History Recap / OnceUponATimeS1E18TheStableBoy

* CuttingTheKnot: Played with. Trying to prove Regina is framing Mary Margaret, Emma works with August to find evidence linking the mayor to the stolen jewelry box with the heart, and succeeds--only to have the shovel in question be hidden when Regina is warned by Sidney's bug. Frustration over this causes Emam to throw the vase of flowers, revealing the bug so that she finally knows she can no longer trust Sidney. However by this point knowing means nothing, since she has no other leads to place the blame on Regina. It takes outside intervention (Kathryn being released alive, by Gold it turns out) to fully accomplish the trope.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Bailee Madison, the actress who played young Snow White in "The Stable Boy", has a VERY strong resemblance to Ginnifer Goodwin. Seriously, it's ''uncanny'', and helped along by the fact that Bailee mimics several of Ginnifer's mannerisms and speech patterns.

** Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust, convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel'' so that Regina would marry Leopold and bring her the riches and power she coveted. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.

** Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust, convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel''. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.
** Meanwhile in the real world, Regina and Mr. Gold set one up as per DealWithTheDevil. Set up Mary to make it look like she killed Kathryn, then provide a key in her jail cell. The two banked on her taking the key and leaving, and [[XanatosGambit even if she didn't]], the trial is stacked in Regina's favor. Either way, she's leaving Storybrooke. They just didn't bank on [[SpannerInTheWorks Emma]].

* AbusiveParents: Cora takes not just the cake, but the icing and candles too! She is, by far, the worst parents we see in the series. It's actually kind of hard to watch any of her scenes.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Snow White told the Evil Queen's mother about her secret affair with the stable boy. The mother ended up killing the stable boy, beginning Regina's StartOfDarkness, which indirectly contributed to every evil thing the Queen did. And there are a lot.

* WhamShot: The district attorney appearing is an OhCrap moment for some people, since for the past few episodes, he was going under the name of [[WellDoneSonGuy King]] [[AbusiveParents George]].

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* AbusiveParents: Cora takes not just the cake, but the icing and candles too! She is, by far, the worst parents we see in the series. [[spoiler: Well... until Season 3, anyway!]]. It's actually kind of hard to watch any of her scenes.

* AbusiveParents: Cora is a textbook abusive mom. It's actually kind of hard to watch any of her scenes.

** Meanwhile in the real world, Regina and Mr. Gold set one up as per DealWithTheDevil. Set up Mary to make it look like she killed Kathryn, then provide a key in her jail cell. The two banked on her taking the key and leaving, and [[XanatosGambit even if she didn't]], the trial is stacked in Regina's favor. Either way, she's leaving Storybrooke.

** Meanwhile in the real world, Regina and Mr. Gold set one up as per DealWithTheDevil. Set up Mary to make it look like she killed Kathryn, then provide a key in her jail cell. The two banked on her taking the key and leaving, and [[XanatosGambit even if she didn't]],

* BatmanGambit: Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust, convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel''. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.

'''Regina:''' Oh, I know.\\

* BatmanGambit: Cora runs one on Regina: [[spoiler:she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust, convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel''. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Kathryn]], though the heart was found. [[spoiler:It's clear that the DNA results on the heart were tampered with because Kathryn is found alive]] in this episode.

** [[spoiler:Snow White told the Evil Queen's mother about her secret affair with the stable boy. The mother ended up killing the stable boy, beginning Regina's StartOfDarkness, which indirectly contributed to every evil thing the Queen did. And there are a lot.]]

* {{Revenge}}: The curse that gets the plot going (and very nearly everything that happens in the fairy-tale world before that) is part of the Evil Queen's plot to get back at Snow White for [[spoiler:telling the then-not-evil Regina's most-decidedly-evil (and manipulative) mother about Regina's affair with the stable boy--which resulted in Regina losing her true love, being forced into a loveless marriage and being precipitated into her StartOfDarkness. And Snow is still blissfully unaware that she did anything wrong.]]

* StandardHeroReward: PlayedForDrama, Inverted, and nastily {{Deconstructed}} with Regina. She saves the princess Snow White, so the king decides to marry her. Subverted in that she doesn't want to marry him, as she is in love with a stable boy and the king is quite a bit older than her. [[spoiler:Her mother decides marrying the king is right for her, so she murders the man her daughter loves to force the issue.]]

