S4 E21
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Season 4  "Mother"  4x21

Aired 9 years ago - May 03, 2015

Emma returns to Storybrooke to reunite Lily with Maleficent while Regina and Robin struggle to cope with the implications of Zelena's pregnancy. When Gold's health takes a turn for the worse, Isaac looks to a new ally for help procuring the magic ink he needs to re-write history. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Cora returns from Wonderland to beg Regina's forgiveness on the anniversary of Daniel's murder. Cora vows to help her daughter find true love, but Regina remains suspicious of her mother's intentions.

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And it's going to get bigger every day,
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He was a lot of things to me.
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Are you sure you wanna start the day
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You okay?
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Emma.
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I borrowed a rabbit.
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I made a terrible mistake.
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I'll believe it when I see it.
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Tell me, what's gonna make you feel safe at night
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It's finally happening.
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I'll be... Guess what?
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My name's Cora,
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The things we do for our children.
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The energy of her darkest potential has to charge the ink.
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there are forces greater than all of us.
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It's suddenly so clear we should only look forward.
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I am your mother.
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She was afraid that if she opened herself up to me,
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back at the group home, but it doesn't work here.
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Have I?
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like baby Moses in his basket.
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Lily?
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He's home now, poor thing.
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You were never interested in my happiness.
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What exactly is he going to write?
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I'm smarter than that.
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They were trying to protect you, Swan. Twice.
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It doesn't change the good person you became,
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I was going to give you something earlier.
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But you're just... This real person.
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Our author here is going to write you out of the story.
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but I imagine I'm getting to know her right now.
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And when I die of a mysterious illness,
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After all,
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is you.
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