Once Upon a Time: Season 4

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Once Upon A Time: Jared S. Gilmore On How He's Celebrating The 100th Episode

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 28, 2014

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Lana Parrilla, Emilie de Ravin

Summary: The third season of the fantasy drama introduces Queen Elsa of Arendelle (Georgina Haig), Anna (Elizabeth Lail), and Kristoff (Scott Michael Foster).

Creator: Edward Kitsis and Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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S4:E23. Operation Mongoose Part 2
Air Date: May 10, 2015
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S4:E22. Operation Mongoose Part 1
Air Date: May 10, 2015
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S4:E21. Mother
Air Date: May 3, 2015

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Patrick Gomez

Sep 29, 2014

The highlight of the show remains newlywed actress Lana Parrilla, who continues to pepper her Evil Queen with just the right amount of realism to make her deliciously wicked deeds seem justified, but Frozen is just the thing that has gotten Once really moving. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 26, 2014

The “Frozen” crossover is indeed a bit of a blast, and the visual effects are especially good. Read full review

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shaquita2012

Dec 14, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this have been a very good first half so far . they did good with frozen how they react in this show . am pround of the writter keep up the good work.And i think the secound is going to do great i can feel now while am talking about right now .… Expand

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jacob4

Jan 10, 2015

An amazing fantasy show that adds an interesting "mature" twist to all the iconic creatures and characters we know, like Disney characters, fairytales, nursery rhymes, Greek mythology, and famous story books. It has great casting for each interesting character, fun and crazy storylineAn amazing fantasy show that adds an interesting "mature" twist to all the iconic creatures and characters we know, like Disney characters, fairytales, nursery rhymes, Greek mythology, and famous story books. It has great casting for each interesting character, fun and crazy storyline twists/mash-ups/parodies, and just plane epic. Who knew that combining fairytales with the modern world could be a genius idea? Only the executive producers of Lost (Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis) could nail the idea to perfection. A family friendly show that's fun for the whole family, all ages, and no matter who you are.… Expand

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Lucas565

Dec 12, 2020

Uma das melhores séries que eu já assisti eu recomendo ela é maravilhosa mesmo

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OpinionatedGuy

May 13, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After a very strong third season, the fourth season felt underwhelming to me. It’s sad to say this because as the season progressed, Once Upon a Time no longer became a favorite TV show of mine. It’s still watchable for me but this show felt oddly different from before.

The fourth season’s first arc which added Frozen characters to the show was actually executed very well. Sure, it’s obviously added because of the Frozen hype train that Disney never gets tired of doing. I liked how this extends the movie a bit and the actors who played the Frozen characters did an excellent job recapturing the characters without any noticeable change in their tone or mannerisms. I question how this is important to the main characters until Emma had something to do with the arc which felt really out of place for a bit. I enjoyed the addition of Frozen into the show but I really don’t see the point of it really.

The fourth season’s second arc which features Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella De Vil as villains had great potential that was wasted for Mr. Gold’s character development. However, this arc adds more importance than the previous arc which is good. The subplot for Regina getting her happy ending feels satisfying and adds more complexity to Regina as a character. The subplot that Mary Margaret and David did something horrible in the past proves that good and bad is not black and white and it feels satisfying. The plot twist that Zelena is still alive is fascinating and I liked how the show didn’t really kill her just yet. I like this arc better than the Frozen one. However, this arc would have been much better if the villains were not sidelined for Mr. Gold’s character development.

This season is an underwhelming mixed bag for me. However, after seeing the season finale and the way the second arc developed some of the characters, I need to see the next season. Luckily I wasn’t forced to watch it. I hope the next season is much better but I am going to lower my expectations.… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Jan 27, 2018

Another season that's split into two halves, each sporting a different plot arc. The first of which brings characters from Frozen into the mix. A decision that proves to be more than just a way to cash in on one of the most popular animated movies ever created. The Frozen crossover is easilyAnother season that's split into two halves, each sporting a different plot arc. The first of which brings characters from Frozen into the mix. A decision that proves to be more than just a way to cash in on one of the most popular animated movies ever created. The Frozen crossover is easily the best story the show has told up to this point. One that does justice to the movie and also reinvigorated my enthusiasm in Once Upon a Time. Then the second half of the season happened...

