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The Crocodile (Once Upon a Time)

"The Crocodile" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series Once Upon a Time, and the show's 26th episode overall, which aired on October 21, 2012.

"The Crocodile"
Once Upon a Time episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 4
Directed byDavid Solomon
Written byDavid H. Goodman
Robert Hull
Original air dateOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)
Guest appearances
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It was co-written by David H. Goodman and Robert Hull, while being directed by David Solomon.

In this episode, Mr. Gold, David, and Ruby go searching for a missing Belle, while flashbacks show Rumpelstiltskin's past with Captain Hook.

Plot Edit

Opening Sequence Edit

Captain Hook's ship is featured in the forest.

In the Characters' Past Edit

As Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) returns home, he discovers Baelfire is all alone. Realizing that his wife, Milah (Rachel Shelley), has gone down to a village pub, Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire decide to confront her there, only to discover that Milah has been drinking with a group of pirates. It turns out that Milah is not happy with being married to Rumplestiltskin because she sees him as a coward, but Baelfire manages to convince her to return home. Unfortunately, the next day, Rumplestiltskin learns that Milah has been abducted by the pirates. He arrives at their ship to meet Killian Jones (Colin O'Donoghue), the captain of the vessel, and asks that he turn Milah over to him. Killian then offers Rumplestiltskin a chance to duel him, only to let Rumplestiltskin's cowardice get the best of him. Several years later, Rumplestiltskin, now the Dark One, sits at a tavern where he is approached by a black market trader about a magic bean that can transport between worlds. Before that transaction can take place, Jones shows up, and as expected, Rumplestiltskin decides to confront him once again.

At the area near the docks, Rumplestiltskin pretends to be an old beggar, and Jones nicknames him 'Crocodile' after his scaly appearance. Upon learning who he is, Jones tells Rumplestiltskin that Milah died years ago, so the two decide on a sword fight to the finish with Rumplestiltskin gaining the upper hand and finally defeating Jones. But just as he was about to use his power to rip Jones's heart out, Milah appears. It turned out that Milah was never dead and was living among the pirates as Jones's lover. She asks that their lives be spared in exchange for the bean, which she took from the trader. Aboard Jones' ship, the Jolly Roger, Milah explains that she wanted a life of adventure over Rumplestiltskin, who was upset that she would leave both him and their son behind. Milah does admit that she regrets leaving Baelfire but allowed her hatred of staying with Rumpelstiltskin to prevent her from thinking about Bae. Milah then throws the bean to Killian so Rumplestiltskin would keep his promise, but a furious Rumplestiltskin decides to make them pay by ripping her heart out and killing her instantly, followed by slicing off Jones's left hand, believing that he had the bean in his fist. Rumplestiltskin declares he wants Jones to suffer as he did, so he leaves him alive. Killian then stabs Rumplestiltskin with a hook, but to no effect, as the Dark One is immortal. Jones vows to find a way to kill Rumplestiltskin, who doubts he will even live long enough to try. "The Crocodile" takes Jones's left hand and disappears in a puff of smoke, leaving the hook behind. As it turns out, Rumplestiltskin was once again tricked by Jones, who kept the bean in the other hand, then brought out the kidnapped black market trader to make sure the bean worked and after throwing it into the ocean, a portal opened up. Jones swears vengeance against Rumplestiltskin, and attaches the hook to left arm stump, revealing that he is none other than Captain Hook. Revealing his name to be William Smee, the trader agrees to join Hook's crew as they prepare to enter the portal for a place where the crew will not age, so Hook can discover how to get his revenge on Rumplestiltskin; a place called Neverland.

In Storybrooke Edit

At Mr. Gold's mansion, Belle (Emilie de Ravin), who after having a nightmare in which Gold gives her a necklace only to see him transform into Rumplestiltskin and choke Leroy (Lee Arenberg), sees him spinning gold and mixing potions in the basement. The following morning, Belle demands Mr. Gold to come clean as to why he was doing this. When he refuses to explain why, Belle leaves him, prompting an upset Gold to turn to David (Josh Dallas) for help. As they search the town for Belle, the residents refuse to assist them. They decide to visit Belle's father, Moe French (Eric Keenleyside), at his home, but they come away empty-handed, not forgetting what happened during Maurice's previous encounter with Rumplestiltskin. Unaware to both David and Gold, Belle was actually hiding out at Granny's where she made fast friends with Ruby (Meghan Ory). Belle expressed her need for a job, so Ruby suggests that, given Belle's love for books, she should reopen the boarded-up Storybrooke Public Library and become the town's newest librarian. Unfortunately, after leaving the diner en route to the library, she is kidnapped by William Smee (Chris Gauthier), who had been hired by Moe to take Belle to the mines and to have her memory erased once they arrived at the city limits in order to make her forget about Gold. But thanks to Ruby's ability to trace Belle's scent, David, Gold and Ruby reach Belle in time and stop Moe from going through with his plan with the help of Mr. Gold's magic. Belle is grateful that Gold saved her, however, she is still angry with both her father and Gold and tells the two that she never wants to speak to either of them again.

