Once Upon a Time/Operation Mongoose (2)

Operation Mongoose: Part 2
Season 4, Episode 22
Airdate	May 17, 2015
Production Number	422
Written by	Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Directed by	Ralph Hemecker
Stream
← 4x21 Operation Mongoose (1)	5x01 → The Dark Swan
Once Upon a Time — Season Four

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Operation Mongoose: Part 2 is the twenty-second episode of the fourth season of Once Upon a Time and the eighty-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Lana Parrilla (The Evil Queen / Regina Mills), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming / David Nolan), Emilie de Ravin (Belle), Colin O'Donoghue (Captain Hook), Jared S. Gilmore (Henry Mills), Michael Socha (Knave of Hearts / Will Scarlet)

and Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold)

Guest Starring: Lee Arenberg (Grumpy), Agnes Bruckner (Lily), Beverley Elliott (Granny), Patrick Fischler (Isaac), Rebecca Mader (Zelena), Sean Maguire (Robin), Charles Mesure (Blackbeard), Timothy Webber (The Apprentice)

Co-Starring: Dante Arias (Child #1), Jason Burkart (Little John), Michael Coleman (Happy), Faustino Di Bauda (Sleepy / Walter), David-Paul Grove (Doc), Jeffrey Kaiser (Dopey), Octavian Kaul (Child #2), Gabe Khouth (Sneezy), Mig Macario (Bashful), Tom Pickett (Bishop)

Plot Overview

The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story's final page is turned. It's a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling.

Viewership

• Viewers: 5.51 million
• 18-49 Rating: 1.8%