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Five Seasons In An Hour: Once Upon a Time: Evil Reigns Once More!

ONCE UPON A TIME - ABC's "Once Upon a Time" stars Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina. (ABC/Bob D'Amico)
ONCE UPON A TIME – ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” stars Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina. (ABC/Bob D’Amico)

ABC’s Once Upon a Time will get a one-hour special, Once Upon a Time: Evil Reigns Once More, to bring viewers up-to-date on the show’s five season run leading into its sixth.

Evil Reigns will bring new viewers up to the minute while providing longtime fans with new insights as it explores the show from the point of view of the role that family – and never giving up –  plays in the series.

Interviews with executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will look at what has gone before and what will be coming up – leading into the sixth season premiere.

Once Upon a Time: Evil Reigns Once More airs on Sunday, September 25th (7/6C) – followed by the show’s sixth season premiere (8/7C). Follow the jump for details.

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Once Upon a Time Turns 100! Episode 5×12 Recap

ONCE UPON A TIME - "Souls of the Departed" - Emma, Regina, Mary Margaret, David, Robin, Henry and Gold arrive in the Underworld, on a mission to rescue Hook, only to discover that their search will be more difficult than they had anticipated. The inhabitants of the Underworld-all souls with unfinished business and many with quite personal vendettas-hound our heroes at every turn. Meanwhile, in an Enchanted Forest flashback, a familiar face from the Evil Queen's past returns to present Regina with the perfect birthday gift, on the 100th episode of "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, MARCH 6 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) LANA PARRILLA
ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) LANA PARRILLA

ABC’s Once Upon a Time turns 100 and pulls out all the stops in the mid season opener reuniting some friendly and not so friendly faces to help kick off the hero’s new adventure in the Underworld.

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Once Upon a Time 5×08 “Birth” & 5×09 “The Bear King”

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The hero’s Camelot quest culminates with an impossible decision Emma must make with consequences she amy never be able to come back from, and in Dunbrouch, Merida teams up with Mulan and Ruby on a very personal mission, in a special two-hour “Once Upon a Time,” starting at 8/7c, Sunday, November 15 on ABC.

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Once Upon a Time 5×07 “Nimue”

ONCE UPON A TIME - "Nimue" - In Camelot, Merlin spearheads a mission to reunite the dagger with Excalibur so he can use the weapon to save Emma from the darkness threatening her soul. With Zelena in tow, Hook, Mary Margaret, David, Regina and Robin steal into Arthur's castle to take the broken sword from the maniacal king. Meanwhile, Merlin brings Emma along on a journey to confront his ancient nemesis and retrieve the sacred spark he'll need to reforge Excalibur. Both parties are tested, but one suffers a blow that could derail the entire operation. In a flashback to long before the Age of Arthur, young Merlin finds purpose after he is blessed with magic and immortality, but when he falls in love with a young refugee named Nimue, everything changes for Merlin, as their romance starts a chain of events that touches every one of our present day heroes, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) COLIN O'DONOGHUE, JOSH DALLAS, GINNIFER GOODWIN, REBECCA MADER, LANA PARRILLA, SEAN MAGUIRE
ONCE UPON A TIME – “Nimue” – ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand)

In Camelot, Merlin spearheads a mission to reunite the dagger with Excalibur so he can use the weapon to save Emma from the darkness threatening her soul. With Zelena in tow, Hook, Mary Margaret, David, Regina and Robin steal into Arthur’s castle to take the broken sword from the maniacal king.

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Once Upon a Time 5×06 “The Bear and the Bow”

ONCE UPON A TIME - "The Broken Kingdom" - After receiving a cryptic warning from Lancelot about Arthur's intentions, Mary Margaret realizes Arthur may be the heroes' biggest threat, but when she is unable to convince David of the danger, she takes matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Hook's unwavering love for Emma provides a glimmer of hope in her struggle against the unrelenting voice of Rumplestiltskin. In a Camelot flashback, Guinevere senses that Arthur is losing his way, consumed by his obsession with making Excalibur whole, so she sets out with Lancelot on her own quest into the heart of darkness. In Storybrooke, Dark Emma unleashes a secret weapon in the next phase of her plan to find the brave soul she needs to draw Excalibur from the stone, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) AMY MANSON
ONCE UPON A TIME – ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand)

Merida’s (Amy Manson) courage is tested as her brother’s lives hang in the balance and Belle’s (Emilie de Ravin) fate is left up to Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).

