Once Upon a Time Recap with Spoilers – Siege Perilous

Yes, there’s still a few Evil Queen vibe left in Regina, and maybe it comes out a little more in Camelot given the atmosphere, but it’s nice to see it appear every once in awhile.

Tonight’s episode titled “Siege Perilous” will have the audience once again get back and forth between Camelot and Storybrooke to further understand what really transpired with (Jennifer Morrison).

Elsewhere, Arthur was missing a magic bean.

Meanwhile, David (Josh Dallas) anxious about his daughter’s life, embarked on a journey to the Enchanted Forest to find the “magical relic” that will help him communicate with Merlin while he’s trapped as a tree. Sounds easy enough, no?

Except for the fact that it hasn’t been.

It was clearly done to make us fall in love with Arthur, and then have us see his true super shady self. Shortly after doing so, David and King Arthur find the toadstool in Storybrooke. It’s about making hard choices.

Guest stars include Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Liam Garrigan as King Arthur, Joana Metrass as Guinevere, Sinqua Walls as Lancelot, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Gabe Khouth as Sneezy, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, and Giacomo Baessato as Grif. They’re trying to find witchbane so that they can finish their potion, when Arthur shows up. Arthur says that he’ll refill Percival’s seat eventually, as all the seats around the Round Table need to be filled. Charming decides he’s going to be the hero who goes after it, and Arthur, being the good king of Camelot, invites himself along to help. Right now, we’re heading back to Camelot, where we find a sweet Robin calming down an annoyed Regina, while a silent Zelena lurks in the background. David seems pretty stoked, since so much of his self-worth in this episode is tied to his failings in the past. And a third party is there to break up Once Upon a Time’s latest bromance.

As for Emma’s ongoing struggle with darkness, Morrison spoke to the dichotomy of being the Savior while also inhabiting such darkness.

What did you think of this week’s episode? You could see how David viewed this as a form of redemption, and how the honor of sitting in the Siege Perilous, swelling with pride upon seeing his coat of arms affixed to the chair, could remedy the damage he felt had been done to his family name. To such an extent that I wouldn’t mind seeing him featured more prominently in the future.

Back in the present day, Arthur and David head to Rumpelstiltskin’s shop. But, unfortunately for David, the quest in Storybrooke is all a ruse. And in Storybrooke a similar story unfolds- Arthur throws his squire under the horse and forces him to take the blame for stealing their chest and the relics within.

It’s too risky for Arthur to have him around people who can use magic to make him talk.

As Arthur’s bad deeds fester in the background, Dark Swan’s actions will have a more immediate effect.

However, Arthur isn’t the only big bad out there.

“You’re not the same”, Hook said to her. Emma admitted that she liked who she was now, and she was no longer scared of anything. Belle’s surprised to find the rose petals back on the stem, symbolizing that Rumpel is awake. It’s a great scene, but it also serves a practical goal. It belonged to the knight with the purest of hearts, who went on the most sacred of quests, the man he trusted more than a brother until he betrayed him, aka Lancelot. But Hook’s not exactly jumping for joy at the idea of being in a relationship with a Dark One, and he knows she needs something. The potential in this story is evident, as Gold is now primed to finally (well, I hope) give up villainy for good, without any confusing, poorly-managed slides back into evil like he had last season. “I’m different. I’m better”, she insists. Let’s see them actually do something. They’re interrupted by the dwarves, who are downright pissed that Dark Swan Emma stole Happy’s ax.