Later on that day, Ruby gives Belle a gift that had been distributed to her. When Belle opens the small box, she finds the keys to the library inside. As she opens the place up, Belle sees Gold (who gave her the keys) inside, despite the warning she gave him back at the mine. He tells Belle that he came to apologize to her and to explain the real reason why he created the curse in the first place, which was to find Baelfire and to hopefully overcome his life as being a cowardly person through magic. Gold had hoped that once the curse was broken, he would be able to find his son beyond Storybrooke. However, since nobody can leave the town, he was hoping to find a way to break that curse as well. As Belle and Gold make up, now that she has forgiven him, and promise to have a hamburger together, it turns out that Gold has already kept one detail from Belle. He has bound and locked William Smee in his basement. Smee readily answers Gold's questions, but is unable to provide him with Killian Jones's location in Storybrooke since it appears that he hasn't been trapped in Storybrooke.

In the Enchanted Forest Edit

On an isolated beach, Jones, now known as Captain Hook, surveys the survivors' island refuge. After a moment, he is met by Cora (Barbara Hershey), who has brought the ashes of the wardrobe. They discuss their plan to try to make it to Storybrooke to go after Regina and Rumplestiltskin.

Production Edit

"The Crocodile" was co-written by producer Robert Hull and co-executive producer David H. Goodman, while Nikita veteran David Solomon served as director.[1] Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), Snow White/Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin), and Regina (Lana Parrilla) do not appear in this episode.

Cultural references Edit

In the J. M. Barrie play and novel Peter Pan, Captain Hook's hand was cut off by the title character and fed to a crocodile, which had also swallowed a clock, alerting Hook to its presence. In this episode, Hook refers to Rumpelstiltskin as a crocodile because of his appearance (he also sports an alligator skin vest). Rather than having swallowed a clock, Rumplestiltskin uses the phrase "tick tock" repeatedly in his encounter with Captain Jones.

Reception Edit

Ratings Edit

This outing provided a boost in the ratings for the series, earning a 3.3/8 among 18-49s with 9.89 million viewers tuning in, making this the second most watched episode in the show's second season behind "Broken."[2]

Reviews Edit

The episode was met with excellent reviews.

Entertainment Weekly's Hilary Busis had high remarks for this outing, especially about the performance of Colin O'Donoghue, who was just added to the main cast even though he was a guest star in this installment: "Admit it: You let out a little squeal of glee when that pirate ship came lurching out of the shadows during tonight's title card. A guyliner-festooned Captain Hook just has that effect on people. What else can explain how the pirate garnered a die-hard fan base of 'hookers' weeks before he officially appeared on Once? (Word to the wise: Do not Google 'once upon a time hookers' unless you're prepared to deal with the consequences)."[3]

The A.V. Club gave the episode a B, noting that "this episode does for Rumpelstiltskin what 'We Are Both' did for Regina, putting him on the path to redemption when his relationship with Belle falls apart."[4]

The Inquister noted that this episode "continued to show why this is one of the most popular dramas on TV. Tonight was full of the action and romance fans come back every week for—and we even got to meet another new character (who happens to be totally hot, just saying)."[5]

Amy Ratcliffe of IGN gave it a 9.5: "Last night’s episode of 'Once Upon a Time' featured love, swashbuckling, revenge, and Belle being completely lovable. In other words, it was pretty fantastic."[6]

References Edit

  1. ^ "Once Upon a Time: "The Crocodile"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Sunday Final Ratings: '60 Minutes' & 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up, '666 Park Avenue' Adjusted Down + MLB and NFL Numbers 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine from TV By The Numbers (October 22, 2012)
  3. ^ 'Once Upon a Time' recap: O Captain! My Captain! by Hilary Busis from Entertainment Weekly (October 21, 2012)
  4. ^ Sava, Oliver (October 21, 2012). ""The Crocodile" S2 / E4". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Once Upon A Time 204: ‘The Crocodile’ Recap from The Inquister (October 21, 2012)
  6. ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (October 22, 2012). "ONCE UPON A TIME: "THE CROCODILE" REVIEW". IGN. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

