Who is the mysterious man at the beginning of 2.01 Broken?

The man in New York City in the beginning of the Season 2 premiere episode is listed in the credits as “Mysterious Man” (not to be confused with the Mysterious Stranger, August W. Booth, who we now know is Pinocchio!).

Who do you think he is?


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Poll and discussion — Season 2 premiere episode: “Broken”


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What did you think of the episode? Please vote in the poll above and contribute to the discussion below.

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Once Upon a Time is back tonight (Sunday, September 30)

Episode 2.1 Broken

Regina faces angry mob in Season 2 Premiere Episode (screencap from EW’s sneak peek video clip)

Once Upon a Time is back! Season 2 starts tonight, Sunday, September 30, 2012, at 8 pm Eastern time (7 pm Central), with a season premiere episode called Broken.

Editing to add: At 7:00, before the new episode airs, there will be a special called Magic is Coming, an hour-long recap of Season One including the characters’ backstories.

OUAT Season One in five minutes

Refresh your memory of the major plot lines of Season One in this Once Upon a Time crash course:

Recap Season One Pilot

The man we will later come to know as Prince Charming gallops through a wintry forest. When he finds Snow White in a glass coffin, the dwarves tell him he is too late. Continue reading

Recap Season 1 finale — 1.22 A Land Without Magic

Purple smoke pours out of the wishing well

Henry, after eating the Evil Queen’s apple turnover and collapsing at the end of the previous episode, is rushed to the hospital, but the doctors can’t find any evidence that he was poisoned. Continue reading