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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S3E22 9.2
There's No Place Like Home

Hook and Emma try to find their way back to the present and correct the mistakes they made in the past.

#2
S3E11 9.1
Going Home

The residents of Storybrooke race to stop Pan from placing another curse on the town.

#3
S3E21 9.0
Snow Drifts

While Mary Margaret and David celebrate the naming of their son at a coronation in Granny's Diner, Emma and Hook are pulled into Zelena's time portal and find themselves in the Enchanted Forest of the past. But in their quest to discover a way back, they must be careful not to change anything or risk altering the lives of their friends and family - as well as their very own existence.

#4 Operation Mongoose: Part 2 S4E23 9.0
#5 A Land Without Magic S1E22 8.9
#6 Leaving Storybrooke S7E22 8.9
#7 Skin Deep S1E12 8.7
#8 Manhattan S2E14 8.7
#9 Operation Mongoose: Part 1 S4E22 8.7
#10 The Final Battle: Part 2 S6E22 8.7

Lowlights

#156 S7E1 Hyperion Heights 6.4

Henry leaves Storybrooke in search of his own story. Years later in another realm, he encounters a troubled Cinderella, changing the trajectory of his quest forever. When Cinderella's evil step-mother, Lady Tremaine, poses a threat, Henry discovers that following his heart will require him to make more difficult choices than he ever could have imagined. Years later, a young Lucy finds a disillusioned Henry at his home in Seattle, determined to make him remember his true self in order to defeat the curse afflicting the fairytale characters of "Hyperion Heights."

#155 The Garden of Forking Paths S7E3 6.6
#154 A Taste of the Heights S7E12 6.8
#153 Greenbacks S7E5 6.9
#152 Ruby Slippers S5E18 6.9

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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