-burning long-con leading up to the Author's big reveal. Fairytale flashbacks disclose how Regina helped Maleficent get back into her powerful fiery form. We also see how the frenemies became trusted allies in the fight against heroic happy endings. In present day Storybrooke,…

‘Once Upon A Time’ S4 Ep 14 recap: A mother’s instinct

Sunday's (March 8) "Unforgiven" shed light on Snow White and David's history with the Queens of Darkness. The hour felt like it dragged on a bit until we finally learned the Charmings' shocking secret. Just when you think "Once Upon A Time" can't get any darker, they have our iconic heroes do the unthinkable. By…