Storybrooke Circus: A Once Upon A Time Podcast

101. Merlin's Ex Becomes the First Dark One | OUAT S5E7

Turns out the entire Dark One curse started because a guy fell in love with a woman holding a magic cup he told her not to drink from. Sound familiar? Once Upon a Time re

100. BONUS - Once Upon a Milestone | OUAT Bonus

100 episodes. One rewatch. Zero regrets (mostly). We're celebrating The Storybrooke Circus's 100th episode the only way that makes sense — with cake-tier chaos. Social M

99. Merida's Big Lesson in Bravery | OUAT S5E6

Merida spends a whole flashback proving she's brave enough to save her own kingdom without magic. Cool lesson. Shame nobody in Storybrooke got the memo. In this episode

98. The Dark Swan Breaks Henry’s Heart | OUAT S5E5

Henry’s first real romance should be one of the sweetest stories of the season. Unfortunately, his mother is the DARK SWAN NOW—and she needs his heartbreak for a spell.

97. Arthur Broke the Kingdom | OUAT S5E4

We’re continuing Season 5 of Once Upon a Time with “The Broken Kingdom,” and Camelot’s shining king is starting to look a lot less heroic. In this episode of Storybrooke

96. David’s Heroic Quest—and Arthur’s Big Lie | OUAT S5E3

We’re continuing Season 5 of Once Upon a Time with “Siege Perilous,” and David is finally getting the heroic quest he has been waiting for — unfortunately, King Arthur ma

95. Regina and Emma Pay the Savior’s Price | OUAT S5E2

We’re continuing Season 5 of Once Upon a Time with “The Price,” and Regina is officially being asked to prove she can be Storybrooke’s new Savior. In this episode of Sto

94. The Dark Swan Rises | OUAT S5E1

We’re kicking off Season 5 of Once Upon a Time with “The Dark Swan,” and Emma is officially the one holding the darkness now. In this episode of Storybrooke Circus, we b

93. Emma Becomes the Dark One | OUAT S4E23

The alternate universe story reaches its final page as Henry races to rescue his family, Regina and Hook make major sacrifices, and Isaac’s rewrite starts to fall apart.

92. Operation Mongoose Begins: The Author Rewrites Reality | OUAT S4E22

In this episode of Storybrooke Circus, we break down Once Upon a Time Season 4, Episode 22, “Operation Mongoose Part 1.” The Author rewrites the rules. The wrong people a

91. Mother Knows Best? | OUAT S4E21

Just because your parents made a mess of things doesn't mean you're obligated to continue the tradition.On Storybrooke Circus, I am joined by special guest and Social Med

90. Emma Meets Her Dark Reflection | OUAT S4E20

It's a lot easier to make a terrible decision when you never expect to meet the person who has to live with it. This week on Storybrooke Circus, we break down Once Upon

89. Cruella Does Not Need Your Sympathy | OUAT S4E19

Not every villain origin story actually explains anything. Sometimes the person was just already Like That™. On Storybrooke Circus, I'll be breaking down Once Upon a Time

88. Heart of Gold? | OUAT S4E18

Whose “heart of gold” are we even talking about here? Gold’s? Robin’s? The person pretending to have Robin’s? This week on Storybrooke Circus, we break down Once Upon a

87. Turns Out the Author Sucks Too | OUAT S4E17

Joining us this week is special guest cohost and Storybrooke Circus social media wizard Steph_PursuingMagic, just in time to witness Snow and Charming make one of the wil

86. This Is Why You Don’t Trust Pirates | OUAT S4E16

This was one of those episodes where every deal immediately makes things worse. And it's an episode about betrayal, broken promises, and stolen voices, which feels approp

85. This Undercover Mission Had One Job | OUAT S4E15

This week on Storybrooke Circus, we'll look at Once Upon a Time Season 4 Episode 15 where Regina somehow becomes the only person in Storybrooke capable of staying calm du

84. This Is Not How You Handle Secrets | OUAT S4E14

NOTE: We're taking a family vacation so the next episode after this one will drop on April 28th. In this episode of Storybrooke Circus, we revisit Once Upon a Time Seaso

83. Gold Builds a Villain Squad | OUAT S4E13

In this episode of Storybrooke Circus, we revisit Once Upon a Time Season 4 Episode 13 as Gold decides the best way back into Storybrooke is… assembling a full-on villain

82. The Choices That Make Heroes…and Villains | OUAT S4E12

On this episode of Storybrooke Circus, we'll be discussing Once Upon a Time Season 4 Episode 12. The town that just survived an ice apocalypse is now pretending that coun