The Bear and the Bow

Once Upon a Time
"The Bear and the Bow"

Season 5

Number 6

Episode information

Production code

506

Written by

Andrew Chambliss
Tze Chun

Directed by

Ralph Hemecker

Original air date

November 1, 2015

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"The Bear and the Bow" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It is the ninety-fifth episode of the series overall and aired on November 1, 2015. It is written Andrew Chambliss and Tze Chun by and directed by Ralph Hemecker.

The flashbacks focuses on Merida, set 10 years after the events of Brave and characters and locations of the film are seen.

Cast

Starring

Guest Actors

Amy Manson as Merida
Sinqua Walls as Lancelot
Liam Garrigan as King Arthur
Joana Metrass as Guinevere
Elliot Knight as Merlin
Paul Telfer as Lord Macintosh
Marco D’Angelo as Lord MacGuffin
Josh Hallem as Lord Dingwall

Trivia

The title of this episode was the original title of Brave.

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Media

Shows: Once Upon a Time • Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Books: Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen • Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale • Once Upon a Time - Behind the Magic • Once Upon a Time: Out of the Past • Once Upon a Time: Red's Untold Tale • Once Upon a Time: Regina Rising • Henry and Violet
Special Bonus: Good Morning Storybrooke • Three Who Stayed • Tales From The Underworld: A Knight With Cruella

Characters

Once Upon a Time:
Season One: Emma Swan • Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard • Prince Charming/David Nolan • Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold/Weaver • Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Roni • Belle/Lacey French • Henry Mills • Happy • Sneezy/Tom Clark • Bashful • Doc • Dopey • Sleepy/Walter • Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper • Stealthy • Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale • Blue Fairy • Widow Lucas/Granny • King George/Albert Spencer • Genie/Magic Mirror/Sidney Glass • Mad Hatter/Jefferson • Prince Henry/The Valet • Knave of Hearts • Sheriff of Nottingham/Keith • Fairy Godmother • Abigail/Kathryn Nolan • Red Riding Hood/The Wolf/Ruby • Huntsman/Sheriff Graham • Baelfire/Neal Cassidy • Pinocchio/August W. Booth • Frederick/Jim • Severe Nurse • Mayor Tomkins • Hansel and Gretel/Nicholas and Ava Zimmer • The Woodcutter/Michael Tillman • Martin • Myrna • Stephen • Donna • Prince James • Blind Witch • Peter • Siren • Pongo • Gaston • The King/Mitchell Herman • King Leopold • King Midas • Zoso • Prince Thomas/Sean Herman • Grace • Daniel Colter • Nova • Briar Rose • Geppetto/Marco • Gus/Billy • Ruth

Season Two: Killian Jones/Hook/Rogers • Aurora • Prince Phillip • Mulan • Milah • Maid Marian • Quinn • Anita Lucas • Jack • King Xavier • Anton • William Smee • Greg Mendell • Tamara • The Dragon • Queen Eva • Seer • Lancelot • Robin Hood
Season Three: Peter Pan/Malcolm/Pied Piper • Wendy Darling • Ariel • Zelena/The Wicked Witch of the West • Glinda/The Good Witch of the South • The Wizard of Oz/Walsh • Elsa the Snow Queen • Tinker Bell • Blackbeard • Lumière • Ursula the Sea Goddess • Dorothy Gale • The Witch of the East • Rapunzel • Rapunzel's Mother • Rapunzel's Father • Lost Boys • John Darling • Michael Darling • The Shadow • The Sheriff of Hamelin • Nana • Mary Darling • George Darling • Medusa • Prince Eric • Liam Jones
Season Four: Anna • Kristoff • Hans • Grand Pabbie • Sven • Ursula the Sea Witch • Marshmallow • Little Bo Peep • The Apprentice • Ingrid/Sarah Fisher • Lily Page • Colette • Oaken • King of Arendelle • Queen Gerda • Cruella De Vil • Poseidon • Duke of Weselton • Hans' Brothers • Chernabog • King Stefan • Isaac/The Author • Madeline • Merlin/The Sorcerer
Season Five: Merida • Queen Eleanor • King Fergus • Harris, Hubert, and Hamish • The Witch • Lord MacGuffin • Lord Macintosh • Lord Dingwall • King Arthur • Sir Kay • Guinevere • Charon • Brennan Jones • Hades • Megara • Hercules • Cerberus • The Scarecrow • Toto • Cleo Fox • Auntie Em • Dr. Jekyll • Mr. Hyde • Evil Queen
Season Six: The Count of Monte Cristo • Aladdin • Gideon • Jasmine • Red Bird • Captain Nemo • Lady Tremaine • Clorinda • Tisbe • Jacob • Oracle • Royal Guards • The Sultan • Beowulf • Black Fairy • Tiger Lily • Robert • Prince Achmed • Stanum • Cowardly Lion • Lucy Vidrio
Season Seven: Rapunzel Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey • Cinderella/Jacinda Vidrio • Tiana/Sabine • Alice/Tilly • Drizella/Ivy Belfrey • Anastasia • Gothel/Eloise Gardener • Eudora • Dr. Facilier/Mr. Samdi • Hansel/Jack/Nick Branson • Marcus Tremaine • Cecelia • Coven of the Eight • Madame Leota • Naveen/Drew • Blind Witch/Hilda • Gretel • Chad • Seraphina • Flora • Isla • Zorro
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Alice • Cyrus • Anastasia/The Red Queen • Percy/The White Rabbit • Jabberwocky • Silvermist • The Sultan/The Old Prisoner • Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum • Mrs. Rabbit • Elizabeth/Lizard • Amara
Both series: Will Scarlet/The Knave of Hearts • Cinderella/Ashley Boyd • Robin Hood • Little John • Friar Tuck • Grumpy/Leroy • Cora/The Queen of Hearts • Caterpillar • Maleficent • Jafar • Dr. Lydgate