External links Edit

  • "The Crocodile" at IMDb

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The Crocodile is the fourth episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy drama television series Once Upon a Time and the show s 26th episode overall which aired on October 21 2012 The Crocodile Once Upon a Time episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 4Directed byDavid SolomonWritten byDavid H GoodmanRobert HullOriginal air dateOctober 21 2012 2012 10 21 Guest appearancesLee Arenberg as Grumpy Leroy Chris Gauthier as William Smee Barbara Hershey as Cora Eric Keenleyside as Sir Maurice Moe French Colin O Donoghue as Captain Killian Hook Jones Rachel Shelley as MilahEpisode chronology Previous Lady of the Lake Next The Doctor Once Upon a Time season 2 List of episodesIt was co written by David H Goodman and Robert Hull while being directed by David Solomon In this episode Mr Gold David and Ruby go searching for a missing Belle while flashbacks show Rumpelstiltskin s past with Captain Hook Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Opening Sequence 1 2 In the Characters Past 1 3 In Storybrooke 1 4 In the Enchanted Forest 2 Production 3 Cultural references 4 Reception 4 1 Ratings 4 2 Reviews 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditOpening Sequence Edit Captain Hook s ship is featured in the forest In the Characters Past Edit As Rumplestiltskin Robert Carlyle returns home he discovers Baelfire is all alone Realizing that his wife Milah Rachel Shelley has gone down to a village pub Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire decide to confront her there only to discover that Milah has been drinking with a group of pirates It turns out that Milah is not happy with being married to Rumplestiltskin because she sees him as a coward but Baelfire manages to convince her to return home Unfortunately the next day Rumplestiltskin learns that Milah has been abducted by the pirates He arrives at their ship to meet Killian Jones Colin O Donoghue the captain of the vessel and asks that he turn Milah over to him Killian then offers Rumplestiltskin a chance to duel him only to let Rumplestiltskin s cowardice get the best of him Several years later Rumplestiltskin now the Dark One sits at a tavern where he is approached by a black market trader about a magic bean that can transport between worlds Before that transaction can take place Jones shows up and as expected Rumplestiltskin decides to confront him once again At the area near the docks Rumplestiltskin pretends to be an old beggar and Jones nicknames him Crocodile after his scaly appearance Upon learning who he is Jones tells Rumplestiltskin that Milah died years ago so the two decide on a sword fight to the finish with Rumplestiltskin gaining the upper hand and finally defeating Jones But just as he was about to use his power to rip Jones s heart out Milah appears It turned out that Milah was never dead and was living among the pirates as Jones s lover She asks that their lives be spared in exchange for the bean which she took from the trader Aboard Jones ship the Jolly Roger Milah explains that she wanted a life of adventure over Rumplestiltskin who was upset that she would leave both him and their son behind Milah does admit that she regrets leaving Baelfire but allowed her hatred of staying with Rumpelstiltskin to prevent her from thinking about Bae Milah then throws the bean to Killian so Rumplestiltskin would keep his promise but a furious Rumplestiltskin decides to make them pay by ripping her heart out and killing her instantly followed by slicing off Jones s left hand believing that he had the bean in his fist Rumplestiltskin declares he wants Jones to suffer as he did so he leaves him alive Killian then stabs Rumplestiltskin with a hook but to no effect as the Dark One is immortal Jones vows to find a way to kill Rumplestiltskin who doubts he will even live long enough to try The Crocodile takes Jones s left hand and disappears in a puff of smoke leaving the hook behind As it turns out Rumplestiltskin was once again tricked by Jones who kept the bean in the other hand then brought out the kidnapped black market trader to make sure the bean worked and after throwing it into the ocean a portal opened up Jones swears vengeance against Rumplestiltskin and attaches the hook to left arm stump revealing that he is none other than Captain Hook Revealing his name to be William Smee the trader agrees to join Hook s crew as they prepare to enter the portal for a place where the crew will not age so Hook can discover how to get his revenge on Rumplestiltskin a place called Neverland In Storybrooke Edit At Mr Gold s mansion Belle Emilie de Ravin who after having a nightmare in which Gold gives her a necklace only to see him transform into Rumplestiltskin and choke Leroy Lee Arenberg sees him spinning gold and mixing potions in the basement The following morning Belle demands Mr Gold to come clean as to why he was doing this When he refuses to explain why Belle leaves him prompting an upset Gold to turn to David Josh Dallas for help As they search the town for Belle the residents refuse to assist them They decide to visit Belle s father Moe French Eric Keenleyside at his home but they come away empty handed not forgetting what happened during Maurice s previous encounter with Rumplestiltskin Unaware to both David and Gold Belle was actually hiding out at