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"Quiet Minds" is the fifteenth episode of Season Three of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Kalinda Vazquez and directed by Eagle Egilsson. It is the fifty-ninth episode of the series overall, and premiered on March 30, 2014.
Synopsis
Neal finds himself back in Storybrooke and yearns for a way to reconnect with his son Henry, whose memories of his father are gone, while also trying to find his own father, Rumplestiltskin, whom he has just learned is alive but missing, and Regina discovers a possible connection with Robin Hood. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was over the past year, agonizing over the death of his father, Neal - with the help of Belle and enchanted candelabra Lumiere - attempts to find a magical solution to bring back Rumplestiltskin from the dead.[2]
Recap
This section is a detailed recap of this episode. There are major spoilers. Click to expand.
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Cast[2]
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Guest Starring
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*: Only in archive footage
Trivia
Title
- The title card features Lumiere.
- The title of this episode was announced by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on December 25, 2013.[3]
Production Notes
- The hospital scene where Hook brings Neal jello, is a shout-out to a deleted scene from "In the Name of the Brother", where Hook is roaming around the hospital and expresses confusion at seeing this food product.
Event Chronology
- The Enchanted Forest flashbacks occur after "Witch Hunt" and 3 months before "The Jolly Roger". (For more details, see the Enchanted Forest timeline)
- The Storybrooke events occur after "The Tower" and before "It's Not Easy Being Green". (For more details, see the Land Without Magic timeline)
Episode Connections
- Belle remarks that Hook tried to kill her twice; referring to the events of "Queen of Hearts" and "The Outsider".
- Emma gave the swan keychain necklace back to Neal in "Manhattan".
- How the first Dark One was "born", is explored in "Nimue".
- Belle mentions events in "Lacey" when Rumplestiltskin built the library of the castle.
- Regina remembers events of "Quite a Common Fairy" when Tinker Bell helped her find a second chance at true love.
- Hook reminisces about Neal, when he was still Baelfire, and the time they spent together in "And Straight On 'Til Morning".
- Neal mentions that he almost married his grandfather's evil minion, who he first met in "Selfless, Brave and True".
- Emma tells Neal about Walsh proposing to her and how she later discovered his true identity in "New York City Serenade".
- Emma recalls the life she and Neal wanted to have in Tallahassee, which they decided in "Tallahassee".
- What happened to Lumiere after Belle took him away is shown in "Bleeding Through".
- Rumplestiltskin's fate after he was taken captive by Zelena is revealed in "A Curious Thing".
- Belle also returns to Snow White and the others in "A Curious Thing".
- After discovering Zelena's true identity, Emma intends to ask Regina to cast a protective spell around Mary Margaret's loft, which is enacted in "The Jolly Roger".
- The park bench where Emma tells Henry about his father is the same bench that Hook and Emma sit on in "Snow Drifts".
Disney
- This episode features an enchanted candelabra named Lumiere, a character from the Walt Disney Animation Studios adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
Fairytales and Folklore
- This episode features Belle from the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, Rumplestiltskin from the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale, Captain Hook from the Peter Pan story, Robin Hood from the ballad, as well as the Wicked Witch of the West and Flying Monkeys from the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz story.
Popular Culture
- Rumplestiltskin's bookshelf is full of old books, including:
- Leatherbound editions of The Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard:
- Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard: The Elect, Volume V, 1923 (upside-down, on the right hand side on the top shelf).[4]
- Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard: On My Way, Volume VII (upside-down, on the right hand side on the top shelf).[4]
- Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard: Modern Business, Volume VIII, 1928[5]
- The Savoy Operas, by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (1926)[5]
- Heartbroken Melody by Kathleen Norris (1939)[5]
- Leatherbound editions of The Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard:
Props Notes
- The cover of the book which holds the key to the Dark One's vault,[6] shows an image of the Gnostic deity Abraxas. The text and the image is a replica of the engraving on one of the Abraxas stones, gemstones with the word "Abraxas" engraved on them, which were used as amulets or charms.
- The page with the key,[7] is a facsimile of page 102 of Book VIII of De Civitate Dei[8] (The City of God), a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by early Christian theologian and philosopher Augustine of Hippo in the early fifth century.
- The page contains part 1, and the start of part 2, from Book VIII. An English translation can be found on Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45304/45304-h/45304-h.htm
- The page contains part 1, and the start of part 2, from Book VIII. An English translation can be found on Project Gutenberg:
- The opposite page[7] features an illustration from Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (1595), the most famous work by the German physician and alchemist Heinrich Khunrath, which is about mystical aspects of alchemy. This particular illustration is from an expanded edition published posthumously in 1609.
- Note that only a small part of the illustration can be seen on-screen. It can be seen in its entirety in concept art for the episode.[9]
- The page with the key,[7] is a facsimile of page 102 of Book VIII of De Civitate Dei[8] (The City of God), a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by early Christian theologian and philosopher Augustine of Hippo in the early fifth century.
- The label on Zelena's bottle of orange juice[10] says Andana; the Cebuano word for "floor, storey".[11] It is "best before" January 21. 2014. The text at the top of the bottle says "la pulpe se dépose naturellement", which is French for "pulp settles naturally".
- The symbols on the Vault of the Dark One[12] includes the tomoe, the triquetra, the triangle, the Eye of Providence, the pentagram and the sun. Circling all the other symbols is the Ouroboros, which represents cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself—fitting for the vault of the Dark One.
- In "The Broken Kingdom", Guinevere touches three of the symbols in order to open the vault.
- The book[13] that Belle uses to identify the symbol on Neal's hand is written in Latin.
Costume Notes
- Belle is wearing[14] a Carven Multi Patterned Sweater[15] and a Burberry Black Zip Detail Jersey Skirt[16] (no longer available). Belle wears the same skirt in "Bleeding Through".[17]
- Emma is wearing[18] an Equipment Oscar Turtleneck Cashmere Sweater in Heather Grey.[19]
- Regina is wearing[20] a Joseph Women's Blue Cashair Scarf[21] (no longer available).
- Roland's jacket[22] is a Kids' Quilted Barn Jacket from J.Crew[23] (no longer available). Roland continues to wear this jacket in almost every episode where he appears (the only exceptions are "Broken Heart" and "Last Rites").
Filming Locations
- The scenes by the Vault of the Dark One were filmed high up in the mountains around the city of Vancouver.[24]
International Titles
| International Titles | ||
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| Language | Title | Translation |
| Finnish | "Hiljainen mieli" | "Quiet Mind" |
| French | "Une Vie pour une Vie" | "A Life For a Life" |
| German | "Wo Lumière ist, ist auch Schatten" | "Where There Is Lumière, There Is Also Shadow" |
| Hungarian | "Kettő az egyben" | "Two in One" |
| Italian | "Menti silenziose" | "Quiet Minds" |
| Portuguese | "Mentes Silenciosas" | "Silent Minds" |
Videos
3x15 - Quiet Minds - Promo
3x15 - Quiet Minds - Sneak Peek 1
3x15 - Quiet Minds - Sneak Peek 2
