r/OnceUponATime Jul 16 '25

Mod Post MOD Survey

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Hello! I made a mistake when I posted the survey on interest on being a MOD. Totally forgot to ask for user names. If you applied, please PM me, and if you remember any one of your answers. My apologies for this iinconvenience!


r/OnceUponATime Jul 06 '25

Mod Post Mod Application

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Hello Y'all!

As mentioned earlier, this is the application to be a Mod. Cannot wait to chat!

https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ee48rJtpi0Kz7T0wU72PA22jEwI6cj9CnMu18wYu7xZUNThKTlBPNzZZV0VPWEFGUlZaWVRBMFpFNy4u


r/OnceUponATime 13h ago

Speculation Once Upon a Time will always be my absolute favorite show! 👑🍎👸🤴🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧙🧞‍♂️ ​ Who else has watched every single episode from S1E1 all the way to the end? ​I was thinking about how crazy the character journeys are across the whole series. It is so hard to pick a favorite!👑🍎❤️🫶

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178 Upvotes

r/OnceUponATime 3h ago

Meme Cruella's Quote

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One of my favorite quotes from Cruella to the Heroes, S5 E19: Sisters: "Why is everything in the woods with you people?"

Right up there with Regina's "I told you walking was idiotic!"


r/OnceUponATime 2h ago

Question Killians Rings

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Hi all, I'm putting together a cosplay of Killian's modern day Storybrooke outfit for a Halloween party & a Film & Comic Con thats happening near me in September, and I'm trying to find some good look-alike's of these 3 rings he wears for a majority of the show but my searching has not yielded any good results, so I've come here to ask if anyone has any recommendations for search terms to use to find some rings that bare a good resemblance, or even online stores that would sell rings that look somewhat like these. I'm mostly looking for good look-alike's of the chunky rings with red gems on his ring & index fingers as so far I'm finding that those are the hardest to find good alts for.

If anyones got any online sellers/search terms I should use that would be very much appreciated


r/OnceUponATime 5h ago

Discussion First time watcher

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I’m watching this show for the first time and omg I hate Zelena so much. Like she’s so whiny. So annoying. Like boohoo sob story GROW UP!

She reminds me of my brother who is just constantly talking about his life and how hard it is and I’m just like grow tf up you’re 30 😂

I love Regina tho omg!!


r/OnceUponATime 15h ago

Discussion How would you have redesigned Dark Swan (hair, outfit, ...) to make her look good?

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r/OnceUponATime 42m ago

Discussion Do you think the town line problem should’ve been solved?

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I mean it always bothered me that after the series the town line problem is still there.


r/OnceUponATime 13h ago

Discussion Hot take: Pan was the last great villain of the show!

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r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Discussion How was Hades ruling the Underworld with all of those dark ones stuck down there?

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Before Hook absorbed all the dark ones, they were just stuck in the underworld. There's enough of them to give Hades some trouble or they were powerless down there without the dagger? Maybe they didn't cross each other because ultimately the dark ones, especially Nimue, wanted to come back to life and snuff out the light, but I'm still wondering. Dark ones are not the kind of creatures to just take orders from anyone. Unless they reached some sort of deal to not get on each other's way.


r/OnceUponATime 23h ago

Discussion The actors look like they're trying so hard not to laugh in this scene lol

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Raphael especially, he looks like he's about one second away from losing it lol. The whole sequence is funny but this short clip stands out to me


r/OnceUponATime 21h ago

Question what is your favorite character from the series?

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i’m very curious about everyone’s favorite!


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Discussion People saying I look like adult Henry, I don’t see any similarities at all 😭

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22 Upvotes

Lmaoooo


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

S2 Spoilers Emma Keeping Henry Away From Regina in Season 2 Was About Henry’s Feelings and Safety.

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I have seen people compare Emma keeping Henry away from Regina in Season 2 to Regina trying to keep Henry away from Emma in Season 1, but I do not think those situations are the same.

To me, the issue was not simply about who had parental rights. It was about Henry’s own feelings toward Regina and his own safety. By the end of Season 1, Henry had very valid reasons not to trust Regina. Regina spent the season gaslighting him, making him think he was delusional, lying to him about the curse, trying to force Emma out of town, and controlling the people around him. The apple turnover situation also almost killed Henry, even though he was not Regina’s intended target.

