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Welcome back... Regina.

Ivy to Roni

"Wake Up Call" is the sixth episode of Season Seven of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Jerome Schwartz and Jane Espenson, and directed by Sharat Raju. It is the one hundred and thirty-ninth episode of the series overall, and premiered on November 10, 2017.

Synopsis

Feeling like a third wheel as Henry and Cinderella's relationship strengthens, Regina is surprised to find herself needed by Drizella, who is searching for magic. But when a brutal truth is revealed, it could lead Drizella down a dangerous path. In Hyperion Heights, Roni seeks Weaver's help in finding answers, and Tilly offers Rogers some intriguing advice concerning Eloise Gardener.[2]

Recap

This section is a detailed recap of this episode. There are major spoilers. Click to expand.
In the Past

As Henry and Cinderella take off into the forest, the two are met by thieves who want the motorcycle, but suddenly Regina appears and ready to help, only to have Henry telling her that he and Cinderella are handling them fine. Later on, Regina takes a stroll in the woods when she sees a hooded figure attacked by sentient vines. She saves her, only to discover that the hooded figure is Drizella, who is on a mission to steal magic. Regina starts training Drizella but after a series of failures, Drizella's talents finally come through when she rescues Regina from a falling tower by smashing the concrete in mid-air using magic.

Rumpelstiltskin appears suddenly, and catches up with Regina, telling him of the wonderful life with Belle. He reminds Regina that, just as the Regina's mother Cora was practically omniscient, so too must be Lady Tremaine. Heeding those words, Regina eavesdrops on Tremaine through a magic mirror and discovers that she plans to take Drizella's heart and place it in Anastasia after failing to get Henry's heart, leading Regina to suspect that Drizella plans to kill her mother. Drizella wants Regina to help her but Regina refuses, not wanting her to embrace darkness. When Prince Gregor shows up ready to kill Tremaine, Regina appears and attempts to intervene. It turns out that it was a double-cross set up by Drizella, to lure Gregor into a trap. Drizella uses magic to impale Gregor with black vines, and as a result her heart turns dark, successfully making her heart unsuitable for Tremaine's plan. She tells Regina she will cast a dark curse just like Regina had, to cause her mother pain, only this time, the curse will be unbreakable.

Later on, Regina and Henry spend time together to bond and patch over differences, with Regina saying to him that being his mother will always be her primary role.

In Seattle

At Roni's, the photo of Henry and Regina becomes the subject of speculation. Lucy runs into the bar to see the photo, and as she looks at it, she identifies Roni as Regina, Henry's mother. She vows to find a way to prove it. Roni contacts Weaver to get information about the adoption in return for a favor. Weaver comes through and gives Roni papers containing information, and Roni, by writing on a bar napkin, discovers that the handwritten signature at the bottom matches her own handwriting.

However, Ivy and the witch already have been planning to use Roni by way of the photo, utilizing the lavender flowers from the garden to create a potion (earlier on, Victoria is learning that the flower is giving her headaches). Ivy later visits Roni to have a talk about the photo and the adoption, but as they are about to have a drink, Ivy slips the potion made by the witch into Roni's drink, and as Roni drinks, she "wakes up" and her real memories of being Regina are returned. Drizella informs Regina that it was her tutelage that gave her the ability to cast the new curse, and therefore it will be difficult to break because if Henry and Jacinda experience true love's kiss everyone will be in jeopardy, reminding her of a special contingency that was put into the curse that would hurt Henry if she didn't comply. Regina cries in her bar, then goes to meet Henry at the park. When she asks him what he remembers about his mother, he reveals that he was born in prison to an unknown mother and grew up in the system (as these are his cursed memories). She yearns to tell him who she really is, but refrains from doing so.

In between the events, Jacinda is upset with Henry about Instagram photos from Halloween night that were schemingly posted by Ivy. But after being encouraged by Roni to pursue Jacinda, Henry shows up at the food truck with a large radio and convince Jacinda to forgive him, and to ask her out on a date, and offered to help her start the engine on the vehicle.

Meanwhile, as Weaver checks out of the hospital, Rogers suspects Tilly and Weaver are holding something back after he talked to Tilly, who then told Rogers about Eloise, explaining in riddles that the information from the sketch book is somehow closer than he thought. However, someone else has already beaten Rogers to the punch; the suspect with the tattooed hand is found murdered at his home.

