Once Upon a Time: Season 4

2014 · 23 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 4 of Once Upon a Time

Season four opens with Emma in danger after Elsa traps her in an ice cave. Meanwhile, Regina wonders whether Robin Hood has a role in her future. After a painful breakup, Regina isolates herself from the town and from Henry, who suffers because of it. Emma's powers grow out of control, and she decides to distance herself from her loved ones to protect them. Regina and Emma are forced to work together to track down the Snow Queen, while Gold and Hook get involved in the search for answers.

23episodes

Sep 28, 2014premiered

May 10, 2015latest episode

16.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 A Tale of Two Sisters
Sep 28, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
A scared and confused Elsa from Arendelle finds herself in Storybrooke and creates a powerful snow monster for protection. Regina wonders if her relationship with Robin Hood has been completely quashed now that Marian's back in the picture. Elsa's sister wants to complete their parent's fateful journey and discover if their quest may have held the secret to containing Elsa's out of control ice powers.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster
4x02 White Out
Oct 5, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
While desperately trying to find her sister Anna, Elsa accidentally traps them both inside an ice cave. Regina secludes herself from the town and Henry. With the townspeople considering Mary Margaret their leader, she faces her first leadership task in trying to re-start a generator and restore the town’s electricity after Elsa freezes and damages the power lines. Anna tries to teach a meek David to fight Bo Peep.
Directing: Ron Underwood · Writing: Jane Espenson · Starring: Michael Coleman, Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Robin Weigert
4x03 Rocky Road
Oct 12, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Marian falls under a freezing curse and the townspeople believe that Elsa is responsible. When Emma and David go to Robin's camp to look for clues, they find Will Scarlet, who leads them to the culprit. Meanwhile, in the Arendelle of the past, Elsa and Kristoff go to find the urn that Hans plans to use to imprison Elsa, and encounter the Snow Queen.
Directing: Morgan Beggs · Writing: David H. Goodman, Jerome Schwartz · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Scott Michael Foster, Christie Laing
4x04 The Apprentice
Oct 19, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
Hook discovers that magic always comes with a price after he makes a deal with Mr. Gold to re-attach his hand so that he can embrace Emma with both hands on their first real date. And back in the fairy tale land of the past, Rumplestiltskin uses Anna to help him acquire a magical box from the sorcerer’s apprentice.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: Andrew Chambliss, Dana Horgan · Starring: Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster, Brad Dourif
4x05 Breaking Glass
Oct 26, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Emma tries to convince a reluctant Regina to help her find the Snow Queen, only to discover that Regina is lying to her about Sidney's whereabouts. Meanwhile, David convinces Mary Margaret to go on a date, but the date turns into a hunt when Will escapes his jail cell. In the past, Emma befriends another young orphan who isn't all that she seems.
Directing: Alrick Riley · Writing: Kalinda Vazquez, Scott Nimerfro · Starring: Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Abby Ross, Nicole Muñoz
4x06 Family Business
Nov 2, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
The race is on to track down the elusive Snow Queen in order to discover what her ultimate end game is for Elsa and the residents of Storybrooke. Unaware that she does not possess the real blade that controls The Dark One, Belle attempts to use it to get her reluctant husband to show her where the Snow Queen is hiding. Belle travels to Arendelle and, with Anna's help, seeks out Grand Pabbie to help her regain her lost memories in order to discover the fate of her mother.
Directing: Mario Van Peebles · Writing: Andrew Chambliss, Kalinda Vazquez · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster
4x07 The Snow Queen
Nov 9, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Emma captures the Snow Queen and learns that they are more alike then she can possibly imagine. In arendelle of the past, Ingrid discovers her deadly ice powers and makes a pact with her two sisters to protect and always be there for one another – no matter what.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Sarah Bolger, John Rhys-Davies
4x08 Smash the Mirror (1)
