Once Upon a Time
2011-2018 · 7 seasons · 156 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
E1
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.2
8.4
7.6
6.4
E2
7.9
7.9
7.8
8.0
8.1
7.5
7.3
E3
8.0
7.9
8.0
8.0
7.8
7.7
6.7
E4
7.8
8.4
7.9
8.1
7.7
7.8
8.3
E5
7.8
7.8
8.3
8.1
8.1
7.5
6.9
E6
7.7
8.2
8.2
7.8
7.7
7.3
7.7
E7
8.6
7.8
8.1
8.1
8.2
7.8
7.5
E8
8.2
7.9
8.6
8.4
8.6
7.7
7.2
E9
7.8
8.5
8.2
8.3
7.6
7.6
7.7
E10
8.1
8.1
8.0
8.6
8.1
8.4
7.9
E11
7.8
8.2
9.1
8.6
8.2
8.0
7.2
E12
8.7
7.5
8.6
8.5
8.1
7.8
6.9
E13
7.7
7.7
8.4
8.0
7.9
7.4
7.1
E14
7.9
8.7
7.7
7.8
8.0
8.0
7.5
E15
8.5
7.9
8.4
7.9
7.5
7.4
7.4
E16
8.1
8.6
8.4
8.1
7.8
7.8
7.2
E17
8.5
8.2
8.2
7.9
7.5
8.2
7.6
E18
8.5
7.7
8.3
7.9
6.9
7.8
7.6
E19
8.1
7.8
8.5
8.1
8.0
8.1
7.5
E20
8.3
7.9
8.4
8.0
8.1
8.1
8.6
E21
8.4
8.1
9.0
7.9
8.3
8.3
7.7
E22
8.9
8.6
9.2
8.7
7.9
8.7
8.9
E23
9.0
8.0
Avg
8.2
8.1
8.3
8.2
7.9
7.8
7.5
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Episode Engagement
Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
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76 Standouts
2 Infamous
66 Hidden Gems
12 Forgettable
Top Standout: S3E22 There's No Place Like Home
Most Infamous: S7E1 Hyperion Heights
Best Hidden Gem: S7E22 Leaving Storybrooke
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 3 dominates (3/10)
- 1 S3E22 There's No Place Like Home
- 2 S3E11 Going Home
- 3 S3E21 Snow Drifts
- 4 S4E23 Operation Mongoose: Part 2
- 5 S1E22 A Land Without Magic
- 6 S7E22 Leaving Storybrooke
- 7 S1E12 Skin Deep
- 8 S2E14 Manhattan
- 9 S4E22 Operation Mongoose: Part 1
- 10 S6E22 The Final Battle: Part 2
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 7 dominates (4/5)
- 156 S7E1 Hyperion Heights
- 155 S7E3 The Garden of Forking Paths
- 154 S7E12 A Taste of the Heights
- 153 S7E5 Greenbacks
- 152 S5E18 Ruby Slippers
156 Total Episodes
9.2 Highest Rating
6.4 Lowest Rating
2.8 Range