* WhamEpisode: The source of Regina's grudge against Snow White: After Regina saved Snow's life, Snow naively disclosed Regina's relationship with the eponymous stable boy, resulting in said stable boy's murder and Regina's forced marriage to Snow's father. What's more, [[spoiler:Kathryn is alive!]]

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Bailee Madison, the actress who played young Snow White in "The Stable Boy", has a VERY strong resemblance to Ginnifer Goodwin.

->'''Snow White''': No...no...Why were you kissing that man in the stable? You're to marry my father. You're to be my mother.\\

->'''Snow White''': No...no...Why were you kissing that man in the stable? You're to marry my father. You're to be my mother.
->'''Regina''': Snow, please, listen to me. He, your father, King Leopold, he is a kind and fair man, but I don't love him.
->'''Snow White''': I don't understand. Why not?
->'''Regina''': Love doesn't work that way. Love, true love, is magic. Not just any magic. The most powerful magic of all. It creates happiness.
->'''Snow White''': And that man in the stables, you love him?
->'''Regina''': With all my heart.

->'''Regina''': Having a bad day?
->'''Mary Margaret''': What are you doing here?
->'''Regina''': I wanted to see you while I can.
->'''Mary Margaret''': What does that mean?
->'''Regina''': Simply that the trial starts tomorrow and it won't be a long one, and you will be sent out of Storybrooke for good and I will never have to see you again. Oh, I want to enjoy this while I still can.
->'''Mary Margaret''': Enjoy what?
->'''Regina''': Justice.
->'''Mary Margaret''': Justice? Watching an innocent suffer?
->'''Regina''': You've always seen yourself that way, haven't you? Innocent.
->'''Mary Margaret''': (crying) I am innocent! I don't know what this is about! I don't know what I ever did to you, but whatever it was, Regina, I'm sorry. I truly am.
->'''Regina''': Apology not accepted.
->'''Mary Margaret''': Please don't do this to me. I don't deserve this. I did not kill Kathryn.
->'''Regina''': Oh, I know.
->'''Mary Margaret''' ''(surprised, tries to speak)''
->'''Regina:''' But you ''do'' deserve this.

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* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Kathryn]], though the heart was found. [[spoiler:It's clear that the DNA results on the heart were tampered with because Kathryn is found alive.]] in this episode.

* WhamEpisode: The source of Regina's grudge against Snow White: After Regina saved Snow's life, Snow naively disclosed Regina's relationship with the eponymous stable boy, resulting in said stable boy's murder and Regina's forced marriage to Snow's father. What's more, [[spoiler:Kathryn is alive!]]

->'''Regina''': Oh, I know, but you do deserve this.

->'''Regina''': Snow, please, listen to me. Hey, your father, King Leopold, he is a kind and fair man, but I don't love him.

The backstory of a young Snow White is revealed. Mary Margaret Blanchard's past comes back to haunt her. Emma Swan keeps searching for evidence to prove Mary Margaret’s innocence in Kathryn Nolan’s murder; the root of the Evil Queen’s hatred for Snow White is revealed.

* WhamEpisode: The source of Regina's grudge against Snow White: After Regina saved Snow's life, Snow naively disclosed Regina's relationship with the eponymous stable boy, resulting in said stable boy's murder and Regina's forced marriage to Snow's father. What's more, [[spoiler:Kathryn is alive!]]

* RescueRomance:
** Snow White and Prince Charming go through this quite a number of times in the Fairy Tale world and Storybrooke. Early on in Storybrooke, Mary Margaret attempts to ward off David's affections by suggesting that his feelings for her are merely due to this.
** Henry suggests that the connection between Emma and Graham stems from the fact that the Huntsman spared Snow White's life, allowing Emma to exist.

* BatmanGambit: Cora ran one on Regina in "The Stable Boy": [[spoiler:she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust, convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel''. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Kathryn]], though the heart was found. In "The Stable Boy" [[spoiler:it's clear that the DNA results on the heart were tampered with because Kathryn is found alive.]]