Siege Perilous (Once Upon a Time)
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Ralph Hemecker |
| Written by | Jane Espenson |
| Production code | 503 |
| Original air date | October 11, 2015 |
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"Siege Perilous" is the third episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time, which aired on October 11, 2015.
In Camelot, David and Arthur seek out an item that could help them communicated to an imprisoned Merlin, while in Storybrooke, Emma needs an item to free Excalibur. David and Arthur track down a thief among the displaced Arthurians.
Brocéliande, where the toadstool was located, is featured in the forest.
The Camelot events take place after "The Price" and before the flashbacks with the group from Storybrooke in "The Broken Kingdom. The Storybrooke events take place after "The Price".
While the residents of Storybrooke attempt to work on finding a way to free Merlin, Arthur shows up when David comes across an item in a book. The item they need, which is a special toadstool, called the Crimson Crown, that will let them communicate with Merlin, is located in the Forest of Eternal Night (Brocéliande), and David volunteers to go after the item, with Arthur joining him. Before they set out on their quest, Arthur corrects David's assumption that the different seat at the Round Table belongs to Arthur, and explains that it is vacant, as it belonged to Lancelot, until Lancelot betrayed him. David explains to Arthur about why he knows the story of the love triangle that involved the King, Guinevere and Lancelot. When Arthur asks how Lancelot is, David has to deliver the bad news that he is dead.
Meanwhile, Regina puts Zelena in her place, but promises to keep her baby safe, but can't say the same for Zelena.
As they reach a bridge that can only be used by one person, David volunteers to take the challenge and snatch the toadstool, but as he attempts to return he is obstructed by phantom knights that drag him underwater. Arthur pulls David to the surface and helps him get back to dry land. However, once there, they discover that the toadstool is no longer in David's bag. After returning empty-handed, Arthur offers David a seat at the Knights of the Round Table, except that he is offered Lancelot's seat (the Siege Perilous) instead of Percival's. However, later that evening, Mary Margaret comes across a very much alive Lancelot, who warns her that the Dark One isn't the only villain in Camelot. its King Arthur. Lancelot says that Camelot is "not what it seems" and insinuates that King Arthur is evil. The insinuation is corroborated, as Guinevere joins Arthur at the Round Table, he takes out the toadstool that was supposedly lost to add to the reliquary, which holds the magic relics collected by the knights. While it brought Arthur no pleasure to lie to someone he sees as a good and noble man, he tells Guinevere that he must think of his kingdom first.
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