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Recap: Once Upon a Time 5×05 “Dreamcatcher”

ONCE UPON A TIME - "Dreamcatcher" - In Camelot, as Mary Margaret and David attempt to retrieve the Dark One dagger, Emma uses a dreamcatcher to look into the past to see how Merlin was transformed into a tree. Together, Emma and Regina figure out the critical ingredient they must acquire to free Merlin, but it's a race against Arthur, who does not want Merlin released. Meanwhile, with encouragement from his moms, Henry musters up the courage to ask Violet on a date. Back in Storybrooke, the heroes break into Emma's house hoping to locate Gold, but what they find will give them a glimpse of Emma's end game. Far from prying eyes, Merida sets about the mission Emma has tasked her with and begins molding Gold into the hero they need to draw Excalibur, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Dean Buscher) OLIVIA STEELE FALCONER, JARED GILMORE
ONCE UPON A TIME – “Dreamcatcher” – ABC Television Network. (ABC/Dean Buscher)

Merlin get’s his heart broken, get’s turned into a tree then get’s released. Henry plans a date, get’s his heart broken, saves the day two more times then get’s his heart broken again. Merida tries to find proper motivation to whip Rumple into shape, Regina witnesses more than one heartbreak and has a heart-to-heart with Miss Swan. It’s a rollercoaster of a ride and even though the episode is named “Dreamcatcher” i think a more appropriate title is “Heartbreaker” because there are plenty to go around.

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Once Upon a Time 5×05 “Dreamcatcher”

ONCE UPON A TIME - "Dreamcatcher" - In Camelot, as Mary Margaret and David attempt to retrieve the Dark One dagger, Emma uses a dreamcatcher to look into the past to see how Merlin was transformed into a tree. Together, Emma and Regina figure out the critical ingredient they must acquire to free Merlin, but it's a race against Arthur, who does not want Merlin released. Meanwhile, with encouragement from his moms, Henry musters up the courage to ask Violet on a date. Back in Storybrooke, the heroes break into Emma's house hoping to locate Gold, but what they find will give them a glimpse of Emma's end game. Far from prying eyes, Merida sets about the mission Emma has tasked her with and begins molding Gold into the hero they need to draw Excalibur, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) JENNIFER MORRISON, JARED GILMORE, LANA PARRILLA
ONCE UPON A TIME – “Dreamcatcher” – (ABC/Jack Rowand)
JENNIFER MORRISON, JARED GILMORE, LANA PARRILLA

Emma and Regina formulate a plan to free Merlin but find they are missing a key ingredient that is both precious and painfully required.

In Camelot, as Mary Margaret and David attempt to retrieve the Dark One dagger, Emma uses a dreamcatcher to look into the past to see how Merlin was transformed into a tree. Together, Emma and Regina figure out the critical ingredient they must acquire to free Merlin, but it’s a race against Arthur, who does not want Merlin released. Meanwhile, with encouragement from his moms, Henry musters up the courage to ask Violet on a date. Back in Storybrooke, the heroes break into Emma’s house hoping to locate Gold, but what they find will give them a glimpse of Emma’s end game. Far from prying eyes, Merida sets about the mission Emma has tasked her with and begins molding Gold into the hero they need to draw Excalibur, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

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Recap: Once Upon a Time 5×04 “The Broken Kingdom”

