What's the Storyline on Once Upon A Time
By Mark Gordon Brown, 23rd Jan 2012 | Follow this author
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ABC has an awesome television show, called Once Upon a Time. Fans of fairy tales, or LOST will love this show, but may be wondering about the plot. Here is a basic plot summary of the show Once Upon a Time
Characters
The Evil Queen = the Mayor, Regina Mills
Snow White = school teacher, Mary Margaret Blanchard
Prince Charming, James = David Nolan, he is in a coma for several episodes
Jiminy Cricket = therapist, Archibald Hopper
Red Riding Hood = Ruby
The Huntsman = the Sheriff, Graham
Rumplestiltskin = antique dealer, Mr Gold
Also
Henry Mills - Regina's adopted son, Emma's biological son
Emma Snow - daughter of Snow White, although she does not believe it...yet.
About the Show
This article is written for people who are trying to watch ABC's television series, Once Upon a Time, which premiered October 23, 2011. It is hard to explain the storyline, and give a plot summary, without giving away some spoilers; so be warned if you have not watched the show at all and wish to watch it from the start. With that in mind this article should help fill new viewers into what is going on, and has already gone on, in Once Upon a Time.
LOST fans will understand how the show works, with multiple time lines and flash backs. Once Upon a Time tells a story in modern time, but with roots in fairytale kingdom from the past; and flashes between these time lines, telling us what happened, and what is happening.
Once Upon a Time does take artistic license in changing the fairy tales as we know them but things are basically the same.
In the Fairy Tale Past
The Evil Queen is jealous of Snow White, and full of hate towards her, blaming Snow for taking that which she loved the most. Snow White eventually meets, and marries, Prince Charming where upon the Evil Queen interrupts the wedding and promises to destroy their happiness.
The curse arrives on the day Snow White gives birth to their first child, and the curse (in the form of a black smoke) sweeps into the kingdom, but not before Prince Charming is able to put the baby, Emma, into a wardrobe where she vanishes into the future. The Evil Queen tells them that the curse will deny them their memories of happiness or of even knowing each other. But alas, Rumplestiltskin has already noted that the baby will return to cause a war that can break the curse.
In Modern Times
It appears that all the fairy tale people have adopted to modern life with no memories of the past. They all live in Strorybrooke, Maine, and cannot leave, except one; Henry. Henry was not in the fairy tale kingdoms, he was a boy adopted by Storybrooke's Major, who just happens to the the Evil Queen, and see does seem to have memories of the past.
Henry is Emma's biological son (Emma being the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, now all grown up), who “came out” of the wardrobe in modern times as an abandoned baby. Emma got pregnant and gave birth to Henry while in prison, and placed him for adoption. At which time the Mayor adopted him, but Henry left Storybrooke to find his mother, because Henry is the one person who sees through it all and realizes that Emma Swan is not only his mother, but the baby of Snow White and Prince Charming, who have not aged, and only have a faint memory of each other.
Henry is the only one who has put the pieces together, even Emma is not quite sure his belief in the fairy tales is real.
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23rd Jan 2012 (#)
Great information, thanks Mark...
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23rd Jan 2012 (#)
A very interesting review, Mark, but not my kind of entertainment.
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
Cool - sounds really fun! Don't get much on the way of TV channels out in the boonies - so will have to check out the station on the net and see if they post episodes!
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
Hey, it is online! Guess what I'll be watching at the hospital tomorrow! Thanks!
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
Excellent review!
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
have to find that in cable tv here
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
Sounds great.
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
Sounds cool..would surely find that soon here...
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
I don't watch TV much but this a great read, Mark. Thank you.
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
fabulous Mark..
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
I have yet to see, Once Upon a Time. I watched lost and it was okay until they started to go way out there. I hope this show is easier to follow and does not have to have shows, explaining what the show you just watched means. Like Lost did. I think it is worth the try. Nice review my friend. Thank you for sharing.:)
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24th Jan 2012 (#)
Got to get this show. Fanstastic star page, Mark. I'll be trawling through EVERYWHERE to find it.
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25th Jan 2012 (#)
I have seen this show lol, and realize what frightening tales we really do tell children.
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25th Jan 2012 (#)
Mark, sorry about getting that letter wrong. My eye sight is about crap today. When I get bad spasms in my face, it will mess with my eye sight big time. Thank you for getting the answer back to me as quick as you did. I should be done with it by 7 tomorrow night. Once again, Sorry I did not mean to make you go on a goose chase.:)
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25th Jan 2012 (#)
I've gotten to watch the first two episodes online and look forward to catching up on the others - thanks for a great lead on something to relax with!
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25th Jan 2012 (#)
It will probably take a few months before it gets to South Africa but now at least I know what to expect. Thank you for the review and those cool pics.
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26th Jan 2012 (#)
It's online now - here - > http://abc.go.com/watch/once-upon-a-time/SH55126545
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25th Jan 2012 (#)
Rumpelstiltskin is played by a character that was on another show I watched, Stargate: SGU. He plays a good bad guy
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26th Jan 2012 (#)
I love this show, big fairy tale fan here! :-) I posted your article on facebook page.
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26th Jan 2012 (#)
A very excellent review, Mark. Great job on the information on the show.
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26th Jan 2012 (#)
Nice review, thank you Mark
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27th Jan 2012 (#)
Good shares good reading..
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30th Jan 2012 (#)
The old ones are the best Mark. I remember watching programmes such as this when I was young...all part of learning and growing up...
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4th Feb 2012 (#)
This is the modern of Once Upon a Time...awesome review.
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4th Mar 2012 (#)
I love Once Upon a Time - one of my favorite shows! Great explanation for those who want to get caught up quickly :)
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29th Apr 2012 (#)
I watched this show a few times but get lost in all the back and forth from reality to fiction!! I spend most of my time watching the history channel or the discovery channel. Thank you so much for this review! Great writing!!
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