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Apr 13, 2018 · With Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, Andrew J. West, Dania Ramirez. Kelly confronts the Candy Killer after someone she loves is taken hostage; Samdi uses Drew to execute a deadly plan; Zelena learns a harsh lesson from an encounter with Hansel and Gretel.
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- Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
- Lana Parrilla
- 2018-04-13
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- Cast[2]
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- References
—Weaver to Kelly West
"Chosen" is the seventeenth episode of Season Seven of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Paul Karp & Brian Ridings, and directed by Lana Parrilla. It is the one hundred and fiftieth episode of the series overall, and premiered on April 13, 2018.
Kelly comes face-to-face with the Candy Killer after someone she loves is taken hostage. Meanwhile, Samdi uses Drew to execute a deadly plan. In a flashback, Zelena learns a harsh lesson after an encounter with Hansel and Gretel goes awry.
In the Past
In the Land of Oz before the original curse, Zelena comes across a gingerbread house and finds Hansel and Gretel, but the occupant and her archenemy the Gingerbread witch is ready to stop her as payback for trying to banish her from Oz because Zelena saw her as a threat. The Gingerbread Witch uses her power to defeat Zelena and weaken her adversary, leaving her to pass out in the forest. She is later awoken in a cabin by a blind woodcutter named Ivo, who wants to help her regain her health. When he told her about Hansel and Gretel, Zelena realized that Ivo was their father. Sensing that she has found a kind personality in Ivo, Zelena repays Ivo by saving his children and hopefully restore Ivo's eyesight.
When Zelena returns to save Hansel and Gretel, she succeed in defeating the Gingerbread Witch by taking her sight but Hansel and Gretel had already escaped. Unfortunately when she returned Ivo was ready and waiting, as Hansel and Gretel told their father about Zelena. Ivo asked her to leave but she suddenly went furious by throwing the ring containing the witch's sight into the fireplace. Hansel tries to fight against Zelena, who responded by using flames from the fireplace to give Hansel the scars on his arms. As Zelena disappears, Hansel's hatred towards witches begins.
In Seattle
In Seattle, Zelena is trying to grapple with dealing with a situation about the Candy Killer, as well as how to deal with how to explain the truth to her fiancé Chad. This made Zelena more concerned as she confronted Weaver at the police station asking for help rather than asking Rogers. While Weaver couldn't do anything at this point, he did give Zelena her green necklace back as a reminder of how to defeat Hansel.
As for the now-awake Hansel, he is still holding Henry hostage and is doing everything to convince him that Regina and Zelena are his adoptive mother and aunt, and even showed him the test results that Lucy is Henry's daughter, despite Henry still in a cursed situation as he doesn't believe anything that "Nick" is telling him. Hansel wants Henry to help him kill Zelena but refused, and "Nick" isn't taking no for an answer by knocking Henry out and taking matters into his own hands.
Starring
•Lana Parrilla as Roni •Colin O'Donoghue as Rogers •Andrew J. West as Henry Mills •Dania Ramirez as Jacinda Vidrio •Alison Fernandez as Lucy •Mekia Cox as Sabine •Robert Carlyle as Weaver
Guest Starring
•Daniel Francis as Mr. Samdi •Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Kelly West •Kip Pardue as Chad •Nathan Parsons as Nick Branson •Jeff Pierre as Drew •Seth Isaac Johnson as Young Hansel •Dan Payne as Ivo •Tiera Skovbye as Margot
Co-Starring
•Bruce Blain as Desk Sergeant •Chilton Crane as Blind Witch •Lily van der Griend as Young Gretel
Title
•The title card features the gingerbread house. •The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on January 16, 2018. •This is one of two Season Seven episodes to have its title contained in the lyrics sung by its centric character during the musical episode. The same applies to "A Pirate's Life."
Production Notes
•CAST NOTES: This episode is the directorial debut of starring cast member Lana Parrilla. •According to Lana Parrilla, she wanted the gingerbread house to have a "horror-decay, nicotine coated, caked corners and cotton candy cobwebs" look. •HIDDEN DETAILS: The Blind Witch tells Hansel to mangi, which means "eat" in Italian (the word is an imperative form of the word mangiare, which is Italian for "to eat"). •REUSED ACTOR: Dan Payne, who plays Ivo, also played the Captain of the Guard in the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode "To Catch a Thief." •HIDDEN DETAILS: Nick's apartment number is 1812, which is the year that the Brothers Grimm published the first edition of the "Hansel and Gretel" fairytale.
Event Chronology
•The Seattle events take place after "Breadcrumbs" and before "The Guardian." •The Oz flashbacks take place at an unspecified time after "Where Bluebirds Fly."[nb 1]
Notes
1.In "Where Bluebirds Fly," Stanum seeks out Zelena's help right after being cursed by the Witch of the North. In "Chosen," Zelena states that she banished from Oz all witches who wore the same necklace as her. As shown in "Kansas," the Witch of the North wears a similar necklace, meaning that "Chosen" takes place after "Where Bluebirds Fly."
" Chosen " is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season and the 150th episode overall of the American fantasy - drama series Once Upon a Time. Written by Paul Karp and Brian Ridings, and directed by series regular Lana Parrilla (in her directorial debut), it premiered on ABC in the United States on April 13, 2018.
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Apr 13, 2018 · Chosen is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season and the 150th episode overall of the American fantasy-drama series Once Upon a Time. Written by Paul Karp & Brian Ridings, and directed by series regular Lana Parrilla, it premiered on ABC in the United States on April 13, 2018.
Apr 13, 2018 · Nick's reign of terror against the witches of Hyperion Heights is finally over. Former Wicked Witch, Zelena, was front and center on Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 17, and it resulted in...
"Chosen" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of ABC's Once Upon a Time and the one hundred and fiftieth episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 13, 2018. It was written by Paul Karp and Brian Ridings and directed by Lana Parrilla.
