History Recap / OnceUponATimeS2E15TheQueenIsDead

* BelatedBackstory: While it's never gone into in full, this episode does reveal that apparently the Blue Fairy was a godmother for Eva's family, since that is how Johanna knew of her to tell little Snow. Despite the fact the one Snow met wasn't actually her, this would explain why she ended up being part of the Council of Good to help Snow and Charming against Regina.[[note]][[Recap/OnceUponATimeS6E7Heartless And also why she was assisting Snow during her confrontation with the Woodsman when she was on the run in the forest, post-Huntsman]].[[/note]]

* WhamEpisode: Cora was the one who killed Snow's mother. After forcing Snow to give her the Dark One's dagger to save her servant Johanna's life, only to kill her anyway, Snow vows to kill Cora. Oh, and Gold has been stabbed by Hook with a poison that can't be cured unless Emma and the others can get back to Storybrooke in time.

* ManipulativeBitch: The full machinations behind Regina becoming queen are revealed when Snow not only realizes (and Cora confirms) that she was the Blue Fairy in disguise and that Cora poisoned Eva, but when Regina confronts her mother afterward back at the mayor's office; while she had previously suggested in "The Stable Boy" that Cora had arranged Snow's riding accident, her mother had denied it and she apparently accepted this. But now Cora freely admits that she made sure Regina would be out riding and did frighten Snow's horse. Despite how this further reveals that everything which happened leading up to and including Daniel's death was her mother's fault, Regina still doesn't turn on her--because despite Snow's warnings, she so desperately wants to believe her mother loves her, is doing what's best for her, and only wishes to stop Rumple and the heroes and get Henry back for her.

* ManipulativeBitch: The full machinations behind Regina becoming queen are revealed when Snow not only realizes (and Cora confirms) that she was the Blue Fairy in disguise and that Cora poisoned Eva, but when Regina confronts her mother afterward back at the mayor's office; while she had previously suggested in "The Stable Boy" that Cora had arranged Snow's riding accident, her mother had denied it and she apparently accepted this. But now she freely admits that she made sure Regina would be out riding and did frighten Snow's horse. Despite how this further reveals that everything which happened leading up to and including Daniel's death was her mother's fault, Regina still doesn't turn on her--because despite Snow's warnings, she so desperately wants to believe her mother loves her, is doing what's best for her, and only wishes to stop Rumple and the heroes and get Henry back for her.

* OnceMoreWithClarity: After Cora's reveal about Eva to Snow, Regina confronts her regarding all the manipulations she did to make Regina queen--and we're treated to flashbacks explaining both how Cora made sure would be riding Rocinante that day, and caused Snow's horse to run away with her.

* BelatedBackstory: While it's never gone into in full, this episode does reveal that apparently the Blue Fairy was a godmother for Eva's family, since that is how Johanna knew of her to tell little Snow. Despite the fact the one Snow meant wasn't actually her, this would explain why she ended up being part of the Council of Good to help Snow and Charming against Regina.[[note]][[Recap/OnceUponATimeS6E7Heartless And also why she was assisting Snow during her confrontation with the Woodsman when she was on the run in the forest, post-Huntsman]].[[/note]]

* IShallTauntYou: Not only does Cora use Snow's goodness and regard for life against her to procure the dagger, but she then uses words which only Snow and the Blue Fairy would know to reveal she was the one to tempt her with the dark magic candle, ''and'' the one to poison Eva. Despite this reveal, and the subsequent murder of Johanna, Regina then follows up with "See? That's what goodness gets you."

* WhamEpisode: Cora was the one who killed Snow's mother. Snow vows to kill Cora.

* RewatchBonus: While Cora paints Eva to Regina as basically collateral damage to get her daughter on the throne, Cora's speech at Eva's funeral hints she had a personal grudge towards her. The very next episode gives us a hint, and then ''Bleeding Through'' explains to us more fully what happened.

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* RewatchBonus: While Cora paints Eva to Regina as basically collateral damage to get her daughter on the throne, Cora's speech at Eva's funeral hints she had a personal grudge towards her. The very next episode gives us a hint, and then ''Bleeding Through'' explains us what happened.

** Queen Eva as well, since this is the only episode so far that we've even seen her.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Cora's wish that she makes to Eva's body comes true in the very next episode [[spoiler: when Snow kills her with the very candle she gave her]].

* ChekhovsGun: The candle Cora gives to Snow in the past [[spoiler: will be used to kill Cora herself in the next episode]].

* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: Poor Johanna.

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* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: poor Johanna.

* CathedralClimax: Beginning what will be a long tradition for the rest of the series, the ClockTower of the Storybrooke library is the backdrop for the HostageForMacGuffin situation described below, since it's where the Dark One's dagger was hidden. And naturally when Cora pulls the typical villainous YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo on Johanna, it involves being flung through the clock face (''another'' tradition in later seasons).

* HostageForMacGuffin: Cora holds Johanna hostage in exchange for the Dark One's dagger

Upon discovering Cora and Regina's plan to find and take possession of Rumplestiltskin's dagger, Mary Margaret, with the aid of David and Mother Superior, makes it her mission to find it first; and while Mr. Gold continues his quest in New York to reunite with son, Baelfire, Hook devises a plan to rid himself of a crocodile. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Blue Fairy offers Snow White an unconventional enchantment that could help save her dying mother, Queen Eva.

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