'Once Upon A Time' Season 4, Episode 2 Recap, Spoilers: When Emma Meets Elsa And The Charmings Are In-Charge [Watch OUAT 4x3 Promo Video]
"Once Upon A Time" Season 4, Episode 2, titled "White Out," aired Sunday, Oct. 5 on ABC. In this episode, Queen Elsa and Emma Swan meet for the first time, and the Charmings find themselves on top of the situation because the mayor took a day off.
Spoiler alert: This recap contains major spoilers on Once Upon A Time Season 4, Episode 2. Read at your own risk.
"White Out" couldn't be more appropriate to name an episode in which there are two snow queens - one of whom does not seem as genuinely sweet as Queen Elsa of Arendelle.
Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost") is seen for the first time in Once Upon A Time Season 4, Episode 2. She's the "lucky" ice cream shop lady in Storybrooke. Her merchandise does not melt a bit despite a blackout that Elsa has inadvertently triggered.
No one has called Mitchell the Snow Queen yet, but to speculating fans, she sort of reveals herself in the final act of OUAT 4x2. Fans are betting on forum sites Mitchell is playing the "big bad" of the first half of Once Upon A Time Season 4. (Watch the promo video below to find out more.)
The questions in many viewers mind is: Who is the "Snow Queen" related to, and who is she after?
Here are some of the highlights of Once Upon A Time Season 4, Episode 2 ("White Out"):
Anna meets Prince Charming - before he was a prince. She gives the then long-haired shepherd David a dose of courage - and more.
Snow White breaks down, blames the whiny townsfolk (including the usually scary Granny), goes to as far as saying it is the townspeople that caused Regina to act evil.
Emma tells Elsa she has magic, too, and the two bond while Emma nearly dies because Elsa's inability to control her powers.
Bo Peep the Bully is one mean woman in the Enchanted Forest, as Peep in Storybrooke, she's even meaner.
It seems Rumplestiltskin has something to do with Anna's disappearance.
"We really, really don't like to give up," wakes up Henry from brooding.
And the Snow Queen reveals herself.
Watch the promo video of Once Upon A Time Season 4, Episode 3 ("Rocky Road") below:
Watch the season premiere of Once Upon A Time Season 4 on ABC Go or ABC On Demand. The fantasy drama airs Sundays on ABC.