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Once Upon a Time
S1.E18
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The Stable Boy

  • Episode aired Apr 1, 2012
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
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8.5/10
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Barbara Hershey and Tony Perez in Once Upon a Time (2011)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
2.2K
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    • Dean White
    • Edward Kitsis
    • Adam Horowitz
  • Stars
    • Ginnifer Goodwin
    • Jennifer Morrison
    • Lana Parrilla
    • Dean White
    • Edward Kitsis
    • Adam Horowitz
  • Stars
    • Ginnifer Goodwin
    • Jennifer Morrison
    • Lana Parrilla
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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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)
    Barbara Hershey in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Noah Bean and Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Lana Parrilla and Bailee Madison in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Noah Bean and Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Anastasia Griffith in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Noah Bean in Once Upon a Time (2011)

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    Ginnifer Goodwin
    Ginnifer Goodwin
    • Mary Margaret Blanchard
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jennifer Morrison
    • Emma Swan
    Lana Parrilla
    Lana Parrilla
    • Regina Mills
    Josh Dallas
    Josh Dallas
    • David Nolan
    Eion Bailey
    Eion Bailey
    • August W. Booth
    Jared Gilmore
    Jared Gilmore
    • Henry Mills
    • (as Jared S. Gilmore)
    Raphael Sbarge
    Raphael Sbarge
    • Dr. Archie Hopper
    • (credit only)
    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Mr. Gold
    Noah Bean
    Noah Bean
    • Daniel Colter
    Alan Dale
    Alan Dale
    • Albert Spencer
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Sidney Glass
    Anastasia Griffith
    Anastasia Griffith
    • Kathryn Nolan
    Barbara Hershey
    Barbara Hershey
    • Cora Mills
    Bailee Madison
    Bailee Madison
    • Young Snow White
    Meghan Ory
    Meghan Ory
    • Ruby Lucas
    Tony Perez
    Tony Perez
    • Prince Henry
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • King Leopold
    Brodie Marples
    • King's Page
    • (uncredited)
      • Dean White
      • Edward Kitsis
      • Adam Horowitz
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    Storyline

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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.

    User reviews4

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    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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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2012 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • John H. McDonald House, New Westminster, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Kitsis/Horowitz
      • ABC Signature
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    Technical specs

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    • 45 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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