Once Upon A Time Recap - "Enter The Dragon" (S04E15)

Regina goes forward with the plan of infiltrating the Queens and finding out their plan. They don't trust that she is actually on their side so they test her with a few dangerous tests. The Charmings tell Emma what is going on and she is worried for Regina- they also inform her that Regina hasn't checked in yet.

It is revealed that back int he Enchanted Forrest, Regina quit her training with Rumple to pursue training with Maleficent because she is amazed that the sorceress could transform herself into a dragon. Rumple tells her where Maleficent is and that she took over the land by setting it on fire in her dragon form and it was so intense that there is a tree still burning. When Regina finds Maleficent she is drunk and giving up on getting her revenge on Briar Rose (who is turns out is Aurora's mother and King Stefan's wife). Regina tells her that if she can't get her revenge then there is no hope for Regina to get hers.

Maleficent shares the Queens' plan with Regina, telling her that they plan on finding the Author and making it so that villains get happy endings. Regina scoffs saying that she's been trying and getting no where. Maleficent tasks Regina with taking Pinocchio. Regina shares that she has already been there and tried that. (previously she tried getting the information out of Pinocchio but he doesn't remember and she and Gepetto go at each other until she apologizes). Regina walks into the garage and puts Gepetto under a sleeping spell and Pinocchio as well. Emma sneaks in and tries to talk Regina out of going through with it, but Regina insists that she'll be there and she'll protect the boy. She takes him and leaves her phone so Emma can't track her.

Meanwhile, at Granny's, Hook joins Belle and Will on what appears to be a date. He asks to speak to Belle alone and asks her if she still has Rumple's dagger. He says that they should move it to a different hiding place so the Queens don't find it and bring Rumple back or kill him with it. Belle agrees and hands the dagger over to Hook who insists that they never speak of this again to anyone not even each other. Later Hook appears at Gold's shop and tells Belle he hid the dagger and asks about her relationship with Will. Belle is surprised but says their relationship is easy and she isn't sure what they are, but she likes easy after being with Rumple. Hook leaves and once outside the shop, he turns into his true self- Rumple. He now has his dagger which is bad.

In the Enchanted Forrest, Regina gets Maleficinet to take the spark from the still lit tree so she can get her inner fire back. Maleficinet does it but when they're approached by King Stefan and his men, she can't turn into a dragon. King Stefan says that Maleficinet will not ruin Aurora's wedding or happiness so he is arresting her and Regina. Regina breaks free and tries to save them, but fails. Maleficinet turns into her dragon self to save them and she almost kills Stefan. They appear at Aurora's castle and Aurora is afraid of her but vows to defeat her as her mother did. Maleficinet informs her that she was going to kill Stefan and Briar Rose, but she wanted to make them suffer by hurting Aurora. She then buts her under a sleeping curse and Regina is in awe. She returns toe Rumple and puts Snow's prize winning horse under the sleeping curse and asks Rumple to take her back as a student.

Back at the cabin, they tie Pinocchio up and Rumple reveals himself as they black magic the Queens were hiding. Regina is surprised. Rumple turns Pinocchio back into August Booth.




Original air date 3/15/15

Chasing Life Recap: "Rest In Peace" (S01E18)

April finds out at the hospital that her cancer has not returned and that she is fine. Her mom, Brenna, Grandma Emma, and even Dom are there to support her- just in case. It was really sweet. April is of course (and understandably) freaking out though.

When Brenna comes home she finds Natalie doing her laundry. They talk and Natalie has her try on one of her shirts. Sara comes home an doesn't like what Brenna has on, but she tries to refrain. she asks Brenna to help her get the house ready for the college prep seminar she is hosting that night. At the seminar, Sara becomes concerned when she realizes how far behind Brenna is on the road to getting into a good college. She's shocked that even Ford has a 4.0 GPA and does volunteer work.

April shares her recent scare at her support group and they're all invited to one of the members, Shauna, to her belated bat mitzvah. Leo and April talked and he apologized for his behavior and admits he doesn't know what's going on with him.

