Hyperion Heights
| "Hyperion Heights" | |
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| Once Upon a Time episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 1 |
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| Written by | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz |
| Production code | 701 |
| Original air date | October 6, 2017 |
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"Hyperion Heights" is the first episode, and the seventh season premiere of the American fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time, which aired on October 6, 2017.
In the episode, a new chapter begins for the now adult Henry when his daughter Lucy finds him in the hopes of restoring the memories of their family, as they’re now cursed in a Seattle neighborhood called Hyperion Heights, while Henry’s encounter with Cinderella sets the stage for a new adventure, and leads to the beginning of the new Curse.
The Seattle backdrop and the Space Needle is featured, alongside a new set of animations and transitions for the title logo, as well as a modified opening of the theme song.
With everyone's story now fulfilled, Henry plans on setting out to find his own story by travelling to new realms described in the storybooks found in the Sorcerer's mansion. Though Regina worries he's too young to be leaving home, he assures her that he will be fine, taking August's motorcycle with him as he uses a magic bean to open a portal into another realm.
Years later, as Henry rides through a forest, he narrowly avoids a collision with an oncoming carriage, resulting in the woman inside being thrown to the ground. Realizing he has met this realm's version of Cinderella, he offers her a ride to the ball as an apology. Cinderella, however, knocks him out and takes the motorcycle once she's been shown how it works, with Henry chasing her. At the same time, Lady Tremaine is about to set off for the palace, having clipped the Fairy Godmother’s wings and taken her wand. When questioned why she is doing this, she explains to Drizella that magic has no power compared to fear, a point she drives home by destroying the Fairy Godmother.
As Cinderella arrives at the ball, she tries to make her way to the prince, but is confronted by Henry. When pressed why she stole his bike and a dagger of his, she admits that she had an ulterior motive for coming to the ball; she plans on killing the prince, as vengeance for ruining her family and driving her father to an early death. Henry tries to talk her out of it and gives her a hyacinth flower for luck, telling her that he is returning to his own realm at midnight, and that she could start a new life there. Before he can pursue her any further, however, he blacks out and learns that his drink was drugged by Alice, a mysterious woman ordered by Rumpelstiltskin to keep a eye on Henry. Despite her warnings of the dangers of meddling in someone else's story, Henry chooses to stay and help. As Cinderella meets the prince, she pulls out the dagger, but eventually has a change of heart. Unfortunately, Tremaine takes the opportunity to kill him for turning down Drizella, and frames Cinderella for the murder. As the guards close in, Henry breaks out of his trance and helps Cinderella to escape, reiterating his offer and telling her to meet him where her carriage crashed.
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