Once Upon a Time (season 4)
| Once Upon a Time (season 4) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 28, 2014 – May 10, 2015 |
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The fourth season of the ABC fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time was announced on May 8, 2014. On May 13, 2014, it was revealed that the season would be split into two parts, the first half airing during autumn 2014, and the second half during spring 2015 of the 2014–15 television season. It premiered on September 28, 2014, and concluded on May 10, 2015.
On April 20, 2014, it was confirmed that former Once Upon a Time in Wonderland star Michael Socha would be a series regular as his character Will Scarlet / the Knave of Hearts.
New characters introduced to the series include the main antagonists for the two volumes, the Snow Queen, and the Queens of Darkness (a triad of villains including returning character Maleficent, and new characters Cruella de Vil and Ursula). In addition, Elsa, Princess Anna, Kristoff, the Sorcerer's Apprentice, Little Bo Peep, and Poseidon are introduced to the series.
The Snow Queen fails to stop Emma from heading to Mr. Gold, as Emma ignores her warnings, no longer trusting her. Regina helps David and Mary realize that Emma's powers made her special, and that she would be better if she kept them, so they team up to find Emma. Robin Hood tells Regina that he wants to help find out who wrote the fairytale book, and discovers a missing page that could provide a clue. Hook reaches the mansion, but Gold binds him to the fence surrounding the property. Then, Gold tries to convince Emma to step through the door where his magical hat is set up, even while Emma's friends and family close in on her location. While Gold taunts Hook, Elsa breaks in through the back door and convinces Emma to accept herself for who she really is, which allows Emma's powers to return to normal. Gold is frustrated at this turn of events, but he takes Hook's heart, which he needs to sever himself from his dagger's influence, and turns Hook into his "puppet" in the process. Then, the Snow Queen places ribbons on Elsa and Emma, so that she can harness their power. Emma and Elsa notice the ribbons too late, and realize that they cannot remove them, even while the ribbons siphon away their powers. Then, the Snow Queen smiles with delight while using her new-found powers to cast the Spell of Shattered Sight over Storybrooke, which shatters her mirror in the process. In Arendelle's past, Ingrid comes up with a plan to turn Elsa against Anna, after she discovers the sisters' plot to place Ingrid back in the urn, but Ingrid's plan backfires after a cursed Anna places Elsa in the urn, resulting in Ingrid freezing Anna, Kristoff, and all of Arendelle, in anger. This in turn brings Rumplestiltskin to Arendelle to take Anna's necklace and the urn in exchange for the Sorcerer's hat. However, Ingrid turns over the box to the Apprentice instead, in exchange for finding the third sister and being reunited with Elsa, leading her to 1982 Boston, prior to baby Emma's arrival.
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