Once Upon a Time/Mother

Mother
Season 4, Episode 20
Airdate	May 3, 2015
Production Number	420
Written by	Jane Espenson
Directed by	Ron Underwood
Stream
← 4x19 Lily	4x21 → Operation Mongoose (1)
Once Upon a Time — Season Four

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Mother is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of Once Upon a Time and the eighty-sixth episode overall.

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Lana Parrilla (The Evil Queen / Regina Mills), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming / David Nolan), Emilie de Ravin (Belle), Colin O'Donoghue (Captain Hook), Jared S. Gilmore (Henry Mills), Michael Socha (Knave of Hearts / Will Scarlet)

and Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold)

Guest Starring: Kristin Bauer van Straten (Maleficent), Agnes Bruckner (Lily), Patrick Fischler (Isaac), Barbara Hershey (Cora), Rebecca Mader (Zelena), Sean Maguire (Robin), Tony Perez (Henry), Wil Traval (Sheriff of Nottingham)

Co-Starring: Kylee Bush (Young Woman), John Innes (Older Man), Ingrid Torrance (Severe Nurse), Jeremy Patrick Schuetze (Young Man)

Plot Overview

Emma returns to Storybrooke to reunite Lily with Maleficent while Regina and Robin struggle to cope with the implications of Zelena's pregnancy. When Gold's health takes a turn for the worse, Isaac looks to a new ally for help procuring the magic ink he needs to re-write history. Back in the Enchanted Forest of the past, Cora returns from Wonderland to beg Regina's forgiveness on the anniversary of Daniel's murder. Cora vows to help her daughter find true love, but Regina remains suspicious of her mother's intentions.

Viewership

• Viewers: 5.31 million
• 18-49 Rating: 1.7%