Awake

"Awake" is the 128th episode of Once Upon a Time.

Summary
In Storybrooke, Regina continues working to find a way to break the sleeping curse that Snow and David are still under, and, when Gold denies the Black Fairy, the Dark One and his mother find themselves brought to a fearsome impasse. Meanwhile, still trapped in Neverland, Hook aligns himself with Tiger Lily in the hopes of finding a way back to Emma who, in flashbacks, is made able to fulfill her destiny as the savior thanks to a sacrifice we learn was made her parents.

Trivia

 * The title card of this episode features one of the portal doors created by the pixie magic.
 * A similar title card was featured in "Heroes and Villains", with the addition of snow.

Production

 * The title of this episode was officially confirmed by executive producer/co-creator Adam Horowitz, via his Twitter account, on January 18, 2017.
 * This episode marks the twenty-seventh overall writing credit for Andrew Chambliss, and the second for Leah Fong.

Gallery
Gallery of photographic stills released to promote the episode.