The pilot episode was watched by 13 million viewers and received a 4.0 rating in Adults 18-49. It was the season's #1 rated drama debut among Adults 18-49 and ABC's biggest debut in five years. The show's next three episodes have had consistent ratings every week with over 11 million viewers.
Cast
Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
Lana Parrilla as The Evil Queen/Regina Mills
Josh Dallas as Prince James 'Charming'/David Nolan
Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archibald 'Archie' Hopper
Jamie Dornan as Sheriff Graham
Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold
Saw the Pilot the other day and it was really good i can see why there is so much interest in it it appeals to a wide audience, the characters are all really likable and the concept of the story is really good
the same people who wrote this wrote Lost as well
Lost Allusions
Spoiler:
As a nod to the ties between the production teams of Once Upon a Time and Lost, the new show contains allusions to Lost, and is expected to be a continuing theme throughout the series.
In the Pilot episode, the clock tower is stuck at the time 8:15, an allusion to Oceanic flight 815.
It is also revealed in the pilot that Regina and Henry's house address is 108, an allusion to the button needing to pushed every 108 minutes.
In the pilot episode, a scene starts with a closeup of Emma's eye, which was a common scene starter in LOST.
Emma has a Geronimo Jackson bumpersticker, which was a fictional band sometimes mentioned in LOST.
In the episode Snow Falls, there are a bunch of crickets chirping followed by the signature sound of the smoke monster.
In the episode Snow Falls, Henry yells out, "We have to go back," alluding to the line uttered by Jack in the Season 3 finale.
In the episode The Still Small Voice, Henry is carrying the Apollo candy bars, which are the same candy bars in the Dharma food packages.
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