The second set of eleven episodes repeats the same sins of season 3's second-half. Namely, the writing takes a nosedive. There's another interesting premise that gets brought down by sloppy, even lazy plotting. Characters make nonsensical decisions and it drags it's feet like you would not believe. It's all just set up for the last two episodes. Which are actually pretty darn fantastic. Right before the season concludes, we get to see some vastly improved special effects and one heck of a cliffhanger for season 5. We even get some nice payoffs for the crap we had to put up with in the previous nine episodes.

So season 4 isn't all bad. It's just disappointing to see the show take a big step forward with the Frozen stuff, only to take end up taking a bigger step back before concluding. It's no worse than what has already come before though. So it's still worth sticking with. Provided you are actually enjoying the show that is.… Expand

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HitomiNoRyu

Dec 16, 2014

This particular review is only on Season 4. I loved the other 3 seasons but this latest one is horrible. The new relationships are very forced and certain characters like Snow White are absolutely useless. There is too many characters to track of right now and too much focus certainThis particular review is only on Season 4. I loved the other 3 seasons but this latest one is horrible. The new relationships are very forced and certain characters like Snow White are absolutely useless. There is too many characters to track of right now and too much focus certain characters.

This show needs to thin the herd. Seriously a lot of these characters need to die and die for good not just the villains.

Only good scenes were with is Princess Anna. Her genuine naive approach to situations was a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the cast who should know better by now!!… Expand

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seventhbeacon

Nov 23, 2014

Once upon a time, ABC was in talks with an amazing creator named Bill Willingham, whose comic series "Fables" is a long line of brilliance, mature exploration of character and fairy tale tropes blended into a modern setting. It is hands down one of the best series I have ever read, and it'sOnce upon a time, ABC was in talks with an amazing creator named Bill Willingham, whose comic series "Fables" is a long line of brilliance, mature exploration of character and fairy tale tropes blended into a modern setting. It is hands down one of the best series I have ever read, and it's still going (at least into 2015 when the story comes to a close).

At some point, those talks fell through. Then, half a year later, ABC announces Once Upon a Time, based on the same basic conceit as the Willingham comic from Vertigo (DC). I'm sad it's not Fables, but I'm excited at the idea.

Then, I watch it. I tried. I really did. It's so watered down, trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator, with annoying leads (though I liked Jiminy Cricket and I liked Rumpelstiltskin for what they were worth). It had a less-intriguing premise. It was far too soft and Disney-fied. They basically took this amazing mature story and tried to make it have mass appeal to the family audience. Already not what I wanted, but hey, I like a good family show on occasion, so I stuck it out.

And the writing sucked. The plotting, the dialogue, the generic tropes done with a straight face, bland as could be. The kid is obnoxious. Snow's 'daughter' is obnoxious. Snow is less interesting than a bottle of Ambien (and it's sad, too, I loved the actress in Big Love).

Jiminy and Rumpel are the only reason this review didn't get a '0'.

If you want something that's actually good in this vein, go read Fables. Or watch Grimm.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2017
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2016
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2015
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 2014
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  S4:E23. Operation Mongoose Part 2
  Air Date: May 10, 2015
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  S4:E22. Operation Mongoose Part 1
  Air Date: May 10, 2015
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  S4:E21. Mother
  Air Date: May 3, 2015
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  S4:E20. Lily
  Air Date: April 26, 2015
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  S4:E19. Sympathy for the De Vil
  Air Date: April 19, 2015
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  S4:E18. Heart of Gold
  Air Date: April 12, 2015
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  S4:E17. Best Laid Plans
  Air Date: March 29, 2015
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  S4:E16. Poor Unfortunate Soul
  Air Date: March 22, 2015
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  S4:E15. Enter the Dragon
  Air Date: March 15, 2015
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  S4:E14. Unforgiven
  Air Date: March 8, 2015
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  S4:E13. Darkness on the Edge of Town
  Air Date: March 1, 2015
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  S4:E12. Heroes and Villains
  Air Date: December 14, 2014
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  S4:E11. Shattered Sight
  Air Date: December 7, 2014
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  S4:E10. Fall
  Air Date: November 30, 2014
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  S4:E9. Smash the Mirror, Part 2
  Air Date: November 16, 2014
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  S4:E8. Smash the Mirror, Part 1
  Air Date: November 16, 2014
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  Air Date: November 2, 2014
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  Air Date: October 26, 2014
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  Air Date: October 19, 2014
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  Air Date: October 12, 2014
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  Air Date: October 5, 2014
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  Air Date: September 28, 2014
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  Air Date: September 29, 2013
Season 2

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  Air Date: September 30, 2012
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 23, 2011