Once Upon a Time Recap: "Breaking Glass"

Written by Shae

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I have to say, I am really liking Elsa on this show. At first I was weary of how they would portray her, but as a live action version of the Disney Queen I have come to love, this show does it right. Storybrooke really is dealing with a lot of things. The ice wall is still up and the Snow Queen is nowhere to be found. Or is she? It doesn’t seem like she is hiding, really, she’s just not wanting to be found just yet. With that, Regina is searching for her in hopes of saving Marian for Robin. Despite how much she loves him, she’s not willing to see him suffer. Nor is she willing to go back on her promise in finding a way to save her.

Emma is on the trail, while her parents are stepping out for a bit of a date night. It seems Snow is really in need of stepping away from the baby, but also doesn’t know how to let go. Enter Belle, the perfect babysitter. While on their quest to go on a hike, they stop at the station to grab a few things. Charming notices the man they had locked in the cell is gone, and leaves Snow to chase him down. Yet, Snow finds him on her way home and thinks this was something Charming did to help her feel like her old self again. The thief just goes along with it and is pardoned by the mayor….only Charming didn’t set any of that up…at all.. The Thief really had escaped on his own…

Elsa sets out on her own, thinking she is hearing her sister Anna call for her, she runs off to follow the voice and help her sister. Admittedly, the recreation of the ice bridge in this show that parallels the movie was pretty awesome. Sadly, it was a trick and a trap from the Snow Queen. Once she has Elsa close enough she chains her up and leaves. Knowing Elsa’s fear will keep her chained up. It works…for now. Regina has gotten the location of the Snow Queen from Sydney, who is still trapped inside the mirror. Emma runs into her on the way and the two are heading in the same direction. Emma is trying really hard to make things right with the former Evil Queen. Regina isn’t having any of that, though.

The two are forced to work together when a giant, really amazing, ice monster shows up. They manage to defeat it and find the Snow Queen, who isn’t interested in chatting with them. Instead she takes Regina’s little mirror that she’d had with her. Elsa breaks free of her bonds and shows up to save the two from the evil ice wielder. Impressed, the Snow Queen leaves with no interest in having a fight, just yet. Turns out Sydney was working with the Snow Queen. She frees him, in exchange for the mirror she took from Regina. A piece breaks off and she places it into a larger mirror she has. The dark magic left in the shard of the glass mirror she’d taken from the Evil Queen seems to be the last piece of this puzzle…what is the Snow Queen after? A family that loves her.

Regina leaves and Emma follows. She finally confronts Regina and shares with her that she wants the two to become friends. Is this possible? It seems it might be. Regina might just be forgiving Emma, and the two might actually be getting closer. Still, Elsa is at a loss as to where her sister is. They all know that Emma and Elsa have no memories of knowing the Snow Queen, but the Snow Queen knows them both.

An old tape from an old camcorder from Emma’s childhood reveals that Emma knew the Snow Queen after all…better than she might have thought…..

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