Nov 16, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Emma’s powers run amok and she turns to Gold for help, Elsa and Anna’s relationship is tested, and the Snow Queen’s agenda is revealed.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker, Eagle Egilsson · Writing: David H. Goodman, Jerome Schwartz · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster
4x09 Smash the Mirror (2)
Nov 16, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Emma’s powers run amok and she turns to Gold for help, Elsa and Anna’s relationship is tested, and the Snow Queen’s agenda is revealed.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: David H. Goodman, Jerome Schwartz · Starring: Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster, Lee Page
4x10 Fall
Nov 30, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
The Snow Queen attempts to pit Anna and Elsa against each other; with her powers out of control, Emma seeks assistance from Gold; Regina's quest takes a surprising turn.
Directing: Mario Van Peebles · Writing: Jane Espenson · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster
4x11 Shattered Sight
Dec 7, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
As Storybrooke descends into chaos as the Snow Queen's spell takes hold, Emma and Elsa try to trick Regina into destroying the ribbons so that they can attack the Queen. In the past, Ingrid adopts Emma and attempts to show the girl that she's a powerful sorceress.
Directing: Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Writing: Scott Nimerfro, Tze Chun · Starring: Jeffrey Kaiser, Mig Macario, Michael Coleman, Georgina Haig
4x12 Heroes and Villains Mid-Season Finale
Dec 14, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
In the aftermath of the Snow Queen’s spell, our heroes try to pick up the pieces and Regina has to make a difficult choice. Hook’s fate hangs in the balance as Gold’s quest for power threatens everything he holds dear. And, in the Enchanted Forest flashback, an intrusion during Belle's stay at Rumplestiltskin's dark castle will wreak havoc in both the past and the future.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis · Starring: Sean Maguire, Georgina Haig, Elizabeth Lail, Scott Michael Foster
4x13 Darkness on the Edge of Town
Mar 1, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
With Gold banished from town, the residents of Storybrooke attempt to resume their normal lives. Hook and Belle search for a way to release the fairies from the Sorcerer’s hat, while Emma, Henry and Regina continue to look for clues that could lead them to the Author. But when a terrifying darkness descends on the town, Emma and Regina are forced to confront the true nature of evil. Meanwhile, in New York, Gold and Ursula enlist Cruella De Vil to join their cause.
Directing: Jon Amiel · Writing: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis · Starring: Kristin Bauer, Merrin Dungey, Panou, Michael Querin
4x14 Unforgiven
Mar 8, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
David and Mary Margaret suspect Cruella and Ursula have come to Storybrooke looking for something more than their own happy endings – something that threatens to reveal a secret they thought was long buried. Emma begins her own investigation of Cruella and Ursula, but she can’t shake the feeling that her friends and family are keeping something from her. Regina and Henry continue their search for the Author, turning to Pinocchio and Marco in the hope Pinocchio might remember a clue that will help them. Meanwhile, in a flashback to Fairy Tale Land, Snow and Charming cross paths with the Queens of Darkness as the threat of the Evil Queen’s Dark Curse hangs over all of them.
Directing: Adam Horowitz · Writing: Andrew Chambliss, Kalinda Vazquez · Starring: Kristin Bauer, Merrin Dungey, Victoria Smurfit, Jakob Davies
4x15 Enter the Dragon
Mar 15, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
In order to infiltrate the Queens of Darkness as a spy for the heroes, Regina must prove she’s still willing to get her hands dirty. Meanwhile, Emma, David and Mary Margaret scramble to keep tabs on their undercover operative. Hook requests an unusual favor from Belle as Henry makes progress on his search for the Author. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Regina befriends Maleficent and helps her to rekindle her lost spark.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: David H. Goodman, Jerome Schwartz · Starring: Eion Bailey, Sarah Bolger, Kristin Bauer, Merrin Dungey
4x16 Poor Unfortunate Soul
Mar 22, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Hook leverages his complicated history with Ursula to find out what she knows about Gold’s endgame. Gold and the Queens of Darkness torture August for information about the Author as Emma, Mary Margaret and David race to find them. Regina grows concerned for Robin Hood’s safety while she struggles to maintain her cover with the villains. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, when a restless young Ursula enlists Hook’s help to run away from home, she soon learns it isn’t wise to trust a pirate.
