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Jennifer Morrison and Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)

Lana Parrilla and Tony Perez in Once Upon a Time (2011)

Barbara Hershey and Noah Bean in Once Upon a Time (2011)

Barbara Hershey in Once Upon a Time (2011)

Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)

Ginnifer Goodwin

Mary Margaret Blanchardas Mary Margaret Blanchard

Jennifer Morrison

Emma Swanas Emma Swan

Lana Parrilla

Regina Millsas Regina Mills

Josh Dallas

David Nolanas David Nolan

Eion Bailey

August W. Boothas August W. Booth

Jared Gilmore

Henry Millsas Henry Mills
(as Jared S. Gilmore)

Raphael Sbarge

Dr. Archie Hopperas Dr. Archie Hopper
(credit only)

Robert Carlyle

Mr. Goldas Mr. Gold

Noah Bean

Daniel Colteras Daniel Colter

Alan Dale

Albert Spenceras Albert Spencer

Giancarlo Esposito

Sidney Glassas Sidney Glass

Anastasia Griffith

Kathryn Nolanas Kathryn Nolan

Barbara Hershey

Cora Millsas Cora Mills

Bailee Madison

Young Snow Whiteas Young Snow White

Meghan Ory

Ruby Lucasas Ruby Lucas

Tony Perez

Prince Henryas Prince Henry

Richard Schiff

King Leopoldas King Leopold

Brodie Marples

King's Pageas King's Page
(uncredited)

Emma continues to search for evidence that will prove Mary Margaret's innocence, as flashbacks reveal the reason behind the Evil Queen's hatred for Snow White.

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Trivia
In the flashback, the Evil Queen is shown being far older than Snow White, yet in the present day Lana Parrilla is only 1 year older than Ginnifer Goodwin. However, Regina could have used magic to stall her own aging.

Goofs
In the Storybrooke Daily Mirror newspaper that Emma is reading at the docks, Kathryn Nolan's name is spelled "Katherine"

Quotes
Regina Mills: The trial starts tomorrow, and it won't be a long one. And you'll be sent out of Storybrooke for good, and I will never have to see you again. Oh, I want to enjoy this while I still can.
Mary Margaret Blanchard: Enjoy what?
Regina Mills: Justice.
Mary Margaret Blanchard: Justice? Watching an innocent suffer?
Regina Mills: You've always seen yourself that way, haven't you? Innocent.
Mary Margaret Blanchard: [crying] I am innocent! I don't know what this is about, I don't know what I ever did to you, but whatever it was, Regina... I'm sorry. I truly am.
Regina Mills: Apology not accepted.
Mary Margaret Blanchard: Please. Don't do this to me. I don't deserve this. I did not kill Kathryn!
Regina Mills: Oh, I know. But you do deserve this.

Crazy credits
The opening sequence shows a woman riding a horse.

Top review

10/10

An emotionally compelling back-story to the Evil Queen

The Stable Boy is another classic episode in the first season of Once Upon a Time next to That Still Small Voice which did a great job exploring the back-story of Jiminy Cricket/Archie in Storybrooke. This does a great job in giving a really sympathetic back-story to how the Evil Queen came to be. She fell in love with a stable boy named Daniel who works with her mother, Cora Mills, and father, Henry Mills before she met the young Snow White.

This episode is beyond flawless and there's no problem I have with it. The story and script are very well-written and excels in the emotional moments where Cora kills Daniel, thus breaking Regina's heart and it made me feel sad. Also, it does a fine job continuing where the Mary Margaret subplot left off. The pacing's much tighter, the directing's more sharper, the music score from Mark Isham is fantastic and excels in the episode's emotional moments, and the performances are still solid especially Lana Parrilla who shines with her heartbreaking performance when Daniel dies. So, overall, another episode that is the best of the entire season. :)

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