During a dinner date with Beth and Graham, he brings up that her doctor said she is 99% sure that April is fine, not 100% sure- way to be a jerk Graham (although he makes up for it later). Now April is really freaking out. She has a sleepless night and calls Dr. H. at 8 AM asking about a bruise on her arm and pretending that she's fine. Her doctor suggests that she try anti-anxiety meds, medical pot, religion, or anything to help focus and help her anxiety.

At the bat mitzvah, April and Meg (a sweet girl from her support group) talk about maybe believeing in God and April talks with the rabbi as she is now considering being religious. Shauna gives her a pot cookie and tells her she needs to calm down, but she understands what she is going through. Later while April is listening to Beth talk about work, April gets an email from Meg saying she got her blood work back and her cancer has returned. This really shakes April. She had just been with Meg who seemed fine and now out of the blue she could lose her life. Beth tells April they're going to Dom's book signing and they're going to find out who is mystery girl is and take her mind off of things. When Beth steps away, April takes a bite of the cookie.

Sara catches Natalie and Brenna leaving and says she is going out to dinner with them. The three of them, plus Emma, go out to dinner and it's a little tense. It happens to be trivia night in the restaurant and Sara is getting more and more concerned about Brenna. She makes a remark about girls pretending to be stupid when Natalie makes fun of the trivia night and makes a joke about one of the questions.

April and Beth see Dominic and hide in the aisle as April confesses about the cookie. Beth tells her that she has to eat more so April has a few more bites. Graham arrives and Beth gets a call from her boss causing her to leave. April meets Dom's mother who was recently released from prison (April is the only one who knows she was in prison so Dom asks her not to mention anything). He leaves the two of them alone to sign more books as April's high comes on. She eats a bunch of snacks as they talk and bond and April shares her and Dom's checkered past. His mom gives her a Buddhist book that helped her keep her peace of mind in prison. Dom takes April to his place as her high is crashing and he forgives her for sleeping with Leo before she falls asleep.

Natalie comes over to talk to Sara and calls her out for her bitchiness towards Natalie. She tells Sara that she's not her mom and she stayed in Boston to get to know her sisters and learn more about her dad. She reminds her that Brenna isn't Sara either and Sara apologizes to Natalie.

In the morning, she reads a little bit of the book before heading to her group. She hugs Meg and asks how she is doing, and Meg asks the same of April who then informs her that the train Leo was taking to New York that morning crashed and people are dead and they can't get a hold of him. April panics and tries to call him multiple times as she runs home. She runs inside yelling for her mom or someone and sees Leo and her mom talking in the kitchen. She loses it and so did I.

Leo opens up to her about how he feels guilty for living and cheating death time and time again when good people are dying. April is grateful that he opened up to her and promised to support him. They make up.

Sara apologizes to Brenna who informs her that she wants to take a year off after high school and travel. Sara tries to be supportive. Graham asks Beth to move in with him and Dominic sees Natalie in the bookstore and goes in to talk to her.




Original air date 3/2/15

Pretty Little Liars Recap - "To Plea Or Not To Plea" (S05E23)

Ali is offered a plea deal and her defense attorney thinks she should take it. Her attorney doesn't think she would do well in a trial by a jury even if Ali is telling the truth, because she has lied so much in the past. The plea will get her 15 years in prison as opposed to life, but part of the plea deal is that she has to name her accomplice, who the police depict as Hanna.

Aria and Emily find out from Jason the terms of Ali's plea deal and he lets them know that she is really shaken and considering it. Aria and Emily hope Ali doesn't take it, especially because they know both Ali and Hanna are being framed. Emily says that if Mike testifies for Ali, they would have to believe that she didn't have anything to do with Mona's murder, but Aria disagrees. She points out that if Mike says anything, he'll also be arrested. Emily offers to go talk to Ali and reassure her. A note falls out of Aria's locker and Emily picks it up and asks why Andrew is wishing her luck on a test and asking her dinner. Aria confesses that he's been helping her study and they kissed the other night after he took care of her. She brushes Emily off and goes to take her test. Emily finds out that Ali isn't taking visitors.

Mrs. Hastings stops by and lets Ms. Marin know the terms of Ali's plea deal. She lets Ashley know that the police are building a case against Hanna based on Tanner and Toby running into Hanna and Caleb at the storage unit where they found the barrel of acid/remains. Ashley is in shock. Mrs. H. also lets her know that Hanna has been to see Ali twice. Ashley is furious. Hanna over hears the conversation and sneaks out of the house. She goes to Caleb and hysterically fills him in.