Episodes

Season One: "Pilot" • "The Thing You Love Most" • "Snow Falls" • "The Price of Gold" • "That Still Small Voice" • "The Shepherd" • "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" • "Desperate Souls" • "True North" • "7:15 A.M." • "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" • "Skin Deep" • "What Happened to Frederick" • "Dreamy" • "Red-Handed" • "Heart of Darkness" • "Hat Trick" • "The Stable Boy" • "The Return" • "The Stranger" • "An Apple Red as Blood" • "A Land Without Magic"

Season Two: "Broken" • "We Are Both" • "Lady of the Lake" • "The Crocodile" • "The Doctor" • "Tallahassee" • "Child of the Moon" • "Into the Deep" • "Queen of Hearts" • "The Cricket Game" • "The Outsider" • "In the Name of the Brother" • "Tiny" • "Manhattan" • "The Queen Is Dead" • "The Miller's Daughter" • "Welcome to Storybrooke" • "Selfless, Brave and True" • "Lacey" • "The Evil Queen" • "Second Star to the Right" • "And Straight On 'Til Morning"
Season Three: "The Heart of the Truest Believer" • "Lost Girl" • "Quite a Common Fairy" • "Nasty Habits" • "Good Form" • "Ariel" • "Dark Hollow" • "Think Lovely Thoughts" • "Save Henry" • "The New Neverland" • "Going Home" • "New York City Serenade" • "Witch Hunt" • "The Tower" • "Quiet Minds" • "It's Not Easy Being Green" • "The Jolly Roger" • "Bleeding Through" • "A Curious Thing" • "Kansas" • "Snow Drifts" • "There's No Place Like Home"
Season Four: "A Tale of Two Sisters" • "White Out" • "Rocky Road" • "The Apprentice" • "Breaking Glass" • "Family Business" • "The Snow Queen" • "Smash the Mirror" • "Fall" • "Shattered Sight" • "Heroes and Villains" • "Darkness on the Edge of Town" • "Unforgiven" • "Enter the Dragon" • "Poor Unfortunate Soul" • "Best Laid Plans" • "Heart of Gold" • "Sympathy for the De Vil" • "Lily" • "Mother" • "Operation Mongoose"
Season Five: "The Dark Swan" • "The Price" • "Siege Perilous" • "The Broken Kingdom" • "Dreamcatcher" • "The Bear and the Bow" • "Nimue" • "Birth" • "The Bear King" • "Broken Heart" • "Swan Song" • "Souls of the Departed" • "Labor of Love" • "Devil's Due" • "The Brothers Jones" • "Our Decay" • "Her Handsome Hero" • "Ruby Slippers" • "Sisters" • "Firebird" • "Last Rites" • "Only You" • "An Untold Story"
Season Six: "The Savior" • "A Bitter Draught" • "The Other Shoe" • "Strange Case" • "Street Rats" • "Dark Waters" • "Heartless" • "I'll Be Your Mirror" • "Changelings" • "Wish You Were Here" • "Tougher Than the Rest" • "Murder Most Foul • "Ill-Boding Patterns" • "Page 23" • "A Wondrous Place" • "Mother's Little Helper" • "Awake" • "Where Bluebirds Fly" • "The Black Fairy" • "The Song in Your Heart" • "The Final Battle"
Season Seven: "Hyperion Heights" • "A Pirate's Life"• "The Garden of Forking Paths" • "Beauty" • "Greenbacks" • "Wake Up Call" • "Eloise Gardener" • "Pretty in Blue" • "One Little Tear" • "The Eighth Witch" • "Secret Garden" • "A Taste of the Heights" • "Knightfall" • "The Girl in the Tower" • "Sisterhood" • "Breadcrumbs" • "Chosen" • "The Guardian" • "Flower Child" • "Is This Henry Mills?" • "Homecoming" • "Leaving Storybrooke"

