Once Upon a Time (season 2)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 30, 2012 – May 12, 2013 |
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| Once Upon a Time – Season 2: Original Television Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Mark Isham | ||||
| Released | August 13, 2013 | |||
| Length | 63:53 | |||
| Label | Intrada | |||
| Producer | Mark Isham | |||
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The second season of the ABC television series Once Upon a Time was announced on May 10, 2012. It premiered on September 30, 2012 and concluded on May 12, 2013.
The season's plot follows the introduction of magic by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold into Storybrooke, leaving the fate of both the real world and the Fairytale Land that was, intertwined, resulting in new threats emerging. Furthermore, Rumplestiltskin locates his son, only to find he is Henry Mills' father, and outsiders Greg Mendell and a woman named Tamara arrive in Storybrooke with the intention to remove magic and the town. They eventually fail to destroy Storybrooke, though they kidnap Henry and take him to Neverland to the unknown Peter Pan, leading the main characters to follow them to retrieve him, setting the premise for the third season. New characters introduced in the season include Baelfire (the son of Rumpelstiltskin) under his new alias Neal Cassidy - who is also the father of Henry Mills - Captain Killian "Hook" Jones, Princess Aurora, Mulan, Prince Phillip, Robin Hood, and the Darling Family.
The season premiere was watched by 11.36 million viewers, achieving an adult 18-49 rating/share of 3.9/10.0. These numbers sunk to a low of 7.08 million viewers in February 2013, but remained stable above 7 million throughout the remainder of the season with, a season finale viewership of 7.33 million and a 2.3/7 adult 18–49 rating/share.
Following the curse being broken by Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), the purple smoke that brought magic to Storybrooke by Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) clears, and the residents reunite as their fairy tale selves. In the fairytale world, Princess Aurora (Sarah Bolger) is awakened by her betrothed Prince Phillip (Julian Morris), but Phillip and his warrior companion Mulan (Jamie Chung) must face the deadly wraith. They manage to entrap it, but at the cost of Philip's life. Emma, Snow White/Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin), and Prince Charming/David (Josh Dallas) try to stop the wraith from taking Regina's soul after she is marked by Gold. However, Emma and Mary Margaret are sent through the Mad Hatter's hat and are transported to a part of the Enchanted Forest, whose inhabitants were spared from the Curse. The two later form a bond with Aurora and Mulan, who agree to assist them in finding a way back to Storybrooke. On their journey, they meet Cora (Barbara Hershey), the mother of The Evil Queen/Regina (Lana Parrilla). She forms an alliance with Captain Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) to also find a way to travel to Storybrooke.
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