Episode guide
Once Upon a Time: Season 5
23 episodes · premiered Sep 27, 2015
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- Episode 1: The Dark Swan Sep 27, 2015 · 43m Immediately after becoming the Dark One, Emma disappears and the heroes must band together to save her, but first they have to find her, which will require the help of an unlikely ally…
- Episode 2: The Price Oct 4, 2015 · 43m In an effort to protect Emma, Regina steps up in a surprising way that will test her mettle as a force for good. King Arthur and Queen Guinevere throw a royal ball to welcome the heroes to…
- Episode 3: Siege Perilous Oct 11, 2015 · 43m In Camelot, the heroes feverishly work to free Merlin. Determined to help Emma, David embarks on a quest to retrieve a magical relic that Regina could use to communicate with the…
- Episode 4: The Broken Kingdom Oct 18, 2015 · 43m 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…
- Episode 5: Dreamcatcher Oct 25, 2015 · 43m 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…
- Episode 6: The Bear and the Bow Nov 1, 2015 · 43m In a Camelot flashback, a chance encounter with Merlin, David, Hook and Belle gives Merida new hope in her quest to save her brothers from the usurping clans of DunBroch. Unwilling to…
- Episode 7: Nimue Nov 8, 2015 · 43m 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…
- Episode 8: Birth Nov 15, 2015 · 43m Tensions in Camelot come to a head when Merlin, now under Arthur’s control, delivers an ultimatum to Emma: hand over the Dark One dagger and the Promethean spark or he will kill her entire…
- Episode 9: The Bear King Nov 15, 2015 · 43m Zelena and Arthur journey to DunBroch on a mission to retrieve an enchanted relic that will provide the advantage they need to vanquish Emma and our heroes. Their path will cross with…
- Episode 10: Broken Heart Nov 29, 2015 · 43m In a Camelot flashback, Hook becomes a Dark One and his lust for revenge against Rumplestiltskin is reignited. When Emma and Hook disagree about their best course of action, the final…
- Episode 11: Swan Song Dec 6, 2015 · 43m The dark siege of Storybrooke is underway as all of the resurrected Dark Ones target a living soul for sacrifice so that they can return to the realm of the living. With doom imminent…
- Episode 12: Souls of the Departed Mar 6, 2016 · 43m 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…
- Episode 13: Labor of Love Mar 13, 2016 · 43m The heroes join forces with an old friend of Snow's to defeat an obstacle standing in the way of finding Hook. Meanwhile, Hook encounters challenges of his own.
- Episode 14: Devil's Due Mar 20, 2016 · 43m Hook's captivity takes a dark turn when Hades threatens to condemn him to the River of Lost Souls after Hook refuses to choose which three of his friends will have to remain in the…
- Episode 15: The Brothers Jones Mar 27, 2016 · 43m In Underbrooke, Hook questions whether he is worthy of forgiveness after meeting his brother Liam. In the past, Liam makes a deal of his own to save himself and his brother... at the cost…
- Episode 16: Our Decay Apr 3, 2016 · 43m Emma, Snow, David, Regina, Robin, Henry and Hook continue to search for a way to free everyone from the Underworld. At the mercy of Hades, Gold creates a portal to Storybrooke, which…
- Episode 17: Her Handsome Hero Apr 10, 2016 · 43m Belle turns to Rumplestiltskin with hope of finding a way to protect their child from Hades. However, they disagree over whether to use dark magic, as Belle forbids Rumplestiltskin from…
- Episode 18: Ruby Slippers Apr 17, 2016 · 43m In flashbacks, Ruby and Mulan find themselves in Oz, where they meet Dorothy. After the three witness Zelena’s return to Oz, they look for a way to defeat her once and for all. However…
- Episode 19: Sisters Apr 24, 2016 · 43m Now that Hades and Zelena are reunited, Hades tells Zelena that he wants a future with her outside of the Underworld. All she needs to do is heal his heart with True Love’s Kiss so they…
- Episode 20: Firebird May 1, 2016 · 43m Hades turns to the heroes to ask for help with getting Zelena back from Rumplestiltskin and Peter Pan. In return, he offers to take all their names off their tombstones. However, when Hook…
- Episode 21: Last Rites May 8, 2016 · 43m Emma, David, Regina, Robin and Henry are finally back home in Storybrooke and reunited with Snow, but, unfortunately, they still have to contend with Hades, who continues to deceive Zelena…
- Episode 22: Only You May 15, 2016 · 43m Regina reels from the death of Robin Hood, and everyone tries to give her room to grieve, but when the heroes discover Gold has stolen Hades’ Olympian Crystal and tethered all of…
- Episode 23: An Untold Story May 15, 2016 · 43m With the possibility of magic being destroyed and the fate of Storybrooke hanging in the balance, it’s a race for Emma and Regina to track down Henry before Gold can find him first. Regina…