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: "Down the Rabbit Hole" • "Trust Me" • "Forget Me Not" • "The Serpent" • "Heart of Stone" • "Who's Alice?" • "Bad Blood" • "Home" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Dirty Little Secrets" • "Heart of the Matter" • "To Catch a Thief" • "And They Lived..."

Locations

Once Upon a Time: Boston, Massachusetts • Dark Palace • Maurice's Castle • Dark Castle/Rumplestiltskin's Castle • Library • King's Castle • Cinderella's Chateau • Dwarves' Cottage • Dwarf Mines • Geppetto's Home • New York City • King Stefan's Castle • The Beanstalk • Giant's Lair • Darling Nursery • Neverland • Big Ben • Skull Rock • Hamelin • Maritime Castle • Rapunzel's Tower • Vault of the Dark One • Land of Oz • Yellow Brick Road • Emerald City • Arendelle • Valley of the Living Rock • Arendelle Castle • Elsa's Ice Palace • Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna • Bald Mountain • Ring of Stones • DunBroch • Witch's Cottage • Castle DunBroch • Underworld • Mount Olympus • Poppy Fields • Auntie's Chicken & Waffles • Cave of Wonders • Pleasure Island • Magical Forest • Seattle • Hyperion Heights • Belle & Gold's House • Facilier's Lair • Gothel's Garden • Tiana's Palace • San Francisco • Memento Mori • Maldonia • Flynn's Barcade • United Realms

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Wonderland Castle • The Mad Hatter's House • White Rabbit's House • Underland • Tulgey Wood
Both series: Storybrooke • Maine • Enchanted Forest • Forbidden Fortress • Wonderland • Wonderland Maze • Agrabah • Sherwood Forest • The Sultan's Palace

Objects

Once Upon a Time: Once Upon a Time (Book) • Red Riding Hood • Maleficent's Staff • Magic Wand • Glass Slipper • Poisoned Apple • Spinning Wheel • Magic Lamp • Dark One's Dagger • Chipped Cup • Jefferson's Hat • Magic Beans • Captain Hook's Hooks • Enchanted Candle • Pixie Dust • Dreamshade • Salad Fork • Pandora's Box • Silver Slippers • Sorcerer Hat • Enchanted Broom • Trident • Enchanted Shell • Heroes and Villains (Book) • Merida's Bow • Magical Rose • Excalibur • Olympian Crystal • Cinderella's Dress • Golden Scarab Beetle • Rapunzel's Frying Pan • Magical Golden Flower • Shrinking Potion • Floating Lanterns • Tarot Cards • Maui's Fish Hook

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Vorpal Blade
Both series: Jafar's Snake Staff • Enchanted Hearts • Jafar's Lamp

Songs Featured

Give a Little Whistle • Heigh-Ho • With a Smile and a Song • Beauty and the Beast • Part of Your World • Fathoms Below • Cruella De Vil • Some Day My Prince Will Come • The Unbirthday Song

Original Songs: Powerful Magic • The Queen Sings • Love Doesn't Stand a Chance • Revenge Is Gonna Be Mine • Wicked Always Wins • Charmings vs. Evil Queen • Emma's Theme • A Happy Beginning

Vehicles
The Jolly Roger • Magic Carpet • Royal Ship • Cruella's car • Nautilus • Cinderella's Coach

Species
Fairies • Unicorns • Dragons • Bridge Trolls • Werewolves • Wraith • Ogres • Mermaids • Kraken • Flying Monkeys • Rock Trolls • Will O' the Wisps • Furies • Munchkins • Tree Nymphs

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