Directing: Steve Pearlman · Writing: Andrew Chambliss, Dana Horgan · Starring: Eion Bailey, Sean Maguire, Kristin Bauer, Merrin Dungey
4x17 Best Laid Plans
Mar 29, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 7.2
Hook tells Emma that her fate is at stake in Gold’s plan while Regina leads the villains on a wild goose chase. Henry makes a breakthrough in his search to find the Author, but Mary Margaret and David need a moment to reconsider the best course of action. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Snow and Charming search for a way to ensure their child will grow-up to be a hero. When a traveling peddler directs them to visit a kindly old hermit, Snow and Charming are presented with a choice that could secure their child’s goodness, but at a price that will haunt them for years to come.
Directing: Ron Underwood · Writing: Jane Espenson, Kalinda Vazquez · Starring: Eion Bailey, Kristin Bauer, Merrin Dungey, Abby Ross
4x18 Heart of Gold
Apr 12, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Emma is still reeling after learning the truth of her parents’ history with Maleficent, but she must focus on finding the Author, who is running loose in Storybrooke, before Gold does. When Gold’s quest for his happy ending grows more urgent, he blackmails Regina into helping him. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Robin Hood learns what it means to be an honorable thief when he accepts a proposition by Rumpelstiltskin to travel to Oz to steal a valuable magic elixir from the Wicked Witch.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Scott Nimerfro, Tze Chun · Starring: Rebecca Mader, Sean Maguire, Christie Laing, Jennifer Cheon Garcia
4x19 Sympathy for the De Vil
Apr 19, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
In fictional 1920s England, viewers meet a young Cruella, whose oppressive mother uses her Dalmatians to terrorize her daughter. Cruella is confined to her mother’s attic until a mysterious stranger arrives and empowers her to challenge her captor. In Storybrooke, Regina gains leverage to keep Gold from interfering with her plan to rescue Robin, but her trip to New York takes the backseat when she and Emma learn that Cruella has kidnapped Henry.
Directing: Romeo Tirone · Writing: David H. Goodman, Jerome Schwartz · Starring: Kristin Bauer, Milli Wilkinson, Anna Galvin, Victoria Smurfit
4x20 Lily
Apr 26, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
Emma’s potential for darkness is looming over everyone, but when Emma realizes Maleficent’s daughter Lily is in fact her closest friend from her foster care days, she resolves to find Lily and reunite her with her mother. Regina joins forces with Emma and together they set out to track down Lily and to warn Robin about Zelena. However, neither of them is prepared for the harsh realities they’ll encounter in the outside world. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, Gold faces a crisis involving Belle. In a foster care flashback, things are looking up for young Emma with her new family until Lily’s appearance threatens to destabilize everything.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: Andrew Chambliss, Dana Horgan · Starring: Rebecca Mader, Sean Maguire, Christie Laing, Kristin Bauer
4x21 Mother
May 3, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Emma returns to Storybrooke to reunite Lily with Maleficent while Regina and Robin struggle to cope with the implications of Zelena's pregnancy. When Gold's health takes a turn for the worse, Isaac looks to a new ally for help procuring the magic ink he needs to re-write history. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Cora returns from Wonderland to beg Regina's forgiveness on the anniversary of Daniel's murder. Cora vows to help her daughter find true love, but Regina remains suspicious of her mother's intentions.
Directing: Ron Underwood · Writing: Jane Espenson · Starring: Rebecca Mader, Sean Maguire, Kristin Bauer, Agnes Bruckner
4x22 Operation Mongoose (1)
May 10, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 8.5
The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story’s final page is turned. It’s a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling.
Directing: Romeo Tirone · Writing: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis · Starring: Jeffrey Kaiser, Rebecca Mader, Eion Bailey, Mig Macario
4x23 Operation Mongoose (2) Season Finale
May 10, 2015 · 43 min · ★ 9.1
The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story’s final page is turned. It’s a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis · Starring: Jeffrey Kaiser, Rebecca Mader, Mig Macario, Michael Coleman