This episode summary is adapted from Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).


Deleted Scenes

A scene between Drizella and Regina, where Drizella makes a flower bloom with her magic, was cut from the final episode. However, the scene can still be seen in promotional photos.[3]

Cast[2]

Starring

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

Uncredited

Note:
*: Only in archive footage

Trivia

Title

  • The title card features Gothel's tower in good condition.[4]
    • However, it never appear under this form in the episode, as the tower is nearly all but destroyed.
  • The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on August 25, 2017.[5]

Production Notes

Event Chronology

Episode Connections

Disney

  • Henry references Lady and the Tramp when he mentions stray dogs in an alley behind a pizza place.

Lost

Fairytales and Folklore

Popular Culture

  • When Roni takes out her baseball bat, Henry says, "Hey, hey, slow down there, Babe Ruth", a reference to the famous American baseball player whose career spanned over twenty years in the first half of the twentieth century.
    • Henry also says, "Can we at least look into it before it's clobberin' time?". "It's clobberin' time" is the famous battle cry of the Marvel superhero the Thing from Fantastic Four.
  • ♫ MUSIC: Like Henry says, the song he's playing on his stereo is "Save it For Later" by the British band The English Beat (known as The Beat outside North America).
  • The scene where Henry is holding a boombox over his head while asking Jacinda out is a reference to the iconic scene where John Cusack holds a boombox above his head outside the home of his romantic interest in the 1989 comedy drama film Say Anything.
  • When Henry lists up things from the 80s which he likes, he mentions filmmaker John Hughes, the English rock band New Order and the English singer and musician Adam Ant.
  • Ivy refers to Roni's friends as Roni's little "Avengers" assembly, a reference to the comic book superheroes from Marvel, which is owned by Disney.

Props Notes

Costume Notes

Filming Locations

Goofs

  • After Henry tells Regina that she was the first person who loved him, the scene becomes flipped. This is evident due to the fact Regina's cape was draped over her left shoulder,[33] but in the following shot, it is on her right.[34]

International Titles


Videos

References

  1. Porter, Rick (November 13, 2017). ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings. TV by the Numbers. “Once Upon a Time (ABC) (...) 2.37”
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME. The Futon Critic. “Air Date: Friday, November 10, 2017. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:01 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#706) "Wake Up Call".”
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  5. TwitterLogo Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) on X, formerly Twitter: Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler -- hope to see ya 10/6! (August 25, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)
  6. File:706Hospital.png
  7. MS Hospital building with parked ambulances and passing traffic / New York, New York, USA. Getty Images. Retrieved on August 2, 2018.
  8. Screenshot from Iron Fist: "Dragon Plays with Fire"
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  19. Screenshot from Snow White and the Huntsman

    Inside the Once Upon a Time Costume Closet with Adelaide Kane. TVGuide (October 25, 2017). (note that TV Guide's video only mentions Drizella's under dress, but if you compare the outfits, you can see that she is wearing the same dress as well)
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  26. We The Free Sunshine Thermal. Free People. Retrieved on October 17, 2018.
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  28. Rick James – Womens Leopard Super Freak T-Shirt. Amazon. Retrieved on October 17, 2018.
  29. TwitterLogo tsu (@kagehana_tsukio) on X, formerly Twitter: OUAT doing some filming tmr at the park & trails along pipeline and coq river in coquitlam (September 10, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)
  30. TwitterLogo Spencer (@drunksnowy) on X, formerly Twitter: OUAT in Burnaby Heights Wednesday, September 6 (September 4, 2017). (backup link; the user's account and the original post have been deleted) (archive screenshot) (filming notice)
    TwitterLogo Not Another XF Pod (@notanotherxfpod) on X, formerly Twitter: filming from 2-8pm as per a sign here (September 6, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)
  31. 31.0 31.1 Tumblr The Enchanted Forest News Service (@efnewsservice) on Tumblr: Filming notice for 8/31/17 for 7.05 Greenbacks (August 31, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot) (note that the filming notice is for two scenes with Roni and Henry, and a reshoot for the scene where Victoria Belfrey exits her car in front of Belfrey Towers in "Hyperion Heights")
  32. 4244 Pender St Burnaby, British Columbia. Google Maps (September 2012).
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    Note the design of the entrance, the chimney pipe and the identical design of the house on the left
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