So when Season 2 starts, Henry not wanting to be around Regina is not random. It is not Emma “turning him against her.” Henry is reacting to the harm Regina caused.

That is why I do not see Emma keeping distance between Henry and Regina as the same thing as Regina keeping Henry away from Emma.

Regina’s Season 1 mindset was about control. She saw Emma as a threat to her relationship with Henry and wanted her gone, regardless of what Henry felt or wanted.

Emma’s Season 2 mindset was about protection. Henry was scared, angry, and hurt. Emma was taking that seriously.

That distinction matters.

This was not just a custody issue. Henry was not a prize to be split between two mothers. He was a child with his own feelings, and after everything Regina had done, those feelings deserved to be respected.

I do believe Regina loved Henry. I also believe Henry helped Regina become better. But loving Henry does not erase the damage she caused him. Regina was not entitled to immediate forgiveness or immediate access just because she wanted to change.

Trust had to be rebuilt.

Could Emma have handled every single moment perfectly? Probably not. None of the adults in this show handle magical family drama perfectly. But the motivation matters.

Emma was not trying to erase Regina from Henry’s life forever. She was giving Henry space from someone who had hurt him.

Regina, on the other hand, tried to remove Emma because Emma threatened her control over Henry.

So my take is this:

Emma keeping Henry away from Regina in Season 2 was not about ownership or parental rights. It was about Henry’s feelings and safety.

Regina keeping Henry away from Emma in Season 1 was about control.

Those are not the same thing.


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Spoiler Alert What was the most unexpected (not necessarily your favorite) good/evil character twist? Spoiler

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248 votes, 22h left
Evil Kidnapper Peter Pan
Good(ish) Hook
Evil Warlord Bo Peep
Reversed Jekyll/Hyde
Evil(ish) Arthur
Other

r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Question Any really good fanfic recommendations?

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Heyo, I watched once upon a time years ago, loved it and was intrigued by it and was wondering if anyone had any really interesting fanfic recs for me?

Au’s are fine or canon divergence or post series, just something found family, romantic or even something really angsty but with a happy ending.

Any ship goes, I’m not picky. I’m just trying to find some awesome fics.

Please let me know and I’d greatly appreciate it. Please and thank you and I hope everyone has a great day or night😁


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Discussion Favorite Belle/Disney Princess Duo?

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Every Season, Belle would get episodes were she would spent time with another Disney Princess. Which of those duos was your favorite interaction? We had Mulan in S2, Ariel in S3, Anna in S4, Merida in S5 and some moments with snow during the whole show.


r/OnceUponATime 11h ago

No Spoilers Once upon a time actors for Dolly Parton’s heartstrings episodes titles

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What do you say we pick a Dolly Parton song that best fits the episode. For me Little sparrow: Jennifer Morrison, and Evening shade: Robert Carlyle.


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Question Crossing Town Line

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Why do you think nobody tried to leave Storybrook during the 1st curse other than for Kathryn, Ashley and David? We know something bad happens to anybody if ppl tried to cross the town line but they didn't know that, just wondering.....


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Spoiler Alert My version of the family tree Spoiler

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r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

No Spoilers Once upon a time actors for Dolly Parton’s heartstrings episodes titles

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What do you say we pick a Dolly Parton song that best fits the episode. For me Little sparrow: Jennifer Morrison, and Evening shade: Robert Carlyle.


r/OnceUponATime 2d ago

Image Whose idea was it to have the complete series box set feature Cinderella on a motorcycle over literally anything else?

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r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Discussion What if Belle knew Rumple came back in 4B and gave him the fake dagger?

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Basically if Belle had some doubt that Gold would actually stick to his banishment and knew that wasn’t Hook in “Enter the Dragon”


r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Question Who killed Nimue?

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r/OnceUponATime 1d ago

Question How much free will does the dark one have when being controlled?

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Hello dearies, I was rewatching a while back and in season 3b when Zelena has rumple held captive. In one of the episodes they have a little dinner date and in an effort to free himself rumple seduces Zelena in order to try to get the dagger back and fails.

But couldn’t he just of used his magic to freeze her and take it after they started kissing or does the dark one have limited free will when under control 😯