The Queen Is Dead (Once Upon a Time) the famous Princess Leia line, "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope!" from "Star Wars". The lines that Mother Superior says before that is also a nod to Star Wars as is similar to what Obi-Wan Kenobi says after the destruction of Alderaan. Outside Storybrooke, Cora tells daughter Regina her horse, Rocinante, is ready. Rocinante is the name of Don Quijote's horse in the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo, Don Quijote de La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes. The outing saw a decrease from the previous episode, tied for second in its time period with a 2.2/6 among 18-49s with
The Snow Queen (Once Upon a Time) expression. This episode title is named after the snow queen because it tells her life story and background of why she's planning what she's planning. The outing was down a tenth from the previous episode, scoring a 2.5/7 among 18-49s with 7.42 million viewers tuning in. In Canada, it garnered 1.893 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast that night. The episode received positive reviews from critics. In a review from "Entertainment Weekly", Hilary Busis notes that "Tonight's Once is an exploration of control—and more specifically, what happens when people lose it. Basically, there are two possible outcomes: the terrible