In this week’s episode of “Once Upon A Time,” we get to see how the curse first started and the early beginnings of Storybrooke.

In 1983, Kurt Flynn and his young son Owen are camping in the middle of the woods when strange noises are heard and as they turn around, Storybrooke appears.

On the first day of the curse, Regina walks around Storybrooke, amazed at how she got the curse to work. It is quite comical to see her go around town, happy that the curse is working and no one remembers who they are.

In this flashback, we get to see a fan-favorite, Sheriff Graham aka the Huntsman, who was sadly killed off in the first season.

Finally stopping at Granny’s diner, her fun is interrupted by Kurt and Owen’s appearance. She tries to get them to leave town by using magic, using a “Groundhog Day” trick, which she goes back to the first day of the curse, but after using this trick multiple times, it doesn’t work.

There are tender moments between little Owen and Regina, from Owen trying to give her his special lanyard and cooking apple turnovers with her, which leads to Owen saying should would make a great mother.

Back in the present, Emma and Charming tried to protect Henry from learning Snow was behind the death of Cora, but with persistence, Henry learns what happens. He gets angry with everyone because they are all plotting to kill Regina to end the blood feud between her and Snow.

Emma takes Henry to the diner to meet with his dad Neal, but when they notice Henry is gone too long in the bathroom, they figure out he ran away. In the woods, Henry runs into Greg, the man who accidentally stumbled upon Storybrooke earlier this season. We then learn Henry wants to stop their plans by blowing up the town well, which is the source of all the magic.

Snow comes to Regina’s house and begs her to end her misery by killing her. Regina, not wanting to make life easier for Snow, takes out her heart and shows Snow her heart is already becoming darker, leaving little hope Snow will stay good.

All while Greg was videotaping their entire encounter, he is also holding a very familiar lanyard and we learn he is actually a grown-up Owen, who is searching for his father in Storybrooke.

This was a good episode that showed us an early look at Storybrooke and gave us another eye-opening look at Regina, who just wants someone to love her.

It was almost too sad to watch Snow is lose her goodness, and how she will possibly become a darker character by the end of the season, but it also makes the audience miss that other side of her; the fiery, witty Snow White.

With Snow officially losing her good heart, will true love’s kiss possibly save her? And now we know Greg’s true identity, we wonder how he was able to get back into Storybrooke and if he will find his father again.