ONCE UPON A TIME - "The Broken Kingdom" - After receiving a cryptic warning from Lancelot about Arthur's intentions, Mary Margaret realizes Arthur may be the heroes' biggest threat, but when she is unable to convince David of the danger, she takes matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Hook's unwavering love for Emma provides a glimmer of hope in her struggle against the unrelenting voice of Rumplestiltskin. In a Camelot flashback, Guinevere senses that Arthur is losing his way, consumed by his obsession with making Excalibur whole, so she sets out with Lancelot on her own quest into the heart of darkness. In Storybrooke, Dark Emma unleashes a secret weapon in the next phase of her plan to find the brave soul she needs to draw Excalibur from the stone, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) JOSH DALLAS, GINNIFER GOODWIN
ONCE UPON A TIME – “The Broken Kingdom” –  (ABC/Jack Rowand)

Well it’s a brand new day and we’re back once again with our friends from Storybrooke, the Enchanted Forest, I mean Camelot. Arthur is in the running to take over the position of obsessive Mad Hatter level crazy, Emma nearly wipes out hook with a yellow bolt of magic, and Snow and Charming go head-to-head Season 1 level argument. What we aren’t seeing is very much of Regina part in saving Emma nor are we seeing much of Emma’s transition into the Dark One, you know the most evil being known to man. At most we’re starting to get a little naughty but still nothing on Rumple’s level of Dark One and I for one am a little disappointed.

Maybe in the coming episodes we’ll start to see Emma take the reigns of how a person with unspeakable power and anger rules with an iron fist but at this point by not seeing Emma making much noise as the Dark One it makes it hard for me to worry about her family and friends being able to bring her back to the Emma they know and love. I need to see another level of Emma like we did last season during the road trip with Regina when Emma pulled a gun on Lily. We were taken to the edge of will she or won’t she pull that trigger until Regina pulled Emma back reminding her of who she is and that had the audience on the edge of our seats.

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Once Upon a Time 5×04 “The Broken Kingdom”

ONCE UPON A TIME - "The Broken Kingdom" - After receiving a cryptic warning from Lancelot about Arthur's intentions, Mary Margaret realizes Arthur may be the heroes' biggest threat, but when she is unable to convince David of the danger, she takes matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Hook's unwavering love for Emma provides a glimmer of hope in her struggle against the unrelenting voice of Rumplestiltskin. In a Camelot flashback, Guinevere senses that Arthur is losing his way, consumed by his obsession with making Excalibur whole, so she sets out with Lancelot on her own quest into the heart of darkness. In Storybrooke, Dark Emma unleashes a secret weapon in the next phase of her plan to find the brave soul she needs to draw Excalibur from the stone, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jack Rowand) GINNIFER GOODWIN
ONCE UPON A TIME – “The Broken Kingdom” (ABC/Jack Rowand)

When she learns King Arthur may be hiding his true intentions, Mary Margaret must convince David and the heroes of her suspicion before they jeopardize Emma’s safety.

Sinqua Walls Guest Stars as Lancelot, Joana Metrass Guest Stars as Guinevere and Liam Garrigan Guest Stars as King Arthur.

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Recap: Once Upon a Time 5×03 “Siege Perilous”

(ABC/Jack Rowand)
(ABC/Jack Rowand)

After a failed attempt to pull Excalibur from the stone Emma embarks on a new plan to snuff out the light. She pays the dwarves a little visit to borrow an ax expecting it will break the sword free of its stone encasement. But this is magic, dark magic and even though Emma is new to the Dark One game shouldn’t she know that an ax used by the dwarves can’t stand up to dark magic? Apparently not because she tries and fails to make a dent in that giant rock.

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NYCC Panel: “Once Upon a Time” Executive Producers Tease Season 5 Secrets

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The fans came out in full force to support their favorite fair tale show and catch a glimpse of the one and only Dark Swan at this years New York Comic Con panel for ABC’s hit series Once Upon a Time.

Executive Producers Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis were joined by star Jennifer Morrison to debut an early screening of this Sunday’s episode “Siege Perilous” and to tease a little about what we can expect throughout the rest of Season 5.

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