The BEST episodes of Once Upon a Time (2011) season 2
Every episode of Once Upon a Time (2011) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Once Upon a Time (2011) season 2!
Emma Swan, a 28-year-old bail bonds collector, has always been a fiercely independent person since being abandoned as a baby. Her son Henry, who she gave up for adoption years ago, finds and tries to convince Emma that she is Snow White's missing daughter. Henry shows Emma that in the fairytale, Prince Charming and Snow White sent her away to protect her. Emma doesn't believe him and takes Henry back to Storybrooke...
#1 - And Straight on 'Til Morning
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2013
Storybrooke's inhabitants brace themselves as Greg and Tamara activate the trigger within the curse; Mr. Gold mourns; Hook rescues Bae, who is being pursued by the Lost Boys.
#2 - Manhattan
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2013
Emma, Henry and Mr. Gold search for Gold's son in New York; Hook, Cora and Regina look for one of Rumplestiltskin's most precious possessions.
#3 - Queen of Hearts
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2012
Hook and Cora face off with Emma and Mary Margaret in a race for the compass; Mr. Gold and Regina plan to kill anyone who enters the portal.
#4 - The Crocodile
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2012
Belle threatens to leave Mr. Gold if he doesn't change his ways; the dwarves try to find fairy dust in the Storybrooke mine; Rumplestilskin tries to save his wife from a band of pirates.
#5 - The Miller's Daughter
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2013
Cora and Regina try to overpower Mr. Gold; dark magic tempts Mary Margaret; Rumplestiltskin offers his services to Cora.
#6 - The Evil Queen
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2013
Hook helps Regina with a plan to transport her and Henry back to Fairytale land; Emma grows increasingly suspicious of Tamara; the queen asks Rumpelstiltskin to transform her so that she can kill Snow White.
#7 - Broken
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
As fairytale characters awaken from Queen Regina's curse, they are not transported back to their home; Prince Phillip and his traveling companion realize they will be facing a deadly foe.
#8 - Tallahassee
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2012
Emma follows Capt. Hook up a beanstalk in hope of finding a magical compass; a fellow thief wants to make an honest woman out of Emma.
#9 - Child of the Moon
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2012
Ruby's fear about turning into a wolf is confirmed when she becomes the prime suspect for a vicious murder; Leroy finds treasure in a Storybrooke mine that could help Emma and Mary Margaret.
#10 - Into the Deep
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2012
Cora tries to steal the compass from Emma and Mary Margaret; Regina and Mr. Gold must put David's life in danger in the hope that he will be able contact Mary Margaret.
#11 - Welcome to Storybrooke
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2013
David, Emma and Mr. Gold try to protect Mary Margaret from a vengeful Regina; a man and his son find their way into Storybrooke.
#12 - The Cricket Game
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2013
When Regina is accused of murdering a beloved fairy-tale character, Emma thinks she is innocent; Prince Charming and Snow White plan the evil queen's execution.
#13 - The Doctor
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2012
As Regina tries to refrain from using her magic in order to regain Henry's trust, she starts seeing a ghost from her past; Mary Margaret and Emma find a survivor from an Ogre massacre; Regina struggles to learn the dark arts.
#14 - The Outsider
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2013
Mr. Gold tries to use an unwilling test subject to see if his spell works; Belle runs into vengeful Capt. Hook; David and Mary Margaret look for a bigger house.
#15 - In the Name of the Brother
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2013
A stranger may be a threat to the true identity of the townspeople; Cora tries to reunite with Regina.
#16 - The Queen Is Dead
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2013
When Mary Margaret learns of Cora and Regina's plan for the dagger, she resolves to find it first; Mr. Gold continues his search for Bae; the Blue Fairy offers Snow White an enchantment to save her mother.
#17 - Lacey
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2013
Mr. Gold asks David for help jogging Belle's memory; Anton's magic beans begin to grow; Rumpelstiltskin goes after a thief.
#18 - Lady of the Lake
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2012
Emma and Mary Margaret try to find a portal that would bring them back to Storybrooke; Henry tries to talk Jefferson into reuniting with his daughter; on the eve of meeting Prince Charming's mother, King George poisons Snow White.
#19 - We Are Both
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
Regina continues to seek a way to regain her powers; David continues his quest to find Mary Margaret and Emma; the seven dwarves discover what happens when one of the townspeople tries to leave Storybrooke's city limits.
#20 - Tiny
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2013
Cora brings the giant to Storybrooke, where he unleashes vengeance on the town; Emma and Henry go with Mr. Gold to search for his son; Greg asks Belle what she saw on the night of his accident; Anton the Giant befriends humans.
#21 - Second Star to the Right
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2013
Mary Margaret, David and Emma embark on a search when Regina and some magic beans go missing; Mr. Gold considers revealing the truth to Lacey; Bae winds up in 19th century London.
#22 - Selfless, Brave and True
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2013
While off on her own to deal with what happened with Cora, Mary Margaret comes across an entirely wooden August; Neal invites his fiancee to Storybrooke.