Granny s where she made fast friends with Ruby Meghan Ory Belle expressed her need for a job so Ruby suggests that given Belle s love for books she should reopen the boarded up Storybrooke Public Library and become the town s newest librarian Unfortunately after leaving the diner en route to the library she is kidnapped by William Smee Chris Gauthier who had been hired by Moe to take Belle to the mines and to have her memory erased once they arrived at the city limits in order to make her forget about Gold But thanks to Ruby s ability to trace Belle s scent David Gold and Ruby reach Belle in time and stop Moe from going through with his plan with the help of Mr Gold s magic Belle is grateful that Gold saved her however she is still angry with both her father and Gold and tells the two that she never wants to speak to either of them again Later on that day Ruby gives Belle a gift that had been distributed to her When Belle opens the small box she finds the keys to the library inside As she opens the place up Belle sees Gold who gave her the keys inside despite the warning she gave him back at the mine He tells Belle that he came to apologize to her and to explain the real reason why he created the curse in the first place which was to find Baelfire and to hopefully overcome his life as being a cowardly person through magic Gold had hoped that once the curse was broken he would be able to find his son beyond Storybrooke However since nobody can leave the town he was hoping to find a way to break that curse as well As Belle and Gold make up now that she has forgiven him and promise to have a hamburger together it turns out that Gold has already kept one detail from Belle He has bound and locked William Smee in his basement Smee readily answers Gold s questions but is unable to provide him with Killian Jones s location in Storybrooke since it appears that he hasn t been trapped in Storybrooke In the Enchanted Forest Edit On an isolated beach Jones now known as Captain Hook surveys the survivors island refuge After a moment he is met by Cora Barbara Hershey who has brought the ashes of the wardrobe They discuss their plan to try to make it to Storybrooke to go after Regina and Rumplestiltskin Production Edit The Crocodile was co written by producer Robert Hull and co executive producer David H Goodman while Nikita veteran David Solomon served as director 1 Emma Swan Jennifer Morrison Snow White Mary Margaret Ginnifer Goodwin and Regina Lana Parrilla do not appear in this episode Cultural references EditIn the J M Barrie play and novel Peter Pan Captain Hook s hand was cut off by the title character and fed to a crocodile which had also swallowed a clock alerting Hook to its presence In this episode Hook refers to Rumpelstiltskin as a crocodile because of his appearance he also sports an alligator skin vest Rather than having swallowed a clock Rumplestiltskin uses the phrase tick tock repeatedly in his encounter with Captain Jones Reception EditRatings Edit This outing provided a boost in the ratings for the series earning a 3 3 8 among 18 49s with 9 89 million viewers tuning in making this the second most watched episode in the show s second season behind Broken 2 Reviews Edit The episode was met with excellent reviews Entertainment Weekly s Hilary Busis had high remarks for this outing especially about the performance of Colin O Donoghue who was just added to the main cast even though he was a guest star in this installment Admit it You let out a little squeal of glee when that pirate ship came lurching out of the shadows during tonight s title card A guyliner festooned Captain Hook just has that effect on people What else can explain how the pirate garnered a die hard fan base of hookers weeks before he officially appeared on Once Word to the wise Do not Google once upon a time hookers unless you re prepared to deal with the consequences 3 The A V Club gave the episode a B noting that this episode does for Rumpelstiltskin what We Are Both did for Regina putting him on the path to redemption when his relationship with Belle falls apart 4 The Inquister noted that this episode continued to show why this is one of the most popular dramas on TV Tonight was full of the action and romance fans come back every week for and we even got to meet another new character who happens to be totally hot just saying 5 Amy Ratcliffe of IGN gave it a 9 5 Last night s episode of Once Upon a Time featured love swashbuckling revenge and Belle being completely lovable In other words it was pretty fantastic 6 References Edit Once Upon a Time The Crocodile The Futon Critic Retrieved October 21 2012 Sunday Final Ratings 60 Minutes amp The Amazing Race Adjusted Up 666 Park Avenue Adjusted Down MLB and NFL Numbers Archived 2012 10 26 at the Wayback Machine from TV By The Numbers October 22 2012 Once Upon a Time recap O Captain My Captain by Hilary Busis from Entertainment Weekly October 21 2012 Sava Oliver October 21 2012 The Crocodile S2 E4 The A V Club Retrieved October 21 2012 Once Upon A Time 204 The Crocodile Recap from The Inquister October 21 2012 Ratcliffe Amy October 22 2012 ONCE UPON A TIME THE CROCODILE REVIEW IGN Retrieved October 22 2012 External links Edit The Crocodile at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Crocodile Once Upon a Time amp oldid 1171221995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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