Once Upon a Time/Nimue

Nimue
Season 5, Episode 7
Airdate	November 8, 2015
Production Number	507
Written by	Jane Espenson
Directed by	Romeo Tirone
Stream
← 5x06 The Bear and the Bow	5x08 → Birth
Once Upon a Time — Season Five

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Nimue is the seventh episode of the fifth season of Once Upon a Time, and the ninety-fifth 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 (credit only)), Colin O'Donoghue (Captain Hook), Jared S. Gilmore (Henry Mills (credit only)), Rebecca Mader (Wicked Witch of the West / Zelena), Sean Maguire (Robin Hood)

and Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold)

Guest Starring: Beverley Elliott (Granny), Caroline Ford (Nimue), Liam Garrigan (King Arthur), Elliot Knight (Merlin), Joana Metrass (Guinevere)

Co-Starring: Max Haynes (Young Man), Jackie Minns (Woman), Darren Moore (Vortigan), Jason Simpson (Adda), Graham Verchere (Young Apprentice)

Plot Overview

In Camelot, Merlin spearheads a mission to reunite the dagger with Excalibur so he can use the weapon to save Emma from the darkness threatening her soul, but in order to do so, Merlin must confront an ancient nemesis to retrieve the sacred spark he’ll need to reforge Excalibur. With Zelena in tow, Hook, Mary Margaret, David, Regina and Robin break into Arthur’s castle to steal the broken sword from the maniacal king. In a flashback to a time long before the Age of Arthur, a young Merlin finds purpose after he is blessed with magic and immortality, but when he falls in love with a young refugee named Nimue, everything changes for Merlin, as their romance starts a chain of events that will affect every one of our present day heroes.