Emily and Aria decide to wait to tell Spencer until after her interview at St. Andrews. In London, Spencer is invited by Colin to go see Hamlet at the theater and after a little prodding, she accepts. She has nothing to wear so Melissa loans her a dress. They bond over sharing clothes and the secrets they kept from one another and promise to never keep secrets from one another again. Melissa says that getting out of Rosewood was the best thing that ever happened to her and she thinks it would be good for Spencer as well.


In prison, Ali returns to her cell only to find it is a complete mess and her things are everywhere. She starts picking up and when she flips the mattress back down onto the bed, she sees "take the plea" written on the wall.

Aria and Ezra have a talk and decide that it would be best if Aria goes to college single and they should break up as it would be easier to do it now rather than later. They love each other and hope to get back together someday. 

Emily fills Ezra in on what's going on and how they're running out of time. She hopes he knows the name Varjack, but he's got nothing. He asks Emily about Mona's attorney. He questions if Mona actually hired the attorney or if someone else did. He pays a visit to James Nealon, the attorney, and pretends to be interested in franchising the New Brew before questioning him about Mona. Nealon asks him to leave and he meets Emily and Aria outside. They see Nealon leaving his office in a hurry and on his phone. They hop in a car and follow him to a gated in property. His car drives through the gate and Aria receives a text from Andrew calling her beautiful and congratulating her on her test. Ezra sees it and asks who Andrew is. Emily runs out of the car and gets inside the gate. Aria and Ezra follow, but don't make it in in time. Emily offers to follow the car while the other two look for a way over the fence. She takes off and Ezra and Aria begin walking. Aria mentions that Andrew has been tutoring her and they split up to cover more ground. Emily finds a pizza receipt with the name Varjack on it in the garbage. It also has a phone number on it. She sees Nealon on his phone inside the house, taking money from a safe and putting it in a bag. He drives off and Emily follows, telling Ezra and Aria what she found.

Back in London, Spencer buys Colin a beer after the show (her first time buying alcohol legally) and they talk before playing a game of darts. They run through the rain on their way home and share a passionate kiss before heading off to their separate beds. So are Spence and Toby officially done?

While Ali is working on her laundry, everyone leaves the room and locks her in. She tries to escape, but she can't. She screams at something and the next day she calls her lawyer. Mrs. H. shows up instead of Rebecca and she notices Ali has a bandage on her arm and abrasions on the other. She can see how shaken Ali is. Ali informs her that she is taking the plea and getting transferred to another prison.

Toby tells Caleb that there is an arrest warrant out for Hanna and the police should be on their way to take her in. Hanna panics and Caleb convinces her that it's time to tell Tanner about A. Hanna refuses at first, since all of the truth would come out- including the Aria killing Shana in self dense incident. Caleb reasons with her and they head to the police station. As they are waiting for Tanner, Hanna's phone is remotely wiped clean and she no longer has any evidence of A. She is taken back to see Tanner.

Caleb calls in Aria and Emily who bring Ezra with them. They call Spencer to let her know what is happening, and she packs to come home immediately. Melissa catches her and tries to stop her and tell her to wait until after her interview, but then the trth comes out- Mrs. H. doesn't have a contact at St. Andrews and Wren has been trying desperately to get Spencer in for an interview. Mrs. H. told Melissa to keep Spencer there because of the terms of Ali's plea bargain. They were afraid that Ali was going to name Spencer as her accomplice. Spencer is furious with her sister and leaves.

Caleb convinces Emily and Aria that if they show Tanner the messages on their phones from A, then she would have to believe Hanna. The girls agree and they pull their phones out, only to see that they are being wiped. They get a text from A that says they should start with a clean slate.

Hanna is arrested because her blood was found on Mona's clothes and she is put in jail. Ali sees her as she is walking to her cell and ends up turning down the plea deal.

Aria and Ezra talk and decide that Aria should start off college single. The also decide that it would be best for them to breakup now rather than later. They hope that one day they can be together again, as they still love each other.





Original air date 3/3/15

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